Mathew Varghese

Mathew Varghese

Chemical Service Engineer

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Profile summary

Versatile chemical service engineer with 14 years of experience delivering industrial water treatment operations across GCC markets. Brings multilingual capabilities and cross-cultural team leadership, managing chemical service operations and equipment maintenance for major industrial accounts. Committed to maintaining high standards in plant safety protocols, system inspections, and technical maintenance coordination.

Career highlights

Chemical Operations Management: Manages chemical service operations for industrial accounts including Almarai Co., Pepsi, and Coca-Cola Co. while coordinating equipment maintenance and system inspections.

Plant Maintenance and Safety: Shaped operational workflows for deionization, reverse osmosis, laboratory waste neutralization, and grey water systems while steering technical maintenance and safety protocols.

Production and Workflow Supervision: Shaped manufacturing workflows for polymer emulsions, overseeing plant floor operations and managing cross-functional communication between production management and post-production teams.

Key skills

SkillsOperations Management Equipment Maintenance Safety Protocols Cross-Functional Communication Status Reporting Reverse Osmosis Cooling Towers and Boilers Deionization Systems Chemical Inventory Tracking Water Treatment Chemical Service Operations Industrial Water Systems Plant Production Supervision Technical Maintenance Coordination Polymer Emulsions Production Industrial Water Treatment System Inspections Chemical Inventory Management

Professional experience

Chemical Service EngineerSep 2016 - Present
Water & Environment Technologies Co. Ltd (WETICO)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Defines chemical service operations strategy for industrial accounts including Almarai Co., Pepsi, and Coca-Cola Co. Coordinates equipment maintenance and system inspections across cooling towers and boilers.

  • Performs periodic inspections of reverse osmosis, cooling tower, chilled water systems, boilers, and water purification systems.
  • Executes chemical cleaning processes for chillers, boilers, and water purification systems.
  • Collects operational data and generates reports for relevant authorities.
  • Updates operating procedures, manuals, and management documents.
  • Maintains equipment status logs, generates malfunction reports, initiates work orders, and traces maintenance progress.
Operation and Maintenance EngineerJun 2016 - Sep 2016
Water & Environment Technologies Co. Ltd (WETICO)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Shaped operational workflows for deionization, reverse osmosis, laboratory waste neutralization, and grey water systems, steering technical maintenance and safety protocols.

  • Troubleshot plant malfunctions alongside maintenance staff while supervising daily operation work.
  • Organized section operators to conduct routine equipment and systems checks.
  • Established a safety team, coordinated safety campaigns, and managed safety response drills.
Operation and Maintenance EngineerMar 2013 - May 2016
Water & Environment Technologies Co. Ltd (WETICO)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Guided operations and maintenance workflows for the Riyadh Water Supply Enhancement Program. Supervised reverse osmosis plant systems while coordinating safety management and chemical inventory tracking across technical teams.

  • Troubleshot plant anomalies with the maintenance crew and supervised daily system operation work.
  • Managed equipment status logs, drafted malfunction reports, and initiated maintenance work orders.
  • Generated production reports, collected operational data, and submitted records to authorities.
Production SupervisorMay 2012 - Oct 2012
Visen Industries LtdSilvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India

Directed plant floor operations for polymer emulsions while managing cross-functional communication between production management and post-production teams. Controlled equipment maintenance schedules and delivered status reports to senior leadership.

  • Supervised all polymer emulsion production activities and allocated daily work items to the team.
  • Maintained logs of operational data and ensured proper servicing of manufacturing equipment.
Graduate TraineeMar 2011 - Mar 2012
KITCO Ltd.Cochin, Kerala, India

Project Names

  • Monazite Processing Plant of IREL OSCOM | Orissa, India
  • KINFRA Export Promotion Industrial Parks, Kakkanadu| Kerala, India
  • Effluent Treatment Plant for Oushadhi, Thrissur | Kerala, India
  • Sewage Treatment Plant Akaparambu | Kerala, India Project Requirements Process Engineering and Report Generation & Management Assisted the Process Engineering and Environmental Engineering Divisions with the following:
  • Preparation of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
  • Preparation and Generation of Process Flowcharts
  • Data Sheets management and report generation for Pumps & Tanks
  • Preparation of Tender documents, Project / Estimation reports
  • Design of Water Treatment Plants (STP, ETP, etc)

Education

GraduationJun 2010
The Institution of Engineers

Chemical Engineering

DiplomaApr 2007
Department of Technical Education

Polymer Technology

Higher SecondaryMar 2004
Board of Higher Secondary Education

Science Major

Languages

English · Professional

Hindi · Professional

Malayalam · Professional

Arabic · Basic