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Landfill Gas Technician (St Cloud FL)

Waste Connections

St Cloud, FLFull-time$22–30/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$22–30/hr
Location
St Cloud, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Waste Connections is hiring a Landfill Gas Technician at its JED Landfill in St. Cloud, Florida. The technician maintains landfill gas and H2S scrubber systems, performs inspections and repairs, operates treatment-plant controls, and monitors gas in equipment and the field. The schedule is Monday through Friday and every other Saturday, with 45–50 hours per week. Waste or recycling industry experience is a plus, but not required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Procedure Following, requiredOutdoor Work, requiredLifting 50 Lbs, requiredHand Tools, requiredPower Tools, requiredForklift Operation, requiredMan-Lift Operation, requiredMechanical Proficiency, requiredField Instruments, requiredData Collection, requiredData Interpretation, requiredReport Preparation, requiredTechnical Instruction Interpretation, requiredMathematical Interpretation, requiredDiagram Interpretation, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Waste Connections, Inc. is looking for a skilled and motivated Landfill Gas Technician to join our high-performing team in St. Cloud, FL at our JED Landfill .

📍 Location: St. Cloud, FL (JED Landfill)

💰 Pay: $22–$30+/hr. (Based on Experience)

📅 Schedule: Monday – Friday, Every Other Saturday | 7AM to 5PM (45-50 Hours/Week)

If you have experience in the Waste or Recycling industry, that’s a huge plus—but not required. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a $5,000 Stay-On Bonus to show our commitment to your success.

🔧 The Job:

  • Ensure landfill gas and H2S scrubber systems remain in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.

  • Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill and treatment facility.

  • Operate a Human Machine Interface (HMI) on a landfill gas treatment plant control system.

  • Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance.

  • Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, and customers generating industrial waste.

  • Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits.

  • Use gas analyzers, equipment, probes, instruments to monitor gas and H2S on machines and in the field.

  • Performing maintenance on pneumatic, electrical, and other types of pumps, switches, etc.

✅ Requirements:

  • Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.

  • Work outdoors for most of the day. Be willing to perform a variety of tasks on any given day.

  • Ability to handle objects up to 50 lbs.

  • Experience operating hand, power tools, forklift (telehandler), and man-lift.

  • Provide on-call response to the system. Maintain a good attitude and a hard work ethic.

  • Must be mechanically proficient in a variety of systems and field instruments.

  • Ability to collect data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions. Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.

  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

🛠️ What’s in It for You:

  • $22–$30+/hr. DOE + Bonus Opportunity!

  • Boot Allowance + $5,000 Stay On Bonus!

  • Reliable Work Hours with Overtime Built In

  • Career Growth with one of the Top Companies in the Industry 🚀

💼 Full Benefits Package:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

  • 401(k) with Company Match, up to 5%

  • Life Insurance & Disability Coverage

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Legal & Travel Assistance Plans

  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Ready to roll? Join a team that gets it.

We’re hiring now – apply today and start your next chapter in St. Cloud, FL!

If you have any questions or need help with your application feel free to call the Recruiter, Pete Carreon at 832-510-5681.

Waste Connections is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,788 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22–30/hr
  • Florida median$25–31/hr106 hourly ranges
  • US median$27–34/hr3,097 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $26/hr, is 10% below the Florida median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 265 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Florida and 6,788 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,874 postings).
Education
22 of the 6,788 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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