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Lehlogonolo Hilda Tjatjie

Lehlogonolo Hilda Tjatjie

Industrial Engineer
Cape Town

Summary

Results-driven Industrial Engineer and Operations Supervisor with over 2 years of experience in the energy and manufacturing industries. Proven track record of optimizing operational workflows, managing safety systems, and driving World Class Manufacturing (WCM) initiatives. Strong background in continuous improvement, project coordination, procurement support, and safety compliance. Certified in Lean Six Sigma (Green, Yellow, and White Belt) with expertise in process standardization, team training, and contractor management.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Operations Supervisor

Oryx Energies
07.2023 - Current

- Lead Depot maintenance projects, coordinating activities to enhance asset reliability and minimize downtown.
- Develop and Implement standard operation procedures, improving operational workflows and compliance.
- Provide administrative support to project teams, including scheduling meetings, managing correspondence, and tracking project progress.
- Monitor project schedules and ensure adherence to operations schedules by tracking performance indicators.
- Review and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) monthly to inform project decision making.
- Chair daily toolbox meetings with operators, fostering a culture of safety and collaboration.
- Collaborate with procurement in managing procurement processes, including sourcing and onboarding contractors, ensuring project requirements are met efficiently.
- Provide timely updates on the status of requisitions, quotations and invoices.
- Collaborate with finance to resolve discrepancies and ensure proper documentation.
-Manage the reporting and investigation of safety incidents and near misses, documenting findings and recommending corrective actions.
-Maintain accurate safety records, including training documentation, incidents reports and inspection logs.
- Issue permits to contractors for project activities.
- Train Operators on procedures and work instructions.
- Induct all new employees, Contractors and Visitors.
- Conduct Performance Appraisals for the team.

Acting Metal Coordinator

Oryx Energies
04.2025 - 05.2025

- Manage and allocate LPG cylinders, valves, seals, and consumables across depots to meet volume targets.
- Oversee the end-to-end cylinder movement process, including revalidation coordination, and scrapping in line with SANS standards.
- Verify and process supplier and Revalidator invoices.
- Compile monthly reports on stock on hand, revalidation stats, and consumption forecasting to support operational planning.
- Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality (HSSEQ) requirements.
- Plan cylinder faulty swaps for distributors.
- Dispatch valves and consumables to revalidation partners.
- Coordinate cylinder movements between depots and customers.
- Facilitate reordering and timely procurement of metal-related consumables.
- Capture Monthly fillings for all distributors and depots.
- Ensure stock balancing of all 5 revalidators.

Manufacturing Support

Saint Gobain, Weber
11.2022 - 06.2023

- Support various WCM pillars such as Autonomous Maintenance, Quality Control.
- Take part in Kaizen workshops, identifying bottlenecks or waste and co-developing solutions with cross-functional teams.
- Assist in conducting Gemba walks with supervisors and engineers to observe processes, identify deviations, and reinforce standard work.
- Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed, documented, and visually displayed at workstations
- Actively promote and maintain 5S principles (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) to improve safety, cleanliness, and efficiency on the shop floor.
- Do investigations for stock variances.
- Capture and analyze operational data related to machine uptime, changeovers, quality defects, and rework to support root cause analysis.

Industrial Engineering Intern

Veer Steel Mills
06.2022 - 10.2022

- Assist with time and motion studies to capture cycle times, bottlenecks, and workload distribution across production lines.
- Help map and optimise process flows, including creating or updating facility layouts, work instructions, and material handling illustrations.
- Support continuous improvement projects, including basic Lean initiatives such as 5S, Kaizen events, and process standardization efforts.
- Conduct data collection and analysis (e.g. uptime, defects, scrap, rework) to inform root-cause analysis and improvement recommendations.
- Participate in Gemba walks and shop-floor observations to validate standards and identify operational opportunities.
- Support quality control and safety compliance tasks, including risk assessments and documentation of non-conformities.
- Work closely with supervisors, engineers, and production teams to implement standard operating procedures and work instructions.

- Developed standard operating procedures for various production tasks, ensuring consistent performance across all shifts.

Education

Diploma - Industrial Engineering

University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2001 -

Matric -

Rantobeng Secondary School
Limpopo
04.2001 -

Skills

    Operations management

    Performance monitoring

    Quality assurance

    Root-cause analysis

    Compliance management

    Project management

    Scheduling coordination

    Inventory coordination

    Operational planning

    Lean manufacturing principles

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Timeline

Acting Metal Coordinator

Oryx Energies
04.2025 - 05.2025

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

03-2025

Health & Safety Incident Investigation

03-2025

Operations Supervisor

Oryx Energies
07.2023 - Current

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

12-2022

Manufacturing Support

Saint Gobain, Weber
11.2022 - 06.2023

Industrial Engineering Intern

Veer Steel Mills
06.2022 - 10.2022

Diploma - Industrial Engineering

University of Johannesburg
04.2001 -

Matric -

Rantobeng Secondary School
04.2001 -
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