Position Summary:Under direction from the VP of Water, the Water Supervisor is responsible for supervising the Water Team while growing the water filtration business. The Water Supervisor provides technical direction to teams to execute goals and objectives on assigned water projects in accordance with customer specifications, timeline and design conditions. Working closely with VP of Water, this position has responsibility for laboratory testing, field support, and product engineering. Responsible for hiring, developing and supervising the performance of the water team.
What You Will Do:
Lead, supervise, and hold accountable technical water team members including technical advisor, CAD designer, and laboratory technician.
Conduct cross-functional meetings with global mechanical engineering team members.
Create systems and procedures to increase demand for product line. Systems include (& not limited to) softeners, media filters, reverse osmosis, demineralizers, and ultrafiltration.
Specify and select materials, quality plans, verification, and validation for drinking water filtration systems.
Manage projects from creation of the bill of materials to the release of the developed product for new food service and commercial drinking water treatment systems.
Develop project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans and conferring with management.
Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements; assigning personnel to phases and elements when possible.
Recommend water technology to customers and stakeholders by reviewing customer requirements, design conditions, water chemistry, and performance standards.
Confirm product performance by conducting verification & validation tests
Determine project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.
Maintains product compliance with federal and state regulations and agencies.
Perform other related duties as assigned by department team leader.
What You Will Bring:
Application Engineer expert in water treatment
Strategic leader, with proven track record on achieving results
2-4 years of experience in supervisor role applying water technologies towards customers specifications
Documentation skills using QAD or MRP type of software
Agency knowledge (UL, CE, CSA & NSF) (preferred)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) (Preferred)
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
Considerations:
BS, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, or technical related field of business
Minimum two to four (2-4) years of water treatment application engineering supervisorial experience
Experience in Food Service and Commercial water filtration treatment systems preferred
WITH ANTUNES IN YOUR CORNER, YOU CAN EXPECT SUCCESS — BUT WHY? WHAT MAKES OUR COMPANY SO UNIQUE?First, we’re proud to be family-owned and operated, with three generations currently working inside the company today. From our headquarters in Carol Stream, Illinois, we’ve grown to become a leading custom solutions provider of countertop cooking equipment and water filtration systems for the global foodservice market. At Antunes, we don’t just solve problems for our customers. We create the right solutions. That means offering innovative products of the highest quality, backed by our team of industry experts and our commitment to personal service. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 60 years — and it’s what we continue to do every day for our customers around the world.From our founding in 1955, August J. Antunes built our company on values that still inform our work to this day — principles like integrity, respect for people, excellence, passion and family. Those core values helped shape our company’s promise: to drive success for every customer — first by listening, then by delivering on our steadfast commitment to excellence. Today, Antunes continues to innovate, but it’s all a...bout meeting the needs of our customers first. Our story began with the creation of a simple switch designed to solve a real-world challenge in the market — and new chapters of that story are written every day as our engineers and experts work together on the next great solution.Our PurposeWe exist to make our customers successful while positively impacting a world in motion; as we improve the enjoyment of food and water for everyone.Our MissionTo continue our growth as a world class provider of innovative solutions to the global foodservice industry, ultimately transforming our position in the marketplace.Our ValuesPeopleWe respect and trust each other. We value the diversity of our workforce. We invest in the safety and development of our team members. We believe in the worth of every individual and that the future of our company is dependent on these team members.PassionWe are passionate about building an enduring great company. On our journey to being more sustainable, we serve all of our customers, team members, suppliers and the communities we touch.IntegrityWe keep our word. We are ethical. We hold ourselves to a single high standard of integrity in everything we do.ExcellenceWe continually pursue excellence. We expect every solution, product and service that we provide to consistently exceed the customers’ expectations. We are accountable.FamilyWe are one family – a strong, caring community. By fostering personal growth and development, we empower and support our team members. As a family-owned and operated organization. we have a tradition of preparing future generation.
