- Pretoria
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Automotive
- Reference: MANAGER
Vacancy Details
Employer: Genesis Projects And Services
Requirements:
- Valid Boiler Operator Certificate.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufaturing enviroment.
- Be able to work under pressure.
- Be able to work as part of a team.
- Be able to multitask and must be flexible.
Skills and attributes:
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Deadline driven and ability to work under pressure.
- Must be resourceful, endependent, confident, aned high energy.
- Good Problem-solving skills.
Duties and responsibities:
SAFE WORK PROCEDURES
PRE-OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS
- The operator must see and interpret all prevailling operating conditions and, if necessary, act to control, modify, or correct them
- The operator must be thoroughkly familiar with the characteristics and standard operating procedures for the boiler for which the operator is responsible.
OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS
Befor starting in the boier, proceed as follows:
- Warm up the steam line between the boiler ad the header by back feed through the drip line or new boilers, expansion movement should be checked to see that no binding or interference occurs.
- When the boiler pressure almost reaches line pressure, then slowly open the main steam stop valve.
- After te boiler is online, inspect the entire boiler and valve that is not discharging condensate.
- Maintain a constant firing rate.
- The strength of thick steam boiler shell may be impared by expaired by excessive temperature differentials between the top and the bottom of the drum, if the proper firing rate is not mainteined.
- Tubes may start leaking at rolled seats and the superheated tubes may overheat.
Candidate Requirements
OPERATING PROCEDURES
- When the boiler shell reaches about 150 kPa, close the vent valves on the boiler drum.
- Check the steam pressure gauge now to be sure that it is register.
- Ease up on the stem of the main steam stop valve to prevent any serious expansion stresses (1/8 turn)
- If there is no steam on either side of the main steam stop valve, gently open completely and close.
- Observe the water level carefully to ensure that n water is cattied over into the steam line.
- Before opening main steam valve(crown) - open all vent/drain valves (header/accumulator/pre-expander, Hebcooler lines.)
- After opening main steam valve (crown) - drain all water until enough steam flows through the oulet valves. Then close4 the ALL-DRAIN vent valves.
- Check for leaking gasket joints.
- If a leaking gasket is discovered, tighten the joints.
- If the gasket still leaks, replace the gasket, and repaeat the lighting off sequence.
- When shutting down the boiler, report gasket problem to the Maintenance Foreman.
POST OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS
- Never leave the boiler unattended.
- Wait for the next person to relieve you of your shift.
- Leave the work area in a safe, clean, and tidy state.
MAJOR CHALLENGES
- To shovel the coal into the feed or boiler hopper carefully - not spilling the coal.
- To carry out housekeeping - to ensure the yard is kept clean.
- Ash to be stored away as per Company requireents.
- To remember to do regular blow downs as per requirements to ensure levels are maintained.
- Complete reports as required.
- Report when coal is low in stock to ensure new coal is ordered in time.
- Report when ash needs to be removed and to take charge when it is removed.
- Check salt level of water, only if required.
- Always adhere to safety regulations.
- When taking a break, ensure that the boiler is let in a safe position.
- Ensure that the boiler is not lft unattended.
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