Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager

• Department:
  Operations

At
Link Snacks
, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s® ,Lorissa’s Kitchen® ,Golden Island® ,BiFi® ,and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Job Summary:

The Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities and resources necessary to maintain facility operation and compliance with the LSI’s Pretreatment Industrial User Permit, at all times. They will oversee all Team Members in the WWTP to make sure all guidelines and Team Member safety is being followed at all times. Performed semiskilled, skilled, technical and specialized work in the operation of the wastewater treatment facility.

Job Related Skills/Responsibilities

• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results if needed.
• Budget Planning throughout the year
• Make regular tours of the wastewater facility; read charts, gauges, and other instruments; and record information on plant logs.
• Collect wastewater and sludge samples and perform field and laboratory analysis on samples.
• Interpret data accumulated and make equipment and process control changes.
• Assume direct responsible charge for the operation of the wastewater treatment facility.
• Perform minor maintenance and labor tasks, including general housekeeping.
• Follow Lean Manufacturing Processes; team building, consistency in high quality, preventative maintenance, good work place conditions, productive work, etc.
• Operate, inspect, and monitor SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) control panel and a wide variety of mechanical and electrical equipment while operating a variety of unit processes used in the treatment of wastewater.
• Maintain compliance with Pretreatment Industrial User Permit.
• Monitor workflow to maximize machine output efficiencies.
• Keep accurate records of products produced and materials used.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Tasks will vary as situations and demands change.

Administrative Skills

• Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.
• Able to read and write legibly.
• Follow written and verbal instructions.
• Able to supervise, instruct, and direct Team Members
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of physical, chemical, and biological wastewater treatment.
• Operational knowledge of the machines, equipment, and unit operations used in treatment of wastewater and anaerobic digestion and dewatering of associated sludges.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply sampling and preservation techniques.
• Knowledge of the interpretation of laboratory data and its application to process control.
• Operational knowledge of hydraulics.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply the occupational hazards or safety precautions relating to the safe handling of extremely hazardous chemicals and the safe operation of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to prevent and troubleshoot…