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  • Posted: Oct 10, 2025
    Deadline: Oct 22, 2025
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    Astron Energy is one of the leading suppliers of petroleum products in South Africa through its vast network of approximately 850 Caltex-branded service stations. Astron Energy will continue to manage the Caltex brand for a period of up to six years under licence from Chevron USA. Astron Energy owns and operates the countrys third-largest crude oil refine...
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    Process Operator

    Operate the Process (on the plant, in allocated zone):

    • Perform first line equipment surveillance and monitoring
    • Conduct routine plant checks
    • Follow standard operating procedure when performing routine duties, start-up, shutdown, and emergency scenarios
    • Commission/decommission equipment or process plant
    • Timeously, report equipment or process deviations. Communicate with the Console Operator and Shift Team Lead
    • Conduct plant basic housekeeping
    • Perform emergency response duties during the emergency scenarios. Operators will be trained accordingly and certified as Shift Emergency Team (SERT)
    • Perform adhoc duties assigned by the Shift Team Lead

    Maintain Plant & Equipment:

    • Report equipment deviations and breakdowns
    • Prepare equipment for maintenance
    • Issue permits for maintenance work
    • Support during equipment maintenance
    • Ensure that the maintenance is executed as per safety standards
    • Perform minor on-shift maintenance activities such as:
    • Pump & valve lubrication, changing strainers (up to 8”)
    • Swinging small blinds
    • Tighten leaking flanges up to 6"
    • Changing pressure gauges
    • Clean gauge glasses and oil guns
    • General plant housekeeping
    • Unplug bleeders
    • Connect utility hoses
    • Install bar plugs
    • Signage installation
    • Pump vibration monitoring
    • Small steam trap replacement
    • Hose pressure test
    • Electrical isolation on low voltage equipment
    • Instrumentation zero checking
    • Conduct Pre-Start-up Safety Review after maintenance work is complete

    COMMUNICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION

    • Record and document plant and equipment conditions, communicate plant status and condition timeously to Console Operator, Shift Team Lead and Refinery Shift Lead
    • Write up and read logbooks and communicate with the handover shift

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS AND LAB TESTING & QUALITY

    • Draw routine/non-routine samples for the laboratory, complete documentation for lab samples, check stock of consumables and compare with levels, make up of chemicals. Carry out basic lab testing
    • Perform quality inspections and make adjustments to restore quality, in consultation with the Console Operator

    HES (Health, Environment & Safety) & EMERGENCIES

    • Complete routine checks of safety equipment
    • Perform plant inspections, report, and address any unsafe or hazardous conditions
    • Identify fugitive emissions, repair/tighten where practical and report where necessary, for follow up
    • Perform emergency drills and participate in emergency response teams, understand, and follow safety indicators and emergency procedures.  Assist other areas of the plant during emergencies
    • During an emergency, operators will be required to perform emergency response duties. Operators will be trained accordingly and certified as Shift Emergency Response Team (SERT).

    RELATIONSHIPS

    • Work well with other outside or Process Operators, Console Operators, Shift Team Lead and Refinery Shift Leads, to ensure good teamwork
    • Mentor and coach new and existing operators

    Training

    • Process Operators are expected to progress training with a target to be fully qualified in their areas.
    • To maintain competency, Process Operators will rotate across the process field units.
    • Process Operators will be requalified every 3 years.

    Shift Handover

    • Complete handover as per the handover protocols
    • Start of shift time is a per the shift rules

    Professional Qualification and Certifications:

    • Matric with Mathematics and Physical Science
    • Tertiary qualification in engineering will be advantageous 

    Work Experience:  

    • Oil and Gas Refinery Process Unit Operations Qualifications or equivalent qualification and/or other relevant experience to demonstrate ability to do the jo

    Knowledge and skills:

    • Refinery Operational Experience (advantageous)
    • Technical knowledge
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Troubleshooting Skills
    • Strong communication skills
    • Collaboration with others

    Application deadline:

    • 22 October 2025

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    Specialist - Technical Support

    • This role requires an in-depth knowledge of lubricants, formulations, specifications and their application is essential. As is the knowledge of the Mining, Construction, Transport and Power Generation industries, their processes and equipment.
    • This allows the Technical Specialist to be seen as an expert in their field and be able to identify and offer improvement solutions to customers that offer value.
    • Responsible for in field technical services aligned with key segment focus in Mining & Construction.
    • Responsibility of being Subject Matter Expert (SME) on allocated segment/industry i.e. Power generation, Transport etc.
    • Participates in key industry associations. Represent Astron Energy at industry associations and other related forums.
    • Works across channels and customers. Coordinates between Technology, Marketing, Sales and customers around product specifications, quality and integrity issues.
    • Ensure continuous improvement at customer sites. Manage, identify, introduce, implement, document and present customer value opportunities.
    • Leverage industry knowledge and knowledge of product capabilities to identify and pursue highest value opportunities.
    • Improve customers' total cost of ownership and equipment availability.
    • Conduct best in class survey, lubricant surveys, introduce new products & technologies.
    • Manage extended drain projects, product trials, Isoclean projects and Root Cause Failure Analysis.
    • Identify up-sell and value based selling opportunities.
    • Develop proof of performance marketing documents.
    • Develop and manage product line strategy.
    • Identify, develop and introduce fit for purpose sales tools.
    • Manage and deliver internal and external lubricant and industry training, including technical training of junior technical staff.
    • Develop technical competency of both Internal Sales Teams and Distributor
    • Oversee and execute the strategy for obtaining official Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) approvals for proprietary lubricant formulations.
    • Manage individual account technical strategy planning and development of customer engagement plan to achieving sales volume targets.
    • Sign-off all marketing communications and documents – technical aspects
    • This position is very hands on so practical experience (mechanical) is very important in addition to the theoretical knowledge. An in-depth knowledge of lubricants, formulations, specifications and their application is essential. As is knowledge of the Mining, Construction, Transport and Power Generation industries, their processes and equipment.
    • This allows the Technical Specialist to be seen as an expert in his field and be able to identify and offer improvement solutions to customers that offer value.

    Qualifications

    • 4 year Mechanical Engineering Degree  (NQF 7) OR
    • 3 year Mechanical Engineering Diploma (NQF 6) plus 3 year Mechanical Trade qualification.
    • Plus
    • Desirable - CLS (Certified Lubrication Specialist)
    • Completed 5 day SAIT “Introduction to Lubrication Engineering” or similar
    • Completed Wear check Fundamentals of lubrication and oil analysis 2-day course and Report interpretation 1-day course or similar.

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    Experience

    • Minimum of 3-5 yrs lubricants field experience within the Petroleum industry. Experience in Mining, Transport, Construction and Power Generation sectors.
    • Proven ability to identify and build key relationships that contribute to high-class business results
    • Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills

    Knowledge Check

    • Meet required standard during interview process of the “Written Technical Questions”

    Application deadline:

    • 22 October 2025

    Method of Application

    Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

     

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