Current Vacancies at Rainbow Chicken

Role Purpose:

• The Junior Engineer will be responsible for various tasks in the Agric space ranging from planning of projects;cost control of these projects and other duties in conjunction with the Engineering team.

Required Qualifications:

• BSc Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Valid Driver's License and own vehicle

Required Experience:

• 3 years of trade experience of which a minimum of 1 years in a supervisory category
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration, and electrical engineering

Key responsibilities:

Project Planning

• Prioritizing scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner and plant engineer.

Project Cost control - control of approved budget and subcategories

• Implementation and completion of Capex Strategize capex focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines.
• Ensure that health and safety requirements as per the Rainbow standard are adhere to with regards to specifying new equipment.
• Process changes control documentation with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Champion conditional-based monitoring systems to budget/ plan for Projects to reduce unbudgeted spend.
• Conduct feasibility analyses and proposals that promote efficiency improvements and cost saving through ad - hoc, based projects (separate from unbudgeted) and alternative process flow developments.
• Ensure that all project work in plant is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements.
• Manage outside contractors to ensure the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action when required.

Department Management

• Loss control, asset management, spares utilization and stock holding, all administrative duties.
• Conduct weekly project meetings to insure all aligned and that capex targets dates met in view of the year planner.
• Preparation of all capitalized major maintenance and capital request motivations and supporting documentation.
• Creating and keeping an archive on each project for future reference.
• Conduct time and motion studies on specific areas of the plant with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics, and engineer bottlenecks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction.
• Handle all investigations around IOD’s to establish all the facts to ensure prevention where possible and to address unacceptable or dangerous behavior that can lead to injuries.
• Safety control of contractors.
• Supervision and Administration:
• Develops new work schedules for all activities to be performed on newly installed equipment.
• Management of the planning and admin functions of the engineering department.
• Effective capex budget management.
• Management of stores and procurement department.

Repairs and Renovations

• Coordinates renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities.
• Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems.
• Ensures that the building has adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation and that it is properly cleaned, maintained and in good working condition.

Safety and Security

• Keep a process control register and execute all such process control requests to ensure food safety is not jeopardized.
• Prepare a monthly PCC report for Group Engineering Manager.

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Role Purpose:

Responsible for commodity procurement financial reporting and compliance and corporate treasury functions of the business.

Primarily entails financial/statutory reporting, derivative accounting, cash flow and loan management, transactional treasury, cash forecasting and working capital functions.

Required Qualifications:

• CA (SA)

Required Experience:

• Minimum 4 years post-articles experience in a financial accounting and treasury environments

Required Knowledge:

• Financial accounting and treasury principles and practices
• Cash flow planning and execution
• Highly numerate and able to analyze statistical information and interpret financial data to produce reports

Required Skills:

• Experience in technical financial accounting reporting, cash flow and working capital management
• Derivative experience will be advantageous  
• SAP FI experience preferable
• Advance MS Excel
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Attention to detail

Key Responsibilities:

Commodity Finance and Compliance

• Compilation and preparation of monthly management packs for review.
• Supervision of all General Ledger functions.
• Providing commentary on the financial performance.
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS 9 reporting standards and preparing relevant IFRS9 calculations.
• Managing derivative allocations using Cognos.
• Calculation and management of MEBIT pass back.
• Handling mark-to-market calculations and tracking trades on CBOT.
• Preparation of relevant financial statements notes.
• Preparing sensitivity calculations for derivative instruments.
• Facilitating both internal and external audit processes.
• Serving as a super user for SAP, overseeing system functionality.
• Managing of cash forecasting.
• Handling reporting activities for intercompany transactions.
• Managing and tracking currency trades, settlements, and calculating PNL.
• Policy monitoring and amendments.
• KPI tracking of commodity prices.
• Profitability tracking of commodities.

Treasury

• Oversight and management of cash flows forecasting and cash utilization.
• Reviewing and analyzing regional cash flow forecasts.
• Managing loans and ensuring compliance with limits.
• Supervising day-to-day transactional banking activities.
• Handling resolutions related to banking matters.
• Overseeing the structure of banking operations.
• Managing and maintaining banking accounts.
• Handling leasing activities with Wesbank.
• Managing foreign exchange exposure, tracking deals, calculating profit and loss, and determining effective rates.
• Facilitating both internal and external audit processes.
• Managing AFS disclosure requirements.
• Approving daily requirements related to creditors.
• Quarterly forecasting: Preparing working capital forecast balances, calculating interest costs, and ensuring accuracy of loan/cash balances.
• Providing commentary on actuals vs target vs quarterly forecast variances.
• Updating and tracking weekly forecasts.
• Monthly credit risk reporting.
• Reconciliation of Rainbow customer account to statement, preparation of clearings and calculation of debtors days.
• Tracking of debtors exposure and credit limits.
• Identifying and addressing process inefficiencies relating to cash and working capital.
• Monitoring of creditors days.

