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Overview

The Heavy Equipment Technician performs repairs and maintenance on heavy equipment, compact heavy equipment, light service equipment, and light trucks, ensuring safe and productive operations. Republic Services, a leader in the environmental services industry, is committed to sustainability and exceeding customer expectations.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair mechanical problems on heavy equipment.
  • Perform repair or preventative maintenance on electrical, diesel and gasoline vehicles.
  • Read and interpret equipment condition reports and repair orders.
  • Complete paperwork associated with repairing equipment and documenting parts usage.
  • Complete daily consumables report to record hours, fuel and oil usage.
  • Collect and interpret analyses from oil sampling and fleet management software.
  • Follow all safety policies and procedures.
  • Perform overhauls on gas or diesel engines.

Requirements

  • Advanced knowledge in air brakes, tires, hydraulics, advanced electrical, advanced drive train knowledge, suspension, steering and wheel-end components training as evidenced by ASE Certification.
  • At least 1 year of experience as a technician working on heavy equipment.
  • Mechanical Trade School certificate or degree.
  • Certificate in electrical diagnostics.
  • Applicable ASE certifications.
  • Working knowledge of Tier 4 emission systems.
  • Welding and/or fabrication skills and/or experience.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in a technician position requiring knowledge and application of OSHA Haz Com, OSHA Lock Out Tag Out and all OSHA Fire Protection regulations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee discount programs
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Short- and long-term disability
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Employee discount programs
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in South Plainfield, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 43% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in South Plainfield, NJ

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in South Plainfield, NJ right now, from 10 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 139 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in South Plainfield, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Republic Services currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (10), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Wayne at $39/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near South Plainfield, NJ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Heavy Equipment Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.