Landfill Gas Tech

Winnebago Landfill is looking for a Landfill Gas Technician at our landfill in Rockford, Illinois. This is an excellent opportunity with a growing company! Responsibilities include: 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 managers 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. The ideal candidate will have: 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. Minimum requirements: Some direct work experience in one or more of the following areas: Environmental site assessments and remediation Environmental audits The position pay $25 an hour, based on experience* 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. Youll 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. LETS REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and youll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, youll 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 youll 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.