LOCHAN RAMSARAN
Saskatoon
Summary
Performance driven, highly motivated and progressive individual with an excellent safety record possessing experience in monitoring, operating and maintaining processing equipment and units in chemical plants. Over twenty (20) years’ experience in the processing of ammonia and an ammonia storage refrigeration system. Analytical, Creative, Knowledgeable and results-oriented with strong work ethic and personal integrity.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Plant Operator (A Class)
YARA TRINIDAD LIMITED
06.2005 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: Yara is an international company, with production, sales and services, research and support operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. It is the world’s leading fertilizer company. Yara Trinidad Ltd. is an ammonia plant situated in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Trinidad.
- Perform ammonia process operator functions in accordance with relevant legislation, Company Health & Safety Policy and Yara Safety Principles.
- Operate computerized DCS control panel from the central control room to monitor and optimize the chemical ammonia processes.
- Control process start-up, shut-down and troubleshooting
- Operating and controlling the on-site ammonia storage refrigeration system 30000 metric ton capacity.
- Monitor and operate process equipment such as Compressors, Steam Turbines, Pumps, Exchangers, Columns and Reactors, Reformers, Boilers and Heaters.
- Perform adjustments to process equipment, valves, pumps and controls.
- Knowledge and very experienced in the production and chemical treatment of well water to potable water
- Experience working on an international port facility berthing and loading of ammonia ships.
- Shut down, isolate and prepare process units and production equipment for maintenance
- Proficient in the use of SAP maintenance notification software.
- Experience in assisting in developing JHA’s for jobs that would require a hazard assessment
- Experience in permit to work applications for different types of job hazards
- Sample products, perform tests, record data, carry out statistical process control on process operations, and write production logs
- ESD (Emergency Shut Down Equipment)
- Experience working in plant turnarounds within Yara Trinidad Limited
- Steam Generation
- Boiler operations and efficiency
- Participate in safety audits and programs and provide emergency response when required
- Managing and operating the site's Sulphuric Acid 3000 metric tons storage facility.
- Managing and operating the site's utilities facilities which includes Nitrogen filling of storage vessels and distribution to the site, Instrument Air compressors and distribution, Domestic and Utility water distribution.
Production Technician
HINDU CREDIT UNION (FOOD CORPORATION)
03.2003 - 09.2004
Process Plant Operator Trainee
YARA TRINIDAD LIMITED
01.2002 - 04.2001
Education
Certificate - Instrumentation and Automation Control Systems
Industrial Training and Consultancy Ltd
01.2004
Diploma - Process Plant Operations
John S Donaldson Technical Institute
12.2002
Introduction - Environmental Management
Cipriani Labour College
01.2000
Skills
- Technical aptitude
- Pump operations
- Valve operations
- Plant shutdown
- Plant Start-up
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Analyzing water quality
- Standard operating procedures
- System monitoring
- Safety protocols
- Water treatment operations
- Environmental awareness
- Process documentation
- Problem-solving
References
- Adrian Dabideen, Plant Shift Supervisor, 1-868-460-0146, Yara Trinidad Limited
- David Young, Plant Shift Supervisor, 1-868-472-2897, Yara Trinidad Limited
Training
- HAZOP
- Managing Safety
- Member of emergency response crew (fire, chemical and ammonia release).
- Safety Equipments e.g. SCBA (Self Containing Breathing Apparatus), Ammonia suits, Chemical splash suits, Extinguishers, Foam cannons
- Confined Space Entry, Lockout Tag-Out procedures
- Training on OSHA act from OSHA services.
- First Aid
Timeline
Process Plant Operator (A Class)
YARA TRINIDAD LIMITED
06.2005 - 04.2025
Production Technician
HINDU CREDIT UNION (FOOD CORPORATION)
03.2003 - 09.2004
Process Plant Operator Trainee
YARA TRINIDAD LIMITED
01.2002 - 04.2001
Certificate - Instrumentation and Automation Control Systems
Industrial Training and Consultancy Ltd
Diploma - Process Plant Operations
John S Donaldson Technical Institute
Introduction - Environmental Management
Cipriani Labour College
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