Plant Supervisor

About Divert

Divert, Inc. is an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™. The company creates advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to prevent wasted food, driving social and environmental impact.

Today, the U.S. alone generates more than 100 million tons of wasted food annually, with over 50% going to landfills or incinerators. What’s more, wasted food contributes 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Divert is tackling these crises head on, delivering immense progress towards eliminating wasted food through its unique solutions – from converting wasted food into renewable fuels to feeding those in need.

Divert works with the top retailers in the industry, including Ahold Delhaize, Albertsons, CVS, Kroger, Target, and others, and nearly 5,400 retail stores across the U.S., providing technology, logistics, and anaerobic digestion facilities to help retailers reach their sustainability goals. The company processes more than 232,000 tons of wasted food a year and, through its collaboration with some of the nation’s largest food retailers and relationships with local food banks and nonprofits, Divert has facilitated the donation of more than 10 million pounds of food to people, rather than going to waste.

Position Summary

The Plant Supervisor will be responsible for all functions at our industrial food waste processing facility in Mount Sidney, VA. Key responsibilities for this position include maintaining a productive culture based on respect, managing accountability to standard work processes, and effective communication within the facility and the company.

This position reports to the Plant Manager (remote) with responsibilities such as:

• Oversee all aspects of operations to ensure a safe working environment and properly trained individuals in all aspects of safety compliance.
• As the operations leader, directly manage, hire and train Operators and Maintenance personnel.
• Oversee maintenance and reliability of machinery to ensure operational efficiencies and uptime.
• Develop, implement and report against financial and non-financial objectives, including the annual budget, financial forecasts, operational goals, key performance indicators and operating plans.
• Inspect all phases (mechanical, chemical, electrical) of plant operations and initiate remedial actions.
• Work closely with the in-house Engineering team to drive continuous improvement and reliability to ensure plant goals are met.
• Monitor compliance with Company policies, Customer Agreements, quality specifications, sanitation practices, regulatory requirements, third party contracts and safety standards.
• Must maintain the ability to:
  • Effectively communicate all significant actions and issues to Company management in a timely fashion
  • Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• HS Diploma or GED required
• 3 years in an operations management role with hiring and people management required
• Proven track record of leading production/processing systems
• Possess the ability to work with ambiguity by asking thoughtful questions that provide data that is then analyzed and synthesized to make balanced assessments and smart decisions

The ideal candidate...

• Is passionate about our planet and reducing our carbon footprint
• Is interested in designing processes that scale
• Has the ability to break down ambiguous problems into concrete, manageable components and think through optimal solutions
• Enjoys “getting their hands dirty” by digging into complex operations
• Takes a high degree of ownership over their work
• A clear communicator with professional presence
• Effectively define objectives and priorities
• Has strong listening skills; open to input from other team members and departments
• Has the ability to lead through influence
• Is a “Big picture” thinker, which is key to addressing top-level concerns and finding the best path forward from all of the available data

What's In It For You?

• Compensation Range: $75-85K
• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
• Life Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Please Note: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.