Production department leadership.Direct reports including Production Foremen and Trainee Process Technicians.Responsible for ensuring the plant is available and planned maintenances are aligned with engineering functions.Responsible for shutdown planning, execution and start-up.Responsible for day-to-day support for the production department, plant upsets and adhoc manpower management.

To ensure efficient and safe operation of the production process by leading initiatives to control and achieve technical KPI's.To provide support to the Production Manager in improving KPI’s and plant efficiencies.Manage and lead SHEQ initiatives to achieve company SHEQ objectives. Build commitment to sustain improvements in safety.To drive in a systematic way, the plant costs, particularly production costs, analysing deviations and then assisting plants with defining and implementing corrective measures whenever necessary.Ensure that the quality of raw meal and clinker is maintained and optimised.Act as a leader of multidisciplinary team to support achievement of business KPI’s.Liase with maintenance team for Assessmentproper planning and execution of preventative maintenance.Compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints.Compliance with Company, statutory and legal requirements by studying and understanding requirements.Compliance with SHEEnforcing adherence to requirements.Advising management on any needed actions.

Providing Technical Support to Sasol Polymers Group - Monomers Business Unit by the independent formulation of a technical approach, data assimilation, assessment, interpretation and contextualization for a portfolio of projects.Solve problems on related Business Unit level and impact value chainsVerify quality of group deliveryIndependently implement solutions based on cost effective principleMonitor the performance of implemented solutionsAccept and implement advice given on programmes and systems to create competitive advantageReview and report on the process and risk impact with regards to a portfolio of projectsSupport RCA investigation (together with engineers)Verify OWAP (Operation Within Agreed Parameters)Monthly utility consumption reportingMonthly Sustainable Development (SD) reportingPreparation of weekly/monthly/quarterly OEE graphsMASS BALANCE on Propylene and EthyleneReview standard operating proceduresDaily monitoring – loss monitoring MB / Eff /Conversion / losses / investigate lossesHEMP - arrangements and actual measurementsAnalysers – Monitoring and interactionSupport and Investigate Customer complaintsMOC responsible person and working down of old MOC’sUtilities MonitoringInput into shutdown preparations - planning, scheduling and intergration. Equipment Inspections during shutdown (Columns, Drums and Heat Exchangers).Drafting of Scopes of Work for HP Cleaning and Chemical Supplies quotations.Perform Senior Production Management standby duties on rotation to assist and oversee breakdowns, planned maintenance and adhoc situations (e.g. safety incidents) in the plant.Acting Production/Area Manager.

Appointed SHE Representative in terms of Section 17(1) of OHSA.Generating, Reviewing and Updating plant production Task Risk Assessments.Reviewing and Updating plant specific Standard Operating Procedures.

Kiln Systems Operation using ABB and Siemens control systems

Overall management of remote small scale water plants used to provide water for rural communities under uThungulu and Mthonjaneni Municipality Area/Zululand DistrictAppointed legally as a Supervisor under OHS Act 85 of 1993 Section 8 (2).

Main duties involved in this position:•Commissioning of pilot plants•Milling, Jigging, Separation, Filtration and Floatation process controller.•Compilation of reports for clients via Section Principal Engineer.•Research on processes to improve mining activities such as processing and recovery of precious minerals/metals from raw ores.