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Heavy Equipment Technician III $5000 Sign On Bonus, Relocation Assistance Available

Location

King George, VA

Wage

$30.75 – $40/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

WM is North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services, seeking a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III to provide stable work and benefits that prioritize employee safety and well-being.

Responsibilities

  • Repair equipment including bulldozers, scrapers, backhoes, front end loaders, yard trucks, farm tractors, forklifts, and company cars.
  • Diagnose and repair differentials, hydraulic systems, motors, transmissions, drives, air conditioning systems, and electrical systems.
  • Perform preventative maintenance as set out by the site checklist.
  • Complete paperwork and admin tasks such as work orders, card files, P.M. checklists, and oil samples.
  • Service and maintain other equipment such as light plants, water pumps, welders, and other equipment.
  • Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 6 years of maintenance mechanic experience on heavy equipment.
  • A valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
  • Be over 18 years of age.
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States.
  • Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Successfully complete and pass pre-employment drug screen and physical.
  • Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), Audiogram and Respirator Fit Test annual.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday – Friday from 6AM - 4:00PM with no weekends.
  • Location is at the Landfill site in King George, VA.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in King George, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 26% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia — toward the top of a $23–$33/hr middle band drawn from 67 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in King George, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in King George, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 123 other active welding openings from 63 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are General Dynamics NASSCO (10), Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (9), and RailWorks (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $34/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Richmond at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

Similar openings near King George, VA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Heavy Equipment Technician III $5000 Sign On Bonus, Relocation Assistance Available figures were last recalculated when this page was built.