Industrial Mechanic - 1St Shift

Industrial Mechanic

Murphy Road Recycling

USA Waste and Recycling, Inc

Murphy Road Recycling LLC is dedicated to staying at the forefront of recycling and waste solutions. We are innovating every step of the way. From building the largest state of the art recycling facility in the country, and powering our buildings with solar energy, we are committed to you, our communities and the planet.

Our story started with a single truck. In 1974, founders Guy "Sonny" Antonacci and his wife, Mary Ann started Somers Sanitation - named after our hometown of Somers, Connecticut. Today, three generations of family and a dedicated team of professionals are leading our companies into the future. While our fleet, facilities, services, and family have all grown, we take pride in continuing to operate our businesses based on the fundamental principle that had guided us since the beginning - to provide exceptional service and innovation to the communities and people we serve.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward to remain at the forefront of sustainability.

Some see waste. We see possibilities.

Your Role:

• Execute the preventative maintenance program for the mechanical and electromechanical equipment.
• Installing, troubleshooting, cleaning, inspecting and maintaining the mechanical equipment throughout the facility in a safe and professional manner.
• Initiates and completes work-orders.
• Documents all critical information on a routine basis.
• Respond and report to work during off hours when emergency repairs are required.
• Diagnose equipment problems and repairs.
• Perform maintenance tasks such as inspecting, lubricating equipment, identifying and replacing worn parts, track conveyor belts, replace motors, bearings, chains.
• Operate other equipment such as industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
• Work with team members to learn the equipment operation and assist with making repairs and build troubleshooting skills.
• Follow OSHA and other regulations and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed with or without accommodation.

Your Skills:

• Able to identify and properly use hand and power tools.
• Be able to learn to safely operate shop powered equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems/schematics.
• Experience working with relevant large machinery.
• Ability and aptitude to trouble and diagnose equipment issues.
• Self-starter who can work in a fast paced/everchanging environment both individually and alongside a team.
• Have electrical knowledge to be able to determine if a circuit is shorted or open, or if a fuse is bad, how to wire motors of different phases, locate motor controls in a panel and determine if breaker or overload is tripped and other issues.
• Possess basic fabrication skills to be able to drill and tap, cut various materials and join them together, make simple parts such as a bracket or a guard rail for a conveyor.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and trade school diploma/certificate or an associate degree in related field is required.
• Three or more years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination and experience.
• Ability to read machine prints/schematics, both mechanical and electrical, as well as technical and machine manuals
• Must have manual dexterity to use hand and power tools correctly and safely.
• Ability to work an 8-12-hour shift.
• Ability to work overtime and occasional weekend work.
• Good planning and organizational skills.

This Position Features:

• Family Oriented Environment
• Excellent Benefits and Bonus Potential

Physical Demands:

Listed below are key points regarding the job's environmental demands and work environment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) as well as be able to reach away from the body, push/pull force, assume different positions throughout most of the workday.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more or less than 50 pounds.
• Clarify of vision

Murphy Road Recycling, Inc.EEO Statement: The Company is committed to and supports equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to all employees and applicants. Equal employment opportunity means equal treatment of employees and applicants without regard to the following legally-protected characteristics: race, color, religion, creed, sex (gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), veteran status, physical or mental disability status or any other legally-protected status.