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Education
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Software
Certification
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Israel Ngobeni

B-Tech (Mech Eng), GCC Factories, PGD BA
Malelane

Summary

A visionary and resilient Leader and Manager, Certificated Engineer and Sugar Technologist with over 17 years’ experience in the sugar industry spanning 3 African Countries (South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia) across 8 Sugar Mills (Komati, Malelane, Gledhow, Eston, Maragra Sugar, Zambia Sugar, Umzimkulu and Noodsberg). Diligent, Dedicated and Determined to achieve excellent results through people to contribute positively to humanity and leave a lasting impactful legacy in people's lives. Have a proven track record in the sugar production industry, in at least maintenance engineering, sugar technology, project management, and leading and managing teams. Currently planning to pursue MBA with UNISA and Pr Cert Eng with ECSA.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Manager

RCL Foods
08.2023 - Current
  • Project Management: Lead development, planning and implementation of 5 year CAPEX plan to ensure optimal plant availability, reliability and maintenance cost while creating and maintaining a work environment that is safe to environment, employees and property.
  • Off-Crop Management: Overall accountable for off-crop planning and implementation to ensure completion on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • Technical Services: Provide technical services to support maintenance and operations teams to ensure that plant and machinery are maintained and operated to acceptable practices and standards, tailored to optimal operational efficiencies and thereby foster overall lower cost of production.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Participate in development of SHEQ policy and procedures to cultivate and maintain a Strong Safety Culture by all employees and stakeholders.
  • GMR 2.1 Appointment: As supervisor of machinery, ensure plant and machinery are maintained, operated and handled safely to create and maintain environment that is safe and without risk to health of persons in work place.

Packaging Manager

RCL Foods
05.2021 - 07.2023
  • Packaging of Sugar: Overall accountable for daily packaging of up to 1500 tons of combined brown, refined and speciality sugars to meet demands of industrial and retail customers. Participate in conducting sugar stock reconciliations to identify sugar loss streams, develop, implement and embed systems tailored to minimizing sugar loss at end of financial year.
  • Food Safety and Quality and Food Defense: Participate in and conduct food safety and quality audits to maintain food safety certification which is key to ensure and guarantee safety and quality of food production and packaging and thereby keep and grow client base.
  • Plant Maintenance: Lead development of plant and equipment maintenance programs plant for optimal availability, reliability and maintenance cost while creating and maintaining a working environment that is safe to persons, property and environment.
  • Personnel Management: Lead and manage operations and maintenance teams with an objective to create and maintain a high performance work culture. Participate in creating and maintaining a talent pipeline to ensure that workforce is sufficiently skilled and ready to match succession planning requirements.
  • Maintenance Cost: Lead and manage development of CAPEX and normal maintenance budgets as per maintenance strategies including statutory requirements. Implement systems to monitor and control maintenance spends against approved budgets. Continually review maintenance budgets, develop maintenance budgets forecast and communicate same with necessary stakeholders.
  • Project Management: Lead development of project and off-crop shuts planning to ensure that same are executed and completed on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Participate in development of SHEQ policy and procedures to cultivate and maintain a Strong Safety Culture by all employees and stakeholders.
  • GMR 2.1 Appointment: As supervisor of machinery, ensure plant and machinery are maintained, operated and handled safely to create and maintain environment that is safe and without risk to health of persons in work place.

