Snr Process Controller

Sappi; Ngodwana; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi in South Africa is seeking a Snr Process Controller to operate the Chemical Cellulose Plant processes and coordinate plant activities on a shift basis, ensuring efficient performance of all operating units.

You will start up and shut down production equipment, optimise plant performance, manage production operations and maintenance plans, and ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements while leading and developing the operations team.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Pulp and Paper/Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ manufacturing experience in Pulp and Paper industry.
• Chemical Cellulose experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective start-up and shutdown of production equipment and maintain stable plant operations in accordance with operating procedures and best practices.
• Optimise plant performance and production efficiency within current operating constraints, including raw material and service availability, while ensuring the efficiency of the assigned section.
• Manage and control production operations, including implementing rate changes, identifying process deviations, and ensuring equipment faults are reported and addressed promptly.
• Manage planned and incidental shutdowns, maintenance break-ins and breakdowns, including reviewing shut lists and maintenance plans, compiling start-up/shutdown plans, and ensuring effective execution.
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health, Environment and Quality requirements by identifying and managing risks, enforcing safety business processes and procedures, and ensuring adherence to BBS and PJO requirements.
• Lead and develop operational personnel by effectively managing available resources, maximising capacity, coaching and mentoring team members, and testing and authorising new and re-licensed operators.
• Ensure effective Management of Change (MOC) for plant equipment, operating procedures and DCS software, ensuring changes are properly assessed, authorised, implemented and controlled.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy of operational systems and data by maintaining accurate master data, notifications and work orders, and complying with all relevant business processes.

Skills

Process control

Shift operations

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Operational safety

Education

National Diploma in Pulp and Paper/Chemical Engineering

Tools

DCS

SCADA

Job description

At Sappi, we are a leading global provider with a reputation for delivering high-quality sustainable Woodfibre products and solutions for the global markets. We lead through our values centred around safety, integrity, courage, making smart decisions which we execute with speed. We are seeking unique people who believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive and safe environment.

We’re on the lookout for a Snr Process Controller to operate the Chemical Cellulose Plant processes and coordinate the plant activities on shift basis as efficiently as possible, ensuring effective performance of all aspects of the operating units.

As a Snr Process Controller, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure effective start-up and shutdown of production equipment and maintain stable plant operations in accordance with operating procedures and best practices.
• Optimise plant performance and production efficiency within current operating constraints, including raw material and service availability, while ensuring the efficiency of the assigned section.
• Manage and control production operations, including implementing rate changes, identifying process deviations, and ensuring equipment faults are reported and addressed promptly.
• Manage planned and incidental shutdowns, maintenance break-ins and breakdowns, including reviewing shut lists and maintenance plans, compiling start-up/shutdown plans, and ensuring effective execution.
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health, Environment and Quality requirements by identifying and managing risks, enforcing safety business processes and procedures, and ensuring adherence to BBS and PJO requirements.
• Lead and develop operational personnel by effectively managing available resources, maximising capacity, coaching and mentoring team members, and testing and authorising new and re-licensed operators.
• Ensure effective Management of Change (MOC) for plant equipment, operating procedures and DCS software, ensuring changes are properly assessed, authorised, implemented and controlled.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy of operational systems and data by maintaining accurate master data, notifications and work orders, and complying with all relevant business processes.

What are we looking for?

• Relevant National Diploma in Pulp and Paper/Chemical Engineering or related fields.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ manufacturing experience in Pulp and Paper industry.
• Chemical Cellulose experience will be advantageous.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to work within a global organisation that continues to thrive in a rapidly changing world even after 80 years of existence.
• Learning and development programmes to fast-track your career within Sappi.
• Opportunities to travel.
• Market leading leave benefits.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi isa leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.