Andrew Forbes

Experience

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  Clover SA

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Project Engineer

  Assisted in the initialization and implementation of new manufacturing lines and laboratory facilities at the Queensburgh factory and conceptualized the capacity upgrade of existing equipment on the fresh milk production line.

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  Keir & Associates

  Jun 2012 - Mar 2014

  Project Engineer

  I worked on a number of projects both locally and internationally; including Nigeria, Mauritius and Saudi Arabia. My work involved economics, material handling, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, design and drafting. I was involved in the design and implementation of a citric acid plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia of which Keir and Associates are the project managers. The project was an extremely exciting and promising venture which was planned to be at the cutting edge of citric acid manufacturing technology leading to considerably more efficient production.I was also involved in the project management and design of an ISO 22000 compliant bulk handling system upgrade and the construction of a sugar warehouse and packing plant at the Eston sugar mill, South Africa. Show less

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  Tetra Pak

  Apr 2014 - May 2022

  Coating Process Engineer

  - Managed a team of thirteen to achieve the process and factory targets- Establishing, maintaining and improving operations, quality and maintenance standards for the process- Problem solving and troubleshooting using WCM methodology- Applied World Class Manufacturing practices in the process: Kaizen, Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Planned Maintenance, Early Management, Quality Management- Reported the performance of the process to factory management and the cluster- Lead process improvement projects Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

  Mechanical Engineer

  Mechanical engineer in various textile plants. The role included:machine installationspiping design and installationenergy saving schemesplant operation and maintenance new product implementation and testing

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  Econvert Water & Energy B.V.

  Mar 2023 - now

  Project Engineer