B&G Foods

Licensed Operator WWT

B&G Foods$80K — $93K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in a related field
  • Minimum of 2 years in wastewater treatment, ideally in food manufacturing
  • New Jersey Wastewater Treatment Operator License, Class N2 required
  • Understanding of NJDEP regulations and pretreatment requirements
  • Strong recordkeeping and documentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Monitor daily readings of city water and cooling towers
  • Optimize physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes
  • Conduct routine laboratory analysis and manage sampling
  • Maintain regulatory documentation and update the logbook
  • Adjust chemical feed rates for optimal treatment
  • Perform preventative maintenance on treatment equipment
  • Follow safety protocols and troubleshoot system issues

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and Holiday)
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Work-life Balance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Casual Dress Code
  • Parental Bonding Leave
  • Disability Coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The Licensed Wastewater Operator (N2) is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of the facility's wastewater pretreatment system in a food manufacturing environment. This position ensures compliance with all federal, state, local, and municipal wastewater regulations, including requirements established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the local Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). The operator will maintain system performance, conduct testing, manage records, and support environmental compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities:
  • Monitoring city water, water softeners, cooling towers daily readings.
  • System Operations: Run and optimize the plant's physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes (equalization tanks, DAF units, pH neutralization, and solids handling/dewatering).
  • Compliance & Sampling: Execute routine laboratory analysis (pH, TSS, COD, settleability) in accordance with NJDEP and standard methods. Manage the collection of composites and grab samples for certified laboratory testing.
  • Regulatory Documentation: Maintain the station logbook and track data required for monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs). Ensure all records conform to NJDEP inspection standards.
  • Process Control: Adjust chemical feed rates (coagulants, polymers, acid/caustic) to safely neutralize high-strength organic loads and CIP chemical dumps.
  • Facility Maintenance: Perform preventative maintenance on pumps, blowers, sensors, valves, and minor repairs on wastewater treatment equipment.
  • Safety Protocols: Follow all plant safety policies, environmental procedures, Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), confined space entry procedures, and OSHA requirements.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues to minimize system downtime.


Experience, Skills, Education:
  • 3-5 years of experience
  • Industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of wastewater treatment experience, preferably in food manufacturing, or similar industrial environment.
  • Understanding of NJDEP regulations and industrial pretreatment requirements.
  • Strong recordkeeping and documentation skills.
  • Direct experience in a food/beverage production environment is highly preferred.
  • Required: New Jersey Wastewater Treatment Operator License, Class N2.
  • Preferred experience in Microsoft office skills (Outlook and Excel)
  • Knowledge in preventative maintenance and good repair practices
  • Knowledgeable in repairing and rebuilding pumps
  • Ability to replace motors, valves, aerators, and filters
  • Must be able to run and fit PVC and black piping


Working Conditions & Physical requirements:
  • Professional Development: Commitment to maintaining the license by completing required Training Contact Hours (TCHs) during the standard 3-year NJDEP recertification cycle.
  • Ability to work in industrial manufacturing and wastewater treatment environments.
  • Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, bend, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions.
  • Ability to wear required PPE
  • Ability to respond to emergencies outside of normal working hours.


Compensation Range:
  • $80,000 - $93,500 (salaried, non-exempt, eligible for overtime)


Benefits:
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and Holiday pay)
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Work-life Balance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Casual Dress Code
  • Parental Bonding Leave
  • Disability Coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Employee Discounts


About B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. manufactures, sells, and distributes a portfolio of shelf-stable and frozen foods, and household products in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, wine vinegars, maple syrups, molasses, salad dressings, pizza crusts, Mexican-style sauces, dry soups, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers, tomato-based products, baking powder and soda, corn starch, and other products. The company markets its products under various brands, including Ac'cent, B&G, B&M, Baker's Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary's, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Durkee, Emeril's, Grandma's Molasses, Green Giant, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, MacDonald's, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Flatbreads, New York Style, Old London, Original Tings, Ortega, Pirate's Booty, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Sa-són, Sclafani, Smart Puffs, Spring Tree, Sugar Twin, Tone's, Trappey's, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont Maid, Victoria, Weber, and Wright's. The company sells its products through supermarkets and grocery stores. B&G Foods, Inc. was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Learn more about B&G Foods
Size
2,847 employees
Market Cap
$787.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$131.9 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$1.9 billion
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