Identifying operational continuous improvement initiatives, research, and analysis, as well as conducting risk assessments with the operational teams to resolve identified process safety initiatives and compliance.
Closing date: 21 June 2024
Location: East Rand, Gauteng
SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO
- Provide technical data for process development and technology strategies.
- Work with technical assurance team to ensure that the Refinery has the latest standards for evaluation and use the best technic for the materials.
- Provides adequate troubleshooting within Refinery and Service Yard through checking trend analysis.
- Monitor the Refinery’s process efficiencies for gold, silver and raw material consumptions. Identify, initiate and execute improvement opportunities.
- Implements methods that enhance cost-saving initiatives (i.e., waste reduction, productivity and cost management).
- Collaborate with Evaluation Team and Process Engineers to evaluate sampling and processing capability for current and future feed materials.
- Maintain a global perspective of current refining process trends that could enhance efficiencies in the Refinery.
- Participate in SHE, RCFA and 5-why incident investigations when the need arises.
- Provide support in the development of models for data collection, profitability models, complete business cases and trade off study documents for information sharing with Senior and/or Junior Management, and Leadership Forums.
- Represent Refinery Management Team on technical projects, process improvements and business projects.
- Provide technical data to the Sourcing Department to formulate profitable contracts for processing at the Refinery.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- A completed Matric qualification.
- A Degree in Metallurgical/ Chemical Engineering.
- At least 2 years of work experience in a process improvement environment or which is related to it.
SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES
- Computer software proficiency – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and SAP. MS Projects exposure would serve as an advantage.
- Be familiar with SAP system – assist in metallurgical accounting and ensure that processes are rigorously followed.
- Good communication skills (written and oral) – ability to explain technical, financial and statistical information and instructions to others.
- Financial and numerical acumen – able to work with detailed numerical data.
- Negotiating skills – able to firmly but fairly negotiate with suppliers and customers at all levels, both locally and internationally.
- Report writing skills – able to produce reports that are timely, accurate, succinct and relevant.
KNOWLEDGE
- Risk Management knowledge – able to identify, manage and mitigate risks at source of the material and the supply chain involved.
- Process plant knowledge – good knowledge of processing plants, equipment, sampling and assaying. Familiarity with different materials processing and understand chemistry of materials and ease of processing.
- Project Management knowledge – assist Refinery Operations Manager to write business cases, and work with Projects Department to ensure process improvement projects are adhered to.
- SHERQ knowledge – be conversant with all the local and international statutory limits. Work with SHERQ and advise section on issues that in need be addressed from process improvement perspective.
