MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

• Manage and optimize utilities (Water, Air, Steam, CO2, Cooling Towers, Effluent, Chemicals, Coal, Dust Handling)usages in order to ensure refinery functioning at an optimal cost.
• Responsible for effluent coordination and management.
• Responsible for operational efficiency and reporting to name plate specs of equipment.
• Responsible for overall water management on site (Process/Steam/Condensate/Metro/River).
• Ensure that people performance management processes are implemented.
• The owner and coordinator of formal problem-solving processes of the area with formal non-conformance management.
• Ensures energy optimization.
• Responsible for overall systems accreditations compliance.
• Responsible for overall legal compliance of equipment.
• Ensure that an effective H&S system is implemented and managed for the area.
• Responsible for budget management (Operational, Asset Care, Usages).
• Responsible for capital project coordination and hand over to operations.
• Responsible for implementation of visual management (MBAs) at the shop floor level.
• Responsible for boiler operations by driving boiler efficiencies, reduced condensate make-up, reducing steam to melt, increasing steam to coal and people management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• BSc or BTech Chemical Engineering degree
• Completion of an EIT program and the SMRI APISP course or SMRI 10-week course.
• 2-3 years’ experience in sugar manufacturing or heavy engineering environment.
• Exposure to Water, effluent, boiler operations and energy optimization advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of the sugar industry.
• excellent computer skills.
• A strong, confident, and assertive personality, able to influence and persuade others to make contributions.
• To be a team player in the overall management of the refinery.Ethical values and professional maturity.

Contact information

Nokwazi Kunene