Operator Assistant: Refining at Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities

• Effective operation of extraction plant according to operating procedures. This person will take responsibility of all equipment within his area of responsibility and will ensure effective operations during his shift period
• Ensure samples are taken as required by process Quality procedures and send to laboratory. The results of these samples must be interpreted on a continuous basis and used for effective operation of plant
• The results of these samples must be interpreted on a continuous basis and needs to be considered to determine changing condition in raw materials supply to plant, and used to effectively adjust processes within parameters to ensure product quality is maintained
• Report all deviations to Bulk production Manager on a continuous basis
• This person will take lead of his small team per shift and will ensure they are utilized effectively at all times
• Ensure daily log sheets, quality sheet, master cleaning schedules are kept up to date per shift
• Measurement of process chemicals, oil levels, cake production and ensure it is captured on control sheets per shift
• Ensure all process chemicals required in process are available. Deviations should be reported timeously to Bulk Production Manager
• Report maintenance issues to Bulk production Manager and Maintenance team. It will be required from this position to ensure the necessary support is always available to maintenance team when working on equipment
• Expect to assist maintenance teams during plant shutdown periods with general task and will also ensure plant equipment are cleaned when available during downtimes
• It will be expected of this position to assist maintenance department with autonomous maintenance tasks
• During annual shutdown period be responsible to drain, clean and purged plant to ensure issue of hot, electrical work permit to maintenance department. This will be done in conjunction with Bulk Production Manager and Safety officer

This position will be responsible for effective housekeeping of the area of responsibility including:

• Correct cleaning equipment are available. Reporting of all default cleaning equipment to the Bulk production Manager
• Performing cleaning tasks according to correct procedure and work instruction
• The correct type and amount of chemical is available and used to do the cleaning as prescribed in the work instruction
• Safe handling of the cleaning chemicals used
• All staff has the correct PPE to perform cleaning
• Will be available for all training as required and scheduled by Management
• It will be expected from this person to assist the Bulk production Manager to train all personnel regarding their operational functions, equipment operation, quality requirements, food and safety requirements
• Will comply to Safety, food safety, and environmental procedure and as per Soill Policy.  It shall be expected from all employees to be appointed with certain responsibilities as required by OSH act, Food safety regulations and Environmental regulations
• Any other reasonable relevant task allocated by Bulk Production Manager as required by plant operations.  It will be expected of this position to assist other plant operators during downtimes with tasks to ensure efficient downtime management

Health and Safety

• Participate in safety forums and attend relevant training/programmes
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Comply with safety policies and procedures
• Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times

Requirements

Qualification and Experience

• Grade 12
• Computer Literate
• Experience of the plant will be advantageous
• Forklift license preferred