Union Tire Technician

Waste Connections has an opening for a Union Tire Technician to work on our truck fleet in Vancouver, Washington.

Schedule is Monday - Friday

Shift 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM with overtime often; typically 9 -10 hour shifts.

Hourly Wage: $30.21/HR

• Union Benefits: Full union benefits

Safety Sensitive Position: Yes

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform tire safety and wear assessments, flat tire repairs, and air pressure service as required.
• Dismount, rotate, and mount/re-mount tires for inspection, retread, installation, and repair.
• Perform wheel service to include bolting and unbolting, installation, removal, and service as required.
• Operate and utilize power tools, compressed air tools, manual tools to include torque wrenches as required adhering to our rigorous safety standards
• Raise and lower vehicles utilizing hydraulic jacks
• Repair: Valve stem replacement and repair, removal of foreign objects from the tire/wheel, visual inspection of tires, repairs as required.
• Fleet: Tire inspections, bump checks, and recommendations for service and repair to ensure both quality and safety standards.
• Provide roadside assistance as requested.
• Other Responsibilities to include yet not limited to safety, cleanliness, and organization of service fleet trucks, maintenance of written work orders, documentation, and orders, ability to take verbal guidance and direction, maintain a professional service standard to all customers.
• Safety and Standards: Operate all tools, equipment, building fixtures, and service trucks within the established safety protocols, appropriate use of PPE as required by local and state laws, accuracy in work and product applications and standards, maintenance of a safe and clean working environment, accurate timekeeping, maintain a punctual attendance, safety, and service standard.
• Employees are regularly required to lift 60-lbs, stand, walk, use of both hands, arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling as required. Employees are regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, vibrations, working near moving mechanical parts, fumes, and airborne particles, possible exposure risk to electrical shock, elevated noise and sounds within the working environment.
• Work environment may be indoors in a shop, or outdoors to repair trucks on the road. Usually, well-lighted and ventilated. Sometimes you will work in awkward or tight positions and handle greasy or dirty tools. These factors require following basic safety precautions.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• Minimum of 3-5+ years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified above.
• Valid Class A or B CDL with air brakes endorsement preferred.
• CDL permit required within first 90 days of employment.
• CDL license required within 1 year of employment.
• Must provide own personal tools.
• Welding/fabrication experience is a huge plus!

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Union Benefits
• Uniforms/Safety Gear
• Yearly Boot Allowance
• Yearly Safety Bonus

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

Washington state wage range for new and current employees is $30.21 - $30.21/HR

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