Senior Welder

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Fort Walton Beach, FL

12h•$24

About The Position

The Senior Welder performs preventive maintenance inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and rebuilds of major components on compactors and containers, ensuring accurate diagnosis and effective repair or replacement. The position also performs service calls for repairs and emergency breakdowns, conducts safety checks, and completes fleet maintenance software paperwork to document parts usage and repair time. The role may provide guidance to lower-level maintenance staff and, when supervision is absent, may perform container maintenance supervisory duties. The work includes moderately complex welding processes on a variety of materials, along with flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, and notching of metal and plastic parts. The Senior Welder performs layouts and set-ups to dimensions and tolerances, estimates repair time and material costs, requisitions parts, inspects supplier repairs, develops fixtures for one-of-a-kind units, and selects suitable welding processes. Work must follow established safety procedures and Corporate/OSHA standards. The job operates both inside gas plant conditions and outdoors, including in inclement weather, heat, and humidity. This is a safety-sensitive role, subject to applicable drug and alcohol testing.

Requirements

Four years of relevant work experience.
Valid driver's license upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance inspections, diagnose, and repair compactors, containers, and carts.
Perform moderately complex welding, including arc welding, gas welding, aluminum welding, brazing, plastic welding, and soft soldering on various materials.
Complete required fleet maintenance software paperwork for repairs, parts usage, and repair times.
Conduct safety checks on compactors and containers.
Perform service calls for compactor repairs and emergency breakdowns.
Perform flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, and notching of metal and plastic parts.
Perform standard layouts and set-ups to specified dimensions and tolerances.
Estimate repair time and material costs 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.
Provide container maintenance supervisory duties in the absence of supervision.
Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate and OSHA standards.
Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.