Job Description
Position Title: Lead Wellfield Technician (Pump Maintenance)
Reports to: Wellfield Manager
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Houston, Texas
Company Summary:
This is an opportune time to join a fast-growing company which is an industry leader in the renewable energy space. Montauk is a fully integrated renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of landfill methane into renewable electric power and renewable natural gas. Montauk’s corporate office is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a regional office in Houston, Texas. Montauk operates as a subsidiary of Montauk Holdings Limited, a publicly traded holding company listed on the NASDAQ.
Position Summary:
Leads the pump/ liquids monitoring and maintenance activities of a landfill gas collection system as directed by the Wellfield Manager.
Achieves high standards of health, safety and environmental integrity while maintaining maximum removal of liquids to enable the collection of landfill gas.
Essential Job Functions:
- Lead the pump maintenance team
- Maximize liquids removal
- Maximize gas collection and achieve sales goals
- Liquid Level and Liquid Temperature measurement coordination
- Share responsibility with the Lead Wellfield Technician (NSPS) for RTV cleaning, trash removal, housekeeping, shop organization, health, safety and environmental compliance
- Cover for the Lead Wellfield Technician (NSPS) when on PTO, etc.
- Train new technicians in the daily pump maintenance scheme and data collection requirements
- Assure accurate data collection and entry as required by the customer
- Enter data into the SCS eTools application as required
- Repair and troubleshoot pumps as required
- Routine Blower / Flare Operations
- Assist on after hours emergency services call outs for gas quality, flow, and containment
- Participate in customer facing meetings related to pump maintenance
Experience/Minimum Requirements:
- High School or GED; technical training school
- Working knowledge of pumps, gauges, etc.
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, & Excel
- Strong verbal, written, computer communication and organization skills
- Ability to interact positively and effectively in a team environment
- Valid Driver’s License issued by state of residence and in good standing
- Flexibility for on call’ support or varied schedule needs
Other Skills/Abilities:
Demonstrated mechanical and electrical knowledge and repair abilities
Natural or landfill gas wellfield experience a plus
Working Conditions:
- Work environment includes indoors and outdoors type work
- Pull Pumps by lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; frequently exerting up to 20 pounds of force
- Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl
- Normal ability to distinguish colors, speak, touch, and hear
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus required
- Frequent walking over uneven terrain, standing, use hands and fingers, handle and feel objects and tools
- Normal dexterity of hands and fingers
- Ability to operate a truck, forklift and use a variety of tools
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits:
- Full-Time employees are eligible for a strong benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Long term and short term disability
- Life Insurance
- Retirement 401K
- Pay is commensurate with qualifications.
Montauk Renewables is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age. We are a drug free work environment based on Federal guidelines and use e-verify to confirm employment eligibility.