POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Overview:

The primary function is to provide leadership and drive all facility functions to maximize revenue and profit by providing excellent customer service, managing expenses, allocating and maximizing resources while meeting all safety and compliance requirements. She/he will facilitate safety and operations training and supervise plant operators at the facilities to operate safely and in compliance at all times. This position will determine ‘best” process management practices and direct local facility management and corporate operations management to standardize these practices. This person will oversee planning and develop financial requests to implement operating recommendations. This person is responsible for hiring, training and supervising plant operators, and administrative employees at the facility. The Plant Manager is responsible for profitability, maintenance of equipment, Quality Control,chemical inventory, following the SOPs as established, and keeping current on all permits and licenses.

Essential Functions:

• Directs the activities of all aspects of the business unit to ensure safety and compliance, while maximizing profitability through expense control and revenue growth
• Full P & L responsibility for the Plant
• Works with Sales and Services and Customer Solutions to grow volumes and maximizing pricing opportunities in the market
• Maintains an awareness of competitive market place activities, pricing, new players and other changes that could affect the business
• Focus on productivity, metrics, cost and continuous improvement
• Ensure that the plants meet all local, municipal, state and federal regulations and safety requirements
• Ensures proper staffing to maximize productivity and capacity utilization as well as meet customer and company requirements
• Operate the site safely and in compliance with local, state and federal regulations at all times.
• Responsible for staffing and training new employees as needed to operate the site safely, efficiently, and profitably.
• Ensures that the scheduling of work shifts for operations employees at the site meets the needs of the plant and the customers.
• Ensures the safety meetings are held on a regular basis.
• Manages the process and space for incoming wastewater and treatment of material using the SOP as the approved procedure.
• Oversees the site discharge for compliance with all procedures or regulations.
• Ensures that incoming profiles, manifests, bills of lading, as well as vendor and customer interaction are meeting company requirements.
• Facilitates good customer service at all levels.
• Compiles and analyses various reports for decision making, management reporting and compliance.
• Manages the administrative staff (if applicable) to ensure proper billing, customer service and accurate accounting for receivables, using the accepted practices established by the Company.
• Ensures all plant maintenance is being performed timely and within acceptable guidelines.
• Monitors and reports site conditions to the Director of Treatment Ops.
• Completes all documents and reports as required.
• Administers the site’s expense budget, within budgetary guidelines to contribute to cost-effective operation of the Company.
• Participate in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.
• Conform to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment.
• Communicate with co-workers, management, clients, vendors and others in a courteous and professional manner.
• Coordinates with other Liquid Environmental Solutions departments.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent (Required).
• Bachelor’s degree in either Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (Preferred).
• Waste Stream or Wastewater training.
• Three years of Waste Water experience or related experience (i.e. manufacturing, production, processing) (Required).

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience managing employees.
• Budgetary, profit & loss responsibility.
• Microsoft Office Suite of products including Word, Excel.
• Experience with Access, PowerPoint and Outlook a plus.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.

Working Environment:

• Periods of working in hot or cold weather
• General office conditions
• Ability to work with strong odors
• Some light lifting and bending
• Periods of sitting

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• How would you define your leadership style (200 words or less please!)?
• What is the preferred email address you would like is to use?

Experience:

• Management/supervisory: 3 years (Required)
• Wastewater treatment: 1 year (Preferred)
• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Other related industrial or production: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Jacksonville, FL 32206: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person