Vacancy title:
ETP Machine Operator

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Pearl Dairy

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025

Duty Station:
Mbarara | Mbarara | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsible for operating and maintaining the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) to ensure efficient and compliant treatment of wastewater and effluent. Monitor and control treatment processes, perform routine maintenance, and take corrective action to resolve issues.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Monitor, optimize and control works’ processes to ensure wastewater quality and quantity is maintained within company and National Standards before discharging.
2. Report Management, ensure that the wastewater discharge records and analysis reports are submitted daily to the ETP in charge.
3. Must have knowledge on preventive maintenance, root cause analysis and problem solving
4. Prepare water quality samples for analysis in accordance with government requirements
5. Ensure that good housekeeping is carried out regularly by maintaining the workplace in a clean and tidy condition
6. Ensure that the sludge or ETP beds are managed properly.
7. Ensure compliance with company policies, safety protocols, and environmental standards.
8. Transfer Knowledge to your colleagues.

Working relationships

Internal Relationships: Production, EHS.

External Relationships: N/A

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Diploma in Chemical and Electrical Engineering, Water Management, Environmental Science, Science laboratory Technology and other ETP related trainings.
• 1-2 years in wastewater treatment or related field an added advantage.

Competencies

Technical & Behavioral competencies

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing conditions.
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive attitude
• Time management
• Innovative
• Keen to details
• Analytical Skills
• Team player

Responsibility for finances and physical assets

• The job holder has no responsibility for equipment, finances or stock except for the work tools and stocks assigned.

Decision-making

• The jobholder’s decision-making authority is within existing guidelines and includes providing recommendations to facilitate final decisions

Information

• The jobholder has no access to confidential information. The job requires normal level of confidentiality

Working Conditions   

Working Environment: The jobholder is exposed to a conducive work environment with minimum disagreeable conditions.

Job Hazards: The jobholder is exposed to occupational hazards due to the nature of the job.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

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