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Plant Operations Superintendent

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Veolia
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-23
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Operations Engineer, Process Engineer, Operations Manager
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Operations Engineer, Operations Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Plant Operations Superintendent

Company Description

Veolia is looking for an Operations Superintendent to join the team managing the Anaerobic Digestions plant in North York. The plant processes source separated organic waste (SSO) to produce biogas and composting material. The process is based on mechanical pre-treatment of the SSO followed by biological treatment of organic slurry (AD) and wastewater (M ).

The Veolia group's ambition is to be the benchmark company in ecological transformation. With nearly 230,000 employees worldwide, the group designs and implements innovative, useful and concrete solutions for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary businesses, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserving available resources and renewing them. By 2021, the Veolia group will have supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million with wastewater, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours and recovered 48 million metric tons of waste.

Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) will achieve consolidated sales of 28.508 billion euros in 2021.

Veolia provides the largest array of technologies and processes for both industrial and municipal clients. Expertise includes Design-Build project execution, plant operation, mobile water treatment systems, organic re-cycling and water treatment chemicals.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

Main duties of the Operations Superintendent are, but not limited to:

  • Gain deep understanding of all plant processes (AD, M , etc.), operations, equipment (centrifuges, presses, compressors, pumps, etc.), technologies and facility drawings to:

    Optimize the performance of the plant

    Lead the operations teams

    Develop operational expertise of the team Produce relevant operational documents
  • Promotes and build a safety culture
  • Direct the operations teams in the performance of their day to day activities;
  • Organize the operational tasks and allocate them to the relevant teams;
  • Oversee the effective operation of the plant in accordance with the safety and production requirements;
  • Ensure the documents relating to the works (safety documentation, daily report, logbook, etc.) are correctly completed by the operators;
  • Take control of the distribution of tasks to manage holidays and/or absences;
  • Maintain recognition and discipline for all direct report
  • Collaborate with the maintenance manager and maintenance team to ensure all required proactive and corrective maintenance are carried out in a timely manner.
  • Prepares and updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and other operational documents
  • Develop and maintain operators’ training and competencies on the plant operations
  • Prepare different reports for the attention of the Plant Manager;
  • Is capable of trouble shooting the plant when not operating at the expected level
  • Recommend process optimization
  • Is responsible for leading the Management of Change (MoC) processes
  • Participate in the investigation of work-related accidents;
  • All other related tasks.
  • Qualifications

    Knowledge, Skills and Experience
    :

  • Minimum 5 years experience in the fields of anaerobic digestion/biogas or wastewater treatment.
  • Technical certifications and/or diploma in operations or engineering;
  • 3 to 5 years' experience in a similar position;
  • Relevant experience in managing personnel;
  • Ability to work as part of a team;
  • Autonomy;
  • Customer oriented;
  • Good time management skills;
  • Good communication skills;
  • Demonstrate integrity, reliability and leadership;
  • Be proactive, organized, rigorous and resourceful;
  • Focus on results and human skills;
  • Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Suite. (asset)
  • Work Environment:

    Permanent, position, offered on a full-time basis from Monday to Friday. Incumbent must show flexibility in times of higher demand.

    The job holder spends around 85% to 90% of their time supervising the personnel and guaranteeing customer satisfaction, while the rest of their time (10% to 15%) is spent updating files/reports/documents and preparing reports for their manager.

    Additional Information

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  • Position Requirements
    5+ Years work experience
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