Landfill Gas Technician
About this role
Are you looking for a hands-on role with career growth opportunities in a stable, year‑round industry? Waste Connections is hiring a Gas Technician to work outdoors while learning advanced skills like HDPE pipe fusion, pneumatic pump maintenance, and gas system monitoring. This position offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to build a long-term career in a growing field.
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40–50 hours per week with occasional Saturdays
Pay: $21–$25 DOE
Responsibilities Include:
- Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill
- Work with Lead Landfill Gas Technician to ensure compliance
- Maintain relationships with landfill employees, consultants, and vendors
- Use gas analyzer to monitor gas wells and probes
- Perform maintenance on pneumatic pumps, including removal, inspection, and repairs
- Monitor liquid levels in gas wells
- HDPE pipe fusion
Position Requirements:
- Ability to follow established procedures with minimal supervision
- Coachable and able to learn safe landfill navigation
- Willingness to work outdoors for most of the day
- Maintain a positive attitude and strong work ethic
- Flexibility to perform a variety of tasks
- Provide on-call response to gas collection system
- Experience with hand and power tools
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to collect, interpret, and draw conclusions from data
- Veterans encouraged to apply
Ideal Candidates Will Possess:
- Experience with leachate collection systems
Successful candidates will enjoy field service work in an environment built on operational excellence and accountability. We offer strong compensation, excellent benefits, and unlimited opportunities to Connect with Your Future.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Competitive pay
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, FSA, long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k), and more
- Year‑round work in a stable industry
Apply today and 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.
Company at a glance
Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.
We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
Top Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSA
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
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