Landfill Gas Technician (JED Landfill/August 2026)
About this role
📍 Location: St. Cloud, FL (JED Landfill)
💰 Pay: $22–$30+/hr. (Based on Experience)
📅 Schedule: Monday – Friday, Every Other Saturday | 7AM to 5PM (45-50 Hours/Week)
Waste Connections, Inc. is looking for a skilled and motivated Landfill Gas Technician to join our high-performing team in St. Cloud, FL at our JED Landfill.
If you have experience in the Waste or Recycling industry, that’s a huge plus—but not required. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a $5,000 Stay-On Bonus to show our commitment to your success.
🔧 The Job:
Ensure landfill gas and H2S scrubber systems remain in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.
Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill and treatment facility.
Operate a Human Machine Interface (HMI) on a landfill gas treatment plant control system.
Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance.
Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, and customers generating industrial waste.
Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits.
Use gas analyzers, equipment, probes, instruments to monitor gas and H2S on machines and in the field.
Performing maintenance on pneumatic, electrical, and other types of pumps, switches, etc.
✅ Requirements:
Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.
Work outdoors for most of the day. Be willing to perform a variety of tasks on any given day.
Ability to handle objects up to 50 lbs.
Experience operating hand, power tools, forklift (telehandler), and man-lift.
Provide on-call response to the system. Maintain a good attitude and a hard work ethic.
Must be mechanically proficient in a variety of systems and field instruments.
Ability to collect data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions. Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
🛠️ What’s in It for You:
$22–$30+/hr. DOE + Bonus Opportunity!
Boot Allowance + $5,000 Stay On Bonus!
Reliable Work Hours with Overtime Built In
Career Growth with one of the Top Companies in the Industry 🚀
💼 Full Benefits Package:
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Match, up to 5%
Life Insurance & Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Legal & Travel Assistance Plans
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Ready to roll? Join a team that gets it.
We’re hiring now – apply today and start your next chapter in St. Cloud, FL!
Waste Connections is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
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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 Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Life Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Legal Assistance Plan
- Travel Assistance Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Boot Allowance
- Stay-On Bonus
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