Background

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.

Job Description

Operate and monitor water treatment and reverse osmosis plant equipment to supply compliant water for factory processing, cleaning, utilities, and beverage production.

Complete intensive supervised training to build competence in chemical handling, pressure systems, pump operations, and routine water quality testing.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspect the water treatment plant at shift handover, verifying tank levels, pump status, flow rates, pressure readings, filter conditions, and alarm indicators.
• Operate multi stage treatment processes including raw water storage, media filtration, carbon filtration, water softening, cartridge filtration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet systems.
• Perform routine water quality checks using pH meters, conductivity meters, TDS meters, chlorine test kits, and hardness tests at prescribed intervals.
• Track reverse osmosis performance indicators including feed pressure, permeate pressure, concentrate flow, conductivity, and recovery rate, immediately reporting abnormal trends.
• Execute chemical dosing strictly according to approved instructions for pH adjustment, disinfection, scale control, and membrane cleaning.
• Perform equipment flushing and CIP membrane cleaning routines adhering strictly to established sequence, chemical concentration, temperature, circulation, and rinsing guidelines.
• Inspect pumps, valves, pipework, dosing units, filters, and gauges regularly to detect visible leaks or mechanical defects.
• Maintain accurate shift logs detailing water quality metrics, operating hours, chemical consumption, filter changes, cleaning cycles, and maintenance interventions.
• Maintain treatment plant hygiene and security by ensuring all water treatment chemicals are safely handled, properly labelled, and securely stored.

Skills

• Water testing and analysis using pH, TDS, and conductivity meters, chlorine test kits, and hardness assays.
• Operation, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting of reverse osmosis units, media filters, and UV systems.
• Safe handling, measurement, and dosing of industrial water treatment chemicals.
• Inspection and monitoring of pumps, valves, gauges, and pressurized piping networks.
• Disciplined data recording, operational logging, and timely fault escalation.

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Water and Sanitation, Laboratory Technology, Process Engineering, or related technical studies.
• National Certificate, technical certificate, vocational water treatment qualification, or recognized equivalent technical training.
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with a science combination for trainee entry.
• Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) combined with recognized technical or vocational training.

Experience

• No prior work experience required.
• Includes an onboarding program covering water treatment principles, sampling, testing, chemical safety, RO operation, pump basics, pressure hazards, documentation, sanitation, and emergency procedures.

• Inspect the water treatment plant at shift handover, verifying tank levels, pump status, flow rates, pressure readings, filter conditions, and alarm indicators.
• Operate multi stage treatment processes including raw water storage, media filtration, carbon filtration, water softening, cartridge filtration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet systems.
• Perform routine water quality checks using pH meters, conductivity meters, TDS meters, chlorine test kits, and hardness tests at prescribed intervals.
• Track reverse osmosis performance indicators including feed pressure, permeate pressure, concentrate flow, conductivity, and recovery rate, immediately reporting abnormal trends.
• Execute chemical dosing strictly according to approved instructions for pH adjustment, disinfection, scale control, and membrane cleaning.
• Perform equipment flushing and CIP membrane cleaning routines adhering strictly to established sequence, chemical concentration, temperature, circulation, and rinsing guidelines.
• Inspect pumps, valves, pipework, dosing units, filters, and gauges regularly to detect visible leaks or mechanical defects.
• Maintain accurate shift logs detailing water quality metrics, operating hours, chemical consumption, filter changes, cleaning cycles, and maintenance interventions.
• Maintain treatment plant hygiene and security by ensuring all water treatment chemicals are safely handled, properly labelled, and securely stored.

• Water testing and analysis using pH, TDS, and conductivity meters, chlorine test kits, and hardness assays.
• Operation, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting of reverse osmosis units, media filters, and UV systems.
• Safe handling, measurement, and dosing of industrial water treatment chemicals.
• Inspection and monitoring of pumps, valves, gauges, and pressurized piping networks.
• Disciplined data recording, operational logging, and timely fault escalation.

• Bachelor Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Water and Sanitation, Laboratory Technology, Process Engineering, or related technical studies.
• National Certificate, technical certificate, vocational water treatment qualification, or recognized equivalent technical training.
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with a science combination for trainee entry.
• Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) combined with recognized technical or vocational training.