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Salary : $42,452.80 - $74,297.60 Annually
Location : West Palm Beach, FL 33412
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: R00025
Department: Equipment Maintenance Services
Opening Date: 11/17/2025
Closing Date: 1/19/2026 12:00 PM Eastern
Position Schedule: Monday - Friday

Position Summary

This is a responsible position involving preventive maintenance and/or fueling of a wide variety of automotive and heavy construction equipment. Responsibilities include decision making within the established policies and procedures.
Essential Functions & Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Inspect and/or replace air, fuel, oil, transmission, hydraulic, etc., filters on heavy construction equipment as prescribed by the manufacturer
• Grease and lubricate automotive and heavy construction equipment
• Fuel off road equipment
• Account for all fuel and lubricants dispensed from fuel truck
• Inspect machines for maintenance deficiencies and report findings to heavy equipment supervisor
• Maintain records on preventive maintenance on each completed piece of equipment
• Operate automotive and construction equipment as necessary
• Perform daily fuel/oil vehicle maintenance
• Accurately report hour meter readings to Maintenance department
• Perform related work as required

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Considerable knowledge of standard practices and equipment of the heavy equipment maintenance trade.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles of gasoline and diesel engines on heavy trucks and construction equipment.
• Ability to work with independently and maintain self-motivation to complete tasks timely.
• Ability to communicate with the general public, peers, and superiors in English.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and achieve group goals.
• Ability to understand and carry out complex instructions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to maintain required records on equipment.
• Skill in the use and care of hand and machine tools.
• Perform related work as required.

Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses

The ideal candidate possesses the education and experience listed below.

• One year certificate from college or technical school.
• Minimum one year experience and/or training in automotive or heavy equipment maintenance; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:

• Valid CDL license Class B required with Haz Mat and tanker endorsement
• Class A preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock;

and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
The Solid Waste Authority of PBC offers an exceptional benefits package after 60 days of employment which includes employer paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurances, educational assistance, paid holidays, paid sick, paid vacation and retirement benefit through the Florida Retirement System (FRS).