Plant Technician

• Nov 2021 - Present

Part of a team responsible for the daily safe operations of the Kwinana, Coogee chlor alkali plant. Experienced in the manufacturing of Chlorine, Caustic Soda, Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Hypochlorite. Involved in plant start-ups and shutdowns in accordance with company policies and procedures. • Control room monitoring (DCS) and adjustments required to manufacture chemicals to specifications. • Daily inspections and manual adjustments of chemical plant equipment to ensure efficient and safe production of hazardous chemicals. • Laboratory analysis of daily samples to ensure chemicals meet specifications. • Experienced in wide range of process plant operations from mining to chemical manufacturing. • Assisted with plant problem solving and process improvements. • Worked autonomously without supervision and have previous experience as a supervisor. • High attention to safety procedures and policies to ensure safety of self and others at all times.

Supervisor

• Feb 2016 - Present

Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine is located in the East Kimberley region of WA and is the largest diamond producer in the world by volume and due to finish mining operations in January, 2021. As Supervisor, Processing my role is to lead a team to ensure the monitoring and safe operation of processing fixed plant to deliver processing targets. Achievements • Effective leadership, mentoring and training of up to 6 processing team members including on-boarding; • Efficient monitoring of CITECT Control room systems and use of diagnostic and problem solving skills to identify issues with conveyors, bins and fixed plant processing equipment which maximise production and minimise downtime; • Competent use of SAP to create work orders, order parts, maintain inventory of stock and close out work; • Continually Reviewing processes to streamline work and make them more efficient e.g. • Established a strong safety focus through Critical Risk Management and leadership in the field to coach team members in hazards identification which is then debriefed and shared amongst leaders to improve safety performance. • Over 6000 hours injury free safety performance.

Quality & Environmental Officer

• Oct 2008 - Feb 2016

Responsible for the Quality and Environmental management systems across various civil and mining projects in accordance with the respective plans, procedures and specifications. This involved implementation, inspections and auditing of quality performance on projects in order to achieve planned goals and objectives. Achievements • Maintained company Quality and Environmental Management Systems in accordance with ISO standards; • Developed and implemented Quality & Environmental Management Plans; • Inspected and Audited project sites to verify effectiveness of quality control and quality assurance; • Completion of comprehensive Audit reports to capture findings and recommend changes where required; • Accurate and timely Document Control (INX); • Completed Monthly Reports to Management on Quality incidents which occurred across project sites; • Effectively communicated with site personnel in relation to Quality and Environmental initiatives; • Accurate and timely collection and reporting on project Quality and Environmental statistics for end of month; • Effective training of new employees on systems and procedures relevant to site quality control; • Safe Work Observations and interactions conducted on project sites.

Environmental office

• Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

Diamond Sorter & Senior Training Officer

• Mar 1988 - Oct 2007