People & Culture

This guy is the best of the best, as judged by the many people at Jord who have had the honour and pleasure to work with him.

Whether in work or in life, problems that arise have always been met with a shrug of the shoulders and a laugh, followed by “we will find a way to fix it the problem”. The (previously) ubiquitous clove
cigarette may no longer be there, but the smile still remains.

This publication phoned around various people for a quick word about Busra, to mark his 20th year at Jord. Common themes included “absolute legend”, “technically astute”, “easy to work with”, “generous with time and knowledge”. Our favourite description was “a warrior”. Not only has Busra fought and won the good fight for Jord on many projects over two decades, he’s more recently fought and won the most important one of all, in regards to his health.

God bless you Busra, your wife Danawati, your four kids and five (for now) grandsons. Stay strong, warrior!

Cletus participated in an industry challenge, organized by the University of Queensland, that focused on problems and opportunities surrounding drinking water. 40 teams comprising 140 participants took part in the challenge. Cletus’ team secured 2nd place for their idea, which they called “WaTech Sensors”.

The problem identified by the team was drinking water being contaminated by physical, chemical, biological and radiological substances between distribution and consumption. This results in diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery & typhoid.

WaTech’s solution comprised a sensor that acts as an IOT device (Internet Of Things) that transmits measured water quality parameters such as hardness, pH, color & turbidity from various distribution networks. This data is then aggregated and processed against standard drinking water guidelines in a cloud framework. The processed data can then be viewed at the point of water consumption by scanning a QR code.

In this way, WaTech’s idea keeps the community informed about water quality in real time, at water fountains, restaurants and other public locations. No matter where you are, WaTech sensors allow you to consume water with confidence. Good work, Cletus!

The accompanying image shows a few of Jord Malaysia’s workshop crew, celebrating the successful Factory Acceptance Test of gas compressor air cooled heat exchangers. The air coolers are to be delivered to a XTO (Exxon) gas field in the Permean Basin of New Mexico. COVID prevented our American friends witnessing the test in Malaysia. However, they were on-hand over Zoom and together with 3rd Party Inspectors, signed off successful completion of all required test work. There were 15 air cooler bays in total. Three of them can be seen in the background of the photo. The air cooler train was way too big to undertake this work under roof in Jord’s workshop. So cranes were hired in to assemble and test the train in a holding bay outside the workshop.

Thanks to Sydney based Design Engineer Luke Gay for submitting the adjacent image from a trek he did with three work comrades last week. They took Thursday and Friday off to clear their heads by hiking the world-renowned Coast Track. This 26km path winds its way along the dramatic coastline wilderness of the Royal National Park. Stretching from the southern outskirts of Sydney pretty much to Wollongong, it boasts lookouts, secluded beaches, whale watching (in season) and bugger all else.

If you’re in a hurry, you can do it over a long day. But Michael Luu, Chris Bryant, Hammad Muzzafar and Luke took their time over two days, to flick flies and smell the wildflowers, camping out under the stars for a night of tall tales and quiet reflection.

Everyone at Jord is encouraged to find that right balance, whether this be time with friends or family. Or simply time alone, finally doing something about that hobby you’ve never before had time to pursue.

MYRA WALKER, DRAUGHTSPERSON, SYDNEY

As a draughtsperson in our Sydney office, Myra initially focused on 2D drafting until she completed training for Autodesk Inventor which is a 3D modelling software package for mechanical design. “Since then, my role has evolved to include different types of drawings for the mechanical, electrical and process engineering departments,” said Myra. Recently, Myra was part of a small team that secured the first contract under BHP’s Supplier Innovation Program and she’s also been involved in our patented Viper filtration technology. “I’m most proud of working on such new and innovative projects. Whilst these products are challenging to work on, it is also exciting to see the successful implementation of such new technology with a motivated team of colleagues.” Myra encourages other women to be confident in what you bring to the table. “I believe my greatest strength is my efficiency and versatility. With varied experiences across multiple departments, I bring resourcing flexibility to the company.”

ZARIZAM BADUR, FINANCE, MALAYSIA

Zarizam is a key member of the finance team at our manufacturing facility in Malaysia. People who know Zarizam remember her for her unwavering positive attitude and for being a team player. “We are only a small team here in Malaysia and hence everyone needs to contribute for things to work. I always try to ensure that we have good communication in order to share the load and make sure no one is struggling,” she said. When the finance team recently upgraded its accounting system, Zarizam got involved in testing and identifying any teething issues to ensure a smooth transition for everyone. “Women are able to bring a different perspective which can result in better business outcomes. I am thankful to Jord for supporting myself and other women to succeed in such a male-dominated industry.”

