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Senior Heavy Equipment Technician Day 1 Benefits

WM

Hampton, VAFull-time$26–30.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$26–30.5/hr
Location
Hampton, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

WM is hiring a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III to service and repair equipment at its landfill site in Hampton, Virginia. The role includes diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems, performing preventive maintenance, and completing related work orders and records. The posting offers a $26–$30.50 hourly base-pay range and benefits including healthcare, a stock purchase plan, education assistance, and a company-matched 401(k).

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Heavy Equipment Maintenance, requiredEquipment Repair, nice to haveMechanical Diagnosis, nice to haveHydraulic Systems, nice to haveElectrical Systems, nice to havePreventive Maintenance, nice to haveIndependent Work, nice to haveAccountability, nice to haveCommunication, nice to havePhysical Stamina, requiredLifting, requiredPushing, requiredPulling, requiredCrouching, requiredClimbing, requiredStanding, requiredWalking, requiredGrasping, required

Qualifications

6 Years Heavy Equipment Maintenance Experience, requiredValid Driver's License, requiredClean Driving Record, requiredMust Be 18+, requiredLegally Eligible to Work in the United States, requiredPre-Employment Drug Screen and Physical, requiredAnnual PFT, Audiogram, and Respirator Fit Test, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Are you looking for stable work as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III with benefits that provide financial security for you and your family? Aspiring to advance in your heavy equipment career at a site that prides itself on employee safety? Searching for a company that prioritizes its employees' well-being and understands the importance of family time? If this speaks to you, then WM might be the place for your next career move.

Stable work and benefits that support you and your loved ones, a schedule that respects work life balance with your safety at the heart of everything we do and support for your future with training and development based on your unique career goals. That’s what you get as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III at WM – and more.

About us

WM is North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services. We partner with our customers and the communities we serve to manage and reduce waste at each stage from collection to disposal, while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy.

The pay and benefits you’ll get as Heavy Equipment Mechanic III:

  • Starting salary $26 - $30.50 depending on experience

  • Stable hours for your financial stability

  • Access to a stock purchase plan

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental, vision and prescription coverage.

  • We are Committed to Growth: Annual Education Assistance Benefit available for team members

  • Company-matched 401(k)

  • Adoption assistance and parent support

These are just a few of our comprehensive benefits for a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III. Whether you are planning on building or expanding your family or looking for the next step in your career – WM is there, helping build the best and total you.

The hours and location you’ll work in as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III with WM:

  • Monday – Friday every week

  • Between 6AM - 5:00PM (some overtime may be available)

  • We’re committed to offering you stable hours for the financial security and work life balance you need.

  • The normal setting for this job is our Landfill site in Hampton, VA.

Those are the key details on pay and schedule – now here’s more on what you’ll be doing as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III at WM.

Each day you’ll work at one of our recycling facilities that service over 20 million customers across the USA. As a Heavy Equipment Mechanic III you’ll be responsible for the service and repair of heavy equipment like bulldozers, scrapers & front end loaders - this equipment is vital to the work we do, so your work will be recognized and valued for the impact it has on our operation. Our heavy equipment mechanics take their careers to the next level by working on equipment that requires a high level of skill – and determination.

Our waste disposal sites operate a rigorous cleaning schedule to protect the working environment for all our employees.

Here’s more of what you’ll do:

  • Repair equipment including, but not limited to, 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.

  • Preventative maintenance as set out by the site checklist.

  • Paperwork and admin tasks such as work orders, card files, P.M. checklists, and oil samples.

  • Service and maintains other equipment such as light plants, water pump, welders, and other equipment.

  • Reference site-specific procedures and more detailed site-specific job descriptions.

  • Performing other duties as assigned.

What do you need to be considered for the role of Heavy Equipment Mechanic III?

  • 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

The kind of people who thrive in our teams:

  • Thrive while working independently.

  • Take accountability for the quality and standard of their work.

  • Good communicators who are ready to support other colleagues.

  • Curious and determined fixers.

Work environment and physical demands:

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Required to exert physical effort that will include but is not limited to frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, crouching, and climbing; Constantly standing, walking, and grasping; Occasionally: sitting and balancing

  • Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) often.

  • Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements often.

  • This job operates in both inside garage, shop or gas plant conditions as well as in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity.

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, then click ‘Apply now’ to start your tomorrow, today.

Pay : The expected base pay range for this on-site position is $26 - $30.50/hr. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, then click ‘Apply now’ to start your tomorrow, today.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

How this job compares

Set against the 2,054 open Mechanic jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$26–30.5/hr
  • Virginia median$27–37/hr51 hourly ranges
  • US median$26–34/hr1,121 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $28.25/hr, is 13% below the Virginia median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the middle half of Mechanic hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 77 open Mechanic jobs in Virginia and 2,054 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Mechanic postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,172 postings).
Education
9 of the 2,054 open Mechanic jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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