Virginia Pule
Quality Assurance Practitioner and Process Engineer
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A seasoned Quality Assurance Practitioner and Process Engineering experience with over a decade and a half in the bulk operation and FMCG sector. Main role profile in water treatment been waste water and process water quality management, supplemented by chemical supplier management and cost savings drive. On the process side, optimizing production processes, Root cause investigation lead and a facilitator and scriber for process HAZOP studies.
Moreover, enforcing the product quality and Standard operating Procedure (SOP) and MSDS compliance as required by ISO 9001 quality standard.
Experience
Quality Assurance Practitioner - NCP Chlorchem
(2023-11)
Enforcing compliance with chemical SDS reviews, SOP reviews, and adherence to the stipulated process steps.
- Process quality control and verification using SOP Guidelines
- Coaches the plant personnel in the use of Quality Systems for the achievement of Quality Objectives
- Works together with the plant personnel to identify problems and increase quality by monitoring using statistical process control tools
- Root cause investigation (RCI) lead in all quality-related deviations or internal and external customer complaints
- Ensure Process and quality non-conformances actions are closed off timeously and within the agreed period
- System quality checks
- Identifies possibilities for improvement through customer feedback and through Business-driven programs
- Take part in the checking of plant activities with potential effects on the product quality
- Conduct preliminary investigations as soon as customer complaints are received
- Monitor the quality status of the individual raw materials
- Process capability analysis through plant in-process monitoring
- Facilitate and scribe during plant/process HAZOP studies
Process Engineer - NCP Chlorchem
(2022-04 - 2023-10)
Overlooking at the efficient and safe running of the 4 production plants with 5 different types of products continuously produced.
- Ensure production targets are met
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness/Asset utilization are above 75%
- Product and raw material quality monitoring by consistent Laboratory testing and results Analysis – Product/raw material quality management
- Drive the plant Optimization, monitoring, and control
- Monthly Sample Preparation for accredited bodies – NFS compliant
- Procuring of the necessary material or service requests for production and invoice tracking
- Planning maintenance schedule using SAP
- Cost Variance management – floor stock management (final Products and raw material)
- Risk management and risk control, incorporated by Root Cause Investigation (RCI) lead and RCA
- Initiate and communicate permanent or temporary plant design changes through MOC processes
- Drive continuous improvement projects
- PID updates and HAZOP lead on any changes
- SOP updates and training of employees on any changes
Chemical Technician - Columbus Stainless Steel
(2013-09 - 2022-03)
Overall waste and process water quality management
- Chemical supplier management onsite
- Participating in the tender selection process for the water treatment plant contractors
- Ensure Water quality is controlled at acceptable specifications – wastewater quality management
- Training operators on the best sampling procedure
- Develop and review standard operating procedures (SOP's) on chemical related use
- Liaise with Laboratory management on all parameters to be analyzed and daily sample tracking and result analysis with corrective actions given to Process controllers
- Taking chemical Samples on deliveries – to confirm quality before offloading
- Testing and monitoring of scale and corrosion – system integrity protection
- Procurement planning for spares and chemicals
- Set up the monitoring evaluation and reporting (MER) system on chemistry
Laboratory Tech. & acting supervisor - Consol Glass
(2010-01 - 2013-09)
Raw material and overall glass quality checks, monitoring and control
- Batch plant and furnace operation and control for melting efficiency
- Perform furnace inspections daily
- Analyze glass quality and do corrective actions on quality deviations
- Maintenance plan for structural repair and minimizing the risk of failure
- Technical report writing
- Take Monthly raw material and final glass samples to head office
Laboratory Tech. & acting supervisor - Johnson Matthey South Africa
(2006-12 - 2010-12)
- Lead plant continuous improvement projects
- Ensure overall quality monitoring and control systems are in place
- Minimizing rejects by creating standard operating procedures
- Lead the Changeover optimization through Kaizen improvement approach
- System preparation and set up for new product run
- Process line operation and rejects minimization
Education
Grade 12 - Mabothe High School (2002)
Diploma - Chemical Engineering Technology - University of Johannesburg (2007)
Baccalaureus Tech. Degree - Chemical Engineering - University of South Africa (2017)
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management - Management College of South Africa (MANCOSA) (2018)
Post Graduate Diploma - Water Management - Monash South Africa (2019)
