Menzi Sphelele Mtetwa, DCS Control Room Operator

Menzi Sphelele Mtetwa

DCS Control Room Operator

First National Operation & Maintenance - Nomac

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Industrial Automation Engineering
Experience
10 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 2 Months

DCS Control Room Operator at First National Operation & Maintenance - Nomac
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2023

-Monitor and Operate the Process through Scada to achieve the desire maximum Power Generation of 200MW in respective to the Sun Radiation and the Grid Demand.
-Store Enough Energy on the Thermal Storage Tanks with 12hrs storage Capacity for later on when no Sun available for Discharging.
-Ensure the safety functioning of the equipment and personnel.

Power Block Operator (Hybrid Tower) at First National Operation & Maintenance - Nomac
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2023 to September 2023

- Manual control and maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feed water heaters,
filters, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power and sealing for turbine.
-Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland and pipe joints; report any needs for
major repairs.
-Monitor and inspect power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
- Open and close valves and switches in sequence upon signals from other workers, in order to start or shut down
auxiliary units.
-Operate or control power generating equipment, including boilers, monitor turbine visible faults and generators.
- Make regular drives on the power block and the Central Tower and check for abnormalities.
-Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and
lubrication of the system.
-Regulate equipment operations and conditions such as water levels, based on data from recording and indicating instruments or from computers.

Senior Control Room Operator at Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (SA)
  • South Africa - Newcastle
  • February 2022 to March 2023

-Remote control and maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feed water heaters,
filters, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power and sealing for turbine.
- Increase HTF temperature through Solar Field to maximum of 385 degrees Celsius and send it to the Superheated Steam Generator to produce steam to the Turbine.
-Monitor and inspect power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
- Open and close control valves remotely and switches in sequence upon signals from other workers, in order to start or shut down
auxiliary units.
-Operate or control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators.
-Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and lubrication of the system.
-Regulate equipment operations and conditions such as water levels, based on data from recording and indicating instruments or from computers.

DCS Control Room Operator at Abengoa South Africa
  • South Africa - Upington
  • June 2017 to February 2022

-Remote control and maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feed water heaters,
filters, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power and sealing for turbine.
- Open and close control valves and switches in sequence upon signals from other workers, in order to start or shut down
auxiliary units.
-Operate or control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators.
-Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and lubrication of the system.
-Regulate equipment operations and conditions such as water levels, based on data from recording and indicating
instruments or from computers.
-Correspond with the Power Grid Office during outage and commissioning back online. reducing load or nation grid tests.

Power Block Operator at Abengoa South Africa
  • South Africa - Upington
  • September 2016 to June 2017

-Local control and maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feed water heaters,
filters, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power and sealing for turbine.
-Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland and pipe joints; report any needs for
major repairs.
-Monitor and inspect power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
- Open and close manual valves and switches in sequence upon signals from other workers, in order to start or shut down
auxiliary units.
-Operate or control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, and reactors, using
control boards or semi-automatic equipment.
-Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and

lubrication of the system.
-Regulate equipment operations and conditions such as water levels, based on data from recording and indicating
instruments or from computers.

Process Plant Operator at ArcelorMittal
  • South Africa - Newcastle
  • September 2011 to January 2014

-Monitor Plant process from the gas purification plant as the coke gas comes through the primary cooler. Adjust the temperature through water exchange with the gas.
- In the formation of slug in the bottom, then guide it as a bi-product called Tar through the Tar production section when you extract unwanted solids and store the finish product on the storage Tanks on 190 degrees Celsius.
-The operation of the heat exchangers in production of Benzol.
- Operate the gas through scrubbing process till it reaches the Sulphate Plant for the production of Ammonium Sulphate and Surphuric Acid.

Education

Higher diploma, Industrial Automation Engineering
  • at Prime Easy Learn Institute
  • June 2024

-5 PLC (Siemens, Omron, Rockwell, Schneider, Delta) - SCADA -Control Panel Designing -HMI -VFD & Motor -Programming Logic

High school or equivalent, Renewable Energy
  • at Renewable Energy Institute
  • March 2024

Certified Renewable Energy Expect

High school or equivalent, Operations and Maintenance Type SST 800
  • at Siemens
  • March 2017

- Steam Turbine principles. - Mechanical components and sub systems. - Instrumentation, control and protection. - Start up, Operation and Shut down. - Prevention maintenance. - Corrective maintenance.

High school or equivalent, Metals Production and Manufacturing
  • at ArcelorMittal Academy
  • August 2012

-Theory on Process Operation for different types of Plants and Industries. - Plant practical under Operations in the Gas Purification and Maintenance. - Usage of Power Tools, Overhead Cranes, Forklift, PTW, Isolation, Fire Preventions.

High school or equivalent, Physical Sciences
  • at Sabela Senior Secondary School
  • December 2007

Matriculation/ Grade 12 High School Diploma.

Specialties & Skills

Process Control
Renewable Energy
Microsoft Excel
Communication
Microsoft Word
Steam Turbine
Heat Exchangers

Languages

English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Advanced Fire Fighting (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2023
Valid Until:
July 2026
Certified Renewable Energy Expect (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2024
Certified Enterprise Risk Manager - ISO 31000:2018 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2023
Basic Business Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2015
Siemens Operations and Maintenance Type SST 800 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2017

Hobbies

  • Reading Novels
    3 Years in a row Highest Yearly Production Team