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Gas Technician II | Waste Management | Bergen, NY Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. As a Fortune 200 Company we know our success is based on hiring the right people. If you are looking for an environment that promotes teamwork as well as individual excellence, then consider Waste Management for your next career move. I. Job Summary This position reports to the District Manager and is responsible primarily for the operation and maintenance of landfill gas collection systems, as well as assistance at the Power Plant. II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by department. Properly operate and maintain gas collection system on a timely and cost effective basis in order to achieve minimum performance standards Monthly wellfield monitoring Liquid level measurements in gas extraction wells Pneumatic pump cleaning / maintenance Wellfield maintenance Daily preventative maintenance / HDPE pipe welding Routine blower / flare operations Landfill Gas condensate management system maintenance Monitor landfill gas probes Quarterly surface scan (NSPS Sites), if required Downloading of wellfield monitoring data verification of NSPS compliance Assist the Plant Manager with various daily activities III. Supervisory Responsibilities * This job has no supervisory duties IV. Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. A. Education and Experience Required: High School Diploma or equivalent, driver's license Preferred: Landfill gas field experience B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements - none required C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required 1-3 Years of landfill gas field or related experience Pass Landfill Gas Technician I Certification Training Basic understanding of environmental regulations applicable to landfill gas management systems Basic computer skills Understanding of health and safety landfill gas issues Mechanical - technical aptitude Entry level familiarity with landfill gas instrumentation and wellfield tuning activities Able to discern the difference between monitoring and tuning Opacity training Sample well field on a monthly basis (or as needed) with the GEM (gas extraction monitor) Download the GEM into LGMS (landfill gas management system) and look at the well field trends and adjust as needed V. Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 50 pounds on occasion Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements often Normal setting for this job is in the field outdoors OSHA level D and personal protective monitoring devices To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://wm.contacthr.com/11275742 or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://wm.recruitmax.com/MAIN/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=5724&szUniqueCareerPortalID=150&szUniqueCareerPortalID=c1dddf7b-df3a-462e-86fe-366a841b1155