About This Role
This role involves operating and monitoring blending equipment and processes from a control room, ensuring production targets are met, and maintaining high standards of safety and quality. The operator will coordinate raw material ordering, capture production data, and investigate deviations, working closely with maintenance and production management.
Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor blending equipment and processes from the control room
- Execute the production plan and ensure that daily and shift production targets are achieved
- Monitor all stages of the blending process, including dosing, heating, cooling, mixing, and transferring
- Verify that job cards correspond with the correct product formulations on the SCADA system
- Monitor system error messages, equipment stoppages, oil levels, pressures, load-cell quantities, and processing conditions
- Coordinate the ordering of raw materials, request base oils from the tank farm, and arrange laboratory samples
- Ensure mixing vessels and finished-product tanks are suitable and available before blends are started or transferred
- Capture production and quality information accurately, complete work orders, reconcile downtime, and prepare shift reports
- Investigate and report deviations, incidents, accidents, breakdowns, and processing challenges
- Work with Maintenance and Production Management to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions
- Implement preventative measures to minimise loss, spillage, contamination, and production delays
- Operate the weighbridge and accurately capture vehicle, customer, supplier, material and tonnage information for incoming and outgoing loads
- Provide operational instructions to Blenders and support Operators, Learners, and Interns when required
- Maintain high standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, quality, and housekeeping
Requirements
- N6 or National Diploma (Chemical /Operations/ Mechanical) or equivalent formal qualification
- At least two years of experience in a blending, processing, chemical, lubricant, or similar manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and SAP
- Ability to work shifts and respond to urgent production requirements
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Benefits
- Diverse tasks and excellent future prospects
- Personnel development and advanced training
- Attractive company benefits
