Water Treatment Lead

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace automotive beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Novelis has approximately 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis Central Services team located in Bay Minette AL is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Lead. This role is responsible for safely efficiently and effectively contributing to the overall operating process and providing quality products to our customers. Applicants will perform job duties including processing wastewater in the wastewater facility coating lines and handling hazardous waste streams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work practices align with Novelis safety and environmental requirements policies and regulatory statutes.
• Ensures conformance to process specifications. Troubleshoots and diagnoses Wastewater Treatment Plant operational and equipment issues. Advances emerging issues to Supervision to proactively address potential risks.
• Assigns monitors & reviews the quality and accuracy of work of the WWT Operators.
• Assist with orientation or training with new or less experienced WWT Operators.
• Monitors and records operating conditions and enters data in WWT Plant shift log or systems of record.
• Monitors control systems i.e. SCADA PLCs and Instrumentation.
• Maintains open lines of communication with Manufacturing Units for any upset conditions in the Units that effect waste streams for proactive response.
• Performs lab tests (chemical physical and biological) to ensure effective treatment of incoming wastewater streams and outgoing Effluent in compliance with NPDES permit requirements.
• Monitors process chemical supplies and recommends reorder.
• Practices good housekeeping in assigned areas.
• Provides recommendations to upgrade procedures techniques tools materials and/or equipment to meet operational needs. Find opportunities for process improvements.
• Must follow established operational process control safety and emergency response procedures.
• Participate in plant safety initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in Industrial or Municipal Wastewater Plant Operations
• Class C Wastewater Certificate of Competency or Equivalent Experience as an Operator in an Industrial or Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility
• Understanding of mechanical biological and chemical processes in Wastewater Treatment
• Familiarity with safety protocols and environmental regulations
• Ability to perform and interpret laboratory test for process control
• High school diploma / GED
• Ability to work overtime weekends shifts and holidays.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Must be flexible as job focus and assignments may change frequently.
• Ability to train entry level Operators on Wastewater Treatment Operations and Equipment

Preferred qualifications

• Valid Class A or B Wastewater Certificate of Competency
• Associates Degree / Vocational Technical or Technical Training
• Prior Lead Operator or Supervisory experience in Wastewater Treatment
• Experience preparing compliance reports for local state and federal agencies

What We Offer:

Novelis benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality driven by the marketplace and addition to core benefits we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid Parental Leave Adoption Assistance Fertility Treatment Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health family life and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities wellness spending account programs for building healthy habits virtual physical therapy for joint back and pelvic health health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs

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Novelis newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

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