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Overview

The Container Welder/Fabricator in Salt Lake City, UT, is responsible for repairing, painting, and maintaining containers and roll-off boxes. Republic Services, a leader in the environmental services industry, is committed to sustainability and providing comprehensive waste management solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Performs repairs and maintenance on front, rear and roll-off containers.
  • Welds steel and aluminum components using MIG and ARC welding equipment.
  • Fabrics steel components using a brake and shear.
  • Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch.
  • Fabrics steel components for hoppers, containers and compactors.
  • Installs lids and wheels on containers.
  • Paints repaired containers.
  • Follows all safety policies and procedures.
  • Completes required paperwork.
  • Installs company and safety decals on containers and roll-off boxes.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Refers more complex repairs to the Supervisor.

Requirements

  • Certified welder.
  • Advanced knowledge of MIG and stick welders, plasma cutter, and airless paint sprayers.
  • Familiar with basic use of hand tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to follow directions with minimal supervisory involvement.
  • Minimum of 1 year welding experience or completion of a welding program.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Salt Lake County, UT

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Utah, where the middle half runs $26–$35/hr across 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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 Salt Lake County, UT

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Salt Lake County, UT, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 38 employers. Browse welding jobs across Utah.

The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are LACO Technologies (3), EZARC (2), and PacifiCorp (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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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