Lead Heavy Equipment Operator

Are you looking for stable work as a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator 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 Lead Heavy Equipment Operator at WM – and more.

About us

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.

The pay and benefits you’ll get as a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator:

• Starting salary of $30.53-$32.53 per hour depending on experience
• Stable hours for your financial stability

These are just a few of our comprehensive benefits for a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator. Whether you are planning on building or expanding your family or looking for the next step in your career – WM is there, helping build the best and total you.

The hours and location you’ll work in as a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator with WM:

• Monday – Friday every week
• 9AM to 6PM
• Weekends as required
• We’re committed to offering you stable hours for the financial security and work life balance you need.
• The normal setting for this job is our MRF and Transfer Station site in Brockville

Those are the key details on pay and schedule – now here’s more on what you’ll be doing as a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator at WM.

Each day you’ll work at one of our waste disposal facilities that service over 20 million customers in North America. As a Lead Heavy Equipment Operator, you’ll be responsible for operating heavy equipment like front-end loaders, forklifts, skid steers, and trucks- this role is vital to the work we do, so your work will be recognized and valued for the impact it has on our operation. Our heavy equipment operators take their careers to the next level by working on equipment that requires a high level of skill – and determination. Our waste disposal sites have strict procedures in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our employees.

Here’s more of what you’ll do:

• Operates heavy equipment in compliance with the company operating safety policies and procedures.
• Conducts routine equipment inspections and preventative maintenance on equipment; maintains accurate records.
• Moves and positions raw materials and finished components with use of material moving equipment.
• Follow appropriate standard operating procedures as guidelines for operating and maintaining vehicle.
• Shunt trailers and empty yard bins.
• Facilitate the development and mentorship of fellow operators
• Role would ideally include supporting team efficiency and acting as a point of contact for operational issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is an overview rather than an exhaustive list of your roles and responsibilities and more detail can be found by clicking ‘Apply now’ below which will take you to our full job description.

What do you need to be considered for the role of Lead Heavy Equipment Operator?

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

The kind of people who thrive in our teams:

• Thrive while working independently.
• Take accountability for adhering to our safety guidelines.
• Good communicators who are ready to support other colleagues.
• Able to problem solve while working independently.

Work environment and physical demands:

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

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

The expected base pay range for this position in Canada is $30.53-$32.53 per hour. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, then click ‘Apply now’ to start your tomorrow, today.

ABOUT WM

WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons, or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative.

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