Teamwork and Self- Management

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritizing, and self-development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
• Support and drive the business core values.
• Manage colleagues’ and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
• Champion training and development of self and others through utilizing available training opportunities.
• Participate in and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.

Staff Management

• Lead and develop staff within the context of the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Skills Development Act.
• Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
• Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
• Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage staff leave and general time management issues in line with organizational deliverables and standards.
• Champion staff training and development through the utilization of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates.
• Establish sound staff and labour organising and communication structures and systems.
• Lead the team towards meeting the strategy and targets through regular communication and utilization of the full organizational talent management tool set.
• Conduct regular meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.

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Role Purpose:

• To ensure adherence to Rainbow’s Total Integrated Management System

Required Qualifications:

• Matric with Maths and Science
• Poultry meat examiner/poultry meat inspector

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• High literacy and Mathematical skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Assertive
• High integrity
• Hard working and flexible
• PME and other relevant training to be provided should a candidate be successful for the position
• Previous QC/QA experience at By Product plant environment will be advantageous
• Computer literacy will be an advantage

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors online quality by observation of on line practices and completion of necessary check sheets
• Conducts observations and tests on poultry products to ensure that specifications are met in terms of pick ups, operator working instructions’ parameters, machine setting parameters
• Reports deviations and advises of the necessary corrective actions to Processing and Engineering when required
• Follow ups on the implementation of corrective actions and escalates to higher authority if not actioned.
• Observes that employees on the line adhere to ISO, GMP and HACCP practices and advises on necessary corrective action required when contravened
• Monitors and ensures adherence to contractual customer specific, regulatory and internal requirements as per specifications
• Practices good housekeeping in their areas of work
• Prepares graphs and reports on quality measurements in area of responsibility for management to scrutinize and analyze, and for record keeping and audit purposes

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Role Purpose:

• To ensure efficient maintenance of equipment after cleanout.

Required Qualifications:

• Trade Tested Millwright - Red seal

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of post-trade experience working in a production line or FMCG maintenance experience
• PLC/VSD Drives experience will be an advantage

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Knowledge in boilers, augers and conveyor systems will be an advantage
• Ability to communicate on all levels.
• Ability to work systematically.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Report writing and analysis.
• Mentoring apprentices.
• Must be able to work shifts and be available on callouts and standby if required
• Strong Electrical understanding within a Plant Environment (70% Electrical/30% Mechanical)

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Role Purpose:

• To maintain and implement the quality management system in the laboratory to comply with ISO17025-2005 and other quality systems or regulatory requirements.

 Required Qualifications:

• 3 years qualification BSc in Microbiology and a BTech in Quality Management or a Diploma in Biotechnology
• SANAS ISO 17025
• SANAS Internal Auditor certificate

 Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years working experience in a quality assurance environment of which 2 years should be in a laboratory environment
• Valid drivers’ licence 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge:

• Principles, practices and theory of biological analysis, including emerging technologies
• Quality assurance and management methodologies.
• Complex testing and analysis
• All quality and environmental legislation and regulations
• Principles and practices of applied research
• Health/Safety/OHSA/ISO practices and regulations applicable to a laboratory
• Laboratory information management and reporting systems​

Skills:

• Report writing
• Interpersonal and communication (verbal and written)
• Computer literacy
• Logical thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Decision-making​

Key Responsibilities

• The operational management of Product quality assurance and , Food Safety and Quality  , Occupational Health and Safety and  Environmental Management  compliance obligations .
• Participation in internal audits, external audits and customer visits as and when required.
• Conducting internal operational audits and inspections
• Monitoring and investigating product complaints and returns.
• Ensuring operational adherence to contractual, regulatory and internal specifications and requirements.
• Liaising with plant personnel on Quality and Food Safety related issues including Management compliance related issues.
• Ensuring adherence to Rainbow’s Total Integrated Management System at operational/production level.
• Management, training and development of the QA monitors team
• Development and review of departmental Standard Operating procedures
• Initiation of and participation in problem solving and improvement initiatives within the Plant operations space
• Reporting on compliance related issues with company and regulatory standards
• Reports and presentations compiling and communicating from On-line QA checks 
• Lead or participate in production trials based on operational requirements
• Action any initiatives as directed by QA Management.
• Accurately prepare, analyze samples, calculate and record data according to set work instructions.
• Ensure good housekeeping standards compliance within the Quality/SHERQ department
• Advisory role to Processing and Engineering team on operational compliance obligation implementation

