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Germiston Metropolitan Area

Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa

 Accountable for the day to day operations of the Acid Mine drainage (AMD)water treatment and recovery facility. Meticulously execute process sampling to accurately gauge and monitor levels. Monitor Acid Mine Drainage treatment operations Analyse instantaneous and historical data to decide and act on needed process/operational adjustments (demand, chemical dosage, process adjustments). Assist operating management in the installation and maintenance of the AMD plant. Interpreting and applying technical regulatory requirements on production operations. Log all operational data and produce frequent reports and reporting of maintenance or technical issues using Pragma system. Promptly troubleshoot process, instrumentation, data, and mechanical problems. Monitor cost control measures for environmental compliance. Remain up to date on new developments in regulatory changes in environmental requirements. Communicate effectively with operations management regarding all treatment and water recovery activities. AMD plant supervisor with 40 stuff members. To compile daily plant production reports.

Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa.

• People management, KPI’s, and development.• Reliability, preventive & predictive maintenance.• Mechanical and electrical breakdowns.• Inspection and repair of machinery and equipment.• Daily maintenance of mechanical equipment such as pumps, alignments, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Valves, Bearings, HVAC system, Incubators, Autoclaves, Water systems, Filtration, Boiler, Generator, and laboratory instruments.• Maintain the consumable and critical spare parts store and inventory.• Management of service providers/contractors.• Write, review, and update SOP for department and training of staff.• plant commissioning.• Packaging line (Kwang Dah Filling and Capping Machine), bottling, and labeling.• General building maintenance (facilities management).• Security management.• Housekeeping and gardening of the premises.

Klipriver, Midvaal.

• SCADA process controlling, responsible for the efficient and effective operation of ALL Utilities Plants (WWTP and dewatering, WTP, SHW, Emergency power plant, Compressed air plant, CO2 recovery plant, Refrigeration plant).• Laboratory analysis, Quality management, improvement and performance of all utilities plant.• Daily maintenance of mechanical equipment such as pumps, alignments, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Valves, Bearings.• To do corrective and preventative maintenance and fault finding by applying failure techniques tools of analysis such as BAF and 5-why.• Reporting malfunctioning of the plants using SAP.• Brewery water and energy management.• To maintain 5S or good housekeeping of the utilities plant.• Attend to all management functions and compiling daily departmental report.

Klipriver

 Process controller using SCADA as well as to maintain smooth running of all utilities plant:- Water treatment and Reverse Osmosis plant. Waste water treatment plant and sludge disposal using belt press. Superheated water plant (boilers). Refrigeration/ Cooling plant (Using ammonia R717 as refrigerant)  Compressed Air plant (Oil free). CO2 plant.(Recuperation)1. Samples collections and doing laboratory analysis of water, waste water, CO2, boiler feed water and alcohol water. The analysis that am doing are as follows:- Alkalinity, Iron, Calcium, Free chlorine, pH, Turbidity, Total hardness, chloride, Conductivity, Aluminium,Ammonia, Fluoride, Phosphate, Sodium, Nitrite, CO2 purity, Total dissolved solids, Volatile fatty acid, Chemical Oxygen Demand, and Sludge volumeI am using this instruments:- Anton paar, DRB 200 COD digester, Multipurpose VIS spectrophotometer, conductivity meter, turbidity meter and pH meter2. Quality improvement and performance of all utilities plant.3. To do corrective and preventative maintenance and fault finding in the utilities plant.4. To capture all analysis results into LIMS.5. Reporting malfunctioning of the plants using SAP6. Drafting the standard operations manuals (SOP).7. Water management and water loss preventative.8. Sludge treatment9. To maintain good housekeeping of the utilities plant.

Modderfontein

 Shutting down and starting up the plant. Samples collections and doing lab analysis. Quality control. Process monitoring, evaluation and improvement. Ordering and screening of raw materials. On-job training of new staff. Maintain good housekeeping.

National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering

Trade Test:, Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

Completed, January 2018.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Certicate In Basics Of Total Quality Management.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry And Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: chemistry society

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