Welder and Delivery Driver

Welder/Delivery Driver

Alaska Waste, a Waste Connections company, has an immediate position available for a Welder/Delivery Driver in Fairbanks, AK!

In this position you will do a few different things, but your main duties will include welding, fabricating and compactor repair, painting dumpsters, and can delivery.

This is a full-time, long-term position with a great company. If you don't mind getting your hands dirty and are a self-motivated, hardworking individual with good communication skills, we want to talk to you.

The schedule is a 5-8 schedule. It will be Monday - Friday. 6:30 am to 2:30 pm. Saturdays and Sundays off. The pay will be $24.00 to $26.00 per hour, depending on experience. With regular wage increases.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Perform welding and repair of trash/compactor containers, compactor repairs and trash trucks metal repair in our fleet.
• Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate and OSHA standards.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
• Ability to effectively communicate needed repairs or tasks and work as a team.
• Assist with roll cart delivery to our local customers.
• Ability to safely operate vehicle.
• Delivering cans to customers in a timely fashion.
• Repairing lids and locking bars on site as needed.
• Cleaning and painting dumpsters and containers in our shop.
• At times filling in for Site Workers at our transfer sites cleaning waste from around sites by raking and shoveling waste into dumpsters on site.
• Perform routine inspection and maintenance on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
• Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading, at times with no helpers.
• Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions And Physical Effort:

• Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.
• The work environment may be indoors in a shop, or outdoors to repair containers in the yard. Usually, well-lit and ventilated. Sometimes it is necessary to work in awkward or tight positions and to handle greasy or dirty tools. These factors require the following basic safety precautions.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Valid Drivers License.
• Hydraulic and electrical experience.
• Experienced in Stick and MIG welding and using a cutting torch.
• Ability to drive a forklift and other trucks in the yard.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application. Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest.

We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future".

Waste Connections is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.