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Waste Management

Collects waste and recovers reusable resources

Senior Welder 1

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlbany, NY, USA$24 - $28

About the Job

Requirements

  • Four years of relevant work experience.
  • A valid driver's license is required upon hire.
  • The role requires compliance with safety rules and protocols and may involve drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment screening, post-incident evaluations, reasonable suspicion checks, and random testing.
  • The work environment includes inside gas plant conditions and outside conditions with inclement weather, heat, and humidity.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance inspections, diagnose, and repair compactors, containers, and carts.
  • Perform moderately complex welding processes, including arc welding, gas welding, aluminum welding, brazing, plastic welding, and soft soldering on a variety of materials.
  • Complete paperwork in fleet maintenance software to document repairs, parts usage, and repair times.
  • Conduct safety checks on compactors and containers.
  • Perform service calls for compactor repairs and emergency breakdowns.
  • Perform related work such as flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, and notching metal and plastic parts.
  • Perform standard layouts and set-ups of dimensions and tolerances.
  • Estimate time and material costs for repairs and requisition new parts.
  • Inspect the quality of outside or supplier repairs and rebuilds.
  • Perform layout operations, develop fixtures for one-of-a-kind units, and select the optimum welding process.
  • Provide assistance, guidance, and direction to lower-level maintenance personnel.
  • In the absence of supervision, provide container maintenance supervisory duties.
  • Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with corporate and Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
  • Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

About the Company

Waste Management

Collects waste and recovers reusable resources

Waste Management, branded WM, collects and treats waste for households, businesses and municipalities across the United States and Canada. Its subsidiaries run transfer stations, landfills and recycling facilities, connecting curbside pickup with final disposal and materials recovery. WM Healthcare Solutions handles regulated medical waste and secure information destruction in North America and Western Europe. Customers pay for pickup, disposal and rentals, while WM also sells recovered materials and renewable energy made from landfill gas. Its operating roots date to 1968; the present parent was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1968

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