Plant Operator

Key purpose:

To operate the Bulk Emulsion Manufacturing Plant, delivering ANE manufacturing and ANE transfer operations safely within the guidelines set out in Company SOPs for ANE Manufacturing. 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Operate within the Company SHE standards
• Compliance with ANE manufacture and plant operating procedures, including: work permits, confined space entry, control of change, PPE application and record keeping
• Ensure No safety, health and environmental incidents
• Ensure No product transport incidents
• Ensure No personnel accidents to self or direct reports
• Ensure No preventable security incursions or thefts
• Generation of hourly and daily production, and reliability reports
• Ensure high housekeeping standards and maintain cleanliness of process equipment.
• Continuous variable production cost reduction (ANE manufacturing within proposed production time and active project participation)
• Continuous fixed cost reduction (active project participation)
• Identify hazardous Equipment and systems conditions and raising maintenance job request
• Active participation in drafting and revision of operating procedures
• Personal development towards higher-level capability
• Active participation in continuous improvement of operating systems advantaging customer and the Company
  
• Participation in the implementation of new customer-focused product formulations (and types) in conjunction with the Product and Process Implementation and Support (PPIS) team
• Collaboration with all other plant operators and all other departments
• Active participation in plant meetings, site meetings, and demonstrable cooperation with Company and Customers staff at site.
• Assist Operations and Site Manager with local communities (in conjunction with client) to facilitate community knowledge and acceptance of site operations

Education and Experience:

• High-school level education
• Trades background highly regarded
• Minimum 2 years experience in plant operations
• Licence to drive, and to operate a forklift

Essential Skills:

• Understand management principles and practices.
• Self-starter
• Team player
• Spoken English preferred
• Knowledge of computer operation preferred