Production Apprentice

at  Synthomer

Main Accountabilities:

• Follow all plant safety requirements and participate in activities to continuously improve safety performance. Lead/participate in department and site safety initiatives including attending and leading safety meetings as assigned.
• Comply to work procedures (SOPs), Synthomer Policies, Code of Conduct, Employee handbook, Core Values, SHEMS, SHE principles/10 golden rules, safety induction, QMS procedures and regulatory requirements to meet departmental objectives and ensure work activities are performed safely.
• Execute and maintain safe and reliable plant operations by performing routine process activities and utilities operations at plant sites, as well as basic frontline maintenance activities, in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The process activities is such as pre-weight and preparing for chemicals mixes as per recipe amount according to production plan and follow checklists, chemicals transfer,dosing, handling, storage, disposing, segregration and treatment, raw materials unloading by follow checklists and materials receiving, Reactor/reaction preparation activities, Stripper/stripping preparation activities, latex finishing/compounding/adjustment, latex filtration/sieving process, latex transferring, rework, blending, refilter and treatment, clean/change strainers/filters, plant troubleshooting and shutdown/start-up activities, taking and send samples, taking routine production checklists, hygiene practice, assist latex loading/unloading and packaging activities (when required), routine housekeeping/cleaning and perform 5S‘, operating plant equipments, pump, agitator, seals, and etc.
• Monitor, guide and instruct contract worker for helpers/housekeeping activities only by following the SOPs and site rules.
• Monitor process parameters and perform in-process sampling to ensure that the product quality is within customers’ requirements.
• Read information in the process log book for at least the last shift, and if necessary, to understand what had been happening since the last day worked.
• Perform structured rounds in the field to ensure equipment and plant operations are within safe operating limit.
• Take and keep accurate, written record considered as necessary by the company during the shift i.e. activity log book, equipment log and check sheets etc. and monitor condition of all equipment within the assigned unit.
• Participating and complete any training and competency program provided.
• Keep in constant contact with Senior Technician as to the operational needs and work together to resolve present and potential problems.
• Keep the Production Superintendent informed and always up-to-date, on any troubles i.e. Equipment malfunction, potential failures, abnormalities or changes concerning or affecting operations. To seek guidance from him on any uncertainties or unresolved issues.
• To maintain a clean and safe work area as required to meet company’s housekeeping standards and to allow orderly completion of duties.
• Keep proper relief or hand-over to the oncoming technician about all the process information, problems, operation changes and special tasks.
• Work closely with maintenance and contractors ensuring permits and equipment insolation(s), line clearing, confirm to safety standard and procedures.
• To be competent person as Emergency Respond Team, Fire Fighting, Rescue Team, AESP, First Aider and Forklift driver and perform the duty as per required.

Expected Deliverable:
Accurate mixes and number of reject, delivery of required services on time and to cost/quality standards, accurate record activity log book, equipment log and check sheets.
Other Responsibilities:
Perform any duties assigned by his superior from time to time.
Why Synthomer?
We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.
We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.
We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won’t find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We’ll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth

Please refer the Job description for details