Power Plant Mechanic

About the Role

WIN Waste Innovations is looking for a 3rd Class Maintenance Mechanic responsible for the installation, troubleshooting, cleaning, inspecting, and maintenance of mechanical equipment throughout the facility in a safe and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and completes work-orders and requisitions and documents all critical and/or pertinent information on a routine basis.
• Ability to use and become proficient with Computer Maintenance software (Tabware).
• Respond and report to work during off hours when emergency repairs are required; ability to be on call.
• Troubleshoot equipment, diagnose problems, and make necessary repairs.
• Operate mobile equipment including, but not limited to, industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs around facility grounds.
• Identify and repair potential safety hazards.

Requirements

• Tech Schooling Experience (preferred).
• Proven mechanical abilities in previous jobs.
• Experience with Oxy-Acetylene torch usage.
• Ability to read and record measurements with precision.
• Welding, soldering, brazing, pipe fitting.

Certificates and Licenses

• Licenses as required by Local, State, Federal, Environmental, and/or Health/Safety Regulatory agencies.

Work Environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Noise: Noise in work environment.
• Physical Demand:
  • Stand
  • Sit for prolonged periods of time
  • Walk
  • Handle tools, equipment, fine motor skills
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Climb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feet
  • Stoop, kneel, bend, push, pull, crawl
  • Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations
  • Lift 50 lbs.
  • Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfaces
  • Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, corrected or otherwise
  • Operate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fire
  • Operate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200 lb portable units
  • Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12" by 16" manways
• PPE Required: Work in areas under adverse conditions that may require the donning and use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, the following with average fatigue:
  • Negative pressure respirator
  • Positive pressure respirator
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus (steel or composite bottle)
  • Hardhat
  • Approved safety shoes
  • Eye protection
  • Rubber suit and gloves
  • Chemical resistant suit
  • Heat resistant outerwear
  • Flame resistant outerwear
  • Approved hearing protection
  • Gloves
  • Safety harness

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits
• Multiple and flexible medical plans
• Outstanding PTO program
• Floating Holidays
• Strong 401k program and company match
• Tuition reimbursement plan
• College loan reimbursement
• College scholarship program for dependents
• Parental Leave Program
• Inclusive culture
• Employee engagement events
• Employee resource groups
• Competitive total compensation package including:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short-Term Disability
  • Company match on 401K
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days

About the Company

WIN Waste Innovations is a waste management company committed to delivering essential waste management solutions to customers and communities supported by our team of 2,300 employees. We believe in preserving our environment for future generations while providing for today's needs. WIN Waste Innovations is a vertically integrated business with a platform of 50 strategically located collection, transfer, and disposal assets, including waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. We process more than 11 million tons of waste annually, converting 6.7 million tons of waste into clean, renewable energy that powers 340,000 homes. We recycle more than 234,000 tons of plastic, paper, and metals from the waste stream.