Leachate Management Technician

Waste Connections is seeking a highly motivated Leachate Management Technician to manage operations at our Turkey Creek Landfill in Alvarado, Texas. In this vital role, you will be responsible for maximizing production while ensuring strict safety, environmental, and compliance standards. You’ll work independently to oversee plant equipment, coordinate with third-party vendors, and act as the facility’s go-to technical expert.

Why work for Waste Connections?

Competitive Compensations

Safety Bonuses – Get rewarded for your safe habits

Benefits Plans – Keep yourself healthy

Matching 401(K) – Connect to your future

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per Hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage the Landfill Leachate Evaporation Facility to maximize production, while ensuring safe work practices, environmental compliance, timely maintenance, compliance with contracts, and coordination with the landfill management and operations

This role acts as a plant owner and is available whenever necessary to meet the objectives of the role and the needs of the facility

This will be required to operate and maintain equipment such as specialty gas processing equipment, gas compressors, and liquid evaporation.

The operator will perform intermediate to advanced level Instrument and Control repair, maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting

Capture data and evaluate course of action for optimized plant performance, while operating within identified budgets

This position also has strict requirements for safety and environmental compliance along with standard operating procedures

Operate advanced instrumentation and process control systems

Leads, manages, and coordinates all 3rd party vendors or customers for scheduled evaporator maintenance, unscheduled down time, compliance, and well-field issues

Regularly communicates this with the facility leadership.

Inspects plant machinery and equipment

Repairs, maintains, and services all equipment in accordance with the facility Standard Operating Procedures, equipment maintenance manuals, and WC policies and training

Must also be knowledgeable to handle non-routine repairs or issues that may arise and require sound, immediate judgment without direct supervision

Implement WC safety policies and practices for all work activities, and ensure these practices are followed by other WC staff, vendors, contractors, and visitors entering the facility

Completes all mandatory training activities for both safety and operational training as assigned by supervisor

Procures evaporator supplies and replacement equipment in an efficient manner by identifying needs in advance, managing vendors, and working within WC guidelines as well as being responsible for the annual budget

Promptly responds to call-outs of evaporator shutdowns during non-business hours to identify the cause of the shutdown and rectify/diagnose through appropriate repairs or adjustments to return the evaporator to operation while consulting with WC Leadership and 3rd party consultants (as needed).

This role is given discretion to judge the situation and respond accordingly without management intervention, until needed

Maintains the facility spare inventory and provides a written inventory count twice annually

Completes special assignments/tasks as required by the WC Landfill Operations Supervisor, Site Manager, or District Manager

Able to work as a team and communicate clearly and professionally across different business units

Ability to wear/operate assigned PPE and follow WC site specific safety protocols and procedures

Work on electrical systems, DC and AC low voltage, to troubleshoot and perform minor repairs

Must be strong with basic computer skills used to communicate, document, and change operations settings for evaporator performance optimization

Combination: This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

The technician will perform intermediate to advanced level Instrument and Control repair, maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting.

Capture data and evaluate course of action for optimized evaporator performance, while operating within identified budgets. This position also has strict requirements for safety and environmental compliance along with standard operating procedures.

Must be an engaged employee with the ability to organize and manage small to large scale facility outages and projects, with attention to detail of organizational and record keeping of all maintenance reports, gas data analysis and waste stream documentation.

Operate advanced instrumentation and process control systems.

Leads, manages, and coordinates all 3rd party vendors or customers for scheduled evaporator maintenance, unscheduled down time, compliance, and well-field issues.

Regularly communicates this with the Landfill Leadership Team

Inspect evaporator machinery and equipment. Repairs, maintains, and services all equipment in accordance with the facility Standard Operating Procedures, equipment maintenance manuals, and WC policies and training. Must also be knowledgeable to handle non-routine repairs or issues that may arise and require sound, immediate judgment without direct supervision.

Implements WC and site-specific safety policies and practices for all work activities, and ensure these practices are followed by other WC staff, vendors, contractors, and visitors entering the facility.

Completes all mandatory training activities for both safety and operational training as assigned by supervisor.

Procures evaporator supplies and replacement equipment in an efficient manner by identifying needs in advance, managing vendors, and working within WC guidelines as well as being responsible for adhering to the annual budget.

Promptly responds to call-outs of evaporator shutdowns during non-business hours to identify the cause of the shutdown and rectify/diagnose through appropriate repairs or adjustments to return the evaporator to operation while consulting with the landfill leadership team and 3rd party consultants (as needed). This role is given discretion to judge the situation and respond accordingly without management intervention, until needed.

Maintains the facility spare inventory and provides a written inventory count twice annually.

Completes special assignments/tasks as required by the landfill leadership team.

Able to work as a team and communicate clearly and professionally across different lines of business.

Ability to wear/operate assigned PPE and follow WC and site-specific safety protocols and procedures.

Work on electrical systems, DC and AC low voltage, to troubleshoot and perform minor repairs.

Qualifications

Must be an engaged employee with the ability to organize and manage small to large scale evaporator outages and projects, with attention to detail of organizational and record keeping of all maintenance reports, gas data analysis and waste stream documentation

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job

Education: High School Diploma or GED (accredited) required

Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience in a plant operations or plant maintenance environment required

Administrative Services\DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State required

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Fundamental knowledge of computer data entry and interpretation

Must be able to lift a minimum of 100 lbs.

Must be able to diagnose and repair DC circuits 12/24 volts

Basic knowledge of 120/240/480 3ph volt AC circuits

Must be able to understand complex processes and action-based thinking

Must be familiar with basic principles of building maintenance

Must be able to demonstrate industry communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

RNG OPS experience

Leachate Evaporation OPS experience

Gas processing or pipeline OPS experience

Gas compression and gas conditioning experience

Controls and programming

Landfill gas collections

Automotive or Heavy Equipment technician

Refrigeration or HVAC experience

Skilled in P&ID or electrical drawing interpretation

Project management experience

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Combination: This job operates in a mix between an office environment and plant/field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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