Lead Wastewater Industrial Pre-treatment Plant Operator - Casa Grande, AZ (Days)

Wastewater Treatment - Lead Role

Make an Impact Where Engineering Meets Sustainability

Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges and optimizing critical infrastructure? Join our team as a Wastewater Process Lead, where you’ll play a key role in improving treatment performance, driving efficiency, and ensuring regulatory compliance across wastewater treatment operations.

This role offers hands-on technical work, cross‑functional collaboration, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on environmental protection and operational excellence.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. 

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. 

The Opportunity 

This position works out of our Casa Grande, Arizona location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Casa Grande, AZ., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What You’ll Work On

• Operate IPP equipment and related control systems; i.e., Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Influent Equalization (EQ), Sludge Dewatering Press, Sludge Removal, Chemical Feed(s).

• Monitor control system and make adjustments as needed to maintain compliance with the discharge permit issued by the City of Casa Grande. 

• Observe variations in operating conditions, interpret lab test results, along with current and historical data to maintain proper control of the system. 

• Maintain log of operations and records all lab data and meter and gauge readings.

• Maintain communication with the production facility to understand potential flow and waste loading that may impact pretreatment system performance.

• Perform or schedule with third parties routine maintenance on IPP systems and equipment.  Maintain a high level of housekeeping and GMP’s.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• HSD/GED

• Experience operating/maintaining Biological wastewater treatment systems is required.

• Algebra

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Diploma (± 12 years)

• Arizona Wastewater Certification (Grade 3 or higher)

Work Schedule

This position follows a rotating schedule with coverage required between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Team members work four 10‑hour shifts (4x10) per week; however, these shifts may not always be scheduled consecutively.

Current scheduled shift times include:

• 6:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Flexibility is required, as occasional night shift coverage may be needed based on operational demands.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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