Current Jobs Available at Rand Water

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Water Care or equivalent OR Process Supervisor-Water purification with five years’ experience.
• A valid Code B drivers’ license and the ability to pass Rand Water’s K53 Test.
• Seven Years combined experience in a plant, pumping, water purification as well as supervisory environment is essential.
• Registered or eligible to register as a Class V Process Controller

Primary Duties

• Raw water abstraction and to ensure that the flocculation, coagulation, disinfection and filtration processe comply with the Rand Water and SANS standards set.
• Raw Water Abstraction by controlling water into Site via canal or intake pump Control of the water purification and distribution plant.
• To ensure that the daily pumping orders are met.
• Perform switching & plant lock outs as well as pipe line isolations.
• Daily and monthly reports and statistics.
• Supervision of staff and to ensure compliance with regards to occupational health and safety aspects.
• Maintaining good labour relations in the section. 

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of Operational procedures and regulations.
• Water purification and treatment process
• Operation of HV electrical equipment, dosing pumps and large pumping units
• Fault finding
• Knowledge of OHS act and its application
• Knowledge and application of ISO14001 and ISO9001 

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Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12, Degree/B-Tech/Diploma (N6 or S4) in Electrical (PLC and Automation) Engineering.
• Professional improvement with ECSA.
• 6 years’ experience in the PLC and automation maintenance improvement environment.
• Good experience with PLC, SCADA systems and networks.
• Competent with Wonderware In Touch SCADA software, Modicon PLC software, Modsoft, Concept, XBT, Panelmate (HMI) and Unity.
• Knowledge on communication networks such as optical fibre systems, serial communications, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, Modbus and Modbus Plus
• High degree of computer literacy.
• Code 08 drivers licence.

Primary Duties

The incumbent will ensure availability of an effective plant and continuous water supply to customers. The critical functions will include:

• Financial management of periodic asset management and life-cycle costing
• SCADA fault repairs on software and hardware
• To perform PLC, HMI, Networks, and SCADA systems maintenance, troubleshooting, faultfinding, and programming modifications
• Commissioning of SCADA & PLC installations on site
• Maintain PLC software and hardware
• Maintain Communication Networks
• Optical Fibre Network LAN & WAN
• Compliance to Planned Maintenance
• Provide support to ensure plant availability and reliability
• Project Management r.t. Periodic Maintenance, Replacements and Refurbishment projects

Knowledge

• Asset Management principles and life – cycle costing
• Control System design
• PLC programming
• Benchmarking techniques
• In- depth knowledge of PLC networks and communications to intelligent devices
• Advanced electrical fault – finding techniques
• PLC and Automation design principles
• Knowledge and application of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

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Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 (Matric).
• Basic Carpentry training/competency.
• 1-2 years’ experience in a carpentry workshop/ environment.

Primary Duties

• Provide Carpenter with tools and equipment as well as assisting in manufacturing of wooden products.
• Assist with excavation shoring, the shoring of pipeline trenches, loading and off-loading of material and equipment.
• Preparation of work area/surfaces, cleaning of tools and equipment as well as the area where work is performed.
• Cleaning of workshops and workshop machinery and tools of artisans as well as general housekeeping duties.

Knowledge

• Basic carpentry
• Loading/Off-loading
• Handling of materials and spares

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Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Basic understanding of the water treatment process.
• Safety training 

Primary Duties

• Selecting of Slaker Bunkers and ensure all conditions are correct by measuring bunkers daily. Visually check limit switches, filling of bungers and off-loading of trucks.
• Selection of conveyors to fill bunkers as requested by checking condition of conveyors and dust extraction units. Start sequence of conveyor and dust extraction unit Check for overloading of conveyor and report to operator. Cleaning of spillages from the conveyor.
• Monitoring and operating of sump pumps by stopping/starting pumps manually to prevent flooding of lime plant.
• Ensure that the Lime Plant is kept clean and all spillages to be cleaned immediately.
• Conduct general housekeeping duties in and around the Lime plant.
  Loading of trucks and assisting Driver to safely load and off load crushing Lime.

Knowledge

• Safety procedures
• Basic understanding of the water treatment process

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Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• NKP and PSIRA registration.
• Two years relevant security experience within a National Key point installation.
• Competency certificate from SAPS in handling Pistol, Rifle/Hand Machine Carbine and Shotgun.
• Computer literate.

Primary Duties

• Reporting and recording of investigations by gathering information. Administering, collecting evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects in compliance with Rand Water policies, standard operating procedures, rules and regulations
• Maintaining of fences, gates and alarms by attending to breakdown on fences, repairing of isolators, isolation of alarm fences and tension of alarm fences.
• Replacement of alarm fences, steel palisades and to obtain material and spares from the stores.
• Compile and manage the budget requirements for the maintenance of fences, gates and alarm fences.
• Control of the Protective Services Stores, issuing of Protective Services uniforms, cleaning material, balancing of all equipment in the Protective Services Stores and ensure general housekeeping.
• Vehicle control by performing daily inspections of all Protective Service vehicles, log books, reporting of kilometer readings as well as general maintenance of vehicles with the Motor Mechanic.
• Maintenance of access control system as well as capturing of information on the database of new employees, production of new access cards for employees and contractors as well as inducting new employees and contractors.

Knowledge

• Relevant security legislation
• Investigation knowledge
• Company policies and procedures
• Electronic security systems
• Computer literate