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Diesel Technician

Capital Waste Services
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/1/2026
Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Maintenance Technician will support repairs and preventive maintenance on new and existing trucks.

Minimum Requirements

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired but not required.

  • A minimum of at least 2 years of vehicle/hydraulic maintenance experience is required position along with a high school diploma or GED.
  • Valid state driver’s license preferred but not required.
  • Must pass criminal background check

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

  • support repairs and preventive maintenance (assembly, disassembly and/or repair of lubrication systems, cooling systems, basic electrical wiring and hydraulic systems, changing filters on new and existing Trucks for our Residential & Commercial locations.

Work Environment

Exposed to unpleasant sights and smells. The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, and which create hardship including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one’s senses and mental demands.

Typical Physical Demands

  • Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach and lift.
  • Must be able to use hands and fingers, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, climb and balance.
  • Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Ability to manually lift/move up to 65 pounds regularly
  • Ability to manually push/move up to 100 pounds with assistance from another employee

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired but not required.

  • A minimum of at least 2 years of vehicle/hydraulic maintenance experience is required position along with a high school diploma or GED.
  • Valid state driver’s license preferred but not required.
  • Must pass criminal background check

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