Waste Connections is looking for a Landfill Gas Technician to join the SLD Landfill team in Punta Gorda, FL. This position will involve shift work, including nights, weekdays and weekends. Approximately 50-hour work week. On-Call! Plus year round OT. Pay range $25 to $30 an hour DOE Responsibilities include: Ensure landfill gas and H2S scrubber systems remain in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws and regulations. Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill and treatment facility. Operate a Human Machine Interface (HMI) on a landfill gas treatment plant control system. Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance. Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, and customers generating industrial waste. Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits. Use gas analyzers, equipment, probes, instruments to monitor gas and H2S on machines and in the field. Performing maintenance on pneumatic, electrical and other types of pumps, switches, etc. Position Requirements: Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision. Work outdoors for most of the day. Be willing to perform a variety of tasks on any given day. Ability to handle objects up to 50 lbs. Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Experience operating hand, power tools, forklift (telehandler), and man-lift. Provide on-call response to the system. Maintain a good attitude and a hard work ethic. Must be mechanically proficient in a variety of systems and field instruments. Ability to collect data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions. Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. VETERANS are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates will possess: Experience with environmental site assessments and remediation Experience with environmental audits If you have any problems filling out the application call Pete Carreon at 832-510-5681 We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees