Rene Damons

Ethical and principled laboratory technician with 18 years experience in the paint industry. Efficient in multi tasking by providing contributions to projects and sharing credit with team members. Analytical and results focused by assisting laboratory supervisors and production managers with daily tasks to obtain targets.

Laboratory Technician - Olympia Paints and Coatings

(2008-11)

• Quality Control: Monitoring product batches. Conduct control tests and adjust formulas accordingly. Ensured that batch card instructions are carried out.
• Conduct laboratory tests: Viscosity, grind check, spectrometer and specific gravity.
• Research and Development to improve existing products and create new products.
• Inspecting and checking that the quantity and condition of raw material supplied for each batch are correct.
• Report all quality issues to the supervisor/manager.
• Conduct regular calibration and service checks as and when required on all measuring equipment in the laboratory.
• Assist in Quality Management System audits (ISO 9001:2015 Implementation Training Course).
• Trained and supervised junior operators to manufacture paint with minimum waste.
• Overseeing annual laboratory inspections and maintaining working spaces to assure that the laboratory does not violate any OSHA standards.
• Ensured that retained samples of approved batches were kept and recorded accordingly.
• Collect samples for the pilot plant.
• Conduct laboratory tests:ph-reading, floatation, filtration, sieving.
• Analyze data.
• Report writing

National Diploma - Chemical Engineering - Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town (2001-01 - 2003-12)

Matric - Bellville South Senior Secondary, Cape Town (2000-12)