Arabang Raditapole

Chemical Engineering Graduate | In-Service Training Candidate

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Kempton Park, GautengMember since July 20, 2026

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Chemical Engineering graduate (National Diploma, 77% average with 14 distinctions) currently completing an Advanced Diploma at UNISA. Hands-on experience across pilot-plant operations, brewing and food manufacturing, wastewater treatment, and utilities. Comfortable running mass and energy balances, monitoring process parameters, troubleshooting deviations, and pulling insight out of data sets to support process improvement.

Confident developing PFDs and P&IDs, working to SHEQ and food-safety standards, and writing up findings for technical and non-technical audiences alike. Proficient across the Microsoft Office suite, Aspen Plus, and Python. Brings a strong safety mindset, a collaborative approach to cross-functional project work, and a track record of national brewing-competition awards that reflects both technical ability and a genuine drive for continuous improvement.

Experience

Process Machine Operator & Brewer Trainee (Learnership) - Brewhogs Brewery - Kyalami, Gauteng

(2025-11 - 2026-04)

Operated and monitored a full brewing and packaging line — milling, mashing, lautering, boiling, fermentation, maturation, kegging, and canning — supporting consistent, in-spec production.
Tracked critical process parameters (temperature, pressure, gravity, pH, CO₂) and flagged deviations early to keep the process stable and protect product quality.
Investigated operational deviations with the wider team, contributing to root-cause analysis and practical fixes that improved process reliability.
Worked alongside the maintenance team on preventative maintenance and equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
Identified opportunities to cut waste in raw materials, yeast handling, and packaging, contributing to measurable efficiency gains.
Applied GMP, 5S, food safety, and hygiene standards day-to-day, keeping the site audit-ready.
Helped review and refine SOPs as part of ongoing workflow optimisation.

Process Machine Operator & Brewer Trainee (NQF Level 3 Learnership) - Brewsters Academy & FoodBev SETA - Wynberg, Gauteng

(2025-06 - 2025-10)

Completed structured theoretical and practical training in food and beverage processing operations.
Operated brewhouse equipment across milling, mashing, lautering, boiling, wort cooling, fermentation, maturation, and filtration.
Carried out yeast handling, pitching, and fermentation monitoring, adjusting conditions in response to gravity, pH, temperature, and pressure readings.
Took part in collaborative process-improvement projects across a range of beverages, including beer, cider, kombucha, juice, ginger beer, mageu, and wine.
Applied Occupational Health & Safety standards, contamination control, GMP, and 5S principles throughout production.
Coursework covered: quality, food safety and GMP; occupational health and safety in manufacturing; digitalised manufacturing principles; raw materials; fermentation and yeast handling; maturation and filtration.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) - University of South Africa - Florida, Gauteng

(2023-02 - 2024-03)

Supported pilot-plant monitoring, commissioning, and process optimisation activities.
Performed mass and energy balance calculations and assisted with broader process analysis work.
Developed and interpreted PFDs and P&IDs for engineering systems.
Carried out equipment calibration, valve assembly, and pump maintenance tasks.
Analysed wastewater treatment performance data to identify opportunities for operational efficiency gains.
Researched acid mine drainage treatment systems and their broader environmental impact.
Contributed to brewing-related engineering research linking process engineering with fermentation science.
Worked to SHEQ standards, completing risk assessments and following safe operating procedures throughout.

Sustainable Energy Research (Vacation Work) - University of Pretoria, Physics Department - Pretoria, Gauteng

(2015-06 - 2016-07)

Researched sustainable energy solutions, with a focus on using biomass for energy production.
Evaluated biomass performance for carbon content determination using natural and alkaline electrolytes, applying a range of analytical techniques to characterise fabricated electrodes.