Operations Manager Veolia NA

Company Description

Veolia in North America 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.

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

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…