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Anaerobic Digester Plant Supervisor

Chicago, IL 60620

$100,000 - $120,000 a year - Full-time

Full job description

Company Overview

Chastain’s client transforms packaged food waste into renewable energy and nutrient-rich compost, creating local jobs and healthier neighborhoods. Their award-winning campus operates one of the region’s only integrated depackaging and anaerobic digestion systems.

The Role:

Chastain is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Plant Supervisor to oversee the operation of our client’s food waste anaerobic digester recycling facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the digester's operation, ensuring optimal performance, efficiency, and safety, as well as managing a team of operators and technicians.

Key Responsibilities:

The plant supervisor will be responsible for the operation of an 85,000 ton per year organics recycling facility. They will manage facility operations to continually improve and optimize throughput to meet and exceed production goals; champion best practices to improve process quality, safety, and reliability; operate to maintain compliance will local/state/federal permit requirements, general regulations, and product quality standards.

The plant supervisor demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the facility operation and how each function correlates to the other processes and contributes to the overall facility performance. The plant supervisor should possess excellent analytic skills and disciplined problem-solving techniques. In this role, they must be able to effectively communicate complex and technical material to other managers, staff, regulators, and outside interests.

The plant supervisor must understand standard business functions including process costing, purchasing, human resource management, and how to positively interact with the public.

Reviews and contributes to standard operating procedures (SOPs) that encompass all facility processes and workflows. Ensures that SOPs are maintained, reviewed, and followed. Manages data and record keeping following proper document control procedures and change management.

Manage and supervise plant personnel, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with all environmental regulations.

Experience/Education:

The plant supervisor should have prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, wastewater treatment, or recycling. Candidate should possess a 4-year degree from an accredited university in a technical field, such as civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering. The preferred candidate would have or can obtain a Class K Wastewater Operator License or their Professional Engineer license within 12 months of employment.

Candidate should be equally comfortable on the processing floor as behind a desk. As a key member and leader of the team, the plant supervisor will be expected to ‘get their hands dirty’.

Ability to lift 50+ lbs. on a regular basis is required. Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time is required.

If you are ready to lead our plant operations towards a sustainable future, we invite you to apply today and join our Sustainability team!

Equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute their fullest potential each day. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Keywords: Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Engineer, Operations and Maintenance, Sustainability, Anaerobic Digester, Plant Manager, Supervisor, Class K Operator

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person