Role & responsibilities

1. RO Plant Operation

- Operate and monitor RO plant equipment according to SOPs.
- Ensure proper operation of feed water pumps, high-pressure pumps, cartridge filters, and RO membranes.
- Monitor feed pressure, operating pressure, permeate flow, reject flow, and recovery rate.
- Check the operation of pretreatment systems, such as sand filters, activated carbon filters, and softeners, where installed.
- Maintain continuous water supply as per production requirements.

2. Water Quality Monitoring

- Monitor feed water, permeate water, and reject water quality.
- Check pH, TDS, conductivity, turbidity, and other parameters as required.
- Ensure treated water meets the required quality standards.
- Collect water samples and maintain daily water quality records.
- Report any water quality deviations and take corrective action.

3. Preventive and Breakdown Maintenance

- Inspect pumps, motors, valves, pipelines, instruments, and filters.
- Monitor membrane performance and differential pressure.
- Schedule membrane cleaning (CIP Cleaning in Place) when required.
- Coordinate maintenance activities with the electrical and mechanical teams.
- Identify equipment abnormalities, leakage, vibration, and unusual noise.
- Maintain spare parts and ensure equipment availability.

4. Chemical Dosing and Handling

- Monitor the dosing of antiscalant, sodium hypochlorite, SMBS, acid, caustic, and other chemicals, as applicable to the plant design.
- Check chemical tank levels and dosing pump operation.
- Ensure correct chemical concentration and dosing rates.
- Follow chemical handling, storage, PPE,



and safety procedures.
- Maintain chemical consumption records.

5. Plant Performance Monitoring

- Monitor RO recovery percentage, salt rejection, permeate flow, and specific energy consumption.
- Compare operating parameters with the design values.
- Identify performance deterioration and investigate the root cause.
- Reduce water wastage, chemical consumption, and unnecessary downtime.
- Maintain daily plant operating logs.

6. Manpower Management

- Supervise RO plant operators and technicians.
- Allocate duties and shift responsibilities.
- Ensure proper shift handover and communication.
- Train operators in plant operation, safety, and emergency procedures.
- Monitor attendance, discipline, and work performance.

7. Safety and Environmental Compliance

- Ensure compliance with plant safety procedures and permit-to-work requirements.
- Enforce the use of PPE.
- Ensure safe chemical handling and storage.
- Prevent spills and ensure proper disposal of reject water and chemical waste according to applicable requirements.
- Report accidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
- Follow applicable environmental and water quality regulations.

8. Documentation and Reporting

- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly plant performance reports.

- Maintain records of

- Feed and permeate flow
- Feed, permeate, and reject pressure
- TDS, pH, and conductivity

- Chemical consumption

- Electricity consumption
- Filter backwashing and membrane CIP

- Equipment breakdowns and maintenance
- Water production and plant downtime

Perks and perks

As per market standards

📌 Ro Plant Supervisor (Thanjavur)
🏢 Hort Bio Technologies
📍 Thanjavur