Wm
Leading provider of comprehensive waste management services across North America.
Compactor Technician / Senior Welder - 1st Shift
Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair compactors and containers, including welding.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Job Summary: Performs preventive maintenance inspections, troubleshoots, repairs, and rebuilds major components on compactors and containers, ensuring accurate diagnosis and effective repair or replacement. Essential duties include preventive maintenance, moderate‑complex welding (arc, gas, aluminum, brazing, plastic, soft solder), documentation in fleet maintenance software, safety checks, service calls, metal and plastic fabrication, layout and fixture development, cost estimating, quality inspection, and guidance of lower‑level personnel. In the absence of supervision, the technician may assume container‑maintenance supervisory duties, all while complying with corporate and OSHA safety standards. • Perform preventive maintenance inspections and diagnose issues on compactors, containers, and carts. • Conduct moderate‑complex welding (arc, gas, aluminum, brazing, plastic, soft solder) and metal/plastic fabrication. • Document repairs using fleet maintenance software, logging parts usage and repair time. • Execute safety checks, service calls, and emergency breakdown repairs while adhering to OSHA standards. • Estimate time and material costs, requisition parts, and inspect quality of supplier repairs. • Develop fixtures, layouts, and select optimal welding processes for custom units. • Provide guidance and supervision to lower‑level maintenance personnel. • Work in indoor gas‑plant and outdoor environments, handling physical demands and inclement weather.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸preventive maintenance
- ▸welding
- ▸documentation
- ▸safety checks
- ▸cost estimating
- ▸team supervision
What You Bring
Required qualifications are four years of relevant experience and a valid driver’s license; preferred qualifications include electrical, hydraulic, and welding experience. The role involves physical work in indoor gas‑plant conditions and outdoor environments, including inclement weather. Additional requirements include obtaining a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative for travel, and the company emphasizes safety, training, growth, and rewards for its technicians. • Require 4+ years of relevant experience and a valid driver’s license; preferred 2+ years in electrical, hydraulic, and welding fields.
Requirements
- ▸4+ years
- ▸driver's license
- ▸electrical
- ▸hydraulic
- ▸welding
- ▸real id
Benefits
Compactor Technician / Senior Welder – 1st Shift offers a starting pay of $43.76 per hour, paid weekly. Preferred candidates have 2+ years of solid electrical experience, hydraulic repair, and MIG or stick welding. The shift runs Monday‑Friday, beginning at 7:00 am. WM emphasizes that a job is more than a paycheck, providing stability, growth through an annual education assistance benefit, and comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401K match, stock options, dependent daycare, and more. WM provides a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, a stock purchase plan, 401K match, paid vacation, holidays, personal days, and an education assistance benefit. Benefits may vary by site. • Receive competitive compensation starting at $43.76 /hr, weekly pay, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, stock purchase plan, paid time off, and education assistance.
Work Environment
Onsite