Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Reverse Osmosis (RO) System Technician

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0052

Job Title:

Reverse Osmosis (RO) System Technician

Job Category:

Water Treatment

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

Nakasongola

Job Description

Operate and maintain the reverse osmosis water treatment system to ensure consistent delivery of compliant, high quality process water.

Monitor filtration parameters, perform routine maintenance, and protect membrane integrity through systematic operational controls.

Support regulatory compliance and operational continuity by upholding strict safety, hygiene, and traceability standards.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor reverse osmosis membrane pressure differentials and total dissolved solids (TDS) to safeguard water quality and system efficiency.
• Conduct chemical backwashing, membrane flushing, and clean in place procedures in accordance with approved safety and quality standards.
• Perform pump pressure adjustments, routine alignments, calibrations, and inspections to maintain proper operating conditions.
• Apply safe isolation procedures, test before touch protocols, and pressure release controls prior to conducting intrusive mechanical or electrical maintenance.
• Diagnose equipment abnormalities, wear, vibration, leakage, and fault codes to carry out effective preventive and corrective repairs.
• Coordinate equipment handovers with operations, verifying that safety guards, connections, and operating settings are restored before restart.
• Maintain complete, legible, and traceable shift logs, water test readings, machine settings, and maintenance checklists for audit retrieval.
• Escalate process deviations, equipment failures, safety hazards, and suspected product contamination risks immediately to designated supervisors.

Skills

• Reverse osmosis system operation and membrane flushing
• Water quality testing, including TDS and conductivity monitoring
• Pumping systems and pressure adjustment techniques
• Safe isolation, lockout/tagout, and pressure control practices
• Preventive maintenance inspection and fault diagnosis
• Digital data entry and technical record keeping

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Water Engineering, Chemical Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Automation and Control, Instrumentation, Plant Maintenance, Civil or Building Engineering, or related engineering discipline.

National Certificate, Craft Certificate, trade certificate, or recognized apprenticeship, including UBTEB and TVET qualifications, in Mechanical Fitting, Plumbing, Welding and Fabrication, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Automotive Engineering, Marine Engineering, or related technical trade.

Any mandatory statutory credential, ERB/UPE registration, ERA licensing, boiler operator licence, or electrical installation permit where required by Ugandan regulatory standards.

Experience

No prior work experience required.

Includes one month of specialized reverse osmosis system training.

• Monitor reverse osmosis membrane pressure differentials and total dissolved solids (TDS) to safeguard water quality and system efficiency.
• Conduct chemical backwashing, membrane flushing, and clean in place procedures in accordance with approved safety and quality standards.
• Perform pump pressure adjustments, routine alignments, calibrations, and inspections to maintain proper operating conditions.
• Apply safe isolation procedures, test before touch protocols, and pressure release controls prior to conducting intrusive mechanical or electrical maintenance.
• Diagnose equipment abnormalities, wear, vibration, leakage, and fault codes to carry out effective preventive and corrective repairs.
• Coordinate equipment handovers with operations, verifying that safety guards, connections, and operating settings are restored before restart.
• Maintain complete, legible, and traceable shift logs, water test readings, machine settings, and maintenance checklists for audit retrieval.
• Escalate process deviations, equipment failures, safety hazards, and suspected product contamination risks immediately to designated supervisors.

• Reverse osmosis system operation and membrane flushing
• Water quality testing, including TDS and conductivity monitoring
• Pumping systems and pressure adjustment techniques
• Safe isolation, lockout/tagout, and pressure control practices
• Preventive maintenance inspection and fault diagnosis
• Digital data entry and technical record keeping

• Bachelor's Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Water Engineering, Chemical Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Automation and Control, Instrumentation, Plant Maintenance, Civil or Building Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• National Certificate, Craft Certificate, trade certificate, or recognized apprenticeship, including UBTEB and TVET qualifications, in Mechanical Fitting, Plumbing, Welding and Fabrication, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Automotive Engineering, Marine Engineering, or related technical trade.
• Any mandatory statutory credential, ERB/UPE registration, ERA licensing, boiler operator licence, or electrical installation permit where required by Ugandan regulatory standards.