Maintenance Manager

Illovo Sugar South Africa
04.2020 - 03.2021
  • Plant Maintenance: Lead development of plant and equipment maintenance programs plant for optimal availability, reliability and maintenance cost while creating and maintaining a working environment that is safe to persons, property and environment.
  • Extraction and Steam & Power Generation: Provide technical support to operation teams to optimize sugar cane sucrose extraction, bagasse moistures, steam and electrical power generation.
  • Personnel Management: Lead and manage operations and maintenance teams with an objective to create and maintain a high performance work culture. Participate in creating and maintaining a talent pipeline to ensure that workforce is sufficiently skilled and ready to match succession planning requirements.
  • Maintenance Cost: Lead and manage development of CAPEX and normal maintenance budgets as per maintenance strategies including statutory requirements. Implement systems to monitor and control maintenance spends against approved budgets. Continually review maintenance budgets, develop maintenance budgets forecast and communicate same with necessary stakeholders.
  • Project Management: Lead development of project and off-crop shuts planning to ensure that same are executed and completed on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Participate in development of SHEQ policy and procedures to cultivate and maintain a Strong Safety Culture by all employees and stakeholders.
  • GMR 2.1 Appointment: As supervisor of machinery, ensure plant and machinery are maintained, operated and handled safely to create and maintain environment that is safe and without risk to health of persons in work place.

Engineering Manager

Illovo Sugar South Africa
05.2018 - 03.2020
  • Plant Maintenance: Lead development of plant and equipment maintenance programs plant for optimal availability, reliability and maintenance cost while creating and maintaining a working environment that is safe to persons, property and environment.
  • Extraction and Steam & Power Generation: Optimize sugar cane sucrose extraction, bagasse moistures, steam and electrical power generation.
  • Personnel Management: Lead and manage operations and maintenance teams with an objective to create and maintain a high performance work culture. Participate in creating and maintaining a talent pipeline to ensure that workforce is sufficiently skilled and ready to match succession planning requirements.
  • Maintenance Cost: Lead and manage development of CAPEX and normal maintenance budgets as per maintenance strategies including statutory requirements. Implement systems to monitor and control maintenance spends against approved budgets. Continually review maintenance budgets, develop maintenance budgets forecast and communicate same with necessary stakeholders.
  • Project Management: Lead development of project and off-crop shuts planning to ensure that same are executed and completed on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Participate in development of SHEQ policy and procedures to cultivate and maintain a Strong Safety Culture by all employees and stakeholders.
  • GMR 2.1 Appointment: As supervisor of machinery, ensure plant and machinery are maintained, operated and handled safely to create and maintain environment that is safe and without risk to health of persons in work place.

Mechanical Engineer

Illovo Sugar Africa
02.2017 - 04.2018
  • Provide technical expertise on engineering and operational issues.
  • Solve systemic problems to minimize business losses and maximize equipment availability.
  • Participate in Illovo Sugar Group Off-Crop visit and Technical Liaison meetings.
  • Ensure compliance by Illovo Sugar entities to OHS-Act, Risk Management principles and NOSA requirements.
  • Provide assistance to operational entities to ensure statutory compliance.
  • Keep abreast of changes and discipline best practice and legislation.

Mechanical Engineer

RCL Foods
08.2014 - 01.2017
  • Plant Maintenance Engineering: Develop, implement and review maintenance programs to optimize plant availability, reliability, service life and maintenance cost, and thus create a safe work environment.
  • Personnel Management: Lead and manage maintenance teams to ensure optimum performance, and discipline that is in keeping with company's policies and procedures whilst developing their skills.
  • Maintenance Cost Management: Develop, implement and manage CAPEX and normal maintenance budgets to support maintenance programs.
  • Project Management: Develop project plans, conduct project risk assessment, implement and control projects to ensure completion on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Implement SHEQ policies and procedures to ensure safety of employees, environment and property.

Mechanical Engineer

RCL Foods
08.2010 - 07.2014
  • Plant Maintenance Engineering: Develop, implement and review maintenance programs to optimize plant availability, reliability, service life and maintenance cost, and thus create a safe work environment.
  • Personnel Management: Lead and manage maintenance teams to ensure optimum performance, and discipline that is in keeping with company's policies and procedures whilst developing their skills.
  • Maintenance Cost Management: Develop, implement and manage CAPEX and normal maintenance budgets to support maintenance programs.
  • Project Management: Develop project plans, conduct project risk assessment, implement and control projects to ensure completion on scope, agreed cost, time and SHEQ.
  • SHEQ Compliance: Implement SHEQ policies and procedures to ensure safety of employees, environment and property.

