Rubber and Belting
Rubber and Belting at Wingfield mixes rubber compounds on the internal and open mills, calenders sheet, builds and cures fabric ply conveyor belts, moulds linings and seals, and sends splicing and repair crews to mine, quarry and port sites across South Australia.
What the team is accountable for
- Weigh and mix compounds to the recipe on internal and open mills
- Calender sheet and build fabric ply belts
- Cure belts and moulded products in presses and autoclaves
- Splice, replace and repair conveyor belts on customer sites
- Manage rubber chemicals, peroxides and solvents safely
How we know it is working
Who works here
Tavita Fonoti
Tavita runs the Wingfield works and the site splicing crews, has spliced belts at mines for fourteen years and manages the compound recipes.
Harpreet Gill
Harpreet leads a two-person site splicing crew, has spliced fabric and steel cord belts for nine years and trains new technicians on hot vulcanising.
Where the work is recorded
Production Job Cards
Tracks every production, trial and site service job from release through setup, first-off approval, running, inspection and packing.
Raw Materials and Compounds Stock
Keeps the stock record for resins, masterbatch, copper rod, rubber ingredients, compounds and chemicals with lot numbers, quantities and locations.
WHS Incident and Hazard Register
Records injuries, near misses, hazards, chemical events, burns and property damage at all sites and on customer sites with investigation and actions.
Assessment tasks in this department
Documents the scenarios use
- Hot Vulcanised Fabric Ply Belt Splice Procedure Procedure
- Rubber Compound Mixing Procedure, Internal and Open Mill Procedure
- Environment and Waste Policy Policy
- Hazardous Chemicals Register Register
- Job Safety Analysis Form Form
- Machine Safety and Isolation Policy Policy
- Work Health and Safety Policy Policy