Plant Operator

Maynilad Water Services; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 223,200 - 334,800; Full time

Job summary

Maynilad Water Services in Quezon City is looking for a technician to manage chemical applications for water treatment processes. The role involves preparing, applying, and monitoring the use of chemicals during plant operations.

Qualified candidates should have completed a technical/vocational course or at least two years in college, along with one to three years of related experience. The technician will be responsible for ensuring compliance with dosage standards and maintaining equipment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of any technical/vocational course or at least two years in college.
• Preferably with one to three years of related work experience.
• Basic reading, writing, and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and applies chemicals for plant operations.
• Monitors treatment chemical consumption and ensures compliance with dosages.
• Inspects and records chemical deliveries during shifts.

Skills

Basic reading, writing, and analytical skills

Mathematical functions

Ability to perform assigned tasks with ease

Education

Technical/vocational course or at least two years in college

Job description

• Prepares, transfers and applies chemicals like aluminum chlorohydrate, liquid chlorine, polymer, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, potassium permanganate, ferric chloride and other necessary chemicals for plant operations.
• Monitors treatment chemical consumption to ensure chemical feed rates correspond to the recommended dosage.
• Inspects, receives and records treatment chemical deliveries during the shift and updates stock balance.
• Facilitates, inspects and records sludge hauling activities during the shift. Maintains and repairs minor defects of equipment/instruments and reports major defects for immediate repair.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of workstation, dosing equipment, appurtenances, and working tools used in plant operations and maintenance. Applies 5S in all activities.
• Monitors / operates chemical feeding equipment, accessories and facilities based on the set working limits and the optimum dosing of chemicals per hour in compliance with the quality plan control parameters.
• Monitors the effect of chemicals applied through visual inspection in the different stages of the process and through chemical consumption manifest in the actual monitoring on hand per shift.
• Declogs plant inlet screen as needed and performs scheduled sludge extraction or when high turbidity occurs.
• Monitors and records performance and status of vacuum pumps, air compressors, scour air blowers, backwash pumps, service water pumps and flash mixers and records equipment control readings at motor control centers (MCCs) and determines if they are within working limits; otherwise reports defects to the Shift Officer immediately.
• Visually inspects status of intake, forebay, DAF and BAF cells and sludge thickening system, and reports abnormalities to Shift Supervisor on duty immediately.
• Removes large debris/floatable trapped in the sludge thickening system as needed.
• Operates neutralization system and sends samples to Process Control Services.
• Assists in the opening and closing of sticky valves at UF-RO and BAF areas.
• Measures and monitors sludge level at intake, forebay and DAF.
• Implements Integrated Management System’s programs, activities, procedures and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

• Graduate of any technical/vocational course or at least two years in college.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Preferably with one (1) to three (3) years of related work experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Basic reading, writing, and analytical required.
• Can perform various mathematical functions.
• Has the ability to perform assigned tasks with ease.