Posted in Other 10 days ago.
Type: Full Time
WIN Waste Innovations is a waste management company committed to delivering essential waste management solutions to customers and communities supported by our team of 1,900 employees. We believe in preserving our environment for future generations while providing for today's needs. WIN Waste Innovations is a vertically integrated business with a platform of 50 strategically located collection, transfer and disposal assets. These include waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. We process more than 11 million tons of waste annually, converting 6.7 million tons of waste into clean, renewable energy that powers 340,000 homes. We recycle more than 234,000 tons of plastic, paper, and metals from the waste stream.
The Jr. Environmental Technician is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of landfill surface water management systems, gas extraction systems, gas treatment systems, leachate collections systems and other related systems at a facility. The position is accountable for the ongoing monitoring of such systems, ensuring that all work adheres to safety regulations, as well as federal and state requirements. The Jr. Environmental Technician takes direction from an Environmental Manager or Senior Environmental Technicain.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner.
* Good communication skills; can effectively communicate operating issues to management.
* Good follow through ability; adheres to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
* Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company's safety standards; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness.
* Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.
Preferred Qualifications
* Vocational school or Associates Degree in Environmental Science
* Minimum of 2 years of experience working at sites regulated by OSHA.
* Minimum of 2 years of experience working with electrical circuits and associated equipment
* Minimum of 2 years of experience performing maintenance activities on various equipment
* Minimum of 2 years of experience working at sites regulated by OSHA.
* Minimum of 1 years of experience working with landfill gas extraction and/or leachate systems.
Principal Responsibilities
* Conducts, or assists with, environmental sampling that may include ground water, surface water, air quality, odors, and gas migration.
* Measures and records gas levels in landfill well fields and at probes in the landfill boundary to ensure the ongoing compliance with applicable safety regulations, as well as federal and state requirements.
* Troubleshoots and corrects landfill gas extraction systems when necessary; report more complicated issues to management to ensure timely correction.
* Manages and troubleshoots leachate system to ensure it continues to operate in accordance with safety standards, federal, and state regulations.
* Manages and troubleshoots gas and water treatment systems to insure proper operation and compliance with safety standards, federal, and state regulations.
* Performs landfill surveying activities as required.
* Prepares and submits required reporting data relative to landfill gas extraction, leachate and other related systems.
* Performs all responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring adherence to all safety regulations that govern job performance; ensure ongoing compliance with all applicable federal and state requirements.
* Performs other job-related duties as required
Qualifications
* High School diploma or GED.
* Minimum of 1 year of experience working at a site regulated by OSHA.
At WIN Waste Innovations, every employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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