Traveling Heavy Equipment Operator

6 days ago


Sioux City, IA, United States wm Full time

Are you looking for stable work as a Traveling 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.

Successful Candidates will have:

5+ Years of Heavy Equipment Operating Experience

Ability to travel 90% within market area

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 Traveling Lead Heavy Equipment Operator:

  • Premium Hourly Pay

  • Tax Free Mileage Reimbursement

  • $55/day per diem for meals

  • Hotel accommodation included for site-to-site travel

  • Full time and overtime as needed

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage includes dental, vision and prescription coverage.

  • Paid tuition and scholarships

  • Career Progression

  • Company-matched 401(k)

These are just a few of our comprehensive benefits for 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.

Normal Schedule - Monday-Friday Full Time (some weekend travel may be needed) working at various landfill and operating sites

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

Each day you'll work at one of our landfill or recycling facilities that service over 20 million customers across the USA. As a Traveling Heavy Equipment Operator, you'll be responsible for operating heavy equipment like bulldozers, scrapers & front-end loaders - 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 per guidelines for operating and maintaining vehicle.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

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 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.

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 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: Landfill, recycling facility, or other operator sites in Upper Mid-West (ND,SD,MN,WI,MI,IA)

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran



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