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Role Purpose:

To develop and maintain the Rainbow business with a particular retail customer or group of customers according to the company and channel strategy and to develop and manage relationships with large national accounts and to set the accounts’ overall strategic direction.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in management, business administration and/or marketing 
• Valid Code EB drivers' license

Required Experience:

• 5 to 8 years' experience in a marketing and sales function that includes managing complex and/or significant customer relationships and key accounts

Key responsibilities:

Account Management

• Develop account strategies in accordance with the overall Customer Strategy.
• Conduct regular reviews of business performance and promotion strategies.
• Manage and develop strong day to day relationships with the national account representatives.
• Collaborate internally with cross-functional groups to develop and execute sales initiatives.
• Develop and maintain product knowledge of the retail sector and Rainbow products in particular.
• Develop and present fact-based sales proposals to customers.
• Seek out and pursue line extensions, new channels and new business.
• Forecast demand and feed that into the S&OP process.
• Liaise with Marketing and monitor market trends, competitive activities and new products.
• Report meeting results and follow up with all cross-functional groups to capitalise on sales opportunities.
• Facilitate NPD processes to meet customer requirements.
• Monitor quality of products and review complaints, returns and resolve all issues.
• Be an internal account champion, assuring clear and regular communication to key company managers.
• Pursue opportunities unique to each assigned account in terms of marketing, merchandising and operations.

Pricing and Negotiation

• Develop proposals, negotiate terms and conditions and implement contractual agreements with assigned national accounts (with accountability for delivering strong financial results).
• Continuously review and monitor pricing to ensure Rainbow remains competitive with the highest profitability possible.
• Ensure the relevant Rainbow customer offerings/basket is ranged for the respective national accounts.
• Ensure the pricing across the basket is in line with relevant mandates as published.
• Offer alternative solutions to customers in the event of the products performing poorly (i.e. cross-merchandising strategically and facilitating further promotions to market stock).
• Negotiate trade margins advising customers regarding the best price in comparison with competitors, ultimately ensuring the product is successful.

Promotion and Communication

• Develop, present and execute 12-month promotion calendars.
• Develop optimal promotional plans and manage promotional investments.
• Ensure that the promotional grid is updated and accurate at all times.
• Determine the feasibility of promotions and quantify success.
• Advise Marketing on in-store demonstration work and indicate the success rate of promotions.
• Critically evaluate the feasibility of point of sale proposals.

Customer Relationship Management

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and their operations and strategic objectives.
• Develop the customer business plan for his/her respective categories.
• Deliver the agreed plan and follow-up/coordinate the achievement of targets set in the Plan.
• Monitor customer performance by tracking customer contribution and market share for major categories.
• Act as an active ambassador of Rainbow at the customer and of the customer at Rainbow.

Supply Chain and Distribution Management

• Develop and maintain strong executive relationships with assigned distributors.
• Manage stock availability issues with factory/Vector depots.
• Oversee the order taking process and follow up with supply chain management when required.
• Coordinate account and market reviews of key metrics and best practices/key learning for assigned distribution.
• Communicate with Vector in-store staff and branches throughout the country.
• Ensure that VSS is made aware of promotions and the details to facilitate seamless communication channels.

Account Financial Management

• Drive the achievement of the national account sales budgets in terms of volume.
• Forecast, budget and track account revenues and cost.
• Achieve monthly, quarterly and yearly sales margins and goals.
• Monitor and optimise trade spend investment and complete ROI analysis.

Reporting

• Provide monthly feedback to the Customer Manager indicating the tracking on volume versus budget.
• Identify improvements and innovations and include them in the reporting and feedback process.

Project Management

• Have well-defined project goals and objectives.
• Define your deliverables.
• Work to create and maintain organizational alignment.
• Have clear team roles and responsibilities.
• Create a strategy for initiation and execution.
• Know your numbers do careful budgeting and scheduling.
• Identify priorities and milestones ahead of time.
• Establish a means of accountability and responsibility.
• Create a communication plan.

