Honest and insightful Inspector with outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Dependable, Versatile and Flexible Water Treatment Plant Operator with vast experience in Water and Wastewater treatment.
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Trymore Mpandawana
Hwange ,Zimbabwe
Summary
Overview
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Sinohydro O&MHwange, Zimbabwe
Chemical Operations Inspector
12.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Monitoring production processes to detect deviations from specifications or standards.
- Operating Raw water pretreatment system, which has Clarifiers, Valveless Filters and Activated Carbon Filtration device.
- Operating Ultrafiltration (UF), Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Demineralization plant with the aid of Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Cleaning the Membranes using Clean In Place (CIP) technology.
- Monitoring Boiler Make up water quality and Potable water quality and making necessary adjustments to improve the output quality.
- Monitoring the Condensate Polishing System and Performing Chemical Regeneration on Condensate Polishing System High Speed Mixed Beds using Acid and Alkali.
- Steam-Water system monitoring, sampling, performing laboratory tests, analysis and troubleshooting.
- Start up, monitoring and shutdown of Hydrogen generation plant.
- Start up, monitoring and shutdown of the Electrolytic Chlorination generation plant.
- Operating the Domestic sewage, oily and industrial wastewater treatment and neutralization plants.
- Inspection and operation of fire fighting system.
- Inspection of all equipment in the chemical operations jurisdiction, recording all the running plant statistics (Chemical stocks and consumption, Flow rates, Dose rates, Parameter levels of performance indicators) and making necessary adjustments.
Zimbabwe Power Company and VariousHwange, Zimbabwe
Water Treatment Plant Operator
03.2017 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Manned and optimized the Coagulation, Flocculation, Sedimentation and Filtration processes of Water Treatment Plant.
- Operated Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant using Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Cleaned the Membranes using Clean In Place (CIP) technology.
- Operated Demineralization plant comprising of Cation, Anion and Mixed ion exchangers, Conducting running plant quality checks (Equivalent Mineral Acidity, Conductivity, Silica, pH, Turbidity) and Performed Chemical Regeneration of exhausted ion exchange resins.
- Tested Potable water quality, Boiler water and Steam quality (pH, Silica, Conductivity, Hydrogen dew point), prepared reports and made necessary interventions like issuing blow-down instructions or effecting dosing on the units.
- Communicated effectively with personnel from other departments concerning any potential problems or concerns.
- Backwashed filters to remove dirt, grime and buildups.
Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Attachee
01.2014 - 12.2014
Job overview
- Conducted quality checks on Raw water and Potable water produced at various Water Treatment Plants in the catchment using a range of meters (Turbidity meter, pH meter, Residual Chlorine meter)
- Conducted jar tests and determined dose rates for each Water treatment plant in the catchment.
- Sterilized sampling bottles for bacteriological analysis.
- Sampled Raw and Potable water and sent samples to the laboratory for analysis.
- Inspected waste discharging facilities (slimes dams, stamp mills, oil separators) and effluent from water and wastewater treatment plants, before discharge into the environment.
- Carried out Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) and prepared reports for various mining projects around the catchment.
Masvingo City CouncilMasvingo, Zimbabwe
Attachee
05.2011 - 12.2011
Job overview
- Operated the Biological Nutrient Removal Plant (BNRP) and various equipment which included pumps and mixers.
- Conducted quality checks on sewage effluent, liquor and sludge before making necessary adjustments in liaison with the supervisors.
- Engaged in environmental and waste management programs and carried out research and development exercises for continual improvement.
- Helped the maintenance personnel in troubleshooting and maintenance of defective pumps, stirrers and mixers.
Education
Masvingo Polytechnic College Masvingo
National Diploma from Chemical Engineering
03-2015
University Overview
Passed the papers included Engineering Mathematics, Chemical Engineering Principles, Industrial Chemical and Safety, Physical Chemistry, Unit Operations, Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Pollution and Control, Computer Applications and Packages, Engineering Drawing, Physics And Electronics, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, Microbiology and Biochemistry.
Skills
- Proficient use of MS OfficeSuite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to use Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
- Ability to use Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- Engineering Drawings interpretation
- System monitoring
- Equipment operation
- Equipment inspection
- MIS proficiency
- Trained in basic industrial first aid
- Clean driving record
- Safety awareness
- Sample collection
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
References
References
Edgar. S Vudzijena Plant Foreperson - Zimbabwe Power Company
+263777982066
Harrison Gonye Head of Division - Masvingo Polytechnic College
+263777143070
Runesu Marangarire Quality Assurance Technician - Zimbabwe National Water Authority
+263772674337
Timeline
Chemical Operations Inspector
Sinohydro O&M
12.2023 - Current
Water Treatment Plant Operator
Zimbabwe Power Company and Various
03.2017 - 12.2023
Attachee
Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA)
01.2014 - 12.2014
Attachee
Masvingo City Council
05.2011 - 12.2011
Masvingo Polytechnic College
National Diploma from Chemical Engineering
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