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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Newark, NJ
Newark, New Jersey

About this job

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

Are you a recent graduate of a trade school and ready to put your experience to work? Do you have diesel mechanic knowledge at a junior level and ready to join a professional fleet where you can learn and grow? If so, Waste Management may have an opportunity for you as a Diesel Mechanic Assistant in our Technician Apprentice Program (TAP). The Technician Apprentice Program (TAP) is a Waste Management initiative designed to take junior level mechanics and develop them as professional mechanics for a fleet maintenance career track within Waste Management. Besides full time employment opportunity and a training program, the candidate may receive up to $10,000 in tools as a part of the program.

I. Job Summary

A Diesel Mechanic Assistant in our TAP program will perform preventative maintenance and other related tasks on our fleet of trucks. A Mechanic assistant can perform such duties as inspection, diagnosis and repair of electrical, hydraulic, suspension, brake and air systems on vehicles and equipment. Performs preventive maintenance inspection (PMI); troubleshoots, repairs, on vehicles and equipment. Ensures accurate diagnosis and effective repair and/or replacement of components.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

* Works under limited supervision and selects from written instructions and established procedures to accomplish assigned tasks.

* Performs repairs and assigned preventive maintenance services.

* Performs inspection, diagnosis and repair of electrical, hydraulic, suspension, brake and air systems on vehicles and equipment.

* Utilizes vehicle computer electronics systems to interpret failure modes to initiate or assign repairs.

* Estimates time and material costs on vehicle repairs and requisitions new parts.

* Performs all work within Standard Repair Times (SRTs).

* Performs service calls for emergency breakdowns.

* Conducts safety checks on vehicles.

* Completes required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.

* Assists senior technicians in the completion of project work.

* Reviews, completes or assigns repairs identified on Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports.

* Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate / OSHA Standards, and performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

* Education: Not required

* Experience: open

* Preferred: Current trade school student

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

* Valid driver's license and must have a clean driving record.

* Must be at least 18 years of age

* If a CDL is a requirement for a specific posting, an applicant must be 21 years of age.

* Legally eligible to work in the United States.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

* Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

* Successfully complete pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check, which will include previous employment check, criminal history and motor vehicle record review. None required.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

* Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day;

* Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than __ pounds most of the work day;

* Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) often;

* Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements often;

Normal setting for this job is: repair/maintenance shop.

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