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Role Purpose:

• To perform a general maintenance support service to the site.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent is required.
• 1 year valid experience
• Valid Code EB Drivers license

Required Experience:

• Must have proven working knowledge/experience of building and construction.

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Monitor that power tools,hand tools maintenance equipment are kept in good working condition and stored safely.
• Report broken tools/equipment to the Maintenance Manager and, where possible repair broken maintenance tools.
• Identify the types of tools, equipment and materials required.
• Once work has been completed, request that the supervisor inspect the workmanship.
• Perform duties as per requirements to eliminate down time or eliminate hazards / safety issues.
• General Repairs and Maintenance
• Replace faulty globes and tubes.
• Repair and/or replace all electrical equipment (where qualified to).
• Fix any safety hazards.
• Assemble and repair furniture and other equipment.
• Install appliances and machinery.
• Do plumbing and carpentry.
• Liaise with contractors and other workers.

Attend to:

• broken and collapsing ceilings
• Roof Leaks
• painting of buildings , structure, equipment and ceilings
• water proofing of roofs and insulated ceilings.
• Replace broken window panes.
• Replace doors, hinges and locks.
• Perform paving ,fence and gate repairs
• Perform basic bricklaying and plastering.
• Repair and/or replace leaking gutters and down pipes.
• Carry out wall and floor tiling as necessary.

Safety, Health. Environment, Risk and Quality (SHEQ):

• Maintain a secure working environment.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Comply with health and safety procedures.
• Ensure that documentation required within the Total Integrated Management
• System (TIMS), is applied consistently within scope of function.

Effective Teamwork and Self-Management:

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising, and self development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
• Manage colleagues and employees’ expectations and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile" to meet team targets and objectives.

KPI’s:

• Health and safety compliance
• Appropriateness of repairs and maintenance activities
• Completion of job cards
• Prioritisation and scheduling of repair tasks
• Accuracy and timeliness of problem identification and resolution.

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Role Purpose:

• We at Rainbow Chicken are in search for a Scale Technician to join our Engineering division. The Scale Technician will be responsible for the maintenance of computer weight grading system and use diagnostic tools to identify and resolve technical issues at the root cause. This incumbent will be responsible for maintenance of all electronic mass meters at the Processing Plant P2 - Hammarsdale. 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum qualification N5 - Electronics
• Trade tested as Scale Mechanic / Technician.
• National Diploma in light current is  advantageous.
• Accreditation with SABS as a Verification Officer or be operating as an acting Verification Officer.
• Knowledge of SANS 10378 and SABS 1649
• Qualified to conduct internal audits according to SANS 10378
• Knowledge of the Trade Metrology Act and Regulations.
• Basic knowledge of computer hardware, A+ would be an advantage
• Basic knowledge of PLC’s and variable speed drives.
• Knowledge of:  Teroka DPS 3600 price labeling scales, Chickway weighing systems, Marel / Scanvaegt grading systems, multi-head weighers, Intermec printers, Pneumatics, Videojet ink jet

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 -5 years of experience in similar role (post trade test)
• Experience in poultry industry advantageous

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Computer literacy
• Weighing Systems and Scales
• Working knowledge of PLC’s, sensors, VLT’s etc

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintenance of all electronic mass meters at the Processing Plant.
• Maintaining and repairing the Chick way computer weight grading systems.
• Adhere to compliance requirements of weighing equipment.
• Maintaining and repairing of shop floor systems.
• Update software and programming of electronic equipment.
• Maintenance on instrumentation and PLC equipment.
• Programming of PLC’s.
• Liaison with customers regarding sourcing of equipment and quotations.
• Staying abreast of new developments in field.
• Calibration of critical equipment and compliance
• Develop and maintain operation of SCADA system for monitoring plant parameters.
• Take leading role in scales equipment and provide guidelines to all scales personnel.
• Assist on complex troubled shooting techniques in the department.
• Maintaining the 10378 SANAS accreditation system.

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Role Purpose:

• The Chicken Business is currently recruiting for a Refrigeration Fitter to be based at the Chicken Processing Plant in Worcester (Western Cape) and report to Plant Engineer. The role will be responsible to support the Engineering department by ensuring proactive maintenance, repair and service of refrigeration equipment.

