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Damian Maruff

Perth,WA

Summary

I thrive on commissioning challenges and complexities

I have a skill set enabling a future employer a safety conscious team member who believes in integrity efficiency and accountability

I find challenging pressured situations rewarding

Recently becoming a Team Leader Im able to promote quality assurance, issue resolution and team collaboration. Excelling at troubleshooting and supervising teams focusing on a safety conscious outcome with multiple goals

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Shift Supervisor /Team Leader

Kalium Lakes Pty Ltd
Newman WA, Australia
09.2021 - Current
  • Supervise the process plant area and a team of operators in their tasks including control room , packaging and overall processing operations.
  • Lead an operations shift crew
  • Demonstrate KLL standards and industry best practices in all actions
  • Provide training of newly hired operators in a new Sulphate of Potash processing facility
  • Complete inspections and audits of all operating equipment in all areas
  • Develop and improve procedures and methods for the execution of operational tasks
  • Maintain housekeeping standards in the entire processing plant area
  • Identify minor mechanical and process maintenance on metallurgical process equipment
  • Capture and update plant process data both performance and downtime related
  • Permit Issuing Isolating and Shut down planning
  • Encourage team members through training to gain a more advanced understanding of the SOP process
  • Operation by CITECT SCADA of a 7 MW boiler centrifuges thickeners and float cells

Process Operator

Karridale Group Pty Ltd
Sino Iron Ore Karratha , WA
08.2020 - 10.2021
  • The overall day to day operation of the AG mill and ball mills. With a number of routine operating and monitoring tasks
  • Adhere to CPMs health safety and environmental policies
  • Procedures relating to work being undertaken in order to ensure our own safety and the safety of others
  • Report any safety or environmental incidents unsafe acts or conditions or near misses to my direct line supervisor
  • To provide assistance and field support to the control room operator and production supervisor to achieve production goals and targets
  • Conduct regular inspections and audits
  • To maintain a very high standard of housekeeping

Assistant Boiler Operator / Watertender

MSF Sugar
South Johnstone, QLD
03.2020 - 06.2021
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of 9.5 MW NKK Turbo Alternator
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of a 7.8 MW Condensing Turbo Alternator
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of a B&M Alternator
  • Ensure Sight Glasses clean and operational
  • Guage glass levels checked and compared to DCS
  • Check and monitor all wet scrubbing equipment ash hoppers are operational
  • Bagasse fuel system feeders and chutes are operational
  • Launders on both boilers monitored
  • Controlled operations of diesel light ups
  • Monitoring of all conveyors and storage of bagasse
  • All chemical stores and pumps are operational
  • Check low low switch operation
  • Mowbray routine checks
  • Operate soot blowers
  • Complete water analysis every shift
  • Check Ash ph Monitoring system
  • Check header tanks and valves
  • Grease Inspection of all FD ID Secondary Air and Spreader Air fan dampers
  • Check Condensate Monitoring System
  • Start up Shutdown of FD / ID Pony Motors Fans and Tubines
  • Start up and Shut down of Feedwater Turbines
  • Complete Bolier Water Analysis for : Alkalinity
  • Dispersant Analysis
  • Sulphite Analysis
  • Standard Ph and Conductivity Analysis
  • Monitoring of all PSVs Isolations
  • Confined Space / Working at Heights for Shutdown Maintenance
  • Alternate roles in DCS operations for training and coverage purposes

Lab Technician / Plant Metallurgical Technician

Hays Recruitment / New Century Resources
Lawn Hill , QLD
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • Sample Preparation
  • Sample management
  • Required filter pressings
  • Control of stores and documentation in relation to Dangerous Goods Act
  • Pulverising for XRF manual fusion
  • XRF manual fusion
  • Leco / Eltra for carbon analysis
  • Laser sizings LS 2000
  • MSA calibrations for online stream analyser XRF commissioning
  • Assisting Metallurgists auditing MSA
  • Assisting Metallurgists with non routine analysis
  • Pre - Cyclosizing
  • Cyclosizing analysis for end of month sampling
  • In depth monthly analysis
  • Cclass Laboratory Data
  • Calibration of all Laboratory Equipment

Boiler Assistant / Turbine Operator

MSF Sugar
South Johnstone , QLD
03.2019 - 01.2020
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of 9.5 MW NKK Turbo Alternator
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of a 7.8 MW Condensing Turbo Alternator
  • Start up Operation Monitoring and Shutdown of a B&M Alternator
  • Ensure Sight Glasses clean and operational
  • Guage glass levels checked and compared to DCS
  • Check and monitor all wet scrubbing equipment ash hoppers are operations
  • Bagasse fuel system feeders and chutes are operational
  • All chemical stores and pumps are operational
  • Check low low switch operation
  • Operate soot blowers
  • Complete water analysis every shift
  • Check Ash ph Monitoring system

Metallurgical Lab Technician

Karridale Group / CITICP Mining Sino Iron Ore
Karratha , WA
03.2018 - 04.2019
  • Working experience with XRF operations and maintenance
  • TGA operations
  • Experience in HAG and LIMS
  • Metallurgical tests including magnetic separation, filtration and sizings
  • Responsible for crushing and milling Ore samples
  • Extensive use and operation of Laser Sizers ( MS 2000 and 3000 )
  • Sample preparation
  • Sizings and screening
  • Davis tube analysis

