Are you a supervisor with Wastewater experience that is ready to move into a management level role with an established manufacturer? Experience greater stability in a recession proof industry while earning great pay and top-notch benefits with more room for career advancement.
Darling Ingredients seeking a driven supervisor with a mechanical aptitude to join our team as the Environmental Manager focusing primarily on air, storm water, and groundwater in Linkwood, MD.
If you have previous supervisory experience, Wastewater Operator Certification or ability to obtain required certification, knowledge of environmental systems, equipment, and operating procedures, and a high school diploma or equivalent, we want to hear from you!
Why Environmental/Wastewater professionals should join the Darling team:
- Real Career Advancement: Darling believes in promoting from within and is always looking for key players to move into higher level roles throughout the organization. Whether it’s within the environmental department or a different department in the business, if you have the drive to grow in your career, Darling wants to help you get there.
- Excellent Benefits – Including medical, dental, vision, 401k plan with company contribution, paid time off, paid holidays, and more!
- Competitive compensation: $93,000 – $122,000/yr, based on your experience and background.
- Incredible Stability: Having been in the business for over 140 years, Darling Ingredients is the global leader in rendering services and continues to grow. Enjoy a bright, stable future in a recession proof industry.
- Green Impact: Feel good knowing you’re working for an organization working to make a positive impact on the planet by keeping countless tons of materials out of our landfills.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Wastewater Operator Certification or ability to obtain required certification.
- Prior supervisory or management experience.
- Knowledge of environmental systems, equipment, and operating procedures.
- Proficiency with CMMS and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Prior rendering, agricultural, or industrial experience.
- Knowledge of industrial electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems and preventative/predictive maintenance practices.
- Experience coordinating contractors and multiple projects or priorities.
- Strong problem solving skills.
Essential duties/responsibilities:
- Maintains staff and location in compliance with all Company, State or Federal OSHA Safety Policies and Practices.
- Provides supervision to production operators in reference to Safe Boiler operations, Wastewater treatment, and Air Treatment equipment.
- Leads, trains, and implements Standard Operating Procedures for plant environmental and utility systems, including air pollution control, steam generation, wastewater pretreatment, lagoon operations, and Land Application System.
- Develops, assigns, and implements CIP schedules of scrubbers and associated equipment taking production activities into account.
- Collects and analyzes daily environmental data to make operating recommendations to plant management to ensure performance of pollution control and treatment equipment.
- Prepares state and federal environmental permit related submittals for General Manager.
- Ensures facility is operating withing the Company’s environmental policies.
- Comfortable and competent working and leading staff in a fast-paced environment.
- Working off shift (night, weekend, or holiday) hours for extended periods as plant production need dictates.
- Forecasts needs, sources through competitive bids, and maintains appropriate spare parts inventory.
- Proficient and is able to provide or source technical guidance in waste water lagoons, VOC scrubbers, and land application system. (i.e. recognizing and troubleshooting lagoon operations, Air treatment condensers and scrubbers (Water Shell/ Tube and Air/ Air, Packed Bed Scrubbers, Venturi’s and RTO scrubbers)
- Evaluates and decides using technical specifications provided on equipment data sheets to base performance decisions.
- Responsible for training new personnel on Company safety procedures and safe operating standards in accordance with OSHA.
- Other duties as assigned
About the Company: We began as a family business in 1882 and have continued to grow into the world’s leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients for a growing population. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 15,000 employees across the globe. We repurpose and reuse rather than discarding what others might consider waste. We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer, and biofuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.
Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences, and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability, and opportunities for career growth.
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster
