About this role
Lube Technician – RIP Landfill (Waste Connections)
📍 Homosassa, FL – Citrus County
💰 Pay Range: $24–$26/hr
📅 Schedule: Monday–Friday (40–50 hours/week) + Occasional Saturdays
RIP Landfill, a Waste Connections site in Homosassa, FL, is hiring an experienced and motivated Lube Technician to support our fleet of garbage trucks and heavy equipment. This is a great opportunity for candidates with 1+ years of diesel experience or graduates of a Diesel Technology program who are ready to grow in a stable and essential industry.
💼 Key Responsibilities
- Perform preventative maintenance on garbage trucks and heavy equipment.
- Conduct safety checks on vehicles, equipment, and shop tools.
- Complete maintenance-related tasks, including fluid changes, greasing, filters, and inspections.
- Assist with the inspection, diagnosis, and repair of electrical, hydraulic, suspension, brake, and air systems.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and OSHA-compliant work area.
- Communicate clearly with supervisors and technicians on needed repairs or follow-up tasks.
- Follow all corporate and OSHA safety procedures at all times.
🔧 Ideal Candidate
- 1+ year of heavy truck or heavy equipment maintenance experience, OR completion of a Diesel Technology program.
- Strong understanding of basic diagnostics, equipment repair, and maintenance procedures.
- Ability to read and comprehend service manuals and technical repair documents.
- A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and a solid work ethic are highly valued.
- Reliable, safety-focused, and able to work independently or within a team.
🌟 What We Offer
- Competitive pay: $24–$26/hr
- Full benefits package, including:
- Medical, dental, vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with company options
- Year-round stability — our industry is essential, and we do not slow down.
- Unlimited opportunities to “Connect with Your Future.”
- A company culture that values dedication, growth, and teamwork.
- Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
🚀 Apply Today and Connect with Your Future!
Waste Connections is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
Other facts
About Waste Connections
Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.
We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
What you'll do
- The Lube Technician will perform preventative maintenance on garbage trucks and heavy equipment, conduct safety checks, and assist with inspections and repairs. They are also responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work area while communicating with supervisors and technicians.
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