Landfill Gas Tech

Waste Connections

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Winnebago Landfill is seeking a Landfill Gas Technician in Rockford, Illinois. This role is with Waste Connections, a growing company providing solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services. The company aims to foster an environment where empowered employees fulfill commitments and positively impact customers, communities, and colleagues. Waste Connections prioritizes community health and values safety-minded individuals who contribute positively and demonstrate integrity. The company offers beneficial training and professional development opportunities for career advancement. Waste Connections encourages passionate, dedicated individuals who thrive in a 'work hard/play hard' culture focused on maintaining its reputation as a premier waste services company. The organization operates with a decentralized structure, seeking energetic individuals who show initiative and creativity. Diversity and inclusion are central to Waste Connections' success, which has maintained a culture of safety, integrity, and service for over 20 years, built on mutual care and community service.

Requirements

Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.
Understanding of landfill gas systems
Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.
Must be mechanically proficient on a variety of systems and field instruments.
Ability to define problems collects data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Some direct work experience in one or more of the following areas: Environmental site assessments and remediation, Environmental audits.

Responsibilities

Ensure landfill gas and waste water systems remains in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill.
Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance.
Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, customers generating industrial waste.
Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits.
Perform technical duties relevant to the landfill gas extraction system compliant to landfill operations.
Provide assistance in fulfillment of all technical/regulating/operational documentation related to the landfill.
Assist in general manager’s administration of all landfill operations/programs, daily business dealings/communications.
Analyze data and prepare summaries, recommendations and cost estimates for consideration by senior engineers and/or managers.
Conduct on-site technical visits to satellite sites to review and evaluate operational efficiency of equipment and systems at various facilities.
Monitor and maintain field installation and testing.
Assist senior engineer and/or management in reviewing design and development plans, calculating cost estimates for completing the proposed projects and evaluating the engineering proposals and specifications.
Compose technical reports to document engineering analysis, solutions and results.
Represent the organization in conferences to resolve important issues and to plan and coordinate work.
Other job related duties as assigned.