Job Description

Overview

The Renewable Energy Engine Plant Technician manages the Landfill Gas to Energy Facility to maximize production while ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and timely maintenance. This role acts as a plant owner and is available as needed to meet the facility's objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate operational data to manage production capacity and reduce operating expenses.
  • Inspect activities for safety and environmental compliance.
  • Ensure compliance with air permit operational requirements.
  • Secure and coordinate 3rd party vendors for maintenance and compliance.
  • Manage relationships with power/gas purchasers regarding facility operations.
  • Inspect, repair, maintain, and service plant machinery and equipment.
  • Implement safety policies and ensure adherence by all personnel.
  • Complete mandatory safety and operational training.
  • Procure plant supplies and manage the annual budget.
  • Respond to plant shutdowns during non-business hours.
  • Identify backup staff and manage call-out schedules.
  • Maintain facility spare inventory and provide written counts biannually.
  • Conduct plant tours and support community relations.
  • Participate in public forums for business development and community education.
  • Complete special assignments as required.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • 5 years of relevant experience diagnosing and repairing internal combustion engines and cooling systems.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Fundamental knowledge of computer data entry and interpretation.
  • Ability to manage fiduciary responsibilities.
  • Ability to lift a minimum of 100 lbs.
  • Ability to travel up to 15% with overnight stays.
  • Ability to diagnose and repair DC circuits 12/24 volts.
  • Basic knowledge of 120/240/480 3ph volt AC circuits.
  • Understanding of 4160 volt circuits.
  • Familiarity with basic principles of building maintenance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Tullytown, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 120 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tullytown, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Tullytown, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 282 other active welding openings from 180 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

WM currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), United States Army Reserve (8), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Tullytown, PA

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