Purpose of Job

• Process Artisan oversee and manage the full production process of a manufacturing plant or other industrial facility.
• They monitor equipment to ensure the quality, efficiency and safety of the plant.
• They are also responsible for the safe operation, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting of the facility’s equipment and instruments.
• Process Operators are skilled professionals who often work as part of a team and provide leadership.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct basic first line fault finding
• Applies Standard Operating Procedures
• Understand equipment failure modes and defect identification and reporting
• Demonstrate understanding of how equipment functions
• Quality assurance of the product
• Carry out all tasks as allocated
• Carry out plant inspections and take logs
• Report all at risk behaviors and unsafe conditions to the SPC, Process Artisan and / or Foreman
• Sampling as per schedules.
•  Maintain required housekeeping standards.
• Adhere to all safety regulations and approved work standards
• Practice good housekeeping at all times
• Comply with all legal requirements
• Must be prepared to work shifts if required
•  Prepared to do uncomfortable and dirty work at times
• Prepared to change shift on short notice
• Prepared to be called out sometimes when on weekend off, depending on plant requirements.
• Co-ordinate maintenance activities and G/O’s
• Support technician and foreman daily activities

Formal Education

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science
• CHIETA NQF Level 4 Chemical Operations

Working Experience

• Minimum of 5-year experience as a Process Controller/Process artisan/Technician in a Petro Chemical environment (MUST).
• Experience in a production environment (MUST )
• Acting as a production Foreman or maintenance co-ordinator (wish)