Waters Production Manager ( {{city}})

WATERS PRODUCTION MANAGER Reports to: Plant Manager Position Location: Pre-Commercial Plant located in Athens, Ga. Job Summary: The Waters Production Manager will oversee both the water treatment and wastewater departments, coordinating all activities and operations. The role will be hands-on to ensure all processes run smoothly, efficiently, and within budget. Leveraging a strong background in industrial water treatment, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to quality and safety, the Waters Production Manager will drive to meet plant and department objectives. Key Responsibilities: Ensure that all aspects of waters operation or process comply with applicable regulations. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of paperwork, sampling and testing of weekly wastewater samples for monthly compliance reporting to local authorities. Supervises and evaluates assigned staff, handles all employee concerns, directing work assignments, counseling and disciplining employees when necessary, and completing employee performance appraisals. Develop all department standard operating procedures (SOPs), energy control procedures (ECPs) and training matrixes. Works with plant maintenance to develop and maintain a preventative maintenance (PM) program for all applicable equipment. Implementation of process changes to improve safety, cost, and reliability Develop an improvement plan of the water treatment system in collaboration with the plant manager and HSE manager Prepare explanations and clarify information to enable proper interpretation and evaluation of specifications, performance characteristics or other technical data Effectively communicate technical and compliance issues to plant leadership Readily able to support a 24/7 facility ability to work nights / weekends as necessary Qualifications BS/BA in Engineering discipline, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry or related discipline required with at least 2 years of industrial water treatment experience OR Currently holds or can obtain Class 2 Biological Wastewater Treatment System Operator license for Georgia within 6 months of hiring. Willing to achieve Class 1 Biological Wastewater Treatment System Operator A minimum of 1 years management experience Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with focus in Word, Excel, Teams and One Note Knowledge of common testing methods and instrumentation used in industrial waste treatment programs Experience developing and managing departmental KPIs The successful candidate will demonstrate strengths in the following: Ability to interface cross functionally with all departments within the facility, manage multiple activities and use resources creatively Leadership and team building Analytical/problem-solving skills Communications skills verbal, written, and group presentations

Created: 2025-09-06