Water treatment systems operators treat water to ensure safety for drinking, irrigation, or other use. They operate and maintain water treatment equipment and ensure the water is safe for bottling and use in food production by thoroughly testing before distribution, and by meeting environmental standards.
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Safe and economic method for removing impurities from food products and extending its shelf life. Importance of contamination control and how it contributes to superior quality product, a significant reduction of waste and a minimum of product spoilage.
The process of the slow movement of water in a porous medium. The movement of liquids filtering through porous materials or substance containing small holes in it.
The framework of policies, strategies, institutions, and regulations concerning water.
Physical laws, qualities and applications of liquid or water pressure.
Principles of water re-use processes in complex circulation systems.
Use the adequate equipment to separate unstable elements in water such as iron and sulphur compounds by filtration or decanting.
Strive not to unnecessarily alter the composition of the water when removing undesirable constituents.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Check bottles for packaging. Apply bottle testing procedures to verify if the bottle is fit for containing food and beverage products. Follow legal or company specifications for bottling.
Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors in the production process.
Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.
Separated solids that will not readily sediment from their suspending liquid by passing the mixture through filters.
Manage a system for the removal of salt in order to obtain potable water.
Measure water flow, water intakes and catchments.
Quality assure water by taking into consideration various elements, such as temperature.
Apply heat treatment aimed at preparing and preserving half-finished or finished food products.
Perform carbonation processes which refer to the infusion of carbon dioxide under high pressure in order to obtain effervescent beverages such as sodas, sparkling wines, and beverages.
Perform operations such as filtering, sterilising, and dechlorinating in order to purify water for consumption and food production using different procedures and technologies such as micro-filtration, reverse osmosis, ozonation, carbon filtration, or ultraviolet (UV) light.
Perform regularly water testing, ensuring that water management and filtration processes follow reasonable management practices, industry standards, or commonly accepted farming practices. Record previous water contaminations, the source of contamination and contamination remedied. Take mitigation measures to guard against further contamination.
Tend beverage gasifier equipment which is usually made by a machine coupled with a gasifier.
Operate equipment for water disinfection, using different methods and techniques, such as mechanical filtration, depending on needs.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.
Boils water in large quantities to perform procedures of manufacturing to food products (e.g. almond blanching).
Disassembles equipment using hand tools in order to clean equipments and to perform regular operational maintenance.
Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.
Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.
Operate and adjust equipment controls to purify and clarify water, process and treat wastewater, air and solids, recycle or discharge treated water, and generate power.
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Interpretation of laboratory tests for parameters affecting food safety taking into account risks associated with physical, chemical, and biological hazards in food and beverages.
Principles of complex water chemistry.
Set of interconnected mechanisms and components, such as controllers or sensing elements, that use programming logic to automate the operation and behaviour of a process or system without a continuous human intervention, to achieve a desired performance such as stability.
Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions, production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods.
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
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Set up and operate equipment to collect water, gas, oil or soil samples for testing.
Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the safety matters according to legislations.
Ensure that correct procedures are followed and the required equipment is present and functional for the storage of water prior to treatment or distribution.
Adapt operations in the distribution and supply of water for irrigation purposes, residential or facility use, to ensure that the timing is correct and the schedule is followed.
Label raw material/product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.
Maintain a system to obtain potable water from saline water.
Perform routine maintenance tasks, identify flaws, and perform repairs on the equipment used in the supply and distribution of clean water.
Perform repairs and routine maintenance tasks on equipment used in the purification and treatment processes of water and waste water.
Operating and monitoring centrifugal separators.
Adjust working condition as speed and time of centrifuges according to the requirements of the product in process. Operate centrifuges.
Use correctly the controls of specialized machinery by turning valves, handwheels, or rheostats to move and control flow of fuels, water, and dry or liquid binders to machines.
Operate pumping equipment and control oil and gas pumping systems. Manipulate control panels to adjust pressure and temperature, as well as to direct product flow rate and to monitor liquid circulation in petroleum refinery. Oversee gas and oil transport from wellheads to refineries or storage facilities.
Perform water chemistry analysis to identify and quantify the chemical components and properties of water samples.
Set up machinery and equipment for food production. Make sure that controls, settings, and input requirements are according to the required standards.
Collaborate in a team with other food processing professionals in service of the food & beverages industry.
Perform waste water treatment according to regulations checking for biological waste and chemical waste.
Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
Ensure that the equipment required for operations is regularly checked for faults, that routine maintenance tasks are performed, and that repairs are scheduled and performed in the case of damage or flaws.
Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
Clean and keep in adequate condition tanks, basins, and filter beds using hand tools and power tools.
Develop and implement an environmental management system.
Measure water quality: temperature, oxygen, salinity, pH, N2, NO2,NH4, CO2, turbidity, chlorophyll. Monitor microbiological water quality.
Conduct testing procedures on water quality, such as pH tests and dissolved solids. Understand instrumentation drawings.
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.