* Company : Willowton Group (South Africa) - formerly Cape Oil Products
* (Tigerbrands Group, South Africa)
* Industry: FMCG - Edible Oils
* Sector: Oil Refineries
* Subsector: Processing & Manufacturing & Production
The refineries operated on a 12hr/4shift system. Shift handover took place at the start of every
shift via verbal communication as well as log book entries regarding what was done on the previous
shift as well as instructions for the next shift.
Reported directly to the Refinery Manager regarding the daily activities in the plant including:
* the duties of my fellow workers i.e. individual task duties.
* about any maintenance or repairs taking place and their expected completion time
* assisted with the production planning regarding the daily, weekly and monthly
production schedule as per the customers' requirements and orders.
* managed the housekeeping inspections as per checklist which included the
cleanliness of the plant as well the safety aspects of the plant as per government and company
regulations.
* attended to the ordering of the consumables necessary for the day to day operational
processes taking place in the plant.
* responsible for asset care in the plant, staff as well as machinery.
* Actively involved in troubleshooting & problem solving
* Knowledge of Safe Operating Procedures, company policies, rules & regulations.
* Liaised with the Engineering & Electrical Departments regarding repairs & plant
maintenance.
* Plant maintenance such as basic everyday duties of greasing pumps and
motors, replacing valves and valve kits, replacing motors and motor seals, replacing pipeline
gaskets and seal kits, removing and replacing inline filters, assisting with bigger maintenance
issues such as the CIP of vessels, heat exchangers, heating and cooling tubes, pressurized vessels,
hot well and cooling tower maintenance, etc.
* Scheduled planned maintenance so as to minimize downtime of plant equipment
which could effectively lead to delays in production.
* Knowledge of lock-out procedures of machinery
* Knowledge of PLC and DCS operating systems.
* Actively involved in the training of junior staff members.
*Hands-on working knowledge of:
tank farm operation
hydrogenation processes.
Managed plant/process start-up and shutdown procedures.
Hot well, cooling tower and boiler operations.
Centrifuges (Alfa Laval), heat exchangers and deodorizer operations.
- 7 years' experience in fullyautomated computerized plant operations
Ability to read technical drawings and plant related engineering drawings.