Water Quality Technician - Glenvista at Rand Water

Job Advert Summary    

• Rand Water is currently looking a Water Quality Technician to assist in managing all corporate chemical and water quality related issues within Rand Water that affect the quality of the potable water produced

Minimum Requirements    

• National Diploma in water care, chemistry or chemical engineering qualification or equivalent
• Four (4) years’ experience preferably in a water industry
• Computer literacy in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Valid Code 8 drivers licence
• Experience in the field of water treatment processes would serve as an advantage

Primary Duties    

• Participate in scheduling of chemical procurement, writing contract specifications and adjudication of contracts.
• Management of bulk chemical contracts.
• Participate in the drafting of the chemical budget and monthly variance reports.
• Participate in managing water quality data affecting long-term variables by statistics/trending/reporting and identifying areas of concern with relation to water quality.
• Managing data and investigating possible areas of non-compliance to specifications.
• Take water samples in special projects and evaluate data.
• Taking minutes of technical and supplier liaison meetings.

Knowledge    

• Treatment processes operations and management
• Bulk treatment chemical specifications
• On-line instruments
• Knowledge of SHEQ and ISO systems
• Computer literacy

Skills    

• Strong communication skills ( verbal and written)
• Planning, scheduling, and coordinating skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving
• Negotiation
• Business report writing skill and minute taking
• Must have ability to co-ordinate, motivate and achieve results utilizing skills external to production division

Attitude    

• Performance driven
• Goal Orientated
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Proactive
• Be able to work under pressure
• Innovative
• Customer focused

Closing Date    
2023/07/04