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Des Moines, IAJob$28–35/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Waste Connections is seeking a Preventative Maintenance Mechanic to maintain its fleet of diesel trucks and equipment. The role involves inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing vehicles and systems, responding to road calls, completing DVIR repairs, and testing trucks after repairs. The posting seeks experience working on diesel vehicles and comfort with diagnostic tools and preventative maintenance; hydraulic experience is a plus.
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Full job description
Des Moines, IA
Schedule: Monday - Friday (rotating Saturdays) | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pay: $28 - $35 per hour
Company: Waste Connections of Iowa (a Waste Connections Company)
Waste Connections is looking for a reliable Preventative Maintenance Mechanic to help keep our fleet safe, road‑ready, and running strong. If you take pride in your work and care about safety, we want to talk to you.
What You’ll Do:
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Inspect, diagnose, and repair diesel trucks and equipment
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Work on electrical, hydraulic, brake, suspension, and air systems
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Use diagnostic software and tools to find and fix issues
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Respond to road calls and make emergency repairs
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Complete repairs from Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs)
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Test drive trucks after repairs
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Help other mechanics as needed
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Keep shop clean and safe (OSHA compliant)
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Communicate professionally with drivers and team members
What We’re Looking For:
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Experience working on diesel vehicles
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Comfortable using diagnostic tools and doing preventative maintenance
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Basic personal tool set
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Hydraulic experience is a plus
What We Offer:
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Competitive pay: $28–$35/hour
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Monday–Friday schedule (rotating Saturdays)
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401(k) with company match
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Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
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Life and disability insurance
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Employee assistance & mental health programs
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Employee stock purchase plan
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Scholarship opportunities for dependents
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,011 open Mechanic jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28–35/hr
- Iowa median$27–37/hr20 hourly ranges
- US median$26–34/hr1,105 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $31.50/hr, is 8% below the Iowa median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the middle half of Mechanic hourly ranges in Iowa.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open Mechanic jobs in Iowa and 2,011 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Ziegler Inc.9 open
- Access Dubuque4 open
- Menards, Inc.3 open
- Experience
- Mechanic postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (1,153 postings).
- Education
- 9 of the 2,011 open Mechanic jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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