Operator 1 (Bagging and Intake)

**Overview**:
**Operate complex equipment**:

- Operate bulk blender, FFS, DCS equipment, Acid offloading, weighbridge

**Ensure effective workflow**:

- PTW, Risk Assessment, Lock Out procedure, HIRA, 5Y, identify and report problems, 5S (maintenance, quality, safety), AX job cards

**Facilitate and assist in maintenance work**:

- Step 1-7, Record downtime
- Check lab product analysis, visual checks, respond to analysis
- Mass balance: Recon
- Stock and production declaration

**To ensure Safety adherence on shift**:

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

**Qualifications**:
Matric (Maths and Science)

NQF 6 National Diploma in Chemical Engineering (Will be an advantage)

(Acid Offloading: Chemical Ops)

**Experience**:
2-5 years experience in Chemical Industry

**Duties**:
**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 moral 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
- Reliability
- Motivation of self and others
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Integrity and trust
- Communication skills

**Functional / Technical Competency**
- Conflict Management
- Product Knowledge
- Root-cause analysis Cross-Functional Competency
- Collaboration

**General**:

- Fit, positive attitude, team player, digitally savvy, reliable
- SHEQ knowledge, knowledge of 5S Practice
- Numeracy & Literacy (Matric Maths, Science, English)
- Hazard identification PSM controls in the plant
- PTW training and risk identification and mitigation Firefighting
- Attend annual recertification Full plant operational competency
- Multiple unit Ops
- DCS/PLC Competency
- Team player
- Excellent communicator
- Good meeting etiquette
- Basic equipment maintenance knowledge
- Problem solving Product specifications
- Quality control processes and procedures EQ
- Empathy
- Leadership
- Analytical thinking
- In depth knowledge of ISO standards
- Numeracy & Literacy (BTech level)
- Autonomous maintenance