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Overview

CERTIFIED Waste Solutions, founded in 1977, provides innovative waste management services across 42 states, focusing on sustainability and customer partnership. The Maintenance Technician role involves performing preventative maintenance and repairs on facility systems and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs on recycling yard equipment and machinery.
  • Maintain and repair equipment such as forklifts, loaders, skid steers, balers, conveyors, compactors, trailers, roll-off bins, and other yard equipment.
  • Respond promptly to maintenance requests and emergency repair situations.
  • Conduct equipment setup, installation, and calibration as needed.
  • Ensure all work is performed in compliance with company safety standards and applicable regulations.
  • Perform welding and fabrication repairs on containers, trailers, structural components, and metal equipment.
  • Repair and maintain utility equipment such as trailers, forklifts, pumps, compressors, and generators.
  • Install, assemble, and test new equipment or machinery.
  • Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, repairs, and parts inventory.
  • Keep work areas clean, organized, and free of safety hazards.
  • Support operations teams to minimize downtime and maximize operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
  • 2+ years of maintenance, repair, or related technical experience.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general facility systems.
  • Familiarity with hand tools and power tools.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
  • Prior experience working in a commercial or industrial maintenance environment.
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How this job compares in Anaheim, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Anaheim, CA, where the middle half runs $26–$37/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Anaheim, CA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Anaheim, CA right now, from 10 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 594 other active welding openings from 271 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Anaheim, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and El Segundo at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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