Job Summary

Primarily responsible for maintaining and optimising thermal and chemical processes for material phase changes (calcination), and final board specifications at Board line.
Key focus is on calcination efficiencies, final board product quality and process stability
The role involves cross-functional collaboration with other departments: production, maintenance, global engineering team, global R&D team

 
Key responsibilities specific to the role
Process Development Projects

Contributes to analyse existing situation, identifying areas for improvement of production lines and ensures the implementation of the resulting improvement work with the objective of continuously optimizing productivity,
Participates in the technical definition of improvement projects (engineering, specifications, costings, etc.), in the choice of the best technical solution and its costing,
Coordinates and controls, for each project entrusted to him, the planning and execution of work on site: drafting of calls for tenders and specifications, choice of suppliers, management of supplies, monitoring of works and launches, in the framework of applicable HSE standards,
Participates in improving product performance/characteristics (Lambda, density, etc.), including for new products developments,
Looks for, wherever possible, the best available techniques for saving energy,
Ensures the drafting of the procedures and technical documentation necessary for the maintenance, production and HSE departments. Carry out technical training for factory staff,
Together with URSA central services, coordinates and controls the progress of studies of planned development projects.

Investments Management:

Carries out the technical studies necessary for the preparation of investment files
Manages the specifications, relations with companies, as part of the preparation and execution of the investment,
Monitors the technical installation of the investment until its optimal operation.
Guarantees the successful completion of the investment while respecting 
budgetary, technical, security and legal constraints

 
Other

According to a timetable, regularly asked to provide technical on-call service during evenings and/or weekends. -
Participates to visual management
Can be 6S responsible for selected area
Can manage Daily Production Reports
Flowsheet development, P&ID development
Develop mass and energy balances for existing and/or new process upgrades
Performs material and energy balances to diagnose and resolve material flow issues, energy optimisation and quality/process issues.
Writing process specifications, technical specifications to support quality optimisations, process control optimisations and plant throughput improvements.
Equipment sizing related to pumps, piping, conveyors, tanks.
Process knowledge related to solids material conveying, particle size reduction (ball mills, vertical roller mills)
Process knowledge related to calcining (advantageous)
Develop process specifications to support and work with Automation/PLC
engineers for optimising process control loops.
Tracks and analyses daily operating data to optimise plant operational KPI’s 
Supports work streams for compliance with regulatory requirements: SABS/NECSA/SAGA