Landfill Technician
City of Palo Alto Palo Alto, California, United States
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Categories: Sanitation and Solid Waste
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Feb 19, 2025
Job Description:
Landfill Technician
Description
DescriptionAre you passionate about environmental compliance and waste management?
We are seeking a Landfill Technician who is proactive and enjoys working in the field to join our Zero Waste Team at the City of Palo Alto.
About Zero Waste Palo Alto:
The City of Palo Alto's Environmental Services Zero Waste is recruiting for a team member with a passion for public service with experience in working with landfills and maintaining environmental compliance standards in a field setting. The Zero Waste Team is tasked with protecting the environment and public health by safely, legally, and sustainably managing Palo Alto’s solid and hazardous waste as well as the closed landfill, and helping the community reach its Zero Waste goal .
To learn more about Zero Waste Palo Alto, click HERE.
About the Position:
The Landfill Technician position is an essential member of a collaborative three-person crew within the Zero Waste Team. This position, with direction and general supervision, is responsible for maintenance of the gas system, gas condensate recovery system and leachate collection system at the City's closed landfill, preventing groundwater contamination and air pollution, performing vegetation management, monitoring of sites, and ensuring compliance with local and state regulatory standards.
In general, the Landfill Technician performs monitoring of the leachate extraction system and performs maintenance on the pumps as needed, landfill gas well field monitoring, tuning, and repairs, assists in overseeing soil importation to repair subsidence, assists in field inspections, general maintenance, and monitoring the City's household hazardous waste contractor at collection events.
Benefits: Fantastic benefits package, to learn more click HERE.
Compensation (SEIU): Comprehensive compensation plan, to learn more click HERE.
Essential Duties
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Responsible for analyzing and maintaining grades in accordance with established plans.
- Maintains ongoing records of inspections, monitoring, and maintenance activities.
- Conducts inspections, documents findings, and monitors sites to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Responsible for maintaining and monitoring the performance of the leachate and landfill gas extraction systems and the landfill cover system.
- Services pneumatic pumps and wells and the PVC and HDPE piping used in the landfill gas and leachate extraction systems.
Minimum Qualifications
Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities which would typically be acquired through:
- Two years college with emphasis on engineering/construction or associated subjects.
- Two years field engineering/construction experience, preferably in a landfill environment.
Special Requirements:
- Possession of a valid California Driver's License, Class C
- Ability to obtain and maintain CA OSHA 40 hours Hazardous Waste Training.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Fusion Certification.
Supplemental Information
The Selection Process:
- Applicants will receive email recruitment status notifications. Governmentjobs.com account also has notification status updates.
- Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination process may consist of supplemental questions, online assessment, written examination, practical performance, oral examination, or any combination to determine which candidate will move forward in the hiring process.
The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
This position is represented by Service Employee International Union position (SEIU)
For more details visit our Careers Page, by clicking HERE.
Learn more about our Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) between the City and its bargaining units, by clicking HERE.
Closing Date/Time: 3/12/2025 11:59 PM Pacific