Sappi: Boiler Apprenticeship 2016

Sappi: Boiler Apprenticeship 2016

Sappi – Tugela Mill, Mandeni is seeking a suitably qualified candidate to assist the Process Controller : Steam in the safe and effective running of boilers and all boiler house duties.Sappi is the world’s largest single site manufacturing dissolving wood pulp (specialised cellulose).

Requirements

• Matric and/or N3 Engineering Certificate or N3 Pulp and Paper Certificate (4 subjects)
• Minimum 3 months experience in a similar position

Job Specification

PLANT OPERATION

• Takes and hand over shift.
• Conducts a section walkabout to inspect plant for start-up and completes checklist
• Checks on coal bunker levels at the beginning of every shift.
• Cleans Hydro Seals on Boiler’s.
• Slices and breaks up ash clinkers.
• Initiates light up of Boilers, after instruction from Process Controller: Steam.
• Blows soot on the boilers by operating soot blowers, after instruction from Process Controller: Steam.
• Maintain coal supply to Coal fired boiler.
• Assists Process Controller: Steam with plant operation.
• Clears blockages on grit hoppers on boilers.
• Reports defects or any unsafe conditions.
• Collects ash samples from each boiler, crushes the ash, numbers the containers and takes them to the laboratory on instruction from Process Controller: Steam.
• Collects Boiler water samples and deliver them to the demin plant operator on instruction from Process Controller: Steam.
• Keeps Grit re-firing hoppers on CFB’s clean
• Remove and replace covers on Hydro seals and jammed stokers for cleaning
• Carries out Plant related tasks on instruction from the Supervisor.
• HP cleaning of Boilers.
• Assist Process Controller Steam with all related tasks at Power Station e.g. Opening and Closing of Valves.

SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

• Ensures a safe working environment with the development of safety and housekeeping strategies.
• Ensures that the Section complies in all respects with the relevant statutory requirements (OHS Act, Legal Appointment, etc) by implementing the necessary control measures and rectifying inadequacies and non-conformances.

How to apply