Mechanical Engineer In Training

RCL Foods
02.2007 - 07.2010
  • Obtain basic skills in hand-tools, fitting, welding & boilermaking, machining, electrical and instrumentation.
  • Train and develop operations and maintenance skills of Front End, Steam and Power Generation and Boiling House sections of sugar mill.
  • Train and develop sugar manufacturing skills.
  • Train and develop skills in Plant Maintenance Engineering, Personnel Management, Maintenance Cost Management, Project Management, and SHEQ Compliance.
  • Train and acquire knowledge in occupational health and safety.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration

University Of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, South Africa
01.2019 - 12.2019

GCC Factories -

Department of Labour
Pretoria, South Africa
04.2001 -

B-Tech Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Vaal University of Technology
Vereeniging, South Africa
01.2003 - 12.2006

Matric Certificate -

Cromati Secondary School
Komatipoort, South Africa
01.1998 - 12.2002

Skills

Leading and Managing Teams

Software

Microsoft Office Package

SAP

Maximo

Certification

GCC Factories

Accomplishments

  • Improved plant availability and reliability of Umzimkulu by reducing LTA (Lost Time Available) from over 7% in 2017 to just over 4% during the 2018 crushing season and maintained below 5% during the 2019 crushing season.
  • Investigated boiler gas cleaning system for Boiler 1 at Gledhow Sugar Company to ensure compliance with 2020 MES to retain AEL. Collaborated with Mauritian, Danish and South African based companies in investigating and selecting a best gas cleaning system for same, this project is planned to be implemented by 2025. (2017)
  • Improved reliability of Boiler 4 and 6 CAD stoker grates. Reduced grate breakdowns to only one maintenance intervention during 2015 season (Malelane Mill).
  • Improved reliability of 2 off 10 MW TAs (Turbo-Alternators). Identified cause of turbine diaphragms distortion and cracking and successfully led and managed the necessary repairs (Komati Mill: 2009-2011).
  • Successfully managed and completed 5 challenged and parallel offcrop maintenance projects worth approximately R 9.5 million during the 2014-15 off-crop namely: Boiler 5 Airheater Re-Tubing, Boiler Feed Water Tank Base Plate Replacement, Boiler 5 Economizer Re-instatement, Boiler 5 Flue Gas Ducting Refurbishment and Boiler 6 Condenser Replacement (Malelane Mill - 2015).
  • Received a special “Thank You” letter from Graham Rolfe (General Manager: Komati Mill) for assisting the management team in improving personnel management skills through the introduction of a book titled “Creating Winners in the Work Place” written by Dr. Arnold Mol (2014).
  • Received certificate of Excellence for Demonstrating Leadership Excellence from Tsb Sugar Transformation Management and Facilitating Team (Tsb Sugar: 2013).

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
SiSwati
Advanced (C1)
IsiZulu
Intermediate (B1)
XiTsonga
Advanced (C1)
Afrikaans
Intermediate (B1)

Reading

Read leadership and religious literatures 

References

Hamilton Zungu : +27 60 554 7809

Amos Matingane : +27 76 826 2380


Affiliations

Candidate Engineering Technologist (ECSA - 2010)

Timeline

Technical Manager

RCL Foods
08.2023 - Current

Packaging Manager

RCL Foods
05.2021 - 07.2023

Maintenance Manager

Illovo Sugar South Africa
04.2020 - 03.2021

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration

University Of KwaZulu Natal
01.2019 - 12.2019

Engineering Manager

Illovo Sugar South Africa
05.2018 - 03.2020

GCC Factories

12-2017

Mechanical Engineer

Illovo Sugar Africa
02.2017 - 04.2018

Mechanical Engineer

RCL Foods
08.2014 - 01.2017

Mechanical Engineer

RCL Foods
08.2010 - 07.2014

Mechanical Engineer In Training

RCL Foods
02.2007 - 07.2010

B-Tech Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Vaal University of Technology
01.2003 - 12.2006

GCC Factories -

Department of Labour
04.2001 -

Matric Certificate -

Cromati Secondary School
01.1998 - 12.2002

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