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Veolia

Water, waste, and energy services provider

Control Room Operator

Machine & Process OperationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAl Jahra, KuwaitKWD500 /moIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Chemistry or equivalent is required; other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements will be considered.
  • A minimum of 3–5 years of work experience in a wastewater treatment and reclamation plant is required.
  • Proven experience in ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane technology is required.
  • Experience with plant automation systems such as distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition, and programmable logic controllers is essential.
  • Knowledge of plant safety and environmental, health, and safety practices is required.
  • Good communication skills in English are required.

Responsibilities

  • Operate the ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis reclamation plant safely and smoothly while working shift duty with the process leader.
  • Review process-control operations by inspecting system and plant records, technical data, operating reports, and historical trends.
  • Investigate and diagnose abnormalities in the plant system, process, or utilities, report findings, and recommend corrections to ensure safe operation according to procedures.
  • Share and escalate operational observations and coordinate operational strategies with the Field Service Lead or manager to support economical plant operation.
  • Report shift operational activities to the Field Service Lead and Operation Manager.
  • Isolate equipment or systems from potential hazards, apply lockout/tagout devices, authorize work executors to begin work, and follow the work through completion.
  • Measure individual ultrafiltration skid turbidity and reverse-osmosis vessel conductivity, and maintain records for future reference and control.
  • Provide regular updates to the Field Service Lead and manager, conduct routine plant walkarounds to identify anomalies, and report shift activities to the responsible discipline for corrective action.
  • Monitor static and rotary equipment and initiate maintenance work to prevent malfunctions and damage.
  • Work with client control room operators while carrying out assigned or shared tasks.
  • Carry out assigned tasks according to plant process requirements and instructions, and periodically update their status.
  • Coordinate equipment isolation with other disciplines, initiate maintenance work, and follow it through completion.
  • Write reports on process-control operations as needed to provide management with required information.
  • Improve operations, reduce turnaround times, streamline work processes, and cooperate with others to provide quality service.
  • Plan and initiate chemical preparation, perform laboratory analysis needed for plant operations, and coordinate safe, timely chemical preparation, loading, and unloading with the chemical department.
  • Review chemical usage to determine suitable chemicals, doses, and application points, and perform chemical and water analyses required by the process.
  • Monitor process parameters, online instruments, and individual system performance through the plant automation system, and initiate necessary action.
  • Assist the Field Service Lead in investigating and troubleshooting process disturbances and equipment malfunctions, and notify the responsible department promptly.
  • Maintain clear shift activity entries in the shift logbook and communicate activities to the shift reliever for follow-up.
  • Maintain daily activity logs, including clean-in-place activity, chemical refill, and daily analysis logs.
  • Follow plant environmental, health, and safety procedures for hazardous chemical handling, confined-space work, chemical spill control, lockout/tagout, evacuation, and emergencies.
  • Optimize and assist with developing operational quality-system procedures, guidelines, and documents for water treatment.
  • Follow environmental, health, safety, and quality processes and procedures; check job sites for potential hazards and report violations of company policies.
  • Maintain appropriate housekeeping in plant facilities in cooperation with other departments.
  • Work independently while reporting to supervisors.
  • Determine causes of system or component malfunctions and resolve problems.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Arabic is advantageous.
  • Experience working in a large water-treatment plant process, chemical, oil and gas, or power plant is desirable.
  • Experience working with a small group of team members is desirable.

About the Company

Veolia

Water, waste, and energy services provider

Generating company summary.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aubervilliers, France
Founded
1853

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