Heavy Equipment Operator Benefits Day 1, Stable Hours, 401K Match

About the role

Are you looking for stable work as a Heavy Equipment Operator I with benefits that provide financial security for you and your family? Aspiring to advance in your heavy equipment career at a site that prides itself on employee safety? Searching for a company that prioritizes its employees' well-being and understands the importance of family time? If this speaks to you, then WM might be the place for your next career move. Stable work and benefits that support you and your loved ones, a schedule that respects work‑life balance with your safety at the heart of everything we do and support for your future with training and development based on your unique career goals. That’s what you get as a Heavy Equipment Operator I at WM – and more. WM is North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services, partnering with customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, scrapers and front‑end loaders in compliance with company operating safety policies and procedures.
• Conduct routine equipment inspections and preventative maintenance; maintain accurate records.
• Move and position raw materials and finished components using material moving equipment.
• Follow appropriate standard operating procedures for operating and maintaining vehicles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Thrive while working independently.
• Take accountability for adhering to safety guidelines.
• Good communicator ready to support colleagues.
• Able to problem‑solve while working independently.

Skills

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (e.g., keyboarding, machine operation) 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 a physical environment involving dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the workday.

Benefits

• Employee stock available.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental, vision and prescription coverage.
• Annual Education Assistance Benefit available for team members.
• Company‑matched 401(k).
• Adoption assistance and parent support.

Pay

Starting salary of $23.00 - $26.00 per hour depending on experience.

Schedule

Monday – Sunday (2 weeks on – 1 week off), 6 pm to 6 am.