Experienced, Heavy Equipment Operator, Landfill Sparta TN

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The hours and location youll work in as a Heavy Equipment Operator II with WM:

Monday Friday every week
5:30am to 4:30pm
No weekends
Were committed to offering you stable hours for the financial security and work life balance you need.
The normal setting for this job is our Landfill in Sparta TN.

Those are the key details on pay and schedule now heres more on what youll be doing as a Heavy Equipment Operator II at WM.

Each day youll work at one of our recycling facilities that service over 20 million customers across the USA. As a Heavy Equipment Operator II youll 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 Landfill employees.

Heres more of what youll 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 Heavy Equipment Operator II

3 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.
Preferred Experience: dozer excavator haul truck motor grader



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: shop or field.