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Overview

The TSDF Maintenance Tech I performs repair, maintenance, and installation duties on facilities, treatment plants, and equipment under supervision. Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing a comprehensive set of products and services to manage waste and promote sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Performs inspections, preventative maintenance, and repairs on plant, facilities, and equipment.
  • Troubleshoots, provides diagnosis, and plans repairs on equipment.
  • Installs new equipment and fixtures.
  • Fabrics metal to include cutting, forming, and joining.
  • Coordinates with contractors for onsite projects.
  • Orders, receives or collects, and stocks parts and other maintenance materials.
  • Maintains files and logs.
  • Performs general housekeeping and groundskeeping.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of electrical, plumbing, hydraulic, and compressor systems.
  • Knowledge of pumps, motors, motor controls, instrumentation, metal fabrication, and other maintenance functions.
  • Skilled using hand and shop tools, and instruments.
  • Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
  • Must be able to prioritize, stay focused, and handle multiple, diverse responsibilities.
  • Ability to pass 40-hour HAZWOPER Training upon hire.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Harvey, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 14% 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 Harvey, IL

Harvey, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Republic Services currently has 3 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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. TSDF Maintenance Tech I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.