Heavy Equipment Mechanic

We operate a landfill in Shiloh, and we're looking for a heavy equipment mechanic to help keep our fleet running well. The work splits roughly half and half: about half your time in our shop, and about half out on site with our maintenance truck, working on machines that are down. You're working on one property and on our own equipment — no driving between customers, no overnight travel, and home every night on a schedule you can plan around.

Shift: 6:00AM-8:00PM Monday-Friday

The Equipment

• Landfill compactors
• Dozers (waste-handling arrangement)
• Excavators
• Wheel loaders
• Backhoe
• Articulated haul trucks
• Water trucks and support fleet

Brands in our fleet: Cat / Volvo 

Day to Day 

• Diagnosing and repairing hydraulic, electrical, powertrain, and engine issues
• Undercarriage inspection, measurement, and replacement
• Final drive and track system work
• Preventive maintenance on a scheduled program — fluids, filters, inspections, and oil sampling
• Cooling package and radiator cleaning, which comes up often in this environment
• Welding and fabrication for repairs and guarding
• Keeping clear repair records

What We're Looking For

• Required: Hands-on experience repairing heavy equipment — dozers, excavators, loaders, or similar — with solid diagnostic ability on hydraulic and electrical systems. Comfortable working from schematics and tracing a problem to its source.
• Valid driver's license. CDL a plus
• Must be at least 19 years of age
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Must successfully complete pre-employment testing
• Must be able to read and speak the English language
• Preferred: Dozer and excavator experience specifically, along with undercarriage work and welding.
• Also welcome: If your background is in ag equipment, heavy truck diesel, quarry, mining, construction, or scrap-yard equipment, we'd still like to hear from you. The underlying systems carry over, and we're glad to bring you up to speed on our machines. 
• Your own hand tools. We provide specialty and diagnostic tools, plus a tool allowance.

Work Environment

Since this is a working landfill, the shop sees more mud and dust than a dealership would, and equipment often comes in needing a good cleaning before you can get to it. 

If you've spent time in a quarry, a scrap yard, a mine, or a transfer station, it will feel familiar.

What We Offer

• Weekly Pay
• Health / dental / vision
• 401(k) with 3% match
• 3 weeks’ vacation
• Tool allowance: $30 per week
• Company-supplied specialty tools and diagnostic equipment
• Uniform Service
• Boot Allowance
• A consistent schedule: Mon–Fri, 6 a.m.–4 p.m. with overtime available
• Steady, year-round work

This job description is intended to describe the general nature, complexity, and level of work to be performed by employees assigned to this position and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. It does not prescribe or restrict the work that may be assigned. Furthermore, this does not establish an employment contract and is subject to change at the discretion of the company.

Rumpke Waste and Recycling is committed to equality in all aspects of employment. It is Rumpke’s policy to provide equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.