Experience

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  NuWater Systems (Pty) Ltd

  • South Africa
  • Environmental Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Operations Coordinator

    • Jan 2024 - Present

    • Oversee the performance of ultra-filtration and reverse osmosis package units in two potable water treatment plants, each with 20ML capacity.• Monitoring process parameters and equipment performance to maintain production levels and quality standards.• Troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and coordinating with maintenance personnel to ensure timely repairs.• Implementing safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.• Training and mentoring shift personnel to enhance their skills and knowledge on water treatment process and equipment.• Communicating effectively with shift personnel, as well as management and support personnel to facilitate smooth handovers and address any issues that may arise.• Maintaining accurate shift records, including production metrics, equipment downtime, and process deviations.• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies related to environmental, health, and safety.• Participating in safety meetings, incident investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant performance and safety.• Assisting with the development and implementation of operating procedures, standard work instructions, and training materials.

  • Water Treatment Plant Operator

    • Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

    • Ultra-filtration & Reverse Osmosis package units Process Controller and Operator – Monitoring performance of all equipment, gauges & charts in the 20ML potable treatment plant.• Monitoring process on SCADA .• Identifying malfunctioning on equipment that includes gauges, pumps, filters and other control equipment.• Ensuring all activities in the plant are in compliance with laid down policies and procedures.• Recording data concerning plant operations and daily performance report writing.• Operating valves to control flow and adjust flow in the treatment process.• Preparing Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) chemical solutions and executing membrane cleaning procedures.• Monitoring tools - to check if they are in good working condition and are safe to use.• Monitoring pressure settings to ensure they comply with plant requirements to avoid accidents.• Reporting and recording all safety incidences and plant accidents as well as filing them safely, ready for retrieval upon request.• Physically inspecting plant equipment for defects that could hinder production and performing replacement of membrane modules where applicable.• Assisting in carrying out any maintenance at plant level and offloading of stock to arrange them neatly in storeroom as part of good housekeeping.• Monitoring consumables stock to be readily available, including: valves, bolts, nuts and chemicals use• Calibration of testing equipment onsite for accurate testing.• Daily testing feed water and final product for compliance.• Assisting supervisor in checking timesheets and procuring site consumables.• Successful championing of data capturing for Blue Drop Certification of site.Reference:Mr Thulani Dlamini (M.Eng )Process Engineer (NuWater)Contact: 076 187 0748Email: [email protected]

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  Resource Link Coatings

  • Pinetown

  • Lab Technician/ Manager

    • Jul 2016 - Jan 2020
    • Pinetown

    Research Specialist and laboratory manager – Championing Research of new coating/finishing technologies and quality personnel supervisor• Formulating and developing appropriate polymer-based coatings through green synthesis procedures for specific properties/characteristics for final functional textiles.• Economising on the materials used for scale-up possibilities to produce the polymeric-materials. And conducting and supervising production trials for product commercialisation.• Full characterisation of polymeric coating materials on and finished textiles (light-fastness, rub-off, flammability test, resistance to bruising, water-repellence; water-head and bleeding tests; and coating rheological properties) • Quality Management systems developing and monitoring• Customer complaints handling and supervision of returned goods inspection• Successful formulation of a new product to open an Australian market worth more than R1.2 million p.a.• Successful formulation of 3 new products to open a European and USA market worth more than R5.7 million p.a.• Assisting in production raw materials and final product tests (viz: viscosity tests, colour-matching, light-fastness, rub-off, flammability test, resistance to bruising, water-repellence; water-head tests and coating/print migration, weight before and after)Reference:Dr Kevin HendrikseManaging Director (Resource Link Coatings)Contact: 031 010 0456/ 083 406 3130Email: [email protected]

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  CSIR

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Chemical Processing Graduate

    • Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Research assistant/engineer – aid in the establishment and construction of a medium-sized pilot plant up-scale facility as well as its operation.• Developing appropriate green technology-based synthesis procedures (determine optimum process parameters and conditions) for specific properties/characteristics of final nano-materials.• Focusing on the scale-up possibilities to produce the nano-materials.• Full characterisation of nano-materials (chemical composition, morphology and textural properties; thermal properties; acid properties) • SOP development for certain characterisation equipment and training of group members on the synthesis equipmentReference:Dr Manfred ScribaManager (NCNSM, Materials Science and Manufacturing-CSIR)Contact: 012 841 4738Email: [email protected]

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  UKZN, Howard College

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Separation Research Assistant (Thermodynamics)

    • Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    • Involved in different projects such as measuring and modeling the accurate experimental vapour-liquid equilibrium data for the design of petrochemical and sugar industry's separation process• Report /journal writing assistant• Performing characterisation of chemicals • Housekeeping in thermodynamics laboratories.Reference:Professor Deresh RamjugernathDirector and Manager (Thermodynamic group, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal)Contact: 031 260 2969/1328Cell: 082 336 3625Email: [email protected]

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  Durban University of Technology

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Lab Demonstrator

    • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    • Demonstrating and supervising students on pilot plant lab equipment of pressure filtration and refrigeration. • Successful optimisation of nanofiltration and microfiltration PAC pre-coated membrane pilot plant for alcohol industry's effluent treatment.Reference:Mr. JM BuxTechnician Supervisor (DUT)Contact: 083 322 3463Email: [email protected]

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  Duferco, Vanchem Vanadium Products

  • Witbank Area, South Africa

  • In-service Trainee

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Witbank Area, South Africa

    • Working alongside engineers and a scientist in the pyro metallurgy and hydrometallurgy Dufreco-Vanchem Vanadium Products operation; converting iron ore to make pure Vanadium and various Vanadium products as a trainee chemical engineer involved in research and plant development.• Performing investigations for plant improvement and trouble shooting.• Operating the plant section under consideration.• Helping the plant scientist to come up with new or better products depending on customer request. • Involved in sample taking and analyses of ore, Kiln produce, the leach section products, the precipitation and recycle.• Performing technical investigations and plant optimisation throughout the plant from Kilns to Vanadium precipitation sections.• Designing of heat exchange equipment and HAZOP studies for the waste water treatment plant /• Successful jar testing trials for Barren solution (wastewater) recycle section of the plant which was being improvedReference:Miss Farusha MiasScientist and Supervisor (Vanchem Vanadium Products)Contact: 071 673 7575Email: [email protected]

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  Bayside Group K.Z.N Hotels

  • Pinetown

  • Bookkeeper/Secretary

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Pinetown

    Handling administration and sales for the company