Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Clean Harbors · Cleveland, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Clean Harbors (industrial) in Cleveland, OH.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- DOE, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1861 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 124 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 47%
- PLC 43%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- Root cause 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DOE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Clean Harbors
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- 2
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- 3
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Full description from Clean HarborsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times;
- ◆Perform maintenance activities including, but not limited to, specialized equipment maintenance, pump rebuilds, motors, Preventative Maintenance, installations of pipe, welding, plumbing and electrical work;
- ◆Perform yellow iron and forklift maintenance;
- ◆Perform building maintenance;
- ◆Leads capital projects including managing vendors/maintenance personnel on large, more complex maintenance activities;
- ◆Ensures that work meets compliance standards within the facility operation;
- ◆Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment;
- ◆Responsibility for supply management in their area of responsibility, including proper housekeeping and best management practices;
- ◆Record and document all work in the computerized Facility Maintenance system;
- ◆Performs other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time by management and will be required by the needs of the Clean Harbors business.
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or equivalent required;
- ✓5+ years of experience in an industrial maintenance setting is required;
- ✓Experience leading capital projects and working with vendors is preferred;
- ✓Experience managing a supply inventory and ordering supplies is preferred;
- ✓Experience working in a computerized maintenance management program is preferred;
- ✓Proficiencies in welding, electrical, pump rebuilds, motors, plumbing, yellow iron, forklift, and building maintenance is preferred;
- ✓Previous experience in preventative maintenance or basic installations at a facility preferred.
Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.
Please be advised that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain stages of the recruitment process but are not used as a replacement for human decision making.
- ✓CH
#CH
Job Identification: 167189
Category: Plant & Facilities
Posting Date: 2026-10-22
Job Schedule: Full time
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Job Function: Plant & Facilities
Locations: 2930 Independence Road
Pay Range: 14.90 - 34.62 Hourly
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Clean Harbors located in Cleveland, OH is looking to add an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join their team. The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for performing hands on maintenance related activities that are needed to keep the plant and associated equipment maintained at the plant. This includes working on specialized equipment, yellow iron equipment, forklifts, industrial plumbing, electrical projects, welding projects and capital projects.
Shift: 7:30am-4:30pm, OT and weekends as needed to keep plant up and running.
Pay: $28-35/HR DOE
Why work for Clean Harbors?
- •Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5;
- •Competitive wages with weekly overtime opportunities;
- •Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment;
- •Group 401K with company matching component;
- •Tuition reimbursement;
- •Positive and safe work environments;
- •Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career.