Water & Wastewater Facilities Leader — Reliability & Cost Excellence

US01 Wolfspeed, Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed, Inc. seeks a Facilities Engineering & Operations Manager – Water & Wastewater Treatment to lead a multi-site team responsible for the reliability, system hardening, and cost-efficient operation of water, wastewater, and reclaim systems across U.S. facilities.

Up to 20% travel to support multi-site operations and improvement initiatives. This role focuses on operational excellence, asset lifecycle optimization, and sustained OPEX reduction, with emphasis on strengthening existing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; Master’s preferred.
• Experience in industrial water/wastewater engineering and operations.
• Demonstrated success in system hardening, retrofit optimization and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-level technical leadership for water, wastewater, reclaim, and hazardous waste systems across sites.
• Lead system hardening initiatives to improve reliability and resilience.
• Identify and eliminate single points of failure (SPOFs) through robust redundancy and design changes.
• Drive RCFA and ensure corrective/preventive actions are implemented across sites.
• Establish global improvement forums to share best practices (BKMs).
• Champion FMEA and Facilities Change Review Board (FCRB) processes.

Skills

System hardening

Cost reduction initiatives

Leadership

Communication

Data analytics

Reliability improvements

Regulatory compliance

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

PLC/SCADA

Data analytics tools

Job description

Wolfspeed, Inc. seeks a Facilities Engineering & Operations Manager – Water & Wastewater Treatment to lead a multi-site team responsible for the reliability, system hardening, and cost-efficient operation of water, wastewater, and reclaim systems across U.S. facilities.

Up to 20% travel to support multi-site operations and improvement initiatives. This role focuses on operational excellence, asset lifecycle optimization, and sustained OPEX reduction, with emphasis on strengthening existing