SILOS MADIRE
Chemical Engineer / Metallurgist
Burgersfort
Summary
Detail-oriented chemical engineer with over 10 years of experience in the ferroalloy industry, including 6 years in line management. Expertise in process coordination and a proven track record of streamlining operations to enhance efficiency and productivity. Successfully implemented process improvements while fostering cross-functional collaboration, driving significant results. Proficient in technical tools such as MES, SAP, Coupa, Oracle, and MS Suite, contributing to a comprehensive approach to operational excellence.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Coordinator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
Steelpoort
01.2022 - Current
- Managing raw material stock in the plant.
- Monitoring daily stock qualities received via road transport.
- Monitoring and controlling daily consumption stock.
- Creating new stocks and batches in the MES system.
- Coordinated with transport providers regarding material movements, load capacity, and tonnages required.
- Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Contributing to plant modification and continuous improvement.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution and enhanced outcomes.
- Ensuring the safe operation of the plant.
- Enforcing SAFEWOK practices.
- Enhancing the safety of the people and equipment.
- Ensuring that employees participate in the safety campaign and adhere to the HSEQ policy.
Assistant Coordinator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
Steelpoort
12.2018 - 12.2021
- Managing activities related to crushing of ingots and screening final product into different particle sizes as per requirement of the customer
- Managing export activities of shipping material to different ports and liaising with export agents at port for confirmation of material received
- Managing and ensuring total quality achievement of material
- Liaising with Head Office for new orders plans and prioritize loading activities according to their instruction
- Do metal accounting and ensuring that we always have enough stock in the bunkers
- Liaising with transporters regarding the plans of export loading
- Monitoring lab quality analysis
- Coordination of plant maintenance on shift basis
- Ensuring and encouraging that housekeeping is up to standard in the plant
- Supervising subordinates and ensuring discipline
- Managing leaves of subordinates
- Ensuring that safety procedures and works instruction are followed at all times
- Ensuring and encouraging good plant inspection and correcting deviation thereto and raise notification when needed
- Training subordinates on safety Procedure.
Plant Operator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
Steelpoort
06.2017 - 11.2018
- Using SCADA system to monitor, control and optimize plant parameters remotely to ensure safe, reliable and efficiency of plant operations
- Monitor and pro-actively control plant conditions, product qualities and product volumes according to schedule and lab results
- Control and adjust plant conditions during emergency situations to prevent equipment damage, people injuries, product loss and poor quality product
- Act pro-actively to prevent alarm conditions, upsets and deviations to ensure stable plant operations
- Compile shift-logs/ logbooks and capture deviations in reports as to ensure proper shift handover and accurate flow of information
- Co-ordinate, communicate and translate plant conditions into outputs for the outside Process Controller/Standby
- Examine/inspect machinery/equipment to check working order/defects.
Premus Plant Learner Operator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
Steelpoort
12.2014 - 05.2017
- Same responsibilities as Plant Operator.
Furnace loading Learner Operator
Glencore-Lion Smelter
Steelpoort
06.2014 - 11.2014
- Charging furnace bins with hot sintered pellets and fluks according to required volume and recipe
- Operate the hot charge cars and cranes remotely on a SCADA to transport pellets to the furnace bins
- Inspecting the plant equipment to ensure safe and smooth operation of the plant
- Increase throughput by minimising unnecessary downtimes
- Communicate with Premus Operators concerning the quality of the pellets and take corrective actions there needed.
In-Service Training
Kansai Plascon Pty (Ltd)
Krugersdorp
04.2012 - 12.2012
- Caring out the plant production projects to optimize the process in order to increase throughput
- Improving and developing new Standard Operating Procedures
- Supervising the plant operators
- Drawing and updating plant P&ID and PFD
- Ensuring that the lab results on the matrix are recorded timeously and not being manipulated
- Ensuring that all raw materials are stored safely according to their MSDS
- Participate in safety campaigns
- Housekeeping and stock taking.
Information Resource Organizer
UNISA - Pretoria Main Campus
Pretoria
02.2009 - 03.2012
- Cataloguing of study material according to DCC system
- Locating books on open shelves and doing shelf reading.
- Doing inventory control.
Education
BTech Engineering Metallurgy -
TUT Pretoria
ND Chemical Engineering -
UNISA, Florida, Gauteng
Programme in Total Quality Management (NQF Level 6) -
UNISA Centre for Business management, Pretoria, Gauteng
Matric/ Grade 12 -
Manawe High School
Skills
Computer literacy
Quality monitoring
Scheduling and Production planning
Process documentation
Logistics oversight
Process mapping
Six sigma methodologies
Computer skills
Problem-solving
Excellent and effective communication
Operational efficiency
Team management
Accomplishments
- Participated in student exchange programme for University Level Research Project Competition held in INDIA at University of Savitribai Phule Pune 2015.
- UNISA 2014 overall winner of Research and Innovation Technology Competition
Certification
FLDP registered Candidates 2024
REFERENCE
- Pieter Nienaber, GLENCORE Lion Smelter, Departmental HOD 013 230 5000/ 079 888 2288
- Herman Modiselle, GLENCORE Lion Smelter, Section Superintendent, 013 230 5182 / 082 806 5359
- Calvin Makgaretsa, GLENCORE-Lion Smelter, Production Engineer, 013 230 5000 / 082 808 3290
- Mr. Tshepang Moses, Kansai Plascon Pty (Ltd), Production Engineer, 011 951 4700
- Mrs. C Mateesco, UNISA –Dept of Chemical Engineering, Senior lecturer, 011 471 2231
Timeline
Process Coordinator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
01.2022 - Current
Assistant Coordinator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
12.2018 - 12.2021
Plant Operator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
06.2017 - 11.2018
Premus Plant Learner Operator
Glencore- Lion Smelter
12.2014 - 05.2017
Furnace loading Learner Operator
Glencore-Lion Smelter
06.2014 - 11.2014
In-Service Training
Kansai Plascon Pty (Ltd)
04.2012 - 12.2012
Information Resource Organizer
UNISA - Pretoria Main Campus
02.2009 - 03.2012
ND Chemical Engineering -
UNISA, Florida, Gauteng
Programme in Total Quality Management (NQF Level 6) -
UNISA Centre for Business management, Pretoria, Gauteng
Matric/ Grade 12 -
Manawe High School
BTech Engineering Metallurgy -
TUT Pretoria