Job Information

Open to the public, International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 302) members, and any current Municipal Employees.

Applicants shall be referred and considered for this position in the order as follows per the Collective Bargaining Agreement:

• Internal applicants currently working under the Operating Engineers - Local 302 Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Local union dispatched applicants
• External applicants and other current Municipal employees not covered under this agreement

Example of Duties

Perform all maintenance, both preventive and required on Solid Waste Services (SWS) disposal equipment and facilities at both the Central Transfer Station (CTS) and Anchorage Regional Landfill (ARL). Maintain maintenance logs after repairs. Repair heavy equipment, transfer tractors and trailers, automotive and light trucks, electric motors, hydraulic systems, fabrications; which includes welding and cutting. Fuel and daily service and greasing of equipment as needed. The activities of this job require the tech to be in the field as well as in the shop, daily service (greasing) preformed at ARL outside. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and five (5) years of mechanical experience, which includes diesel experience, at least one (1) year of which must have been at the journeyman level.

Must possess and/or obtain a valid State of Alaska Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker endorsement, and a Hazardous materials endorsement, no airbrake or transmission restrictions. Applicants with a restriction of "L-Vehicles Without Air Brake Systems Only" and “E-Automatic Transmission Vehicles Only” are not eligible.