Truck Welder

Summary Ready to spark up your career? Athens Services is seeking a skilled Truck Welder to join our team, where you'll be the driving force behind our fleet's welding repairs and fabrications. Reporting to the Fleet Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Supervisor, you'll operate manual and automated welding equipment, ensuring our vehicles and equipment are in top-notch condition. With experience in welding, including MIG, Arc Welding, and fabrication skills, you'll be a key player in our maintenance team. Your ability to fabricate parts, perform safety inspections, and communicate welding issues effectively will set you apart. At Athens Services, we provide a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401K with profit sharing & match, life insurance, and opportunities for professional development. Ready to make your mark? Apply now and be a key player in our success! Job Description The Truck Welder reports to the Fleet Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Supervisor. The Truck Welder is personally responsible for truck and body welding repairs, fabrication of new and/or replacement parts for dump trucks, trailers and refuse truck bodies. Essential Job Functions Operate manual and automated welding equipment to repair vehicles and equipment. Ability to fabricate parts and/or components relative to need or availability. Performs safety inspections and checks on vehicles and equipment. Must be able to weld flat and vertical planes (all position welding), examines for successful welds for depth and penetration (i.e. bead size and other specifications). Perform welding/fabrication repairs on Refuse truck bodies to include packer blade, paddle packer, floor reskins, hydraulic cylinder replacement, rear door/tailgate, body wall, ASL arm rebuilds to include hydraulic hose/tubing replacement. Completes required paperwork/tablet use associated with repairing vehicles and equipment; to include documentation of parts usage, and repair times. Attendance and successful accomplishment of all safety and compliance training. Required Qualifications High School Diploma or G.E.D. Trade School Certification. Minimum of 5 years' experience in welding: MIG, Arc Welding and fabrication. Familiar with DOT/ CHP repair processes and controls for Drivers Vehicle Inspection Reports. Ability to effectively communicate Truck Welder issues and required repairs. Perform all tasks safely and in accordance with applicable OSHA rules and regulations. Consistently behaves in a manner that is appropriate and professional. Ability to read and comprehend service and technical information. Valid Class C Driver's License. Acceptable Driver's Record. Must possess personal hand tools. Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Preferred Qualifications Bilingual English / Spanish. Welder Certification. CDL Class A / B Heavy equipment operation experience. Benefits: Competitive wages Comprehensive benefit package Medical, Dental, Vision 401K Life Insurance Paid Vacation and Sick Time Career plan Recognition programs Professional development learning An exceptional work environment Athens will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and any other applicable state, federal or local laws. EEO/M/F/disability/veteran Athens Services is a local, family-owned waste collection and recycling company that has been a fixture in the greater Los Angeles community for the past 60 years. We provide innovative, consistent, and quality environmental services to our more than 250,000 customers in the 50+ communities we serve. Through reuse, recycling, and composting, Athens diverts valuable resources from landfills.