Khumbulani Goge

Maintained real-time production logs and equipment performance data in SAP PM, enhancing reporting efficiency and ensuring 100% data accuracy for compliance and decision-making. Implemented real-time process monitoring and to adjust production parameters, improving Right First Time (RFT) quality by 5% through precise control of raw material composition and production settings. Spearheaded a comprehensive waste management program in alignment with ISO 14001 standard, achieving 100% compliance in segregating hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.

Process Controller - Watericon Industrial wastewater

(2026-06)

• Maintained real-time production logs and equipment performance data in SAP PM, enhancing reporting efficiency and ensuring 100% data accuracy for compliance and decision-making.
• Implemented real-time process monitoring and to adjust production parameters, improving Right First Time (RFT) quality by 5% through precise control of raw material composition and production settings.
• Spearheaded a comprehensive waste management program in alignment with ISO 14001 standard, achieving 100% compliance in segregating hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
• Operated and monitored Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination systems, ensuring effective separation of freshwater from seawater using semi-permeable thin-film membranes, while maintaining optimal pressure, flow rates, and water quality standards
• Operations and maintenance of a plant which includes service of generators and equipment's and performing CIP.

Production Forman Trainee - Dunlop Industrial Products

(2024-07 - 2026-06)

• Led daily tier meetings, aligning team goals, resolving challenges proactively, and boosting productivity and morale through structured communication and engagement.
• Cross-trained operators, ensuring production continuity during absences and increasing team productivity by 10% through knowledge sharing and operational flexibility.
• Developed and maintained precise production documentation, including shift handover reports, SOP's, and production logs enhancing process efficiency, ensuring compliance, and improving operational consistency.
• Planned and led plant shutdown activities, coordinating operators and maintenance teams, implementing a structured shutdown checklist that reduced turnaround time by 30% while maintaining safety compliance.
• Developed and standardized 5S procedures, streamlining workspace organization, boosting operational efficiency, and fostering a lean manufacturing culture.
• Supervised and mentored a multi-disciplinary team of 80+ operators on-site, ensuring efficient production execution and adherence to company policies.
• Conducted daily safety checks, enforced Gemba walks, and led safety briefings, ensuring 100% compliance with OSHA standards and maintaining a zero-incident workplace.

Syrup Maker - Coca-Cola (CCBSA)

(2024-01 - 2026-07)

• Verified concentrates and beverage bases against master mixing instructions to ensure product consistency and compliance with quality standards and Reporting non-conformances
• Maintained hygiene and safety by sanitizing mixing stations, pipes, and strainers prior to production.
• Applied Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) when testing syrups using DSA and DR10 equipment.
• Ensured proper segregation and disposal of waste streams; managed concentrate packaging material in compliance with environmental and food safety standards. Completed and maintained all quality control and production records accurately on the Infinity system.
• Implemented real-time process monitoring and adjusting production parameters, improving Right First Time (RFT) quality by 5% through precise control of raw material composition and production settings.

Advanced Diploma - Operations Management - Durban University of Technology (2025)

BEng Tech - Chemical Engineering - Mangosuthu University of Technology (2024)

National Diploma - Chemical Engineering - Mangosuthu University of Technology (2020)