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Heavy Equipment Operator-March 2024
Opelika
Mar 28, 2026
About Heavy Equipment Operator

  Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

  What is the value of a WM job?

  The value of a WM job is more than a paycheck . It’s a way to create opportunities for you and your family.

  We Are Stable: Our WM team is home every day, and our team members perform essential and meaningful work.

  We Are Committed to Growth: 100% tuition paid for benefits eligible employees and their family, and established career progression.

  We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, and more!

  Who are we? #WeAreWM

  Ready to roll with us? Click Apply to join the Waste Management team today.

  I. Job Summary

  Operate a wide variety of heavy equipment vehicles that construct landfills, open cells that are ready for trash fill, close cells, site maintenance, site closures, and/or mining.

  II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and not limited to the following:

  Operates heavy equipments 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 equipments.

  Follow appropriate standard operating procedures as guideline for operating and maintaining vehicle

  Performs other duties as assigned.

  III. Supervisory Responsibilities

  This job has no supervisory duties.

  IV. Qualifications

  The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

  A. Education and Experience

  Education: None required.

  Experience: One (1) year of previous experience.

  B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

  None required.

  C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

  None required.

  V. Work Environment

  Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations 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 work day;

  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 work day;

  Normal setting for this job is: shop or field.

  Benefits

  At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

  If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.

  Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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