Senior Welder - 1st Shift
Company
WM
Location
Dallas, TX
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
7 hours ago
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Job Description
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 Committed to Growth: 100% tuition paid for benefits eligible employees and established career progression.
Who are we? #WeAreWM
Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the WM (formerly Waste Management) team today.
Preferred Candidates will have: 2 plus years of MIG welding experience
Shift: Monday - Friday, Starting early
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
- 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. Qualifications
A. Required Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant work experience.
- Valid driver’s license.
B. Preferred Qualifications
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Field: This job operates in both inside gas plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity.
V. Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
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 Committed to Growth: 100% tuition paid for benefits eligible employees and established career progression.
Who are we? #WeAreWM
Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the WM (formerly Waste Management) team today.
Preferred Candidates will have: 2 plus years of MIG welding experience
Shift: Monday - Friday, Starting early
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
- 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. Qualifications
A. Required Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant work experience.
- Valid driver’s license.
B. Preferred Qualifications
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Field: This job operates in both inside gas plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity.
V. Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
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