Website Overberg Water Board
Overberg Water Board is situated in the Overberg region in the Western Cape stretching from Botriver in the West to Heidelberg and Riversdale in the East and is bordered by the Langeberg Mountains in the North and the Indian Ocean in the South. Overberg Water distributes water to the surrounding and… read more rural areas of Cape Agulhas, Theewaterskloof and Swellendam. It has three (3) water treatment schemes with twenty-two (22) reservoirs which are located strategically across the Overberg region. The Water Board derives its revenue from the sale of bulk potable water to its main customers, namely municipalities, as well as retail sales to the agricultural sector/industry in the region. The organisation supplies and distributes approximately four (4) million cubic metres of water per annum.
REQUIREMENTS
Grade 12/ Matric/NQF4 and/or relevant training
Process Controller Class IV certification from DWS
Unendorsed code B driver’s license
Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Knowledge of SANS 241 code
Willingness to work shifts/standby and physical fits, weekend, holidays
Minimum of Five (5) years relevant experience in water treatment works
DUTIES:
Operating water purification plant
Operating of pumps through telemetric system
Manage reservoirs and pumpstations
Management and operating of filters
Take water samples and analyses using laboratory instruments (physical and chemical)
Calculation, preparation and loading chemicals
Analysis of samples for bacteriological specimens
Monitoring of river level and dams
Maintaining and cleaning of laboratory and pump stations and dosing areas
Drain and cleaning sedimentation tanks
Calculation, interpretation, and optimization of the plant by determining flocculation dosing volumes
Interpret and calculation of chemical analysis such as alkalinity, lime and total hardness
Water stabilization through CO2 and CA(OH)2
Disinfection with chlorine
Calculation and interpretation of pH
Analysis of water samples
To meet specifications and ensure efficient service delivery
Calibration of instruments
Monitoring of pump stations and reservoirs.
Ensure adherence to safety measures in the work environment
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