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Interstate Waste Services is a leading provider of solid waste and recycling services in the greater New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut markets. They are seeking a skilled Plant Maintenance Technician to ensure the reliability and safety of intermodal chassis, trailers, and related equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs on chassis, trailers, and related equipment.
  • Diagnose and repair brake, suspension, axle, electrical, wheel-end, and structural systems.
  • Conduct annual, pre-repair, and post-repair inspections in compliance with AAR, IICL, FMCSA, DOT, and company standards.
  • Identify and document equipment defects using mobile inspection technology.
  • Perform quality control inspections and verify repairs are completed to standard.
  • Address DVIR deficiencies and ensure equipment is safe and road-ready.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders.
  • Operate company vehicles safely and comply with all company and safety policies.
  • Support vendor audits, special projects, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 6 months of mechanical, fleet maintenance, trailer, or chassis repair experience required.
  • Experience with intermodal chassis maintenance preferred.
  • Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
  • IICL Chassis Inspector Certification preferred (or ability to obtain).
  • Ability to obtain TWIC, ERailSafe, and other required site credentials.
  • Basic knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, and OSHA regulations.

Additional Information

  • Ability to stand, bend, kneel, crawl, and work in confined spaces.
  • Ability to lift and move heavy equipment components, including truck tires.
  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to work in an environment with loud noises and strong odors.
  • Occasional travel may be required.
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How this job compares in Bronx, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 93 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Bronx, NY

Bronx, NY currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 139 other active welding openings from 87 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bronx, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (12), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (6), and Alstom (4). 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 York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr and Brooklyn at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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