Required Qualifications:

• Grade 12 or NTC 3 (relevant trade)
• Trade test as a Refrigeration Technician - Ammonia
• Valid CAT B certificate

Required Experience:

• 4 - 5-years relevant experience (post qualification) as a Refrigeration Fitter
• 4 - 5 years relevant experience in ammonia
• Advantage - experience in freon gas
• Advantage - experience in multi-stage plant

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Ability to co-ordinate projects.
• Ability to do electrical breakdowns on refrigeration systems.
• Ability to do machining will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of poultry processing equipment would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of safety measures.
• Physically fit and able to work in cold conditions, typically below -40degrees.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintain, repair, install refrigeration equipment, systems and compressed air plant.
• Daily refrigeration equipment inspection and pro-active remedial action to minimize breakdowns.
• Breakdowns on refrigeration equipment and standby duties.
• Perform safety inspections and draft reports.
• Attend to all scheduled maintenance.
• Prepared to work shifts, standby, call outs and overtime when required.

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Talent Management

• Provide all recruitment administration support for A and B appointments.
• Ensure all reference and criminal record checks are carried out fully and in a timely manner and entry medicals completed 
• Announce new appointments 
• Manage the new joiner process from offer letter through to joining instructions and induction

Employee Administration

• Provide HR support and advice to employees and line managers, explaining policies and procedures in a timely and effective manner.
• Handle maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave processes and queries.
• Assist with health, safety and IOD processes and queries
• Enter data into the HR system so that accurate records are maintained.
• Provide data for and prepare management information reports.
• Liaise with payroll on payroll issues
• Process medical aid / fund entries and withdrawals.
• Process death and disability claims
• Maintain the personnel filing system and safeguard the files and documentation.
• Distribute/disseminate policies and convey related communication.
• Administer employee/study loan and bursary documentation.
• Answer all channelled HR administration-related queries from employees and managers in the business and ensure their resolution in accordance with service standards.
• Ensure all relevant HR data systems are accurate and current

IR / ER Processes

• Provide support in investigations for disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Capture disciplinary records into SAP
• Arrange hearings and manage exit processes (withdrawal documents; workflows; exit interviews; exit medicals)

​General

• Co-ordinate and schedule bookings (hearings, meetings, functions, training)
• Compiling, consolidation and ordering of stock 
• Complete buying request process (Quotes, BR’s, Workflows; Orders, Follow-up)
• Co-ordinate mail to farms
• Taking minutes at hearings and meetings
• Maintain electronic and physical filing system
• Implemented and maintained archive
• Complete day to day workflows 
• Reception duties
• Maintain clean, organised and well-functioning office environment​
• Assist in HR related activities as and when required

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma in Human Resource management
• Valid code EB drivers' license
• 1-2 years administrative experience
• Fluent in English (Read; Speak; Write)
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office
• SAP knowledge

Competencies

• Able to interpret verbal information
• Attention to detail
• Change management
• Showing resilience
• Collaboration
• Service orientation
• Communicating information 
• Influencing others
• Attention to detail
• Following procedure
• Planning and Organising
• Applying technology

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Role Purpose:

• The Chicken Business is currently recruiting for a Boiler Operator to be based at the Chicken Processing Plant in Worcester, Western Cape. The successful incumbernt will be responsible to operate boilers at optimum efficiency and provide a constant steam supply to Byproducts and Processing.

Required Qualifications:

• Grade 12 
• Formal Boiler Operator training and qualification (compulsory)

Required Experience:

• Formal boiler training and experience
• 2 - 3 years experience as a Boiler Operator
• 2 - 3 years experience working in a processing plant would be advantage
• Water chemical dosing
• Coal Stock Management
• Disposal of ash
• Management of temperature and pressure on panel of boilers
• Boiler Housekeeping

 Required Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge

• Boiler operations
• Health and safety requirements and standards

Skills

• Verbal communication
• Interpersonal
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Mechanical aptitude
• Work under pressure

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain a constant steam supply to both the Processing and By-products plants.
• Operate the boiler in a safe manner in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ensure that feed water chemical dosing is carried out to the required standard.
• Fill the coal bunker to ensure sufficient supply of coal for optimal boiler operation. 
• Observe pressure, temperature, and draft meters on panel to verify specified operation of the boiler.
• Clean the boiler house and surrounding area.
• Ensure ash disposal is done in compliance with environmental requirements.
• Report defects on the boiler requiring external intervention and ensure repairs are done, assist Artisan with maintenance.
• Manage coal stock delivery and flag late or non-delivery to avoid depletion of the coal supply.
• Record daily and hourly actions and consumption in order to obtain a history log on the operational efficiency of the boiler.