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Role Purpose:

• The Chicken Business is currently recruiting for a Boiler Operator to be based at the Chicken Processing Plant in Worcester, Western Cape. The successful incumbernt will be responsible to operate boilers at optimum efficiency and provide a constant steam supply to Byproducts and Processing.

Required Qualifications:

• Grade 12 
• Formal Boiler Operator training and qualification (compulsory)

Required Experience:

• Formal boiler training and experience
• 2 - 3 years experience as a Boiler Operator
• 2 - 3 years experience working in a processing plant would be advantage
• Water chemical dosing
• Coal Stock Management
• Disposal of ash
• Management of temperature and pressure on panel of boilers
• Boiler Housekeeping

 Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge
  • Boiler operations
  • Health and safety requirements and standards
• Skills
  • Verbal communication
  • Interpersonal
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Work under pressure

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain a constant steam supply to both the Processing and By-products plants.
• Operate the boiler in a safe manner in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ensure that feed water chemical dosing is carried out to the required standard.
• Fill the coal bunker to ensure sufficient supply of coal for optimal boiler operation. 
• Observe pressure, temperature, and draft meters on panel to verify specified operation of the boiler.
• Clean the boiler house and surrounding area.
• Ensure ash disposal is done in compliance with environmental requirements.
• Report defects on the boiler requiring external intervention and ensure repairs are done, assist Artisan with maintenance.
• Manage coal stock delivery and flag late or non-delivery to avoid depletion of the coal supply.
• Record daily and hourly actions and consumption in order to obtain a history log on the operational efficiency of the boiler.

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