Landfill Gas Technician
About The Position
Waste Connections is hiring a Gas Technician to work outdoors while learning advanced skills like HDPE pipe fusion, pneumatic pump maintenance, and gas system monitoring. This position offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in a growing field. The role involves performing routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill, working with the Lead Landfill Gas Technician to ensure compliance, and maintaining relationships with landfill employees, consultants, and vendors. Successful candidates will enjoy field service work in an environment built on operational excellence and accountability.
Requirements
- Ability to follow established procedures with minimal supervision
- Coachable and able to learn safe landfill navigation
- Willingness to work outdoors for most of the day
- Maintain a positive attitude and strong work ethic
- Flexibility to perform a variety of tasks
- Provide on-call response to gas collection system
- Experience with hand and power tools
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to collect, interpret, and draw conclusions from data
Nice To Haves
- Experience with leachate collection systems
Responsibilities
- Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill
- Work with Lead Landfill Gas Technician to ensure compliance
- Maintain relationships with landfill employees, consultants, and vendors
- Use gas analyzer to monitor gas wells and probes
- Perform maintenance on pneumatic pumps, including removal, inspection, and repairs
- Monitor liquid levels in gas wells
- HDPE pipe fusion
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
