Fleet/Transfer Station Welder- Yakima, WA

Waste Connections • Yakima, WA

5d • $20 - $25

About The Position

Yakima Waste a Waste Connections Company, is looking to hire a Welder to join our team in Yakima, Washington. Schedule will be Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. (Schedule maybe subject to change depending on site needs) Hourly Wage is $20.00-$25.00/HR/DOE Why Join Us? • CULTURE: It’s a Great place to work! We work in an environment where empowered, self-directed all-stars know what they do is important. • INTEGRITY: Our definition is “saying what you will do and then doing it!” We keep our promises to our customers and our employees. • RESPECT: We show respect for our customers and fellow employees. Respect for ourselves grows through all the hard work and great service we provide to the communities we are privileged to serve. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures (TIG, MMA etc.)
• Experience in using electrical or manual tools (saws, squares, calipers etc.)
• 3+ years of experience as a Heavy-Duty Welding
• Ability to Stand for 8+ Hour Shifts.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds continuously throughout and 8 hour shift.

Responsibilities

• Main duties will be welding and fabrication on Drop Boxes, Compactors, Containers and Truck Fleet.
• Ability to effectively communicate and understand needed repairs and/or tasks.
• Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
• Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with corporate and OSHA standards.
• Welding, painting, and grinding responsibilities.
• Welding/Cutting abilities to include MIG, TIG, Stick, Aluminum, Plastic, Brazing, Carbon Arc, Plasma Cutting, OXY Acetylene, MAP Gas and Propane.
• Utilize needle scaler, grinder, drill, drill press, sanders, band saw, hand tools, hammers, sledgehammer, tape measure, shear, metal brake, angle finder, level, and shop press.
• Driving a forklift.
• Available to help Mechanics in maintenance shop as required.
• General cleaning responsibilities.
• Equipment safety checks: air compressors, welders, ladders, extension cords, miscellaneous hand tools.
• Maintain and track inventory of parts and supplies.
• Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws
• Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal, or overhead)
• Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded
• Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. cut material with powered saws to match measurements)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Generous 401K Plan
• Paid time off
• Uniforms/Safety Gear
• Yearly Boot allowances!
• medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future"

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED