Treatment Supervisor - Queenstown

The Opportunity

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 150 years.

We have an opportunity  for an experienced Wastewater Treatment Supervisor  based in Queenstown, who will be responsible for managing and coordinating all resources, ensuring all treatment facilities are operated effectively and safely, planned and reactive maintenance are carried out in a timely manner to ensure treatment plants are always in compliance, running effectively and efficiently.

What's on offer

• A great team-working environment
• Employee assistance programs (EAP) through assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support
• Competitive salary 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Stable employment with a reputable organisation
• Meaningful work that contributes to the well-being of our community
   

What you'll be responsible for

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain the required qualification and certification to meet regulatory requirements.
• Complete ongoing training to maintain the required competency for the role.
• Contractual and resource consents compliance - meeting discharge quality standards, monitoring of operations and water take requirements
• Ensuring an effective and resourced roster is maintained for routine and planned maintenance of all facilities, assets and plant and equipment.
• Ensuring all team members have the necessary skills, qualification and resources to be safe, productive and efficient.
• To maintain an organisation structure that is focused on delivering the required outcome, have purposeful roles - with targeted accountabilities and responsibilities.
• Undertaking designated management and reporting duties. 
• Working with internal staff, sharing of knowledge and skills and assisting and supporting in the achievement of staff development plans.
• Developing and maintaining an effective On-Call duty operator Roster.
• Contribute to the management of Health and Safety, Quality Assurance and Environmental Management Systems, while applying these procedures in all aspects of work,
• Comply with the requirements of the company's business management system and the Quality Policy for drinking water, wastewater treatment and disposal to contribute to the company's commitment to provide safe, high quality drinking water and wastewater services that consistently meets or exceeds the requirements of the Contracts,
• To undertake such general duties as and when required for the effective provision of services to the client.
   

What you'll need to be successful

Qualifications:

• Level 5 Diploma - Wastewater treatment
• 10  years supervisory experience
• Advanced People management or Coaching training or qualification
• Computer literacy

Experience:

• Hands-on treatment experience and supervisor and management experience
• Exposure to the water and/or process industry and basic understanding of various water treatment technologies and processes is preferable.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues and contractors.
• Ability to fault find on mechanical equipment.
• Proven problem solving skills and proposed methodologies.

Other relevant skills or information:

• Knowledge of wastewater or water operations
• Understanding of the criticality of operational requirements and resource consent compliance.
• Understanding of the commercial nature of the operations of Veolia.
• Ability to organise resources, establish priorities and meet deadlines through balancing commitments and priorities.
• Strong literacy, numeracy, computing, communication and interpersonal skills.  Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients and contractors.  
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with an aptitude for both office and field work.
• Motivation and enthusiasm, a keen eye for detail and a desire for excellent customer service.

Personal Attributes:

With the ability to assess and assimilate a wide range of information and consolidate a position or assessment effectively, you are naturally persistence and confident in own judgement and capability. You demonstrate daily that you are able to quickly adapt to changing circumstances, have strong analytical skills and focus on quality of work. As a self starter with an ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, you are a results focussed team player with a high degree of personal integrity and a positive attitude.
 

A Veolia Career

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you’ll join a team of over 6000 passionate innovators... and good humans.  Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. 

Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career, and resource the world. We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

If you can tick most of the boxes and are keen to contribute to Veolia’s ecological transformation, then hit the apply button now!

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