What Do Methane Gas Collection Operators Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Methane Gas Collection Operators direct daily operations, maintenance, or repair of landfill gas projects, including maintenance of daily logs, determination of service priorities, and compliance with reporting requirements. They also track volume and weight of landfill waste.

Other tasks include:

• Recommend or implement practices to reduce turnaround time for trucks in and out of landfill site.
• Prepare reports on landfill operations and gas collection system productivity or efficiency.
• Diagnose or troubleshoot gas collection equipment and programmable logic controller (PLC) systems.
• Coordinate the repair, overhaul, or routine maintenance of diesel engines used in landfill operations.
• Read meters, gauges, or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify gas collection systems operating conditions.
• Supervise landfill, well field, and other subordinate employees.

We asked Methane Gas Collection Operators how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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75% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 62% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

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Working life

In a typical work week as a Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operator, you can expect to work

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas..

They also like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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