The Choice for Shea and IOI Loders Croklaan
Shea grows in West-Africa only and IOI Loders Croklaan, with offices in Ghana and Burkina Faso, is active in eight countries in West-Africa.
IOI Loders Croklaan, part of the Malaysian IOI Group, is a global producer of oils, fats and nutritional ingredients. The core business is currently focused on palm oil, palm- and Shea-based fractions for applications in the food industry worldwide.
Manufacturing facilities are based in the Netherlands, United States, Canada and Malaysia and sales offices are located worldwide.
Job Description
Job Title: Plant Operator
Summary of Position
To ensure effective and efficient running of the production process. Making sure plant throughput, quality and yield are within targets.
General Duties:
- Work in tandem with the shift supervisor to ensure efficient running of the plant
- Monitoring and ensuring all process parameters are within range during plant operation
- Records process parameters and report out of range parameters immediately to shift supervisor for corrective action
- Ensure samples are taken to laboratory and analysed within specified time
- Maintain housekeeping standard to ensure a clean and safe workplace
- Strictly follow and ensure plant safety regulation during operation
- Monitor closely the performance of all equipment and report quickly on any equipment malfunctioning.
- Laisse with maintenance team during plant maintenance
- Perform line maintenance
Other Duties
- Performs any other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
Departmental Relations
- Maintain contacts with all departments especially maintenance and QA/QC team on matters concerning the smooth running and maintenance of the plant.
- Maintain close contact with logistics team for raw material and product transfers.
Responsibility for Company Asset
- Has responsibility to ensure all equipment are kept clean and properly operated according to SOP to avoid damage.
COMPETENCIES
Educational Qualification
- HND Chemical/Mechanical Engineering (Production Option)
Previous Experience
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in oil and fat industry
Technical Skills
- Ability to trouble shoot and analyze production problems
- Understanding of plant operations
- Understand equipment functionality in relation to operation and production
- Understand and able to perform simple maintenance works on equipment- Lubrication, replacement of seals and gaskets
Personality
- High level integrity and dependable
- Self-driven result oriented
- Can do attitude and persistent
- Openness and willing to learn