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Manager - Industrial Water & Waste Systems Area

Wolfspeed • Durham, NC • 2d ago

Durham, North Carolina

Full time

26-629

Job Description

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

Enjoy doing things that people say can't be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.

Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.

Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.

Student? We offer continuing education assistance.

Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.

Here's the Gist: Wolfspeed is seeking a Facilities Industrial Water & Waste Area Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance teams for Industrial Water and Waste at our Durham Campuses. You lead by promoting a safety and quality mindset to your teams through continuous improvement of processes, policies, and procedures. You provide daily assistance to your team and develop creative approaches to improve reliability while reducing operational costs and energy consumption.

The Day-to-Day

Provide technical leadership for water, wastewater, reclaim, and hazardous waste systems, including RO/DI, UF, ion exchange, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.

Lead system hardening initiatives to enhance reliability, redundancy, and resilience of critical utility infrastructure.

Identify and eliminate single points of failure (SPOFs) through robust redundancy and design improvements.

Drive root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and ensure implementation of sustainable corrective and preventive actions across all sites.

Manages and directs the daily activities of facilities IW&W team members - leading leaders, engineers, and technicians

Recruits, selects, manages, coaches, and motivates staff; provides guidance and direction on problems and issues; delegates work assignments

Works with project teams to start-up and commission facilities systems and equipment

Ensures compliance to local, state, and national codes and compliance requirements.

Supports commercial negotiations and establishment of terms related to services, projects, and power purchase agreements

Guides the team to hit key metrics - continuously improving uptime and reliability performance

Collaborates with other leaders and facilities teams in the development of overall objectives and long-term company goals. Provides input into the facility annual operating plan and manages expenses under budget

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (required)

8-12+ years of experience in industrial water/wastewater engineering and operations

Demonstrated success in system hardening, optimization, and cost reduction initiatives

Experience leading and mentoring engineering and operations teams preferred

Experience supporting multi-site organizations

Semiconductor or advanced manufacturing experience strongly preferred

Proven track record delivering quantifiable OPEX savings and reliability improvements

Deep expertise in:

Water systems: RO/DI, UF, IX, filtration, reclaim

Wastewater systems: chemical and advanced treatment processes

Familiarity with emerging regulatory challenges such as POTW compliance is preferred

Strong understanding of process integration, automation, and PLC/SCADA systems

Proficiency in data analytics, performance trending, and process optimization tools

Ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives without direct authority

Strong coaching, mentoring, and talent development skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder influence capabilities

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

Hands-on leadership style with a people-first, cost-focused mindset

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

To put it legally -Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies.

After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.

If you require an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact accessHR at +1 (919) 407-7333

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