Plant Operator

Position Title: Plant Operator

Reports to: Site Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Company Statement

This is an opportune time to join a fast‑growing company that 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 biogas methane into renewable electric power and renewable natural gas. Montauk’s corporate offices are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with regional offices in Houston, Texas, and Irvine, California.

Montauk is a publicly traded company that is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Participates in the operation and maintenance activities of a landfill gas processing plant as directed by the Facility Manager. Strives to achieve high standards of safety and environmental integrity while maintaining maximum processing production.

• Responsible for daily operations, maintenance, and repair, including daily logs, preventive maintenance tasks, and reporting requirements.
• Perform and assist with inspection and overhaul activities.
• Perform equipment inspection, maintenance tasks, troubleshooting and diagnoses of plant equipment and systems.
• Partner with landfill technicians to extract landfill gas in a proper, safe, reliable, and efficient manner.
• Oversee (and to the extent necessary participate with) subcontractors in the performance of equipment service work, and in overhaul activities as required.

• Minimum 3+ years’ equipment operations experience using mechanical, electrical, instrument or control system skills.
• High School or GED; technical training school.

• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers.
• 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 Drivers’ License issued by state of residence and in good standing.
• Flexibility for ‘on call’ support or varied schedule needs.
• Other duties as required

• Occasional lifting or moving heavy materials.
• Ability to use a variety of tools.
• Ability to walk over uneven terrain.

• Demonstrated mechanical and electrical knowledge and repair abilities
• Natural or landfill gas wellfield experience a plus
• HAZWOPER certified a plus
• Demonstrated mechanical and electrical knowledge and repair abilities.
• Natural or landfill gas wellfield experience.

• Work environment includes indoors and outdoors type work
• 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.

• Full-Time employees are eligible for a strong benefits package including:
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off
• Long term disability, and 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.