Process Engineering Lead
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Job Location:
Richards Bay - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Primary Responsibilities
- Ensures plant operates within the prescribed process parameters
- Conducts plant health assessments and reviews findings with the greater production team
- Conducts routine production reconciliation and reports on process performance
- Ensures quality performance meets product and customer specifications
- Reviews quality performance and shares findings with the greater production teams
- Manages grade change process
- Provides production support to the S&OP process
- Manages investigations following significant incidents and production excursions
- Assists with HAZOP and PHR studies
- Assists with the generations of statutory environmental reports
- Provide DCS process control support
- Short term process optimization
- Initiation and delivery of process and plant improvements
- Champions technology transfer to site
- Provides support for OE and CoE initiatives
- Assists production and maintenance teams with trouble shooting
- Provides mentoring for DCS operators and operations Trainers on the efficient operation of the plant
- Provides specific operating guidelines to enable the Operations Trainers to develop and deliver standard operating procedures
- Ensure technical documentation are correct and up to date
- General administrative tasks
Safe and Healthy Work environment
- Ensure and maintain a healthy environment safe operations and practices. Comply with SHEC- and technical requirements in line with Plant / Mine availability targets. Monitor identify and respond to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.
Continuous Improvement
- Initiate continuous improvement initiatives leading to cost saving opportunities whilst keeping abreast of new developments within the specialist field.
- Conduct research work in order to initiate process changes.
- Act as Business Improvement process champion by liaising with other development sections.
- Conduct desktop and pre-feasibility studies toward improving process flow
Customer and Client Relationship Management
- Liaise with internal and external customers relevant statutory bodies to ensure sound business relationship management toward meeting client needs.
- Ensure Tronoxs image is maintained and promoted at all times (internally and externally).
- Provide a professional / specialist advisory support service with regard to production / product quality across different levels within the organisation.
Project Management
- Evaluate and complete projects with minimum risk within allocated timeframes and according to specified budgetary requirements.
- Manage projects with regard to processes technology and equipment
Qualifications & Experience
- BTech/ BSc / BEng: Metallurgical or Chemical Engineering Discipline (Mandatory)
- Drivers License Code 8 (Mandatory)
- 6 - 8 years in a Metallurgical Plant / Operating within a Heavy Mineral Industry Environment (Mandatory)
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Tronox mines and processes titanium ore, zircon, rare earths and other materials, and manufactures titanium dioxide pigment.
