Gas Plant Operator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Landfill gas experience or experience with gas compression and treatment.
• Strong troubleshooting abilities.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office and SCADA.
• Good mechanical skills.
• Self-motivation and ability to perform most tasks with little or no supervision.
• Ability to troubleshoot and interpret issues using SCADA and manuals.
• Working knowledge of pressure, vacuum, and flow.
• Experience with pumps, blowers, or air compressors.
• Current, valid driver’s license without restrictions.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including moderate lifting of 10–50 pounds and occasional walking on irregular surfaces, stooping, kneeling, climbing, or crouching.

Nice To Haves

• Basic electrical knowledge.
• Heavy equipment operations experience, including gas turbine and gas compressor operation and maintenance.
• Fabrication and basic process knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Review LOTO and job hazard analyses, and raise safety concerns to upper management.
• Complete monthly environmental reporting, monitor landfill gas composition including H2S treatment and media sampling, and review and follow compliance procedures.
• Coordinate maintenance tasks with management and other operators.
• Work with third-party vendors to ensure timely, efficient service.
• Respond to callouts, identify and address their causes, and assist during outages.
• Tune and adjust the plant to meet production and efficiency needs.
• Manage inventory and the preventative maintenance program.
• Operate, adjust, and repair equipment to maximize gas plant production safely and in compliance with environmental requirements.
• Operate and monitor blowers, gas pretreatment, chillers, CO2 removal, N2 removal, O2 removal, and compression equipment.
• Maintain detailed production data, equipment operating-hour records, service schedules, and outage records.
• Inspect operating equipment daily, including flow meters, gas chromatographs, fluid levels, pressure and temperature readings, and unusual noises; correct conditions before failures occur.
• Perform maintenance and repairs, including oil and filter changes, replacing drive belts and hoses, adjusting valves, and replacing compressor filters, slide valves, couplings, and bearings as needed; participate in preventative maintenance outages and overhauls.
• Maintain cleanliness in and around the plant, including equipment, grounds, and floors.
• Keep on-site parts and supplies stocked and organized, and maintain plant inventory.
• Maintain a safe plant environment by promptly cleaning spills, ensuring lighting works, addressing slip, trip, electrical, and mechanical hazards, and confirming visitors, mechanics, and contractors follow safe work practices.
• Contact the plant manager for assistance when a callout problem cannot be corrected or diagnosed.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Tuition assistance
• Referral bonus
• Generous paid time off
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Bonus for eligible positions