# Process Controller

Job Purpose To ensure the 24-hour operation of wastewater treatment plants or treatment modules to achieve compliant effluent discharge and sludge disposal in accordance with license conditions. Key Responsibilities Ensure safe handling of chemical solutions in accordance with standard operating procedures. Perform chemical dosing efficiently and cost-effectively to ensure compliance and optimal plant performance. Control and optimize variable costs through efficient operation of plant modules. Develop, document and implement contingency plans in line with the Incident Management Protocol (e.g. high inflows, flooding, power failures, industrial spillage, equipment failures). Compile daily, weekly and monthly reports on process performance, efficiency and compliance. Communicate process adjustments and plant performance to all subordinates on shift. Enforce compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, applicable regulations, and ERWAT safety policies and procedures. Minimum Requirements National Diploma in Chemical Engineering/Water Care or equivalent NQF Level 6 1 - 2 years’ relevant experience, excluding In-Service Training Additional Information Employment Equity obj

- **Id**: 3656301
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ekurhuleni-water-care-process-controller>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ekurhuleni, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T00:51:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1527
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4495711
- **Name**: Ekurhuleni Water Care
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ekurhuleni-water-care>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Simplify

## Technologies

- **Incident Management** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T01:57:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 75
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.837
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 10
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:mid, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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