sand technician

Location:

Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa

Salary:

25000

Posted:

June 04, 2021

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Resume:

NEO GLADYS LEBURU

Contact Number :072*******

Alternative number :066-***-**** / 071-***-****

ID Number: 901**********

Physical Address: Katlehong Germiston,Mondang Street,1432

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Licence: Code 10

Gender: Female

Race: Black African

I am Skilled in all aspects of chemical engineering, including process computer simulation, development, equipment sizing and material specification. I also have hands-on experience in making sure that standards of quality are met while production costs are kept as low as possible, Proven ability to use applied research and problem-solving skills for establishing the root cause of any chemical/ process-related failure, as well as heading any investigations.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Institution Attended : Vaal University Of Technology

Course : Chemical Engineering

Qualification : National Diploma (2018)

WORK EXPERIENCE

COMPANY : Cast Products

TITLE : Chemical engineering graduate

DATE : March 2020 – March 2021

RESPONSIBILTIES : Documenting test results and ensuring data process is recorded for future reference.

Plot graphs and analyze the laboratory tests results

Stock taking for sand and chemicals in the Plant

Daily monitoring of sand and chemical levels

Daily monitoring of mixers consumption of sand and chemicals.

Using SAP to order chemicals and plant materials

Using SAP to create Purchase requisition, reservations and release orders

Using SAP to keep track of the incoming sand and chemicals for mass balancing

Responsible for the calibration of laboratory equipment.

Reviewing and maintains quality control procedures for sand and chemical related.

Review the mixer calibration procedures

Investigates non-conformances and identifies root causes.

Takes appropriate corrective action to correct sand properties out of specification.

Communicates out of specification results timeously to the sand plant superintendent

Communicates with other departments to settle concerns regarding sand specifications

Training Sand testers and thermal plant operators on revised procedures

Communicates with chemical suppliers regarding pumping of chemicals

Conduct chromite tests and monitor results throughout

Monitor, record sand sieves tests analysis and put them in graphs

Ensure the calibration of mixers and laboratory equipment is done and record the results.

Ensure Thermal plant calibration before start-up

Monitor incoming sand for consumption purpose and adhering to the

consignments.

Evaluate the working efficiency of magnetic separators by conducting tests

Work with maintenance to monitor machinery, parts not in good operating conditions to avoid production stoppage and loss.

Ordering chemicals used in sand plant

COMPANY : Vaal University of Technology

TITLE : Research and Development

DATE : January 2019 – December 2019

RESPONSIBILTIES : Research and conduct experiment

Ensure adherence to the university’s laboratory Health and safety standards

Performing tests in the laboratory.

Write formal reports on the tests Performed .

Use cam cad design to present a process of chemical and physical transformation through a mathematical model that involves the calculation of mass and energy balance

The research about chemicals and ways in which research is being conducted

analyze the results, conclusion of the whole experiment and the house keeping in the laboratory.

COMPANY : ESKOM (Lethabo Power Station)

TITLE : Wall Thickness assistant in a boiler

DATE : January 2016- June 2016 (contract)

RESPONSIBILITIES : The wall thickness technician and his/her assistant tests the strength or thickness of the pipes if it is suitable to withstand or transport the high temperature steam and its pressure going to the turbine as the pressure and temperature is high.

COMPANY : PFG Building Glass.

DATE : January 2015 –Aug 2015

TITLE : Batch Plant (Production) Intern Student

RESPONSIBLITIES : Daily intake of raw materials and analyze them in the laboratory to check the suitability of the material spec.

Send/transport sand through conveyor belts to the furnace operation and ensure proper housekeeping of the plant.

Prepare batches of sand using a batch mixer

Exposed to different kinds of equipment such as: Scales, vibrator mixer, conveyor belts, elevator buckets, silos and hoppers, feeding, Weighing and Mixing of batch.

SKILLS

Ms office [Word, Excel, Power point]

Chem Cad Design

Systems, Application and Product( SAP)

Analytical and problem solving skill

Prioritizing skill

Fault finding

REFERENCE

Mrs Ntjepela

Technical Manager

Foundry plant

Tel: 011-***-****