Operations Supervisor

Operations Supervisor

In the role of Operations Supervisor, the successful candidate will support site leadership in managing daily operations, ensuring that all activities align with organizational goals and operational standards. They will address operational challenges, provide hands-on assistance, and contribute to effective solutions. This role involves relaying site information to team members, fostering a positive environment, and managing various responsibilities as needed. The Operations Supervisor will also assist in maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.

Primary duties/responsibilities include fostering teamwork and collaboration, supporting site leadership in managing team performance, providing support in client communications, assisting in promoting a safety-first culture, mentoring junior team members, demonstrating a desire to grow into a future leadership role, assigning personnel to shifts and planning daily schedules, preparing work orders and reports from a CMMS system, ensuring process control and quality assurance, reviewing water reports and preparing related documentation, making adjustments to the process as it relates to laboratory data, providing leadership in the Health and Safety Program and achieving safety goals, establishing operations and maintenance schedules and diagnosing equipment failures, recommending and maintaining emergency action plans and updating or developing SOPs.

The work environment typically spends 75% of time in an operations environment and 25% of time in an office environment. May need to work outside in inclement weather conditions and drive company vehicles to perform duties. May serve rotational 24 hour emergency on-call. May be exposed to possible operations hazards including dust, fumes, toxic and caustic chemicals, rotating machinery, high pressure, hot or cold work temperatures, slippery surfaces, water and electrical hazards.

Education/Experience/Background:
High School Diploma/GED is required. A degree in a related field (24 credits in Chemistry is a plus) or equivalent related experience. Five to seven years in various positions within a water / wastewater treatment environment. Lead or supervisory experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Understanding of water treatment process, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Budget knowledge. Communications and interpersonal skills Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate, timely, effective, complete and easily understood written communications and reports. PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) proficiency. PC skills and knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software for preparing work related reports, charts, graphs and data submittal requirements. Ability to use computer systems for preparing work orders and purchase requisitions.

On-call availability. Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Code of Business Conduct and other Company policies and procedures. Knowledge of current and pending water treatment standards, regulations and federal, state and local laws and codes if helpful.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) Level I and II certification if required by site. Forklift certification if required by site or any other certifications as required.

Physical Requirements:

Amount of time spent – Standing 25%, Sitting 25%, Walking 50%. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch and enter confined spaces. May be required to use ladders or stairs.

The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds (occasionally 60 pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Requires close visual observation to detect process non-conformance and machine malfunction.