Operator 1 (Nitrates)

**Overview**:
To operate the entire process of the plant through the shift team and or DCS. All activities, roles and responsibilities are aligned to the world class (manufacturing) philosophy, principles and practices.
- To ensure aafety adherence on shift
- To drive high performance targets with the team
- To ensure effective people management
- To ensure quality adherence on shift
- To ensure adequate & systematic administration

**Qualifications**:

- Matric (English, Maths and Science)
- NQF 6
- National Diploma in Chemical Engineering (Will be an advantage)

**Experience**:

- 2 - 5 years’ experience in Chemical industry
- Chemical industry with process control experience (Will be an advantage)

**Duties**:
To ensure Safety adherence on shift:

- Housekeeping
- Raise tags
- Identify hazards
- Basic process safety knowledge
- Issue PTW
- Basic Firefighting, first aid knowledge

Drive high performance targets with the team:

- Oversee and control the process parameters and plant equipment in line with operating philosophy
- Correct deviations on DCS/PLC
- Work well in a team
- Report back on status of his/her area of responsibility
- Escalate deviations
- Attend shift and team meetings
- Autonomous maintenance (Inspections, Cleaning, Lubrication)
- Shift handover report for his/her area of responsibility
- Process & equipment Fault finding
- Quality control (product & procedures), Sample taking, analysing

Effective People Management:

- Frequent engagement
- Ensure morale of team
- Take responsibility and hold team accountable (delegate)
- Enforce company rules and regulations

To ensure Quality adherence on shift:

- Monitor and take corrective action on quality deviations
- Audits, spot checks, checklists, communicates ISO standards
- Ensure product is on specification
- Ensure ISO compliance of all activities

Adequate & systematic Administration:

- Proper written communication and interpretation

**Job Competencies**:
Knowledge
- Familiar / Competent in Microsoft Office

Core Behavioural Competencies
- Decision making
- Teamwork
- Work standards
- Reliability
- Motivation of self and others
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Integrity and trust
- Communication skills
- Planning and organization
- Stress tolerance
- Initiative
- Building relationships

Functional / Technical Competency
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Conflict Management
- Product Knowledge
- Root-cause analysis

Cross-Functional Competency
- Collaboration
- Functional integration Leadership Competency
- Drive for Results
- Motivating Others
- Managing Vision and Purpose
- Motivating Others

**General**: