UPW & Waste water System Engineer

Introduce Soitec and context of the position

This role is to be the system owner of UPW and waste water system.

What does the job consist?

●        Undertake ownership of UPW System.

●        Plan, coordinate and oversee day-to-day operations and maintenance of the UPW system and other water treatment systems to maintain maximum equipment uptime and reliability, while ensuring zero quality-related impacts to production.

●        Coordinate and liaise with internal and external contractors/ vendors to implement corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM) programs, ensuring they are carried out in a timely manner.

●        Drive, evaluate, plan, develop, and execute engineering projects and solutions, including water-saving strategies, system upgrades, process improvements, retrofits, and system expansions, while ensuring compliance with water quality standards and specifications.

●        Manage third-party vendors, specialised water-treatment contractors, and equipment manufacturers during plant shutdowns or maintenance routines.

●        Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for operations, maintenance, and projects.

●        Study and continuously review UPW capacity to ensure it meets projected demand over the next five years, and develop improvement and expansion plans accordingly.

●        Author, review, and maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Risk Assessments (RAs) for operations and maintenance.

●        Prepare Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports for near misses, equipment failures, or production interruptions, and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.

• Undertake ownership of Wastewater System.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Wastewater system and other water treatment systems to maintain maximum equipment uptime and reliability, while ensuring zero quality-related impacts to production.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal and external contractors/ vendors to implement corrective maintenance (CM) and preventive maintenance (PM) programs, ensuring they are carried out in a timely manner.
• Drive, evaluate, plan, develop, and execute engineering projects and solutions, including wastewater-saving strategies, system upgrades, process improvements, retrofits, and system expansions, while ensuring compliance with water quality standards and specifications.
• Manage third-party vendors, specialised water-treatment contractors, and equipment manufacturers during plant shutdowns or maintenance routines.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for operations, maintenance, and projects.
• Study and continuously review Wastewater treatment capacity to ensure it meets projected demand over the next five years, and develop improvement and expansion plans accordingly.
• Author, review, and maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Risk Assessments (RAs) for operations and maintenance.
• Prepare Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports for near misses, equipment failures, or production interruptions, and implement effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure that all discharge water systems comply with regulatory specifications
• Schedule and issue consignment notes for Toxic Industrial Waste (TIW) collections through the National Environment Agency (NEA) e-Tracking system.

Requirements & qualifications

• Eng Degree, Diploma may be considered based on experience.
• Experience with UPW system and Wastewater system are mandatory.
• Awareness of NEA and PUB regulatory requirements is an added advantage.
• Water Efficiency Manager certified is an added advantage.