​​​​Jaco-Ben Vosloo

Specialist Production Analysis and Improvement.

​BHP Billiton March 2015 - May 2015, South32 June 2015 - Present

 

The purpose of the role is to govern the production standards, operating procedures and control systems that ensure critical controls of the production processes exist and are effective.  To oversee the production system monitoring and analysis and identify improvements to production systems and practices to achieve and maintain the predictable, stable and required levels of operating performance within HSEC requirements

Additional responsibilities include:

• Detail analysis of process performance 

• Identify opportunities for improvement

• Implementation facilitator of improvement ideas

• Tracking improvements, both benefits and actions

• Evaluating new improvement ideas

 

Senior Modeller - Supply Chain Architecture

BHP Billiton September 2014 -  January 2015

 

Playing a leading role in the design and development of the next generation Iron Ore supply chain simulation models.
Designing modelling outputs (numerical, statistical and graphical) to communicate and interpret model results.
Implementing quality assurance processes during the model build.
Playing a role in leading modelling and also mentor internal modellers.

 

Production Planning Engineer

BHP Billiton March 2014 -  August 2014

 

Responsible for assisting in:

• Developing and managing an integrated approach to planning and production forecasting 

• Incoporating maintenace schedules into production scheduling for all plants

• Reporting on actual furnace performance production and efficiencies

• Developing detailed 2 yr planning horizon incorporating 

  • Maintenance strategy 

  • Raw material inputs

  • Alternative scenario analysis

  • Key value driver analysis on inputs

  • Probability analysis on different scenario outputs

 

Acting Superintendent Production Planning

BHP Billiton September 2013 -  February 2014

 

The purpose of the role is to govern the production forecasts by incoporating raw material inputs and maintenance schedules into the production plan. 

Responsible and accountable for:

• Developing and managing an integrated approach to planning and production forecasting 

• Incoporating maintenace schedules into production scheduling for all plants

• Reporting on actual furnace performance production and efficiencies

• Developing 5 year plan with detailed 2 yr planning horizon incorporating 

  •    Maintenance strategy 

  •    Raw material inputs

  •    Alternative scenario analysis

  •    Key value driver analysis on inputs

  •    Probability analysis on different scenario outputs

 

Engineer Process Control & Improvement Engineer

BHP Billiton April 2013 -  August 2013

 

The purpose of the role is to govern the production standards, operating procedures and control systems that ensure critical controls of the production processes exist and are effective.  To oversee the production system monitoring and analysis and identify improvements to production systems and practices to achieve and maintain the predictable, stable and required levels of operating performance within HSEC requirements

 

Additional responsibilities include:

• Detail analysis of process performance 

• Identify opportunities for improvement

• Implementation facilitator of improvement ideas

• Tracking improvements, both benefits and actions

• Evaluating new improvement ideas

 

Business Improvement Specialist Production

BHP Billiton August 2012 -  April 2014

 

Responsibilities include:

• Implementation facilitator of improvement ideas

• Tracking improvements, both benefits and actions

• Evaluating new improvement ideas

• Maintaining KPI system for production

• Coaching and facilitating during RPM (Review meetings)

Assisting production in performance analysis

 

Engineer in Training

BHP Billiton February 2011 -  January 2013

 

Various projects to gain experience and exposure in industrial environment. Projects included:

• Generating production reports

• Business Improvement project tracking

• Simulating ladle management system at furnaces

• HSEC projects

• Assissting in  process and system improvement projects