Schalk Grobbelaar

Experience

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  Samancor Chrome

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Duties & ResponsibilitiesSafety, Health, Environment, Risk, Quality & Community:• Manage SHERQC compliance within the Process • Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHERQC statusMaintenance Support:• Initiate task list reviews• Develop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)• Initiate plan review and review maintenance plansSolve problems and implement solutions:• Arrange RCFA investigations and facilitate the problem solving session• Analyse alternative solutions and recommend best solution/s based on:o HSEC impact o Cost – risk – benefit analysis on key equipment performance parameters o Cost benefit to the organisation• Recommend best solutions to problems through the change management process• Record actions arising from RCA• Monitor recurring failures related to implemented RCA's • Analyse equipment failure history• Log equipment problems identified for further action• Develop a list of clear problem statements and business cases for problems requiring RCA• Monitor and share Company-wide similarities / learning opportunities by using the Intranet Sites and SAP History • Monitor and advertise latest maintenance and technology developments• Develop, maintain and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specifications• Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance in the plant Show less Duties & ResponsibilitiesSafety, Health, Environment, Risk, Quality & Community:Manage SHERQC compliance within the Process Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHERQC statusMaintenance Support:Initiate task list reviewsDevelop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)Initiate plan review and review maintenance plansSolve problems and implement solutions:Arrange RCFA investigations and facilitate the problem solving sessionAnalyse alternative solutions and recommend best solution/s based on:HSEC impact Cost - risk - benefit analysis on key equipment performance parameters Cost benefit to the organisationRecommend best solutions to problems through the change management processRecord actions arising from RCAMonitor recurring failures related to implemented RCA's Analyse equipment failure historyLog equipment problems identified for further actionDevelop a list of clear problem statements and business cases for problems requiring RCAMonitor and share Company-wide similarities / learning opportunities by using the Intranet Sites and SAP History Monitor and advertise latest maintenance and technology developmentsDevelop, maintain and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specificationsProactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance in the plant Show less

  • Maintenance Specialist

    Jun 2008 - Dec 2010

  • Engineer in Training

    Jan 2008 - May 2008
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  York Timbers

  Dec 2010 - Aug 2020

  Head of department with following functions:Project feasibility studiesEngineeringProject managementSafety and Health ManagementEnvironmental complianceEnvironmental Impact Assessments

  • Group Engineer

    Dec 2013 - Aug 2020

  • Engineering Manager

    Feb 2013 - Nov 2013

  • Mechanical Engineer

    Dec 2010 - Jan 2013
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  University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

  Aug 2020 - now

  A transdisciplinary academic Chair in Data-Driven, Wood Structural Engineering for a Sustainable Built Environment and African Bioeconomy. For a building material to be competitive, it must be cost-effective, reliable, sustainable and allow quick construction. The construction industry is moving towards modular construction due to its predictability, low impact on the construction site, and project completion speed. Mass timber is one of the few building materials that ticks these boxes.The University of Pretoria and York Timbers envision:A strategic partnership to establish a multidisciplinary research programme focused on the structural engineering of advanced wood products (engineered wood) within the context of a sustainable, timber-based built environment and the wood-based bioeconomy in South Africa, Involving researchers and experts from civil and chemical engineering, architecture (built environment), material science, data science (information science), biological sciences (biochemistry, genetics and microbiology) and other related bioeconomy disciplines,Integrated into the Engineering 4.0 development including a dedicated Wood Engineering Laboratory in close proximity to Future Africa, both on the Innovation Africa@UP campus neighbouring the Innovation Hub and the CSIR,Linked into a network of high impact international collaborations,Stimulating the development of a sustainable, mass engineered timber construction 3 industry in South Africa and the African continent based on advanced engineered wood products from locally. grown forest plantations,Leading to the design and construction of an iconic, modular, mass timber building housing UP’s planned development of a multidisciplinary bioeconomy research facility. Show less

  • Chairperson of the York Timbers Chair in Wood Structural Engineering

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Senior Lecturer

    Aug 2020 - now
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  Woodtechie

  Feb 2021 - now

  Co-Founder

  Woodtechie aims to make innovative wood products and to share creative ideas related to wood with the public.