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Position Summary:
Manage the Landfill Gas to Energy Facility to maximize production, while ensuring safe work practices, environmental compliance, timely maintenance, compliance with contracts, and coordination with the landfill management and operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintains the facility spare inventory and provides a written inventory count twice annually.
- Promptly responds to call-outs of plant shutdowns during non-business hours to identify the cause of the shutdown and perform repairs or adjustments to return the plant to operation.. Consults with WMRE operations managers as needed.
- Assists the MAGOM, landfill gas technician, and landfill District Manager as a first priority in emergencies and as allowed by workload for routine or repetitive tasks.
- Complies 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.
- Complete special assignments/tasks as required by WMRE Operations Manager, Market Area Gas Operations Manager, or Landfill District Manager.
- Repairs, maintains, and services all equipment in accordance with the facility Standard Operating Procedures, equipment maintenance manuals, and WMRE policies and training.
- Evaluates equipment operational data and determines proper course of action to maximize production and reduce expense without impairing equipment. Reports reoccurring shutdowns or equipment de-rating to WMRE operations managers for analysis, and participates in corrective actions.
- Complies with power purchase agreements, gas sales agreements, interconnect agreements, or other contracts. Represents WMRE as the first point of contact with the power/gas purchaser with respect to facility operations, and complies with all power/gas scheduling requirements as directed by the purchaser.
- Identifies backup staff in coordination with the WMRE regional manager, and assigns call-out schedules to ensure that there is at least one plant manager available 24/7/365 for plant shutdowns and emergencies. For self and backup, adjusts daily or weekly on-site presence at plant during business hours to reflect time spent for call-outs, with consideration that all other daily and monthly duties must be completed on a timely basis.
- Procures plant supplies and replacement equipment in an efficient manner by identifying needs in advance, managing vendors, and working within WMRE guidelines.
- Schedules and conducts plant tours as requested to support good community relations. Represent WMRE as the on-site technical expert on production of renewable energy from landfill gas.
- Implements WM and WMRE safety policies and practices for all work activities, and ensures these practices are followed by other WM staff, vendors, contractors, and visitors.
- Coordinates all scheduled plant maintenance, unscheduled down time, compliance, and well-field issues and regularly communicates this with the Market Area Gas Operations Manager (MAGOM) and/or WMRE Operations Manager.
Required Education & Experience:
- Must be able to diagnose and repair DC circuits 12/24 volts.
- Basic knowledge of 120/240/480 3ph volt AC circuits.
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 100 lbs.
- Understand concepts of 4160 volt circuits
- Must be able to travel up to 15% with overnight stays.
- Must be familiar with basic principles of building maintenance.
- Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D (accredited).
- Experience: 5 years of relevant work experience diagnosing and repairing internal combustion engines and cooling systems (in addition to education requirement).