Water Treatment Plant Technician - Devki Steel Mills Samburu - Samburu
(2021-05)
- Operate and maintain pre-treatment plant, UF, RO and DM plant.
- Optimized RO membrane performance, reducing downtime through proactive maintenance and CIP procedures
- Reduced chemical consumption fine-tuning chemical dosage.
- Successfully maintained 100% compliance with potable water quality standards, ensuring safe water distribution.
- Conducted routine analysis of raw water, demineralized water, boiler feedwater, and condensates to maintain operational efficiency.
- Led calibration of lab equipment and online meters, ensuring accurate and reliable data for process control.
- Inspect, service and repair components of the water treatment plant
- Preparation and analysis of materials/chemicals used in WTP
- Perform periodic inventory of equipments, spare parts and consumables.
- Carrying out spot checks to ensure products pass conformity tests.
- Calibration of lab equipments and online meters.
- Data collection and report writing.
Waste Water Treatment Operator - Kwale International Sugar Company Ltd.
(2019-05 - 2021-05)
- Operate and maintain wastewater treatment plant.
- Ensured efficient operation of physical, biological, and chemical treatment systems.
- Monitored influent and effluent quality parameters including pH, BOD, COD, TSS, and flow rates to maintain compliance with discharge standards.
- Maintained continuous plant operation and minimized downtime through effective process control.
- Reviewed laboratory and operational data to assess treatment performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Optimized chemical dosing, aeration rates, sludge recycling, and other treatment parameters to enhance process efficiency.
- Investigated and resolved process upsets, operational abnormalities, and performance deviations.
- Ensured compliance with environmental regulations, discharge permits, and wastewater quality standards.
- Supported environmental audits, inspections, and regulatory assessments.
- Ensured proper handling, treatment, and disposal of sludge and other treatment by-products.
- Coordinated routine inspections and maintenance of pumps, blowers, valves, pipelines, and treatment units.
- Identified equipment faults and worked closely with maintenance teams to ensure timely repairs.
- Assisted in managing inventories of chemicals, spare parts, tools, and consumables.
- Enforced compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) policies and procedures.
- Ensured safe storage, handling, and application of treatment chemicals.
- Participated in risk assessments, safety inspections, and incident investigations.
- Maintained accurate records of plant operations, chemical consumption, maintenance activities, and incidents.
- Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports.
- Documented process changes, operational challenges, and improvement initiatives
Water Treatment Plant/ETP Analyst & Operator - Mumias Sugar Company
(2018-05 - 2018-10)
WTP: Preparation of laboratory reagents required for water analysis. Analysis of materials/chemicals used in the water treatment plant. Sample collection, preparation, and prompt accurate analysis of samples.
Carrying out water treatment operations and laboratory analytical operations to ensure compliance with state regulations and water treatment standards and operational reliability of the physical plant at each facility. Ensuring that the WTP is operating efficiently and properly by monitoring operating conditions, meters and gauges and overseeing dangers and hazards before they occur; inspecting the plant on a regular basis. Carrying out maintenance operations and general cleaning of the plant equipments and machines i.e maintaining pumps, MGF cleaning (Air scoaring, backwashing, rinsing and loading) and RO membrane cleaning.
Overseeing the whole plant to ensure all pumps are in operation/good condition, monitor flow of water, flow of chemicals, monitor the pressure for safe working of the plant and increasing the lifespan of the plant. Data collection of the pressure gauges for preparing operational reports and written correspondence. Treatment of raw water to be used as boile
