Wastewater Supervisor - 1st shift (Relocation)

About the role

The Wastewater Supervisor position is available at Smithfield, a company dedicated to sustainable food production. This role involves overseeing wastewater operations, ensuring compliance with permits, and managing a team of operators and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage wastewater operations to achieve high-quality final effluent and full compliance with regulatory permits.
• Minimize system upsets through regular monitoring, reduce operating costs, and ensure equipment maintenance.
• Maintain communication with municipal utilities staff, manage inventory and waste, prevent spills, and monitor sludge land application processes and contractor performance.
• Collaborate with facility management and wastewater operations to ensure timely completion of duties.
• Lead and coach a team of wastewater operations and technicians.
• Drive a positive employee experience through leadership, employee development, and coaching.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, health and safety or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience acting as a lead, providing training, coaching, or mentoring to less experienced staff or managing processes/projects.
• Grade 4 Wastewater certification (or acquire within 18 months).
• Class I Water License (or acquire within 2 years).
• Experience handling multiple assignments simultaneously, setting goals, and completing commitments on schedule.
• Occasional travel to collaborate with others.

Qualifications

• Experience operating DAF units, anaerobic lagoons, activated sludge, and clarifiers is preferred.
• Basic understanding of wastewater chemistry and math skills for wastewater calculations.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and company software packages.
• Effective communication skills for drafting reports, business correspondence, and procedures in English.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to respond to questions from a diverse audience.
• Organizational skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Respectful, approachable, and team-oriented demeanor for fostering robust working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills

• Prior experience operating Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) units, anaerobic lagoons, activated sludge, and clarifiers is preferred.
• Basic understanding of wastewater chemistry (BOD, solids, pH, metals).
• Basic math skills to manage Key Performance Indicators.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for drafting reports, business correspondence, and procedures in English.
• Effective presentation skills and ability to respond to questions from a diverse audience.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and have strong organizational skills.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits

Smithfield offers a competitive benefits package including a relocation package for eligible candidates.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.