Nkofoleng Makena

Duties performed:

• Commissioning of the lab
• Develop, implement and maintain appropriate lab procedures, policies and strategies in accordance with corporate direction and operational unit direction
• Develop, implement and maintain Lab Quality system according to ISO17025:2017
• Ensure that HSEC standards are adhered to
• Ensure that the Lab has the resources it requires
• Provide Business advice on Lab operations
• Assist plants with compiling SOP's
• Perform routine plant inspections
• Perform routine stockpile inspections and management to improve activities associated with quality and handling of products.
• Perform routine sampling and loading activities at the stockpiles
• Develop contingency plans to ensure that performance targets are achieved
• Encourage co-operation and teamwork through exhibiting the right leadership
• Collaborating with other internal stakeholders to optimise operational services
• Provide performance measurement results per individual in my team
• Monitored budgets and expenditures to maintain fiscal responsibility.
• Chaired disciplinary hearings to workers violating safety regulations and company policies.
• Investigated and reported on accidents, injuries and near-miss incidents.
• Sourced suppliers and purchased necessary materials for work.
• Provide timeous and accurate presentation of documentation, statistics and research reports
• Provide effective development of models for decision making
• Conduct internal ISO 17025 audits
• Work directly with Plant Manager and Plant Superintendents to ensure that quality standards are maintained
• Continuously liaise with Mine Manager on business area strategy and operations

Main duties performed:

• Promotes, develops and oversees compliance of the company’s quality system both ISO 17025 and 9001
• Monitor and maintain accreditation of ISO 17025 and certification of ISO 9001
• Conduct internal audits ISO 17025 and ISO 9001
• Report closure on audit findings(internal and external)
• Drive continuous improvement opportunities in the lab
• Works directly with customers to support quality requirements
• Works with Procurement to establish quality requirements for external suppliers for the laboratory
• Formulate and manage the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and systems pertaining to the quality assurance
• Ensure that sets quality objectives and targets are achieved
• Assess the product specifications and compare with customer requirements
• Liaise with Maintenance and service contractors for the maintenance of laboratory equipment
• Investigating customer complaints and collaborating with other members of management
• Participate in cross-site audits and Round Robin exercise
• Authorise test results and compile certificates of analysis
• Compile Laboratory and quality reports
• Compile Quality procedures and ensure are aligned with Group, ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 requirements
• Conduct plant inspections and loading activities
• Report findings associated with quality activities to top management
• Analyzed reports to identify areas of improvement and implement corrective action.
• Monitored and managed the Information Management System (IMS)for the mine

Main duties performed

• Ensure compliance with workplace, SHEQ rules and standards(ISO 17025, ISO 9001 ,ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001)
• Participate in Risk assessments
• Supervise performance of laboratory personnel against set targets and competencies
• Participate in Significant Investigation Incidents and act on findings from audits and management reviews
• Control and maintain the laboratory quality assurance system according to the ISO 17025 standard
• Supervise and monitor quality system according to ISO 17025 requirements by all laboratory personnel
• Plan and schedule shifts in relation to availability and workload requirements
• Monitor product specifications before authorisation of results
• Monitor service delivery in terms of Service Level Agreements with customers
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Focus on turnaround time of samples
• Train, develop and declare team members competent
• Research and developments of test methods
• Conduct and write reports on Method validation
• Ensuring the laboratory is well-stocked and resourced
• Compile laboratory monthly reports and Certificates of Analysis
• Compile and review SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Attend to equipment breakdowns still maintaining set turnaround time
• Resolve conflicting issues with suppliers
• Develop and maintain relationship with internal customers
• Ensure discipline is maintained
• ISO 17025 Technical Signatory

Main duties performed

• Delegate work to laboratory assistants to ensure set turnaround time is maintained
• Determination of chemical elements of exploration, industrial, ore, Ferro-metal using ICP-OES
• Determination of CHN(Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen) on LECO
• Performing wet chemical techniques(Fusion, Titrations)
• Performing wet chemical techniques(Fusion, Titrations)
• Microwave digestion on coal samples for Trace elements
• Sample registration and work orders on LIMS
• Interpret, calculate and report results to customers
• Assist in Quality improvement and competency of personnel
• Scheduling equipment breakdowns and doing required maintenance on equipment
• Liaison with customers and presenting technical talks to lab personnel
• Determination of Chromium on UV-Vis
• Attend to breakdown on equipment

• Determination of various element of the effluent water on UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
• Total Sulphur samples using gravimetric method
• Fluoride analysis using Ion-Selective method
• Phosphorous and Ammonium analysis by potentiometric method
• Proximate analysis of coal
• Carbon and Sulphur by LECO
• Participate in internal and external quality audits ISO 17025 for Wet chem section
• Training and ensuring personnel is informed of all changes and developments regarding quality system