Plant Operator

The Lilongwe Water Board is a Statutory Corporation established in 1947 and re-constituted in 1995 under the Water Works Act (Cap 72). It is responsible for the provision of water supply and sanitation services to the City of Lilongwe and other surrounding areas designated as its supply area.

The Board is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates of Malawi origin to fill the following position that exist within the Board

Job Title: Plant Operator
Grade: LWB 8
Reports to : Senior Plant Operator
Location: Various
Responsible For : Plant Attendant

Purpose of the Job

To provide plant operation services

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. Carrying out operation of water abstraction, production and transmission plant within prescribed standards
2. Attending to immediate problems from the water production system
3. Applying water treatment chemicals
4. Conducting daily checks on performance of water production system
5. Reporting and attending to faults or complaints from the dams, booster stations and reservoirs
6. Checking water levels, silt deposition and algae growth and all intake works
7. Maintaining general cleanliness of the water production premises
8. Supervising and appraising staff under his/her charge
9. Monitoring tank water levels and tank performance for corrective measures in addressing discrepancies
10. Resetting water plant voltages
11. Preparing daily operational data
12. Carrying out the operation of the Damn
13. Enforcing safety precautions
14. Carrying out Dam inspection through reading and reporting instrumentation
15. Demonstrating outstanding commitment to service delivery programs of the Board by personally identifying and reporting water bursts/leakages to the Customer Care Division, of which verifiable repair records shall be tendered to be used as one of the components for assessment during one’s performance appraisal time

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of Level one (1) Water Treatment Certificate Plus MSCE;
• A minimum of two years’ experience in water treatment and plant operation

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their application letters, copies of certificates and a Curriculum Vitae with details of three traceable referees and a copy of National ID not later than 20 October, 2026 to:

The Chief Executive Officer,
Lilongwe Water Board,
P.O Box 96,
LILONGWE.

Those that do not submit copies of certificates will not be considered for shortlisting and only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged

Lilongwe Water Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Canvassing will Lead to Disqualification