Description:
The Relief Production Operator is responsible for the production of alcohol for various customers and for minimising effluent loading to the Effluent treatment plant. This involves the competent operation and monitoring of all equipment in the Distillation Plant which includes the Distillation, Rectification and Anhydrous Plants.
Duties:
- Start up, running, shut down and CIP of the Distillation plant producing feints for storage or further processing.
- Start up, running and shut down of the Rectifier producing 96% ethanol.
- Start up running and shutdown of Anhydrous Plant producing 99.9% ethanol.
- Load/unload tankers for customers.
- Diagnose issues with Plant and take remedial actions to rectify these issues.
- Carry out maintenance and other tasks as required.
- Monitor Cooling Tower operations and dosing.
- Attend and contribute to the relevant meetings.
- Optimisation of alcohol quality and yield.
- Minimise impurities in products.
- Responsible for record keeping of all activities, cleaning and of any abnormal occurrence on a days’ production.
- The daily sampling of product and the testing in Lab as appropriate.
- Perform any other duties when requested.
- All Distillation Operators are trained in Atex requirements and the standard operating procedures of all equipment and practices within the Distillation Plant.
- The Distillation Operators are aware of all legal, customer and safety requirements to produce alcohol in a safe manner.
Qualifications:
- Ability to understand Operator instructions (both verbal and written)
- Strong commitment to quality, safety, and communication
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to perform to a high production standard in terms of productivity, quality, and safety.
- Flexible
- Good attention to detail
- Pragmatic and solutions-focused
- Good team player
- Good communication skills
- Moderate level of IT ability required.