Water treatment systems operator

About this career

Water treatment systems operators treat water to ensure safety for drinking, irrigation, or other use. They operate and maintain water treatment equipment and ensure the water is safe for bottling and use in food production by thoroughly testing before distribution, and by meeting environmental standards.

Essential skills

adhere to organisational guidelines apply GMP apply HACCP apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages be at ease in unsafe environments boil water check bottles for packaging clean food and beverage machinery disassemble equipment ensure compliance with environmental legislation exert quality control to processing food filter liquids follow hygienic procedures during food processing manage desalination control system measure water flow measure water quality parameters operate a heat treatment process operate water purifying equipment perform carbonation processes perform water treatment procedures perform water treatments separate unstable elements in the water strive to conserve the composition of water tend beverage gasifier equipment use water disinfection equipment

Required knowledge

beverages filtration processes percolation water policies water pressure water reuse

Additional skills

carry out waste water treatment collect samples collect samples for analysis dispose food waste ensure equipment availability ensure equipment maintenance ensure proper water storage follow water supply schedule label samples liaise with colleagues liaise with managers maintain desalination control system maintain tanks maintain water distribution equipment maintain water treatment equipment manage environmental management system monitor centrifugal separators monitor water quality operate centrifuges operate hydraulic machinery controls operate pumping equipment perform water chemistry analysis perform water testing procedures set up equipment for food production use personal protection equipment work in a food processing team automatic control system biology chemistry health, safety and hygiene legislation risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages water chemistry analysis

Also known as

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