Senior Process Controller

AECI Limited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

AECI Limited is seeking a site supervisor responsible for overseeing distillation and chemical processes at their Durban facility. The role involves supervising teams, ensuring safety compliance, and maximizing production yields while minimizing waste. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong focus on operational efficiency and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising teams in a chemical processing environment.
• Strong understanding of distillation and water treatment operations.
• Ability to conduct safety talks and enforce safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and operate distillation processes while ensuring efficiency.
• Supervise the team and be the site representative after hours.
• Conduct water treatment for boilers and manage adjustments.

Skills

Supervision

Chemical Process Operation

Safety Compliance

Emergency Response

Water Treatment

Job description

• Oversee, troubleshoot & operate distillation, hydrolysis & utilities.
• The SPC is responsible to supervise the entire team and is the responsible site representative afterhours.
• Maximise distillation production yields & optimise daily water & energy usage.
• Start-up boilers and thermal hot-oil furnaces from cold, inspect all boiler and thermal heater ancillary equipment before start-up.
• Conduct water treatment for boilers, record and action adjustments accordingly for out of specification process variable(s).
• Operate and conduct water testing on demineralisation and softener plants and record analysis; also conduct chemical(s) adjustments accordingly.
• Operate the Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit, conduct effluent water testing, also action chemical(s) adjustments according to an off specification process variable(s).
• Facilitate and discuss safety talks with the production team.
• Provide a strong focus on monitoring and improving plant efficiencies and waste minimisation.
• Supervise and direct activities with a focus on creating a safe working environment through a zero-tolerance approach to unsafe practices and conditions and by adherence to Manufacturing Best Practice.
• Conduct water treatment on cooling water system, record results and action chemical(s) adjustments when required.
• Demonstrate strong SHE & PSM attributes in the manufacturing and support processes.
• Ability to adequately respond and attend to emergencies.