Welder Fabricator

USA Waste and Recycling
Broad Brook, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 8/24/2024 CLOSED ON 9/22/2024

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Welding Fabricator

USA Waste and Recycling

USA Waste and Recycling, Inc


USA Waste is at the forefront of waste hauling and processing, innovating every step as we work to find the best solutions for safe and efficient residential and commercial services. From building the largest state-of-the-art recycling facility in the country to powering our buildings with solar energy and fueling our trucks with all-American natural gas, we are committed to you, our communities, and the planet.

Our story started with a single truck. In 1974, founder Guy "Sonny" Antonacci and his wife, Mary Ann, started Somers Sanitation - named after our hometown of Somers, Connecticut. Today, three generations of family and a dedicated team of professionals are leading our companies into the future. While our fleet, facilities, services, and family have all grown, we take pride in continuing to operate our businesses based on the fundamental principle that has guided us since the beginning - to provide exceptional service and innovation to the communities and people we serve.

Join a team committed to moving forward to remain at the forefront of sustainability.

Some see waste. We see possibilities.

Position Summary:

This position works in a fast-paced, results-oriented production environment and repairs various items, including garbage, recycling, yard waste containers, vehicle assemblies, and facility components.

Your Role:

    • Repairs, modifies or fabricates a variety of metal work, including waste containers, vehicle assemblies, and facilities components
    • Specializes in repairing compactors.
    • Conduct work creating metal and plastic parts involving flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, and notching.
    • Through routine preventative maintenance inspections, identifying electrical and hydraulic system faults in compactors, and performing repairs, keeping the machinery operating efficiently.
    • Maintains a safe working environment utilizing safety checks on compactors and containers to identify and rectify any defects or malfunctions.
    • Executes customary configurations and setups of sizes.
    • Performs projects based on prints, renderings, and verbal commands.
    • Uses a variety of machines and equipment, including power saws, grinders, shear to press brakes, and drills.
    • Adept in performing various welding procedures on various materials, including arc and gas welding.
    • May operate heavy equipment as needed
    • Adapts to changing duties, as required, based on business needs.
    • Maintains reasonable, regular, punctual attendance consistent with Company policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Your Skills:

    • Knowledge of tools and methods of gas and electric welding
    • MIG and STIK Welding
    • Ability to work in a variety of indoor and outdoor conditions
    • Ability to take and understand oral instructions
    • Reliability and dependability
    • Minimum of two years of experience in MIG and STIK welding.
    • Must have basic tools to perform the job.
    • Ability to comprehend and follow safety procedures.
    • Must have a valid driver's license
    • Hold an appropriate CDL or be willing to obtain an appropriate CDL

This Position Features:

  • Family Oriented Environment
  • Excellent Benefits and Bonus Potential

Physical Demands:

Listed below are key points regarding the job's environmental demands and work environment. 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 40 pounds.
  • Ability to stand for up to 12 hours and frequently bend, reach, push, and pull.
  • Must be able to work in all weather conditions.

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