Sibonelo Elvis Mkhize

Experience

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  Industrial Oleochemical Products

  Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

  Chemical Operations

  Comply to all health regulations stipulated in OSH Act regulations.Identify and report all potential health and safety hazards to SHE representative.Conduct plant safety checks before startup or shutdown as per SOPMonitor the equipment, respond to deviations.Complete checklist and documentation (Permit to work), Production schedule and Maintenance requisition form.Hand over and shift acceptance ensuring all the actual parameters, materials available, samples, deviations and results are documented (log sheets)Maintaining High standards of House Keeping. Show less

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  Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  In-service Training

  Supports Product Industrialization for Truck and Bus radial tyres (OE & REP)Perfomed relevant calculations for tyre engineering and creating tyre specifications.Administrates COP testing for Truck and Bus tyresPlan and execute trial builds, identifying and problem solving defects to reduce waste.Upholds strategies for optimum waste reduction and efficiency throughout the process.Conducted design review and control non conformances.Maintained uniformity through X-ray TBR tyres as per SOP.Lead pilot run of samples for introduction to processing.Team work to achieve daily, monthly and yearly targets as per Plan.Analysed and inspecting for final goods to ensure they meet all product and quality specifications.Identified and report all potential Health and safety hazards to SHE Representatives.Maintained High standards of HouseKeeping. Show less

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  Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

  May 2021 - now

  •Project management- Facilitate the product design industrialization, testing, and implementation of products into the factory.•Ensure Product development activities are done and inline with necessary QS standard.•Drive activities and liaise with various functional (Production, engineering, and quality) departments to meet project milestones.•Plan and execute Trial builds, curing and testing to identifying and problem-solving defects to reduce waste [FMEA and Control Plans]•Retain Documented information.•Complete support at building, curing and testing to ensure best results are attained.•Thorough analysis of uniformity and balance results and finding solutions for improvement of OE yield.•Thorough analysis of scrap/defects, root cause analysis and solutions for correction/ action plan.•Arrange and do inspection and selection of tyres.•Liaise with indoor tyre testing and feedback on results (Cut analysis, footprint, static test).•Creation of weekly tracker update a tracking of development trials, delays and actuals.•Component request creation and circulation•Specification updates and corrections.•Assist the factory with Change management control and trials for waste improvement (SSC/TSC distribution)•Upholds strategies for optimum waste reduction and efficiency throughout the process.•Initiate and implement agreed process changes (VA)•Establish and ensure SOP/WI update to date for quality audits. •Daily feedback to component prep on component concerns during development and mitigation plan to improve.•Report any equipment that does not conform to technical requirements, that adversely affect the product quality.•Investigate Job methods and process simplification to increase Development efficiency.•Assist in training and development of team members.•Ability to adapt to change as per business requirements.•Ensure requirements of all quality systems are met on day-to-day basis.•Kaizen Activity (Gemba, 5s, 5Why, G8D & elimination of waste) Show less

  • Product Development Technician: REP

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Technical Assistant

    May 2021 - Jun 2022