Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Filling Plant Technical Inspection Officer - Kent-Africa Limited - Nairobi, Kenya
(2024-10)
Kent Africa Limited is a multidisciplinary built environment consultancy delivering infrastructure, oil, gas and energy solutions. One of the projects carried out by the firm is the inspection of regulatory compliance to all laws of energy by the LPG filling plants as enforced by Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority in Kenya.
- Equipment Maintenance: Ensuring that inspection, troubleshooting and repair filling carousels, electronic scales, pumps, compressors and piping systems to prevent gas leaks is done accordingly.
- Cylinder Inspection: Conduct pre- and post-filling visual and mechanical inspections of LPG cylinders to identify dents, corrosion, valve defects or expired testing dates.
- Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring plant operations align with Kenyan regulations and standards (e.g., EPRA and DOSH requirements) and maintaining valid plant and equipment reports.
- Quality Control: Check fill weights, perform soap/leak tests, and manage valve sealing to guarantee products meet exact measurement and safety specifications.
- Record Keeping: Log daily inspection data, maintenance logs and cylinder re-qualification records.
Safety and Security Inspection Officer - QTRS WLL - Mesaieed, Qatar
(2021-11 - 2023-11)
QTRS WLL is a prominent security, engineering, testing and facility services firm in Qatar responsible for safeguarding personnel, facilities, and assets.
- Preventative Maintenance: Assisting facility maintenance teams by performing scheduled preventative maintenance on security and life-safety systems.
- Technical Troubleshooting: Testing, repairing and troubleshooting electronic security hardware (CCTV, access control panels, intrusion detection) and report or escalate complex issues.
- Routine Audits: Conducting regular inspections of buildings, sites and equipment to identify potential fire, safety and physical security hazards.
- Safety Equipment Testing: Ensuring all life-safety equipment—such as fire extinguishers, emergency lights, eyewash stations, and alarm systems—are inspected, tested and fully functional.
- Compliance Verification: Monitor work environments to guarantee strict adherence to local Qatari labor laws, company HSE policies and international safety guidelines (e.g., ISO 27001, OHSAS).
- Access Control & Perimeter Checks: Inspect physical security measures including fencing, gates, door locks and CCTV systems to prevent unauthorized access or tampering.
- Emergency Preparedness: Serve as a first responder for alarms, security breaches, fires or medical emergencies, coordinating effectively with local emergency services.
- Incident Investigation: Investigating accidents, safety violations and security incidents to determine the root cause, and implement corrective or preventative action plans.
- Reporting: Documenting all daily activities, equipment faults and incidents meticulously and compiling technical reports for management review.
- Staff Guidance: Coaching labor teams on safe work practices, proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and emergency evacuation protocols.
- Safety Briefings: Assisting in coordinating site safety drills and developing safety incentive programs to foster a workplace culture of risk awareness.
Maintenance Technical Assistant - Combitec Limited - Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-01 - 2021-06)
Combitec Limited is an engineering consulting firm specializing in supply, installation, commissioning and offering technical support of manufacturing equipment to industrial clients.
- Equipment Maintenance & Repairs: Diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical, electrical and electronic industrial machinery before, during and after installation (Machineries include but not limited to Air compressors, Fuel pumps, Homogenizers, Pasteurizers, Underground and above ground fuel tanks, Power generators, Boilers, Tea CTC Machines, Ventilation and Air conditioning Equipment, etc)
- Equipment Fabrication: Developing and fabricating equipment and machinery in accordance to the needs of clients.
- Preventive Maintenance: Performing routine checks and scheduled servicing of plant equipment to minimize costly breakdowns and extend machine lifespans at the clients site.
- Installation & Commissioning: Assisting the engineering and sales teams with the assembly, installation and testing of new processing and packaging machinery on client sites across East Africa.
- Spare Parts Management: Helping maintain a well-stocked and organized inventory of industrial spare parts, managing restocking and identifying required replacement components.
- Technical Support: Providing technical guidance and operational training to clients and machine operators to ensure safe and efficient equipment use.
- Compliance & Safety: Enforcing Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards, ensuring a safe working environment and adhering to strict lockout/tagout procedures during repairs.
- Documentation: Maintaining accurate maintenance logs, preparing service reports and keeping records of equipment performance history.
Process Assistant & Maintenance Technician - Synresins Limited - Nairobi, Kenya
(2008-03 - 2013-12)
Synresins Limited is the largest alkyd resin and paint chemical manufacturing plant in East and Central Africa.
- Autonomous Maintenance: Performing routine checks on machinery to prevent downtime. This includes lubricating machine parts, making minor adjustments and cleaning.
- Breakdown Maintenance: Diagnosing problems with equipment and executing necessary repairs or parts replacements.
- Preventive Servicing: Completing routine, weekly and monthly equipment maintenance checklists to extend the lifespan of plant machinery and tanks.
- Batch Reactor Monitoring: Overseeing and monitoring chemical processing operations (e.g., heating, cooling, and agitating raw materials) daily.
- Chemical Handling: Executing the safe handling, measuring, preparation and mixing of chemicals to create customized resin products.
- Process Fine-tuning: Accurately adjusting reactor parameters (temperature, pressure, feed rates) according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure product quality.
- Quality Testing: Conducting in-process quality control checks to verify that resins meet exact viscosity, solid content and formulation specifications.
- Record Keeping: Preparing worksheets, product transfer notes and service logbooks. Maintaining accurate records of daily production, raw material usage and equipment maintenance history.
- Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to environmental health and safety (EHS) and quality standards for all manufacturing processes and waste disposal.
- Safe Operations: Strictly following company safety policies, utilizing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and maintaining high hygiene standards around the equipment.
