The Waste Water Operations Manager, reports directly to the SVP, Plant Operations and is responsible for managing the treatment plant personnel and attaining plant facility performance improvement through data-driven process improvements, equipment upgrades, productivity management, and continuous improvement strategies. This includes mentoring and supporting Plant Operations Supervisors, P&L report generation and monitoring, and customer generation.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Directly manage plant facility, supervisors and or lead operators on day-to-day operations at facilities to ensure coverage of all shifts, optimal uptime, minimal wait time for disposal customers and that project schedules are maintained, and projects proceed according to plan.
Attain facility performance improvement through data-driven process improvements, equipment upgrades, productivity management, and continuous improvement strategies.
Plans, justifies, organizes, directs, and controls installation, engineering repair, upgrades, and expansion activities for projects at the treatment facilities to avoid downtime and to assure profitable reliable operations and growth.
Develops relationship with key customers, to ensure retention of customers and acquisition of new customers to support companies' growth goals.
Assists with Regulatory compliance with all permits and reporting requirements ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations.
Develops project scope, budgets, and delivery schedules for requested projects, and responsible for ensuring tasks/projects are completed within budget and on schedule.
Supervises facility engineering activities including material ordering, shipping, labor plans, job site supervision, job folder updates, develop SOP's, O&M manuals, and reports.
Understand, monitor, and manage facility P&Ls to assist in maintaining and improving budgeted Branch Profit through labor management, oversight of all financial aspects including operating costs and vendor management.
Ensure the implementation of all company policies, procedures, and tools at the facilities.
Instill professional customer service mindset where team members are inspired to provide excellence in service through responsive, communication and commitment to internal and external customers.
Develop plant operator team members to be customer focused, technically competent, effective, and productive.
Initiatives to identify, promote and acquires additional 3rd party disposal customers. Works with other senior staff to manage clients in region. Participates in the development of proposals.
Creates and manages cost estimates and project schedules.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Working knowledge of wastewater treatment operations (Preferred)
Demonstrated experience in financial management and reporting
Strong leadership and communication skills
Analytical thinking skills
Ability to operate with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
Ability to lead and implement capital projects
Knowledge of pumps, plumbing, electricals, etc. (preferred)
Proficient in Microsoft Office (excel, PowerPoint, outlook)
Demonstrated experience in financial management and reporting (managing P&L's)
Requirements:
Requirements:
High School Diploma (Bachelor's Degree preferred)
Minimum of 5 years of Managing staff
Experience in Field Operations
Ability to travel up to 25% (as needed)
Customer Service & Safety conscious
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