Job Opportunity: Chemical Plant Controller (Contract Position)

Location: Sasolburg, South Africa
Industry: Petrochemical 

We are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Chemical Plant Controller to join our client's team on a contract basis for a major petrochemical client in Sasolburg.

A Chemical Plant Controller operates process equipment, systems and processes for a specific plant / unit within the client's environment to achieve production requirements in a safe manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates in shift handover meetings.
• Provides adequate feedback to supervisor on work progress.
• Participates in root cause analyses, and provides feedback to RCA teams.
• Participates in risk assessments according to legislation and company requirements to improve safety.
• Maintains good housekeeping and adheres to waste disposal procedures.
• Apply and maintain safety in a working environment.
• Understand and know the business, drives and KPIs.
• Contribute to the development of training modules.
• Identifies personal training and development needs, and incorporates into PDP with group leader’s approval.
• Lead by example (walks the talk).
• Conduct on the job coaching of learners.
• SME presentation on specific plant equipment.
• Conducts IMS inspections to maintain and improve plant sustainability.
• Work effectively in a team.
• Play an appropriate main role during emergency situations to get the plant back on line.
• Give and receive feedback to other disciplines (partners on daily issues).
• Stakeholder relationship management.
• Give input at “toolbox talks” to improve plant safety.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in own work area.
• Improve practices and/or equipment.

Qualifications and Experience:

• High School Diploma with Maths & Science and Occupational Trade Certificate (NQF4).
• 2 years minimum experience as an operator in crude oil refining facility.
• Previously declared competent as an operator in either process(es) within subsets:
• Crude and Vacuum units (CDU/VDU) or Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (FCC) or
• Diesel Hydrotreater or Naphtha Hydrotreater or Platformer or Alkylation or Utilities or
• AR Hydrotreater (RCD) or Hydrocracker or Hydrogen Unit or Amine/Sulfur Recovery Unit or
• API Wastewater Management or Tank Farm or Product Dispatch