Laboratory Analyst

MSF Sugar
South Johnstone, QLD
06.2016 - 12.2017
  • Responsible for the safe efficient and effective operation of factory laboratory equipment
  • Analysts are expected to function independently in the sugar mill environment
  • Performing all aspects of the cane payment system relating to weighing tracking sampling and analysing samples to determine the value of the cane
  • Safely carry out required sampling and analysis following procedures using appropriate PPE
  • Perform data validation entry and report checking
  • Perform Laboratory calibrations and troubleshooting
  • Maintain high standards of Laboratory housekeeping in regards to juice equipment especially the juice sampler

Senior Granulation Process Technician

Incitec Pivot Limited
Phosphate Hill QLD, Queensland
09.2008 - 02.2016
  • By DCS full control of a million tonne producing MAP / DAP full chemical process fertiliser plant
  • Practical start up and shut down of the triple phase wet scrubbing system
  • Control Operation and shutdown of the Ammonia vaporisation area
  • Quality control for the Granulation plant
  • Chemical plant operations and processes in fertiliser production
  • Competent with desktop applications and maintenance requests involving SAP
  • Workplace inspections assessments and audits
  • Complete plant isolations for maintenance performing safe maintenance duties in accordance with the PTW system
  • Operation of the Ammonia chiller and separation system
  • Crushing and Screening
  • Molten Sulphur System
  • Natural Gas Burner Management System
  • Conveyors and Bucket Elevators
  • All Laboratory testing including auto titrations
  • Complete all competencies required for a Senior DCS operator
  • Shutdown and restart of the plant in a controlled and trip situation
  • Shutdown and restart a continuous integrated plant
  • Lead a plant start up and shutdown
  • PTW Issuer theory and practical
  • Lead shutdown permit issuer activities

Senior Laboratory Technician

WMC Resources / BHP BIlliton PTY LTD
Phosphate Hill, Queensland
09.2004 - 09.2008
  • Microwave Digestion Anton Paar HF / HCL acid digestions
  • ICP - OES Introduction operation and maintenance
  • Gas chromatography
  • LIMS
  • UV - VIS Spectrophotometric Analysis
  • LECO for Sulphur analysis
  • Sample Preparation sampling techniques moisture / solid tests
  • Jaw Crushing
  • Cyclosizing
  • Sulphuric Acid Analysis
  • Potentiometric Analysis
  • Titrimetric Analysis
  • Gavimetric Analysis
  • Kjeldahl Analysis
  • Distillation Analysis
  • Laboratory Workplace Inspections
  • LIMS ( Advanced )
  • Hazmat and relevant emergency training

Panstage Assistant

Bundaberg Sugar Ltd
South Johnstone, QLD
06.1997 - 12.2002
  • Assists the sugar boiler in achieving optimum sugar recovery and quality through the crystallisation of high and low grade sugar
  • Assists with pan stage operations
  • Operation of plant associated with the crystallisation process
  • Oversees “ C “ sugar conditioning
  • Representative sampling for the laboratory
  • Safe Operation of equipment to achieve efficiency and quality specifications and targets
  • Formal reporting of the pan schedule maintaining hygiene and housekeeping standards
  • Auditing
  • Crane operations
  • DCS operations with Yokogawa

Education

High School Diploma -

St Johns College
Nambour, QLD
1989

Skills

  • Advanced Boiler Licence 01527133
  • Turbine Licence 05/11/1999
  • WA C Class Open Drivers Licence
  • Forklift
  • Dogger / Rigger
  • Emergeny Reponse Team 2005 - 2016
  • Working at Heights
  • Confined Space
  • Gas detection training
  • Permit to Work Issuer
  • Isolator and checker
  • Low Voltage Rescue
  • Hazmat training
  • Vehicle Rescue
  • Extensive BA training
  • Certificate 2 Process Plant Operations
  • Certificate 3 Laboratory Chemistry
  • Certificate 3 Mines Emergency and Rescue

Additional Information

Mr Terry King

Plant Engineer South Johnstone Mill

0408763197

Mrs Narelle Schmid

Laboratory Supervisor Phosphate Hill

0419260011

Mr Jason Bagley ( USA )

Consultant Mining and Minerals

Salt SOP and Magnesium Chloride

Linkedin Jason Bagley 47823111

jasonbagley@gmail.com

Mr Brad Fox

True Automation Pty Ltd

+61 8 6118 0901

Mr Damon Lavery

Operations Team Leader A Crew

Ammonium Nitrate Plant

Dyno Nobel Moranbah QLD

0422364349

Mr Rob Beatson

PTW Superintendant Shell

Curtis Island Gladstone QLD

0448424933

Mr David McDonald

Team Leader

Yara Pilbara Fertilisers

Karratha WA

0419921028

Mr Steven Straatman

Permit to Work Officer

Westfarmers Ammonia Plant

Kwinana WA

0488550847

Timeline

Shift Supervisor /Team Leader

Kalium Lakes Pty Ltd
09.2021 - Current

Process Operator

Karridale Group Pty Ltd
08.2020 - 10.2021

Assistant Boiler Operator / Watertender

MSF Sugar
03.2020 - 06.2021

Lab Technician / Plant Metallurgical Technician

Hays Recruitment / New Century Resources
01.2020 - 04.2020

Boiler Assistant / Turbine Operator

MSF Sugar
03.2019 - 01.2020

Metallurgical Lab Technician

Karridale Group / CITICP Mining Sino Iron Ore
03.2018 - 04.2019

Laboratory Analyst

MSF Sugar
06.2016 - 12.2017

Senior Granulation Process Technician

Incitec Pivot Limited
09.2008 - 02.2016

Senior Laboratory Technician

WMC Resources / BHP BIlliton PTY LTD
09.2004 - 09.2008

Panstage Assistant

Bundaberg Sugar Ltd
06.1997 - 12.2002

High School Diploma -

St Johns College

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