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TA Ramoroka

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

Vaal University of Technology, Johannesburg
08.2015 - 05.2017

National Diploma: Chemical Engineering -

Vaal University of Technology, Johannesburg
02.2011 - 05.2016

Grade 12 -

Selamodi Senior Secondary School, Polokwane
01.2010 - 05.2010

Skills

Analytical Skills

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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

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