Plant Operator

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.

This document outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Process Supervisor at the AD Plant. The supervisor is responsible for overseeing operations, ensuring safe and efficient plant functioning, optimizing production processes, and ensuring compliance with environmental and safety regulation.

• Adjust and Control Systems:
  Oversee and adjust critical systems including pumping systems, blowers, sludge handling equipment, and chemical metering equipment to ensure steady-state operation.
• Daily Rounds:
  Perform daily rounds to monitor plant equipment and operations, noting any deficiencies, safety concerns, and operational anomalies. Report all issues to the Plant Manager.
• Maintenance Coordination:
  Create maintenance work requests for any faulty equipment and coordinate with the Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager for corrective actions. Ensure timely completion of repairs.
• Work Order Completion:
  Ensure assigned work orders and repairs are completed on schedule, providing feedback to the maintenance administrator for process improvements.
• Shift Meetings:
  Lead pre-shift meetings and shift changeover discussions to promote clear communication. Ensure all operational updates and team suggestions for improvement are shared effectively.
• Transportation:
  Coordinate residual and digestrate trailers transportation
• Chemical Inventory:
  Perform chemical inventory on a daily basis and order chemicals as necessary.

• Lead Production Optimization Efforts:
  Coordinate and lead efforts for improving production efficiency and resolving any operational bottlenecks.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Continuously monitor plant parameters and ensure all operations are within the established design specifications.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify and lead initiatives for process optimization and troubleshooting.

• Ensure all activities comply with relevant environmental regulations, including spill control, discharge limits, and proper reporting protocols for spills and gas releases.

• Safety Compliance:
  Ensure all activities are performed in accordance with Veolia’s safety standards, including the proper use of PPE, adherence to SOPs, risk assessments, life-saving rules, and general housekeeping.
• Housekeeping Standards:
  Maintain cleanliness in critical areas including the Digester Management Buildings, Centrifuge room, Residue Management Room, and Wastewater Buildings. Ensure that materials are sorted and stored properly, and report any minor spills for cleanup.

• Direct, supervise, and evaluate Operations Personnel Train new employees assigned to the respective work area/team
• Lead daily pre-shift meetings to establish clear communication across teams.
• Provide guidance, training and support to team members, ensuring effective teamwork and conflict resolution.
• Regularly meet with the Plant Manager to discuss plant performance and suggest improvements.
• Review team member vacation/time off requests and ensure adequate shift coverage. Coordinates with other Process Supervisors to establish vacation rules are followed and process impact minimized.
• Provide shift coverage during vacation, training, sick time and staff shortage

• Ensure all relevant maintenance tasks are completed during the shift, including predictive maintenance, planned repairs, and troubleshooting.
• Research, investigate and analyze equipment failure or breakdowns to reach the root cause of the malfunctions. Develop a plan and strategy to correct them.
• Assist in updating plant documentation and operational procedures as needed.
• Regularly review existing SOPs and propose modifications if necessary

• Pulpers Operations:
  • Regularly monitor pulper performance, checking feed rates, and addressing any unusual signs such as noise or vibrations.
  • Report any persistent issues to the Plant Manager or Maintenance Manager.
• Grit Removal System (GRS):
  • Monitor water pressure (above 60 kPa) and flow (around 70 m³/hr) in the GRS system.
  • Perform laboratory analysis for volatile solids tracking on grit, ensuring data is submitted…