Plant Superintendent
Vaal Central Water
Bothaville, Free State
Permanent
Posted 16 July 2025
- Closing Date 15 August 2025
Job Details
Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Calculate of monthly chemical costs and maintaining of appropriate chemical stock
- Attend Regional Stakeholder
- Prepare annual budget in terms of agreed templates, criteria and
- Ensure Optimization chemical
- Assist with Planning and arranging of annual cleaning of
- Ensure regular cleaning and maintenance of treatment process
- Assist with pipeline failures as and when
- Report minor maintenance work on reservoirs, plant and pump
- Ensure that meter readings are done at the required time, data captured and approved on
- Ensure that meter readings are captured and approved on
- Ensure that bacteriological, chemical and physical samples are taken weekly, delivered to service providers and attending to feedback/report
- Verification of bulk billing
- To pro-actively plan plant operation for 24 hours in
- Maintain payroll
- Coordinating and approval of
- Overseeing disciplinary
- Performance assessments for Senior Process Controllers and Lab
- Overtime, shifts and standby planned and managed
- Develop and Maintain Standard Operation Procedures.
- Compile Operational report to Regional
- Compile Chemical usage, pump readings, lab-averages of tests
- Monthly and quarterly reporting to Bloemfontein Office and DWS
- Conduct inspections on operations and submit production reports.
- Compile Monthly Meter Master Plan.
- Conduct investigation on water quality failures and implement remedial measures.
- Maintain incident registers as per the incident management protocols.
- Conduct Blue Drop assessment.
- Adhere to H & S standards in all plants and pump stations (Operations matters).
- All assignments as directed from time to
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree in Water Care/Chemical Engineering/Equivalent.
- Seven to Ten (7-10) experience in Water Treatment Plants
- Class VI Classification with DWS
- Computer Proficiency (MS Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, );
- Computerized Maintenance Management System (Optional).
- Valid Drivers'
- Technical Report
- Leadership skills
- Budgeting skills
- Problem solving skills.
- Registered as a Professional Process Controller/natural scientist will be an added advantage.