Plant Operator EnviroServ Uganda

Position Ref No: EUL/OPS/05
Department: Operations
Closing Date: 20 September 2022
Location: Kampala
Direct Manager: Operations Manager

Job Purpose
Responsible for the sound operation of the Leachate Treatment Plant, including all plans and equipment other than the boiler, on a shift basis.

Educational Qualifications
• A- Level Certificate
• Technician’s diploma training in Engineering (chemical or mechanical engineering) would be an advantage.

• Experience Requirements
• 5 years of experience in the operation of a chemical plant or water treatment plant.

• Key Job Responsibilities
• Operate and maintain the treatment plant under the required conditions.
• Check the operation of the treatment plant, including levels, pressures and temperatures, and take corrective action where necessary.
• Report any deficiencies to the Shift Supervisor.
• Solve plant operating problems and take corrective action where necessary
• Fill Skips with concentrate and swop Roll-Roll-Off when full.
• Periodically open and clean the feed leachate filters.
• Add chemicals from 25-liter poly cans to tanks for all sections of the plant except the boiler.
• Offload caustic road tankers.
• Operate the filter press on the biological section of the plant, which involves opening and removing filter cakes. Fill the disposal skips with sludge from the filter press.
• Clean the cooling water filter and blow down the cooling water circuit.
• Regularly check and maintain the cooling water dosing system as well as the compressed air system to ensure correct operation.
• Check and maintain the scrubber to ensure efficient operation, which would involve draining and then mixing fresh scrub solution when required.
• Responsible for first-line maintenance of the plant mechanical and instrument equipment, such as tightening flanges, flushing out pumps, clearing blocked lines and vessels, etc.
• Take waste samples and submit them to the lab for analysis.
• Assist the Shift Supervisor with plant start-up and normal or emergency shutdown.
• Ensure appropriate housekeeping of equipment and facilities.
• Identify chemical requirements and needs for preventative maintenance and advise the Shift Supervisor accordingly. Safety
• Ensure compliance with both EnviroServ safety regulations and procedures and OHSA and NOSA requirements.
• Attend monthly safety meetings.

• Key Competencies
• Analytical thinking
• Initiative
• Achievement orientation
• Self Confidence