Wastewater Treatment Specialist: Compliance & Optimization

Tenneco; Napoleon (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in Napoleon, OH is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Specialist to operate and optimize the plant's wastewater systems, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable performance. You will act as the plant's primary subject-matter resource for wastewater treatment, coordinating with operations, maintenance, and EHS.

This role involves monitoring, testing, reporting, maintaining logs, supporting environmental inspections, and driving continuous improvement to protect environmental compliance and

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, chemistry, engineering, industrial technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in wastewater treatment, environmental compliance, utilities, or plant environmental operations required
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial plant environment preferred
• Working knowledge of wastewater treatment systems, sampling, testing, and environmental compliance requirements
• Familiarity with wastewater permits, discharge requirements, inspections, and reporting practices preferred

Responsibilities

• Support the daily operation and monitoring of the plant’s wastewater treatment systems to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant performance
• Serve as the plant’s primary specialist for wastewater treatment processes, testing, reporting, and process support
• Monitor wastewater treatment equipment, chemical usage, flow conditions, sampling activity, and system performance
• Collect, document, and maintain wastewater treatment logs, operating records, inspection documents, and compliance reports
• Perform routine sampling, testing, and reporting in accordance with plant procedures, permit requirements, and regulatory standards
• Identify process issues, compliance concerns, or equipment problems and support timely corrective action
• Partner with operations, maintenance, and EHS teams to troubleshoot wastewater-related issues and sustain plant performance
• Coordinate or support preventive maintenance activities for wastewater treatment equipment and related systems
• Assist with environmental inspections, audits, permit requirements, and regulatory follow-up actions
• Support other plant environmental programs and activities as assigned, including recordkeeping, inspections, compliance tracking, waste handling coordination, and environmental improvement efforts
• Maintain a high standard of safety, environmental compliance, documentation accuracy, and operational discipline
• Support continuous improvement efforts that strengthen wastewater treatment performance, reliability, and compliance

Skills

Wastewater treatment operations

Environmental compliance

Data collection & documentation

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety awareness

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Environmental science/chemistry/engineering field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Basic reporting systems

Job description

Tenneco in Napoleon, OH is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Specialist to operate and optimize the plant's wastewater systems, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable performance. You will act as the plant's primary subject-matter resource for wastewater treatment, coordinating with operations, maintenance, and EHS.

This role involves monitoring, testing, reporting, maintaining logs, supporting environmental inspections, and driving continuous improvement to protect environmental compliance and