DESCRIPTION:
Under general direction, the Plant Manager plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates the activities of the Water Treatment Plant including directing all facets of the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant, transmission mains, and ancillary facilities.
*There is a relocation package and sign-on bonus available for candidates willing to move to this location*
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
The Water Treatment Plant Manager receives administrative direction from the Regional Director and exercises direct supervision over assigned plant staff. The incumbent is expected to work with minimal direct supervision, exercising independent judgment and initiate in a number of complex responsible and sensitive areas.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Plan, organize, and direct domestic water activities including operation and maintenance of the potable water treatment plant, raw water pump station, raw water pipeline, finished water pipelines, and ancillary facilities.
- Establish production goals and finished water constituent concentrations.
- Develop and implement operational efficiencies while maintaining the highest standard of water quality.
- Develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and implement policies and documents related to operation, maintenance, workplace safety, and work practices. Examples include, but are not limited to, an Operations Plan, Standard Operating Procedures, Injury Illness Prevention Plan, training plans, and employee manual.
- Develop and implement procedures and programs including safety, Emergency Response Plan (ERP), Hazardous Materials Business Plan, process control, purchasing, training, and optimization studies
- Populate and maintain the CMMS system to track equipment condition and maintenance activities..
- Recruit for and select staff, coordinate training, perform employee evaluations, implement appropriate improvement plans, as required. Set clear expectations of staff and maintain the highest standards to ensure the plant is operated and maintained in a professional manner and produces the highest quality water.
- Prepare contract documents, negotiate, and select outside vendors, contractors, and consultants.
- Provide oversight on capital improvement projects and major maintenance projects.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Principles and practices of water treatment, water transmission, and water storage.
- Principles and practices of certified lab services.
- Principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building, and conflict resolution.
- Local, State, and federal rules, regulations, and laws as they relate to the operation.
- Design and construction standards as they relate to water treatment, conveyance, and storage facilities.
- Principles and practices of organizational analysis and management.
- Budgeting principles and procedures.
- Principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management.
- Principles and practices of safety procedures and implementation.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Five years of increasingly responsible managerial or high-level supervisory experience in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant.
