Experience

Blendcor (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Lubes and Grease Technologist

  • May 2023 - Present

  Provide product and process technological support to the Grease Plant and Blending plant. Propose automation and process efficiency opportunities. Identify and propose capex justifications for asset integrity, care and maintenance, and growth. Interpretation of process parameters, stable production process, with focus on cost reduction Ensure on time production, avoid off spec and reduce downgraded oil and grease to reach the OTIF targets. Trend, monitor and communicate grease performance data to internal customers and Shareholders i.e., RFT & Reject Rate Follow up on repeating manufacturing problems and support trouble shooting with teams. Coordinate the introduction of new manufacturing instructions and changes in existent instructions and communicate this to all staff (planning, lab, production). Show less



Blendcor, co owned by Shell and BP

• Senior Quality Technician

  • Jan 2016 - May 2023

  Progress Chase blends testing and liaise with manufacturing on priorities. Do product reformulations using SAP system. Do mini lab blends for all problematic blends and send formulations to the plant. Progress Chase blends testing and liaise with manufacturing on priorities. Do product reformulations using SAP system. Do mini lab blends for all problematic blends and send formulations to the plant.

• Market Services Technician

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  Develop new formulations based on the marketer’s specifications / change in the existing formulation based on marketer’s requirements Develop new formulations based on the marketer’s specifications / change in the existing formulation based on marketer’s requirements

• Acting System Co ordinator

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  Maintain and update key quality performance Indicators in line with the company vision.Maintain Quality system and all supporting documents.Ensure Quality management system and its policies are followed.Develop and maintain Audits Schedules.Randomly conducts Internal Audits IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 and 17025:2017.Raise, investigate, and close all non conformancesCoach and lead quality champions.Maintain and update control plans (FMEA, MSA, SPC)

• Junior laboratory technician

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2013

  Perform quality control test on raw materials,base oils and additives using CAV, ICP-OES, Cold Crank Instrument, FTIR, density meter and Pour Point.


Dow
• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Process Technician

  • Sep 2001 - Jul 2005

Sappi
• South Africa
• Paper & Forest Products
• 700 & Above Employee
• Plant Operator

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2001