Overview

The Water Treatment Plant Operator at our Oxford, Georgia facility will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. The Plant Operator will continuously develop and drive improvement and optimization of all processes in order to maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations.
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output and product quality.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Commit to plant safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Address employees’ issues or grievances
• Influence and learn from below
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts

Requirements

• Five years successful experience as a Plant Operator
• Prefer local candidate (1 hr drive)
• 2 Year Degree Preferred
• Clear Driver’s License (CDL Preferred)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Computer literacy
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills