Renewable Natural Gas Plant Technician OL

Waste Management seeks a Renewable Natural Gas Plant Technician in Louisville, KY, offering a competitive salary and a $6000 sign-on bonus. The role involves managing a landfill gas to RNG facility, ensuring safety and compliance, performing maintenance and troubleshooting, and coordinating with operations. The technician will work independently and must be skilled in operational data evaluation and compliance with environmental regulations.
Position: Renewable Natural Gas Plant Technician ($6000 Sign On Bonus OL)

Pay Competitive

Employment type

Full-Time
Job Description
Req#: 2300768

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

JOIN THE RNG REVOLUTION! Industry Leader.... Landfill Gas to Energy Production

$6000

Sign On Bonus!

Flexible Work Hours!

Work Independently!

With more than 130 energy projects using naturally occurring landfill gas to power homes and businesses, WM Renewable Energy produces over 550 megawatts of electricity every year enough to power more than 440,000 homes. This is equivalent to offsetting over 2.2 million tons of coal per year.

I. Job Summary

Manage the Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas “RNG” 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.

The facility processes the landfill gas by removing the majority of the non-methane components including CO2, water, sulfur and volatile and non-volatile organic compounds to attain pipeline quality.

The RNG Plant Manager will be required to operate and maintain a landfill gas to High BTU processing facility; which will include specialty gas processing, Gas Compressors, CO2 removal system, Thermal-Oxidizers, and H2S removal systems, NRU’s and PSA’s.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
• The operator will perform intermediate to advanced level Instrument and Control repair, maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting.
• By thorough evaluation of operational data, be responsible for planning a proper course of action and have complete ownership for managing production capacity in efforts to reduce plant operating expenses while limiting equipment downtime without impairment. Inspects ongoing activities for safety and environmental compliance, and for adherence to Standard Operating Procedures. Reports and develops recommendations for corrective actions in any instances of reoccurring shutdowns or equipment de-rating in order to notify WMRE operations managers whether further analysis is necessary.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all operational requirements of the air permit, which may include CYCLE task tracking, documentation of compliance with standard operating procedures, performing emissions tests, and adjusting equipment to meet emissions limits. Represents WMRE during third party testing and regulatory inspections.
• Must be an engaged employee with the ability to organize and manage small to large scale plant outages and projects.
• Must be skilled in organizational and record keeping of all maintenance reports, gas data analysis and waste stream documentation.
• Operate advanced instrumentation and process control systems.
• Secures, manages, and coordinates all 3rd party vendors for scheduled plant maintenance, unscheduled down time, compliance, and well-field issues. Regularly communicates this with the Market Area Gas Operations Manager (MAGOM) and/or WMRE Operations Manager.
• Manages various relationships with gas purchasers as a first point of contact, with respect to facility operations and compliance with scheduling requirements. Complies with gas sales agreements, interconnect agreements, or other contracts.
• Inspects plant machinery and equipment. Repairs, maintains, and services all equipment in accordance with the facility Standard Operating Procedures, equipment maintenance manuals, and WMRE 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 WM and WMRE safety policies and practices for all work activities, and ensures these practices are followed by other WM staff, vendors, contractors,…