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
Lean manufacturing expertise
Professional development initiative
Knowledge of GMR and EMR processes
Root Cause Analysis
Skilled in formatting and editing with Microsoft Word
Advanced Excel skills
Critical thinking ability
Analytical thinking
Effective written communication
Risk analysis expertise
Workplace safety management
Project management
GEMBA implementation
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