Colins Baraka
WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR
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About
A diligent professional with over 6 years’ experience in the water sector with a comprehensive knowledge of water supply and wastewater treatment, maintenance and repair tasks. Dedicated and hands-on Chemical Field Technician with 2–5 years of experience in industrial chemical dosing, monitoring, and equipment servicing. Skilled in maintaining optimal chemical levels for water treatment and process systems, ensuring safe handling and compliance with environmental and industry standards Maintaining patience while being a punctual and reliable operator.
Precise and efficient performance, creating a safe and organized work environment. Track record of flexibility, capability and competence.
Experience
Water Treatment Operator - Gatundu Water supply and sanitation company - Gatundu
(2021-06)
- Review water treatment programs at customer sites through sampling and testing process which is not limited to cooling, boilers and effluent water.
- Checking dosing systems and adjusting dosing rates as per test results.
- Perform daily inspections and ensure quality of treated water, including PH levels, Chlorine levels, Turbidity and other parameters.
- Maintain accurate records of water treatment plant operations including daily stock/Logs, tests result chemical usage and maintenance activities.
- Maintain and ensure repair the treatment plant systems are performed.
- Maintain and update asset registers, maintenance logs, and other technical documentation for effective asset management.
- Collect and analyze system performance data to identify operational issues, non-revenue water trends, and opportunities for improvement.
- Operate and maintain water and sewer systems through inspections, flow measurements, leak detection, and troubleshooting of identified issues.
- Inspect, service and repair components of the water treatment plant including water intakes, pipes water storage vessels, chemical treatment equipment controls, circulation pumps, boilers, coolers and valves.
- Carry out Reverse Osmosis CIP's as and when required
- Regeneration of demineralization and water softening plants as and when required.
- Prepare work orders for servicing and repairs.
- Provide feedback to management through using effective communication channels.
- Manage tasks set-out by management for client projects within prescribed deadlines.
- Basic understanding chemical stock management.
- Develop and implement personalized signage on clients’ premises.
- Ensure all chemicals have safety data sheets.
- Look after site health and safety files.
- Keep clients dosing stations, Softener Plant etc. in good order, including clean and tidy
- Always focus on customer service and satisfaction.
- Ensure all Water tests & Reports are kept up to date daily / weekly.
- Maintain the company's image, by being professional at all times.
Gatanga Community Water Scheme - Murang’a
(2021-01 - 2021-04)
- Customer identification survey
- Customer date enumeration
- Analyzing and data clean-up for database management
- Mapping and digitization for pipelines
- Meter installation, servicing and pipe repair(water)
Intern - Water Fund (Water Sector Trust Fund)
(2018-06 - 2018-07)
- Participated in GIS mapping of water connections and infrastructures for water utilities.
Volunteer - Malindi Water and Sewerage Co Ltd - Malindi,Kilifi County
(2018-10 - 2018-12)
- Familiarization of different types of pipes and fittings.
- Field data collection & Surveying (Use GPS and survey tools for data collection).
- Generate spatial analysis reports for engineering, planning, and service improvements; support hydraulic modeling and network expansion planning.
- Mapping of customer data, digitizing pipeline infrastructure including schemes zones and subzones.
- Repair of leaks and bursts on minor and major pipelines.
- Replacement of pipes on different pipeline sizes
- Collect, test and record water samples to evaluate necessary adjustments of chemical feed rates.
- Replacement of pipe fittings of different pipeline sizes.
- Line patrolling.
- Differentiating between UPVC and HDPE pipes.
- Procedures of fitting/fixing UPVC rubber rings.
- Joining HDPE pipes using straight couplings.
- Laying UPVC pipes.
- Installing and servicing sluice valves procedure.
- Reading and servicing master meters.
- Dewatering of valve chambers.
Volunteer - Mombasa Water Supply And Sanitation Co Ltd - Mikindani Street,Off Nkrumah Rd,Mombasa
(2017-09 - 2017-12)
- Condition monitoring of pipelines.
- Servicing and maintaining of pipelines.
- Burst and leakage repairing.
- Blockages and airlock removal in pipelines.
- Connection of new meters.
- Service lines connection.
- Water rationing.
- Meter disconnection
- Collect, test and record water samples to evaluate necessary adjustments of chemical feed rates.
- GPS Co-ordination.
- Revenue collection
Intern - Kilifi-Mariakani Water and Sewerage Company. (KIMAWASCO) - Kilifi County
(2016-10 - 2016-12)
- Bursts and leaks repairs of various pipe sizes and material ranging from 12 to 12.
- Special maintenance works to pipeline appurtenances along major pipelines.
- Consumer meter installation and the various fittings used.
- Bleeding along main pipelines laying fitting and backfilling of water pipeline projects.
- General office practices.
Education
Diploma - Water Engineering - Kenya Water Institute (2016-01 - 2018-08)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (4years Course) - St. Teresa’s Secondary School (2011 - 2014)
