Operations Manager

Position Purpose: 

Supervise 20 or more full time employees in an assigned plant or department. Plans and coordinates activities of workers to operate and maintain plant processing disposal and testing equipment in an anaerobic digestion renewable natural gas plant. This is a salaried position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week. Must posses the ability to work independently.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Assigns personnel to shifts and plans daily schedules to operate plant facilities. Coordinates schedule to ensure that plant resources are being utilized to achieve project objectives.
• Oversees the human resource functions of assigned team including hiring and firing performance appraisals coaching and counseling team. Recommends and provides input for salary and job change actions. Works with HSE and training team to ensure that all personnel receive safety and process training. Coaches and counsels team to improve technical skills and interpersonal and problem resolution skills. Works to identify and provide opportunities for team to learn new skills and techniques.
• Prepares work orders from a CMMS system as required and prepares work related reports procurement requisitions charts graphs and data submittal requirements in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ensures that consistent process control and quality assurance procedures are followed in all assigned areas and shifts. Ensures that uniform monitoring and recordkeeping are performed facility-wide.
• Reviews and evaluates process reports records logs and graphs to confirm adequacy of present and projected needs. Prepares reports concerned with sample analyses for internal purposes client and regulatory agencies.
• Provides leadership in achieving safety goals. Proactively manage safety and environmental issues and ensures compliance with Federal and State standards including Hazardous Waste Disposal and Air Quality Standards. Ensures that issues are identified addressed and elevated if necessary in a timely manner.
• Establishes maintenance schedules and ensures that machines equipment tooling and other accessories are properly maintained and in top working condition. Assists in diagnosing and evaluating complex equipment and process failures.

Work Environment:

• Typically spends 75% of time in operations environment and 25% of time in an office environment.
• May need to work outside in inclement weather conditions and drive company vehicle to perform duties.
• May serve rotational 24-hour emergency on-call.
• Possible Work Hazards: 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.

Qualifications :

Education/Experience/Background: 

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Five to seven years in various positions within an industrial process environment with knowledge of methods principles and practices of operating maintaining and repairing plant equipment instrumentation and associated systems.
• Lead experience or supervisory training required with understanding of human relations training performance evaluation and health and safety.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Must have an understanding of industrial process engineering quality assurance maintenance strategy and laboratory procedures.
• Must demonstrate effective skills in troubleshooting problem solving and team building.
• Ingenuity and initiative are required to coordinate problem resolution and to execute the schedule requirements within a team environment.
• Must have a general knowledge of budget preparation and understanding of cost control.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal communications and interpersonal skills in order to interface with and motivate all levels of personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate timely effective complete and easily understood written communications and reports.
• Proficiency in the care and use of all site specific facility required PPE (Personal Protection Equipment).
• 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.
• Must be able to serve rotational 24-hour emergency on-call if required by site.
• Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations the Companys Code of Business Conduct and other Company policies and procedures.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: 

• Employee Orientation. Standard Operating Procedures. Safety OSHA & Quality Training.
• Financial and performance management training.
• Must stay abreast of advancements in technology and systems.
• HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) Level I and II certification if required by site.
• Forklift certification if required by site.
• Water/wastewater and/or boiler certification(s) preferred.
• May perform more advanced functions as part of training and development.

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.

Additional Information :

Pay Range: $120000 to $130000 per year.

Benefits: Veolias comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies as well as health dental vision life insurance savings accounts tuition reimbursement paid volunteering and addition employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Sick leave 56 hours; Observed Holidays 11 days; Vacation Flexible Time Off

Eligible for up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time