ZARNA MODI, DESIGN ENGINEER, INDIA

Zarna encourages other women to “never forget their strength,” adding that her own personal strengths are passion for her work, adaptability to new work, and soft communication skills. As a structural design engineer at our Baroda office, Zarna is responsible for design and detailing of structural steel related activities for a variety of equipment and process plants, and she often coordinates 3D models and supports the sales team with quotes for bids. “Representing my department at the 2018 Jord conference in Sydney was such a proud moment for me,” said Zarna. She says women have the ability to manage work-life balance and she often works with her team to plan activities so no one has to stay late at the office.

CLAUDIA CHONG, DOCUMENT CONTROLLER, SINGAPORE

Claudia is a Document Controller based in our Singapore office who says she is known for handling all of her work with love and meticulous attention to detail. Since 2011, Jord has relied on Claudia’s careful management of project documents, which includes preparing and checking documents ready for issue at major project milestones, in addition to maintaining all customer specifications and ensuring drawings remain in good shape for traceability. Claudia says she is “proud to work for Jord where men and women are given equal opportunity to be involved in Jord’s vision.”

We welcome expressions of interest from women who would like to be part of an international company and who share Jord’s values of ideas, talent, culture, value and rigour. Learn more and submit your resume at https://www.jord.com/careers/.

Reshin Rahuman

Jord just completed its first bi-carbonate soda blasting of finned tubes at an APA compressor station in central western NSW. Reshin worked through 12 hour days on site, working 7 days a week. And all this whilst fasting for Ramadan. Ramadan is a special time to connect with family and the community. Instead, Reshin spent countless hours cramped in a plenum chamber, covered in fine white dust. Not once did he mention his fasting or ask for a break. Reshin is a soldier, fighting for Jord on the front lines with valour.

Shweta Thakur & Parag Thakkar

Covid has disrupted our lives in profound and unprecedented ways. All of us were worried about our relatives, friends and our jord community as a whole. Many Jord people became covid patients & struggled with anxiety, grief, isolation, lack of information, timely testing and/or proper medical treatment. In the face of this, Parag and Shweta personally reached out to all covid sufferers in Baroda & Hyderabad. Their acts of care made a huge difference, helping people to talk openly about their fears, the day-to-day challenges they were experiencing and the personal needs they required. Jord is indebted to them both for their innumerable acts of kindness.

Kirtan Vanecha & Sapan Sapkal

These two gentlemen in our Baroda E&I department took extra effort to complete standardization work in Electrical and Instrumentation activities. This has already greatly helped improve both our document execution time and our error free statistics. Instrument Lists, Input/Output lists, Cable lists & schedules, Alarm and Trip setpoint lists, instrument data sheets and JB lists & wiring diagrams are now all generated within a common “Master Workbook” database. This has been a great leap forward in de-bottlenecking and simplifying what has traditionally been a relatively troublesome area for us.

Mounica Mondreti

Mounica has been multi-tasking in uncertain times, managing her office process design team whilst juggling her family and her Covid struck parents. All this without ever dropping her focus on How to Win. Mounica has a passion to develop gas treating at Jord. And the patience to nurture various demanding customers whilst taking any failures as a step to success. Mounica’s perseverance has not waivered during this time. For the recent CPECC success, she attended a staggering 60 technical meetings over a two year period. The resulting $10m+ order made all this worthwhile. Well done Mounica.

Taking place at Perth’s picturesque Leeming Spartan Cricket Ground, the home side ultimately triumphed in Jord’s annual World Cricket Challenge, in fast-fading light and on the very last ball.

The Aussies elected first use of the willow, posting a competitive 130 in the allotted 20 overs. In pursuit, the World XI were in dire straits at 3 for 8 after 6 overs. To the astonishment of the teeming, boisterous crowd, the tenacious World XI rebuilt to require just 7 runs from the final over.

Five super-tight balls on a length meant a 6 was needed off the final ball. Amidst calls for a Trevor Chappell under-arm, another beauty was bowled and the World XI fell short by 4.