Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technician

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About the role

Reporting to the Facility Manager, the Heavy Equipment/Industrial Mechanicperforms ongoing facility maintenance and completes repairs on equipment such as front-end loaders, track hoes, conveyers, etc.

Primary duties

• Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, procedures and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on plant and processing equipment; maintain records of maintenance work done on equipment; disconnect equipment prior to removal.
• Performs corrective maintenance on plant equipment and process systems such as partreplacement, equipment changes, cleaning of tanks and basins.
• Inspects, operates, calibrates, and repairs shredder processing equipment, conveyors, pumps, valves, air compressors, meters, equipment control panels, programmable controllers, emergency generators, forklifts, excavators skid steer loaders and other facility equipment.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses problems with industrial-type mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment; performs a variety of electrical tests, understands, reads and uses blueprints, ladder diagrams, construction and mechanical drawings to isolate and correct problems.
• Lubricates processing equipment and conveyors; replaces mechanical bearings and seals and other worn or damaged parts on shredders and conveyors.
• Uses and maintains a variety of hand tools, power tools, electrical testing devices and hoisting equipment.
• Plans for and develops annual outage plans; orders necessary equipment and parts; coordinates subcontract personnel as required.
• Competently and effectively operates a forklift, excavator, and skid steer loader.
• Maintains tools, vehicles, equipment, and work areas in a clean, safe condition; winterizes equipment.

GeneralRequirements:

• High school diploma or equivalency or 5 years verifiable experience in maintenance
• Experience with maintenance on heavy equipment
• Industrial maintenance experience
• Clean driving record and valid state issued Driver's License.
• Has variety of tools and toolbox.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform strenuous physical activity.
• Requires standing and lifting up to fifty pounds. Position may also include carrying, walking, grasping, reaching, and crawling.
• Ability to wear & use PPE and respiratory protection equipment to include level B and C
• Abide by respirator fit policies
• Ability to work in both hot (>90 F and cold <32 F) environments for extended periods of time.
• Fit for duty to include being clean shaven when required.

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Covanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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