Billy Richards Email & Phone Number

Saudi Arabia

Clayville

Gauteng

Clayville

Current area of responsibility maintenance Technician 1.Refrigeration plant which include cold rooms,ice dams and heat exchanger.2.Air plant which include drier,compressor and filters.3.Six ton coal fire boilers and coal supply conveyar.4.Electrical reticulation which include switch gear,transformers,LT substation,HT substations and power factor.5.Water supply ,softners, Effluent plant and DAF unit.6.Generator and swith gear.7.Building maintenance which include plumbing, lights ,air conditioner,painting,steel doors,speed doors,tiling,roof maintenance,drains systems, rack repairs and certification8.Fire protection and Fire alarms system.(ASIB)Managing Boiler operators Artisans and Handy men which also include supporting maintenance work and breakdowns.Managing service providers Managing maintenance budgets, submitting/planning budget and submitting Capex.Managing spares ,buying of spares.Do breakdowns,maintenance, planned schedule work and stand by.Do probelem solving, 5 why, 5S and Kaizen projects.Support projects teams

Angola Malongo

FPSO LNG PLATFORM1. Aerzen and Howden compressor inspection and overalls2. Intermediate shaft bearing replacements3. AlignmentsTAKULA PLATFORM4. Removal, installation and commission off Lufkin, Philadelphia Gearbox5. Removal, installation and commission off Sulzer multistage pump6. Support as Mechanical Adviser7. Attend safety meetings daily and BBSCGP8. Inspection on Howden Refrigeration compressor9. Repair Quincy reciprocated compressor10. Air compressor faultfinding and repairs11. Repair Leroy compressor including commissioning and faultfindingGIP FOX PLATFORM13. Install Turbo exspander and IGV14. Gardner & Denver air compressor repairs and faultfindingBBLT15. Replace ,inspection on Sulzer barrel pump

South Africa

• Howden Projects (Field service Technician)1. Compressor2. Turbo Blowers3. Pumps4. Industrial refrigeration plants5. Alignments6. Co2 Plants7. Commissioning8. Re-certification's off refrigeration plants9. Client meetings and recommendations10. Quotes and spare availability11. Service reports12. New projects installations and commissioning13. Stand by dutyClients service for Howden Projects1. SASOL (Sasolburg refrigeration plant and compressor)2. SASOL( Secunda Burton & Corblin diaphragm compressor)3. Goldfields (Kloof, South Deep, Beatrix refrigeration plant and compressor)4. Harmony (Evander refrigeration plant )5. Air Liquid (Alrode and Simunye refrigeration and CO2 Plant and Compressor)6. SABMILLER( Alrode, Rosslyn, Polokwane, Delta and Botswana refrigeration plants and compressor)7. ABI (Olifantsfontein refrigeration plant,CO2 plant and compressors)8. Estcourt meads (Compressors)9. Anglo American Platinum mine (Refrigeration plant and compressor)10. Lonmin Smelter(Turbo Blowers)11. Zeekoeigat and Rooihuiskraal (Turbo blowers)12. Tri angle sugar Zimbabwe (Blower)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I have extensive experience using the following machinery and equipment safely and in accordance with standard operating procedures:• Drilling machines to manufacture or repair parts for machines requiring repair• Removal and installation off drive couplings hubs using Propane, steam, induction heaters and hydraulic method• Laser alignments (SKF or Rotor alignment tool) and dial indicator alignments• Removal, installation and commissioning off compressors, gearbox and pumps • Using off measuring tooling (Inside and outside micrometers exc.)• Rebuilding, repairing, commissioning and maintaining refrigeration compressor • Removal, installation and commission off cooler, vent fans, turbo blower’s exc.I have extensive experience in the following areas of plant and machinery maintenance, assembly and repair:• Mechanical and Electrical fault finding on equipment including NH3 Industrial refrigeration plants• The maintaining off refrigeration compressor (e.g. Howden, Aerzen, Sulliar etc.)• Rebuilding, repairing and maintaining refrigeration compressor• AC electrical motors – removal, repair, replacement and reconnecting• Root cause analysis and fault finding on process plants• Moving plant and equipment using basic lifting equipment

Alrode

1. Compressors2. Centrifugal KSB pumps3. Cooling tower fans4. Industrial refrigeration ,air, CO2 plant5. Electric motors6. Stand by duty7. Attended daily meetings and planned work8. Reported problems, recommendations and fixing maintenance issues.

Alrode

National Diploma

Education record