Process Engineer - Water Treatment

Job Description

Company Description:

A world leader in water treatment solutions, IDE specializes in the development, engineering, construction and operation of desalination, water reuse, and industrial water treatment plants.

Duties and Responsibilities (at a minimum):

• Provide process engineering leadership and technical support to Operations and Maintenance, including training, troubleshooting, and optimization of plant performance.
• Provide process set points and operating recommendations and coordinate implementation with the Plant Manager and Chief Operator to optimize plant operation.
• Prepare and provide appropriate reports for the Plant Manager
• Achieving and stabilizing the required quality parameters of the final product water supplied to the customer
• Continuous monitoring (online) on the process and the production performance of the plant, using the control room monitors, online reports and online alarms
• Monitoring the performance of the membranes by using periodic and continuous reports of short and long-term trends
• Daily, weekly and monthly reports to the various authorities
• Developing process monitoring tools, including daily, weekly and monthly process performance reports. Identify trends and problems, and defining the right solution
• Managing weekly meetings to identify process problems and defining solutions
• Availability 24 hours a day 7 days a week to provide immediate instructions to the control room
• Participate in the review, formulation and implementation of an Annual Operations Plan
• Participate in the review, formulation, implementation and achievement of an 'Annual Budget' and ensure its consistency with the 'Annual O&M budget plan'
• Participate in the provision of an accurate and representative progress report against the achievements of the 'Annual Operations Plan'
• Participate in the selection and recruitment procedure where appropriate
• Demonstrate commitment to the principles of 'Continuous Improvement'
• Participate in the identification and implementation of initiatives that will result in performance improvements
• Participate in the continuous development of systems, procedures and where appropriate 'Standard Operations', for all recurring activities
• Participate in the development and publication of statistical data and reports to the plant owners and the company
• Keep abreast of changes in the process and make recommendations as appropriate
• Ensure that all operations in your work are carried out in compliance with current Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure that all "Waste Disposal" procedures are carried out in accordance with current statutory requirements
• Generate work instructions and operating guidance for new or modified processes and distribute to the Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager, and Chief Operator.
• To undertake other such duties which may arise from time to time and are consistent with the nature of the position of your responsibility.

Reporting Line: Directly to the Plant Manager

Personal Attributes:

• Effective communication skills both written and spoken
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Work successfully as a team member or independently
• Commitment to quality of work and company goals
• Enthusiastic to learn new systems and processes
• Willingness to lend your efforts wherever needed
• Effectively perform in stressful situations
• Complete work within assigned timeframe

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs and over 51lbs with assistance
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, crouch, kneel, climb, balance, push/pull, and walk for long periods of time
• Ability to enter and exit small, confined spaces
• Finger dexterity to work keyboard or operate tools, grasp tools and carry objects
• Ability to see in the normal range of vision with or without correction sufficient to read computer screens, documents, dials, gauges, meter-reading equipment, and operate motor vehicles and equipment
• Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction

Environmental Conditions:

Industrial environment working both indoors and outdoors continuously around:

• Loud noise
• Dust
• Heat
• Salt and fresh water
• Uneven, rough or slippery surfaces
• Hazardous chemicals in solid, liquid, and vapor form
• Toxic materials
• High and low voltage electricity
• Equipment under high pressure
• High speed rotating equipment
• Heavy equipment
• Heights above 5 Feet

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance