Leandran Govender
HSE Officer
Chatsworth
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Process and HSE Officer
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
11.2019 - Current
- Ensure that all accidents are documented, loaded in SHEQsys, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.
- Improved workplace safety by conducting regular site inspections and identifying potential hazards.
- Lead risk assessments and incident investigations
- Ensure that safety inspections are carried out through daily GEMBA walks
- Updating of policies and SOP’s while complying with OHS Act and regulations
- Assist with internal audits of the ISO system and document the findings of such audits
- Leading team in PSM and closing of gaps
- Facilitating MOC’s
- Active member of the HAZOP team
- Conducting of annual HSE inductions and that of contractors
- Contractor management on site and PTW auditing
- Assist Project Manager in sustainability projects
- Owner of GEMBA audit and improvement plan
- Owner of process failure analysis report [OHS and Process Safety event tracker]
Trainee Process Engineer/ Production Administrator
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Reconciling batch sheets and performing mass balances
- Opening batch packs and investigating variances
- Process analyses of problematic batches to achieve ‘right first time’
- Process improvement and design of conceptual improvements to batch processing
- Configuration of OEE spreadsheet, maintenance, and batch times analysis
- Extracting and analyzing PI data to provide process support to the Technical department
- Ensure maintenance needs are met on site by processing job cards
- Compliance inspections and toolbox talks
- Risk assessments and process safety management
- Waste management and waste reduction assessment projects
Process Operator – Blenders & Reactors
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
11.2012 - 04.2017
- Start-up and Shutdown of plant
- Commissioning and pre-charging of reaction vessels
- Processing, testing and adjusting of product into customer specification.
- Liaising with chemists and technical department to find solutions to problem batches.
- Taking necessary decisions regarding drumming or tanker loading of products and responsible for passing batches.
- Problem solving on equipment breakdowns
- Reworking of rejected and expired resin
- Communicated effectively with team on technical level.
- Maintained compliance with health, safety, and environment practices.
- Trained new operators, significantly improving team performance and process knowledge.
In-service trainee
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
08.2012 - 10.2012
- Testing of finished product
- Testing of blow-over samples
- Property drift analyses
- Analyzing customer complaint queries
- Acting Quality Controller and Process Operator
Education
National Diploma - Chemical Engineering
DUT
Diploma - SAMTRAC
NOSA
Advanced Diploma - Business Management
MANCOSA
Skills
Process Safety Management
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8801275188087
- Age: 37
- Ethnicity: Indian
- Date of Birth: 01/27/88
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code 08 (own vehicle)
- Marital Status: Single
Skills Certificates
DCC, Process Safety Management, Production Technology (Lean Manufacturing), Graduate Development Program, GMR/EMR and EIR, Root Cause Analysis
References
Cathy Nirmal
HSE and Compliance Manager [Current]
082 606 0421
Suhren Raghunanan
Plant Manager [Current]
082 903 8174
Dinesh Mathura
Operations Executive [Ex]
083 251 9227
Devan Govender
Plant Manager [Ex]
082 940 1507
Timeline
Process and HSE Officer
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
11.2019 - Current
Trainee Process Engineer/ Production Administrator
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
01.2017 - 10.2019
Process Operator – Blenders & Reactors
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
11.2012 - 04.2017
In-service trainee
NCS SOUTH AFRICA
08.2012 - 10.2012
Diploma - SAMTRAC
NOSA
Advanced Diploma - Business Management
MANCOSA
National Diploma - Chemical Engineering
DUT