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Overview

Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a Welder to join the team in Elkhart, IN. The Welder is responsible for welding, fabrication, and repair work on containers, compactors, trucks, trailers, and other waste industry equipment, supporting the maintenance team to ensure equipment is repaired safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and repair of trash containers, trash compactors, and trash trucks in our fleet.
  • Inspect equipment to identify structural damage and repair needs.
  • Measure, cut, fit, and weld metal components according to specifications.
  • Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate and OSHA standards.
  • Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
  • Effectively communicate needed repairs or tasks.

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in Stick welding.
  • 2 years experience in MIG welding.
  • Fabrication experience is a must.
  • Proven critical thinking skills.
  • Valid Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $21.00/hr + based on experience.
  • Approximately 10 or so hours of overtime weekly.
  • Schedule: 5:00am start time averaging approximately 10 hours per day.
  • Monday-Friday with occasional Saturdays.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Elkhart, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $21–$29/hr across 67 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Elkhart, IN

Elkhart, IN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 103 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Elkhart, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (9), Forest River (4), and Lozier Corporation (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Indianapolis at $24/hr, Fort Wayne at $24/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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