TA Ramoroka
Chemical Engineer/Metallurgist
Pretoria
Summary
Highly safety conscious, handles team needs with forward-thinking strategies and strong focus on daily requirements. Well-coordinated planner successful at coordinating schedules and workflows to meet business demands. Superior work ethic combined with resourceful and upbeat nature.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Shift Leader
Segment Earth
11.2023 - Current
- Daily work scheduling, delegation and supervision
- Planned and executed promotions and special events in close collaboration with management.
- Control expenses and maintain quality using learn six sigma methodologies
- Managed budgets responsibly, making cost-effective decisions regarding resource allocation without compromising on service quality.
- Maintained high levels of employee engagement through team-building activities and open lines of communication.
- Created a safe workplace by enforcing safety protocols and conducting regular inspections of equipment and facilities.
- Resolved conflicts between employees to maintain positive and productive work environments.
- Conducted comprehensive staff training programs, leading to increased knowledge retention and skill development.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, identifying areas for improvement and providing tailored solutions for growth opportunities.
- Reduced overtime costs through effective scheduling and shift management techniques.
- Prepared reports and communicated regularly on goals and progress.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Shift Leader
African Rainbow Minerals
8 2022 - 6 2023
- Leading a team of 8 in commissioning a demonstration plant
- Running a demonstration plant
- Monitoring and improving plant performance
- Running lab tests
- Metal accounting
- Supervising lab operations and upkeep
- Monitoring chemical and raw material supply and reserves
- Ensure compliance to Process Safety Management, ISO standards, and Risk assessment
- Training, coaching and mentoring staff
- Data processing and interpretation
- SOP drafting and training
- Conducting PJOs
- Incident report write-up and investigation
- Risk assessment and work permit management.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Enforced company policies and regulations with employees.
- Unit operations included: size reduction (jaw crushers, cone crushers, hammer mills, screens), solid-liquid separation (filter press, centrifuge),reactor (CSTR, PBR, batch reactors, cascading reactors, etc), rotary klin, cooling towers, compressors, scrubbers, heat exchangers, condensers, etc.
Metallurgist
SGS
01.2021 - 07.2022
- BIOX Plant control, optimization and troubleshooting
- Base metal leaching and bioleaching test works
- Culture maintenance
- Cyanidation of Gold
- Settling tests
- Toxicity tests
- Solvent Extraction test works
- Neutralization of BIOX products
- Project scheduling
- Proposal drafting
- SOP writing and reviewing
- Data processing and interpretation.
Trainee Metallurgist
Mintek
10.2017 - 12.2020
- Flotation of PGMs and Copper sulphide minerals
- Reagent selection (Flocculants, Coagulants, frothers, depressants, etc.) for flotation
- Heap leach and Heap Bioleach test works for Copper, Cobalt, Gold and Uranium bearing ores
- Flow sheet designs
- Report writing
- Sample preparation (crushing, pulverizing, milling, sorting, splitting)
- Analytical methods: Titrations, AAS, IC, XRF
- Data processing and interpretation
- Metal accounting
- Junior staff supervision.
Chemical Engineering CADET
FFS Refiners
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Boiler operation and maintenance
- Control room operator
- Forced feed Evaporator(FFE) operations
- Cooling tower and heat exchanger operation and maintenance
- Pump setting, selection and maintenance
- Effluent management
- Lab involvement: Analysis of effluent and oil samples from FFE.
Education
BTech: Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering
08.2015 - 05.2017
National Diploma: Chemical Engineering -
02.2011 - 05.2016
Grade 12 -
01.2010 - 05.2010
Skills
Analytical Skills
Commissioning
Leadership
Risk assessment and management
Control Philosophy
SCADA/HMI/PLC
Metal accounting
Technical report writing
Proposal writing
Coaching, training and mentoring
Microsoft office
Root cause analyses
Plant simulation software (ChemCad and Pro(II))
Basic python programming
P&ID and PFD
Problem-Solving
Conflict Resolution
Analytical Skills
Driving License
C1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/20/92
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
References
- Malebo Napo, African Rainbow Minerals, 0763461570, malebo.napo@arm.co.za
- Fortunate Moropana, SGS, 0672986159, fortunatemo@sgs.com
- Nontobeko Nxumalo, Mintek, 0737422092, nontobekon@mintek.co.za
Certification
F2-Forklift
Timeline
Senior Shift Leader - Segment Earth
11.2023 - Current
Metallurgist - SGS
01.2021 - 07.2022
Trainee Metallurgist - Mintek
10.2017 - 12.2020
Vaal University of Technology - BTech: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
08.2015 - 05.2017
Chemical Engineering CADET - FFS Refiners
05.2014 - 12.2014
Vaal University of Technology - National Diploma: Chemical Engineering,
02.2011 - 05.2016
Selamodi Senior Secondary School - Grade 12,
01.2010 - 05.2010
Shift Leader - African Rainbow Minerals
8 2022 - 6 2023