Water Treatment Plant Operator

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: 

• BSc in Chemistry/Biology/Food Sciences and/or HND or equivalent from a reputable Institute
  
• At least 2-3 years hands-on in the Food Industry. Beverage manufacture a distinct advantage.
  
• Familiar with Carbonated Soft Drinks and/or water treatment plant.
  
• Food Safety and Hygiene handling techniques 
  

Key Requirements: 

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
  
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
  

• Operating all chemical dosing pumps and making sure that pump doses the required amount as per prescribed standards
  
• Analyzing the quality of water for parameter such as TDS, PH, alkalinity, chlorine content, and determining the flow of raw and treated water.
  
• Doing backwash for carbon purifiers.   
  
• Doing steaming of carbon purifiers and sanitization of ultra-filters.
  
• Replacing filter cartridges as per schedule. 
  
• Checking all the operation of all pumps and machineries in water treatment section, report immediately any failure to the supervisor.
  
• Preparing caustic, per-acetic acid and chlorine Solutions at the required standards and strength for all water treatment plant and production lines CIPs. 
  
• Reporting any anomalies of machines or process equipment to Water Treatment & Syrup Room Supervisor.
  
• Checking the utility pump and monitoring all cooling tower inlet and outlet circuit and making sure its running well.
  
• Carrying out Weekly sanitation of   water treatment water tanks, polishers, filters and the all water treatment area. 
  
• Monitoring the MF filters to ensure they are work properly.
  
• Ensuring adequate supply of treated water to Production lines.
  
• Ensuring plant CIPs are carried out as per CIP Mandate requirement and ensuring proper data recording.
  
• Ensuring adequate stocks of water treatment reagents and chemicals. Monitoring of gauges, flowmeters, charts, system control panel, etc.
  
• Maintaining water treatment records in accordance with UNBS Standards.
  
• Providing training, coaching and support to new water treatment team.
  
• Monitoring and operating UF, RO, and CIP system, as per the standard frequency. 
  
• Ensuring all pressure gauges and temperature sensor calibrated as per the frequency.