Job Description
To analyze and monitor the RO plant equipment in accordance with the standard operating procedures and plant performance data. Responsible for all RO plant operation and maintenance. To review periodical reports (Normalization chart, Daily Reports) and submit them to Operation Manager.
Day-to-day Operations and maintenance
- Review all RO plants normalization charts every day and monitor the key parameters to maintain the RO/UF membrane efficiency within acceptable limits.
- Review all RO Plants chemical consumption every day and maintain the chemical cost as per KPI.
- Review weekly water analysis reports for all RO plants and co-ordinate with chemical treatment specialist for the water quality related issues.
- Responsible for all RO plants production, needs to re-store any capacity shortfall within acceptable time frame.
- Attend the meeting with customers, clients, contractors of the assigned plant as and when necessary.
- Support District cooling plant operation and maintenance activities whenever it is required.
- Operate and monitor the performance of Ultrafiltration & Reverse Osmosis Plant to produce optimum quality of permeate water as per the design / requirement. Maintain the feed water availability for running RO plant along with the RO product / permeate tanks capacity to accommodate the product & production shall be pre-planned as per the requirement.
- Maintain and operate the treatment plant systems with required chemical treatment process. Conduct chemical analysis using portable meter for cross verification of installed chemical dosing controllers.
- Ensure and keep record for the adequate supply of chemicals, consumables and spares related to all RO plant. Coordinate with third party (or) approved chemical treatment vendor for periodical analysis & chemical dosing rate adjustments.
- Ensure appropriate usage and storage of water treatment chemicals at site by following appropriate HSE requirements.
- Responsible for RO plant related tender scope of works, tender evaluation and preparing technical evaluation report.
- Responsible for detailed scope of work preparation support to MQ Engineering for any new RFP.
- Responsible for any new UF+RO plant submittal review, review of T&C documents and method statements.
- Coordinate with plant operators to ensure flawless supply of water as per the demand.
- Responsible to follow safe start up and safe shutdown of RO plant. Flushing out of RO membrane with RO permeate while stopping the plant. Responsible to ensure screen filter operation. Ensure screen filter auto cleaning operation.
- Communicate to Operation Manager about the abnormalities / malfunctions of the equipment found during the 24 x 7 operation and ensure all safety standards and followed.
- Assist maintenance team to carry out Preventive Maintenance as per the schedule. Involvement with maintenance team for membrane replacement, and pressure vessel cleaning activities.
- Conduct periodical SDI test and conductivity RO probe test as and when required.
- Responsible for periodical CIP / RC process based on normalization chart, coordination with plant supervisor for planning CIP / RC process.
- Fully responsible for RO operator training and development from time to time.
- Responsible for witnessing UF+ RO plant performance test by EPC contractor.
- Responsible to prepare standard operating procedure for UF+RO plant operation for all DCP. CIP procedure for both UF+RO
- Responsible for yearly performance audit of all RO plants and report submission.
- Responsible to identify critical spares and consumable for UF+RO equipment.
- Responsible for maintaining RO chemical stock for all DCP and record consumption details and compare all DCP chemical consumption cost details.
Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma in chemistry, bachelor’s degree in chemistry / biotechnology.
- Master’s degree in chemistry / biotechnology is preferred.
Minimum Experience:
- 7 years of experience in TSE RO plant Operation & Maintenance activities from GCC.
- Hands-on experience of TSE RO plant operations & maintenance with adequate knowledge of chemical water treatment process.
Job-Specific Skills (Generic / Technical):
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to apply water treatment & RO system theory, methods and practices.
