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Senior, Welder

WM
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Mar 2025

About the role

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran


Senior Welder Needed!!
Pay Range: $Good Pay! Paid Weekly! Great Benefits!
Requirements: Must have electrical background and troubleshooting experience.
Hydraulics repair and knowledge a plus (how to seal and replace cylinders)
Welding (MIG) experience preferred
Ability to read and comprehend schematics                                                                                                                
Programmable logic controllers: 2 years (Preferred)
Mechanical knowledge: 2 years (Preferred)
Electrical: 2 years (Preferred)
Hydraulics: 2 years (Preferred)
Shift: Monday – Friday, 5:30am – 4pm!
What is the value of a WM job? 
The value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It’s a way to create opportunities for you and your family. 
We Are Stable: Our WM team is home every day, and our team members perform essential and meaningful work.
We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, and 401K. 

Who are we? #WeAreWM
Ready to roll with us?  Click Apply to join the Waste Management team today. 

I. Job Summary
Performs preventive maintenance inspection (PMI), troubleshoots, repairs, and rebuilds major components on compactors and containers.  Ensures accurate diagnosis and effective repair and/or replacement of components.

 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following tasks.  

  • Performs preventive maintenance inspections, diagnoses and repairs compactors, containers, and carts.
  • Performs moderately complex welding processes such as arc welding, gas welding, aluminum welding, brazing, plastic welding, and soft soldering on a variety of materials.
  • Completes required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing compactors and containers, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
  • Conducts safety checks on compactors and containers.
  • Performs service calls for compactor repairs and emergency breakdowns.
  • Performs related work such as flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, notching of metal and plastic parts.
  • Performs standard layouts and set-ups of dimensions and tolerances.
  • Estimates time and material costs on repairs and requisitions new parts.
  • Inspects the quality of outside/supplier repairs and or rebuilds.
  • Performs layout operations, develops fixtures for one-of-a-kind units, and selects optimum welding process.
  • Provides assistance, guidance and direction to lower level maintenance personnel.
  • In the absence of supervision may provide container maintenance supervisory duties.
  • Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate / OSHA Standards.
  • Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.

 

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
  
A. Education and Experience

  • Education: Not required
  • Experience: 4 years of relevant work experience.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

  • Valid drivers license.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

  • Proficiency in welding techniques; knowledge of safety procedures and practices necessary while operating or repairing compactors, containers and carts; skill in operating  tools equipment, parts and procedures utilized during the repair and servicing of compactors, containers and carts; skill in repair of special purpose equipment; ability to perform repairs on a variety of compactors, containers and carts; and  ability to utilize fleet maintenance software program may be required.

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
  • Requ

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