Experienced, Heavy Equipment Operator, Landfill

About the Company

WM is North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services. We partner with our customers and the communities we serve to manage and reduce waste at each stage from collection to disposal, while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy.

About the Role

This position offers stable work with benefits that provide financial security, a schedule that respects work‑life balance, and a culture where safety is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll receive training and development aligned with your career goals while operating heavy equipment at a landfill site serving over 20 million customers nationwide.

Pay

• Starting pay: $23+ per hour

Benefits

• Stable hours for financial stability
• Access to a stock purchase plan
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Paid tuition and scholarships for you and your dependents
• Company‑matched 401(k)
• Adoption assistance and parent support

Schedule

• Monday – Friday every week
• 7:15 am to 4:30 pm
• No weekends
• Work location: Landfill in Ridgeland, SC

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment (bulldozers, scrapers, front‑end loaders) in compliance with company operating safety policies and procedures
• Conducts routine equipment inspections and preventative maintenance; maintains accurate records
• Moves and positions raw materials and finished components using material‑moving equipment
• Follows appropriate standard operating procedures for operating and maintaining vehicles
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 3 years of experience operating heavy equipment
• Must be over 18 years of age
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
• Successfully complete and pass pre‑employment drug screen and physical

Skills

• Thrives while working independently
• Takes accountability for adhering to safety guidelines
• Good communicator who supports colleagues
• Able to problem‑solve independently
• Preferred experience: landfill operations, yellow iron, excavator, haul truck, compactor

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday
• Required to exert physical effort handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely
• Required to be exposed to physical environment involving dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes, or similar elements most of the workday
• Normal setting: shop or field