Wastewater SR. Team Leader

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Responsible for individual and team development, quality performance, cost parameters, and service to customers (internal and external). Works cross functionally with other departments to develop and execute operations initiatives. Leads problem solving for area of responsibility and cross functionally where applicable. Responsible for a team of individuals with varying levels of experience and education. The Team Leader has experience in operations, manufacturing, distribution and supply chain processes and leads team members through initiative implementation and improving performance.

What You Will Do:

Leadership

• Directs team across shifts; mentors/guides/coaches team members and peers. Effectively influences cross-functional departments.
• Works cross functionally to identify areas of opportunity; plans and executes projects as SME.
• Understands and manages and workforce planning; approves timecards.
• Site coordinator for crisis management. Acts as incident commander when needed.
• Cascades goals at an individual level that support the department vision.
• Determines, writes and executes appropriate performance management action; aligns with Operations Manager and Human Resources.
• Facilitates and influences strong cross-functional collaboration.
• If applicable, promotes collaborative labor relations; leads union business when necessary.
• Supports personnel investigations and root cause analysis and communicates with Human Recourses.
• Aligns with Operations Manager to develop strategic workforce planning.
• Understands the collective bargaining agreement (if applicable) and employee handbook and how to operate within its boundaries.
• Coaches, mentors and develops team members. Completes performance assessment; conducts 1:1 meetings with team members.
• Acts as Change Champion; delivers and implements effective change management. Changes are visibly seen throughout area including changes in team member behavior.

Technical Expertise

• Has deep technical expertise in specific domain for other stakeholders.
• Technical expert in owned domain, specifically aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes.
• Mentors and develops team members and entry Team Leaders on domain, including upstream and downstream impact of changes/decisions.
• Advises stakeholders on technical issues and provides plan for resolution. Gains stakeholder alignment.
• Drives problem solving and cross-functional partnership. Leverages knowledge of the value stream to promote change management. Coaches and mentors on use of LEAN principles.
• Drives continuous improvement of standard work across departments, seeks opportunity for sharing and aligning continuous improvement outside own department Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and quality standards. Understands impact of continuous improvement across the business.
• Identifies need for updates to policies and practices associated with managing impact of change Notice of Change (NOC) and Management of Change (MOC); partners with leadership to initiate.

Compliance, Regulatory and Safety

• Identifies possible environmental issues in functional area. Takes appropriate corrective action to address issues.
• Ensures GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Firm understanding of Serious Injury Fatality (SIF). Plans effective safety conversation by area based on data.
• Identifies safety issues before they occur; proactive hazard recognition.
• Leads employee injury incident investigations and root cause analysis, or near miss/near hit incidents that could result in injury.
• Consults on projects to develop safe work practices.
• Takes action to identify and prevent safety issues. Acts a Safety Champion.
• Enforces contractor safety awareness and adherence.
• Responsible for end-to end safety food safety for functional area.
• Owns specific elements of Process Safety Management/Risk Management Plan (PSM/RMP).

Budget Responsibility

• Owns budget for the department.
• Reports out plans for adherence.

General

Maintains satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.

• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations.

Essential Functions Standard

• Exhibits Intrapreneurship and Ownership behaviors:
• Intrapreneurship is entrepreneurship in an established company: behaviors that include thinking boldly, taking appropriate risks, learning from mistakes, showing initiative, and encouraging and reinforcing innovation.
• Ownership refers to behaviors that include setting high expectations, driving candid discussion, and holding self and others accountable.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Develops, coaches and mentors peers, indirect and subordinate staff.
• If accountable for the work of others, conducts performance evaluations; reviews and communicates salary adjustments; rewards employees or takes disciplinary action, as necessary; addresses complaints and resolves issues.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM major plus 4 years of production, operations or wastewater treatment experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of military operations and leadership experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of production, operations or wastewater treatment experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with the operation of an aerobic or anaerobic wastewater treatment process.
• Minimum 2 years of technical production/operations or technical maintenance experience.
• Environmental, health and safety experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Experience managing Quality standards in a manufacturing environment.
• Required to work shifts as scheduled.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering plus 6 years of production, operations or waste water treatment experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Management plus 7 years of manufacturing operations management, or wastewater treatment operations management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• 8 years of experience with the operation of aerobic or anaerobic wastewater treatment processes.
• 4 years of supervisory or managerial experience; demonstrates team building, leadership and mentoring skills.
• MBA or Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing practices.
• 8 years of experience with the operation of an aerobic or anaerobic wastewater treatment process.
• Experience with the operation of MFT wastewater process.
• Experience managing laboratory sampling and testing of wastewater.
• Experience working with Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and establishing sound maintenance procedures to assure equipment reliability.
• Robotics or controls experience.
• Experience managing processes within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
• Experience interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and dealing with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.
• Skilled at handling unusual or difficult inquiries/situations through direct personal action or refer to the appropriate individual.
• Experience working with all levels and functions within the Company.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and overcome obstacles; stress tolerance.

Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.

Compensation:

• Hiring Salary Range Posted: $95,570.00 - $143,450.00 / annually
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Perks & Benefits:

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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Recruiter: Hilary Wright

Requisition ID:105961

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Application Window is Anticipated to Close On(May 10,2025)

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