Mlungisi Gwala
Safety Officer
Durban
Summary
Versatile Safety Officer & Process Controller with hands-on expertise in multiple industries. Highly engaging team builder supports employee improvement and development in fast-paced, diverse workforce environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
28
28
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Process Controller - Oil & Gas
SLCNG (Pty) Ltd.
07.2017 - Current
- Maintained meticulous documentation of all process changes, enabling accurate knowledge transfer among team members during shift handovers.
- Troubleshot a variety of instrumentation issues, reducing potential hazards while maintaining production output levels.
- Conducted regular audits of control systems, ensuring optimal performance and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provided technical training to operators, empowering them to confidently address minor equipment malfunctions and reduce downtime.
- Developed new standard operating procedures to improve overall plant safety and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Optimized energy usage throughout the facility by closely monitoring consumption trends and adjusting processes as needed.
- Operating the plant and using the SCADA as a monitoring tool.
Senior Safety Representative /Junior Safety Officer
Switching Focus Cc.
05.2014 - 07.2015
- Ensuring compliance to health and safety, environmental and quality standards.
- Inspected facilities for adherence to fire, hazard, and safety guidelines.
- Conducted safety training and education to employees to increase awareness of safety hazards and empower employees to work safely.
- Inspected worksites, practices, and gear for compliance with established safety standards.
- Reduced accident rates with consistent monitoring of employee compliance to safety protocols.
- Participate in the entire Risk Management and ensure that everyone involved participates in the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) specific to the anticipated task.
- Ensuring that all excavations are barricaded and warning signage erected.
- Issuing of work permits and guiding contractors through the process of filling it out.
- On deviations to SHE procedures, issue out a Non-Conformance Report (NCR), investigate to determine the root cause, make corrective action recommendations and improvements, follow up on corrective actioning, keep records.
- Plan and coordinate SHE trainings on Matrix and medical surveillance programmes.
- Coordinate SHE meetings for the improvement of SHE practices.
- Plan and schedule SHE employee inductions
- Plan, organise and schedule employee Planned / Unplanned Task Observations in relation to the Standard Operating Procedures to determine correlation in terms of the SHE Practices and compliance to quality procedures.
- Plan and participate in site walkabouts and Visible-Felt Leadership for Behaviour-Based Safety purposes.
Plant Operator
Talbot & Talbot (Pty) Ltd.
03.2008 - 01.2014
- Recorded inside and outside process readings on daily log sheets.
- Adjusted and maintained plant equipment for safety and performance.
- Knowledgeable of machine maintenance in order to troubleshoot effectively.
- Increased plant efficiency by monitoring and adjusting equipment settings as needed.
- Maintained safe working environment by adhering to safety protocols and conducting regular inspections.
- Taking correct pH readings
- Calibrating of meters
- Operated plant using SCADA system.
- Balancing wastewater pH levels by means of adding relevant chemicals.
Education
Higher Certificate in Fire Fighting - Fire Prevention And Safety Technology
Africa Training
Durban, South Africa 04.2001 -
National Diploma - Safety Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 05.2016 - 05.2016
Diploma - Mining Safety (COMSOC 1&2)
TR Safety Consultants
Witbank, South Africa 09.2013 - 09.2013
Certificate NQF Level 5 - SHEQ/ Risk Management
IRCA Global
Durban 07.2013 - 07.2013
High School Diploma -
Crossmoor High
Durban 01.1997 - 12.2024
Skills
Computer Skills
Quality Assurance Testing
Issue Identification
Effective Communication
Training and mentoring
Safety Management
Analytical Skills
Organizational Skills
Operations Monitoring
Interpersonal Skills
Timeline
Process Controller - Oil & Gas
SLCNG (Pty) Ltd.
07.2017 - Current
National Diploma - Safety Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)
05.2016 - 05.2016
Senior Safety Representative /Junior Safety Officer
Switching Focus Cc.
05.2014 - 07.2015
Diploma - Mining Safety (COMSOC 1&2)
TR Safety Consultants
09.2013 - 09.2013
Certificate NQF Level 5 - SHEQ/ Risk Management
IRCA Global
07.2013 - 07.2013
Plant Operator
Talbot & Talbot (Pty) Ltd.
03.2008 - 01.2014
Higher Certificate in Fire Fighting - Fire Prevention And Safety Technology
Africa Training
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Crossmoor High
01.1997 - 12.2024
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