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South Africa

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

North-West, South Africa

Key responsibilities as the engineering planner include the following:Planning, documenting, and scheduling of planned maintenance focusing on minimizing equipment downtime.Utilizing the SAP program to verify and rectify discrepancies pertaining to physical equipment and maintenance activities, enabling effective data processing and information flow.Monitoring and maintaining the strategy ratio between planned maintenance and breakdowns by utilizing PMP (Planned Maintenance Percentage) calculations. Efficiently managing maintenance activities and focussing on improvement initiatives by using metrics and KPIs.Investigating maintenance problems, finding root-cause, and recommending applicable solutions for resolution. Planning and scheduling of daily, weekly, and annual shut-down for maintenance by identifying the shutdown work scope, identifying parts, labor, equipment, and other resources required to carry out the shutdown, and ensuring that the full scope of work can be carried out within the allocated time. Evaluating shut-down to access for continual improvement to ensure that future shut-downs and turnarounds can be improved. Managing SHEQ compliance to ensure occupational health and safety, environment, and quality assurance.Initiating and directing SHEQ investigations and reporting findings on the Information Management System. Preparing asset performance management (APM) reports encompassing the capabilities of data capture, integration, visualization, and analytics tied together for the explicit purpose of improving the reliability and availability of physical assets. Assisting in interpretation when required. Maintaining, updating, and refreshing catalogs and monitoring usage. Preparing, and managing budgets (Opex and Capex)Executing financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques to evaluate budget status.Delivering comprehensive tenders, management of the tendering process, and attending relevant site meetings.

South Africa

Key responsibilities as the engineering planner/site supervisor included the following:Managing employee schedules, providing training, supervising production schedules, and providing aid to resolve maintenance issues.Supervising engineering and process personnel. Performing inspections and audits to ensure that plant equipment complies with applicable standards.Coordinating and implementing site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams as needed.Planning, documenting, and scheduling of planned maintenance focusing on minimizing equipment downtime.Utilizing the Onkey program to verify and rectify discrepancies pertaining to physical equipment and maintenance activities, enabling effective data processing and information flow.Assisting with the commissioning of the Dense Media Separation Plant. Preparing appropriate budgets and reports to be submitted to management and ensure an optimal level of profitability for the plant.Overseeing change management to ensure a beneficial transition and mitigating disruption. Managing continuous improvement pertaining to Gantts charts: project planning and progress analysis; upgrade of Lurco plant from an approximate 200t/h to 750t/h capacity; upgrade on chutes and vibration screens executed in conjunction with OEMs and Fraser Project team. Performing analysis on plant delay and deviation.

Gauteng, South Africa

Key responsibilities as the tender manager included the following:Verifying quotation integrity set against procurement policies.Initiating and refining procurement policies and procedures.Designing electrical circuits as per tender requirements. Calculating cost and price estimates.Compiling tenders as per the requested scope of work. Achievements during this period:  Reduced tender quotation compilation time substantially by streamlining the process. Adjusted profit margins to ensure a competitive offering. Increased company revenue due to a higher tender award success rate.

Fochville, North West, South Africa

Key responsibilities as a Production Engineer included compiling tenders, supervising and improving production by managing engineering teams, performing HT protection audits, drawing up safety protocols, reporting issues to the manager, and developing strategies to improve efficiency and profit.

Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Key responsibilities as an engineer in training included the following:Demonstrating practical knowledge and competence, combining theory and practice, to discharge, in full, the responsibilities of an engineer.Initiating, managing, and monitoring projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems, and providing targeted solutions.Acquiring, allocating, and managing the resources, such as individuals, contractors, finances, technology, materials, and machinery required for a project.Management of tenders by determining the scope of work, conducting site meetings, and performing technical adjudication. Analysing trends of consumption for gas, electricity, and water consumption, investigating deviations, and determine resolutions. Evaluating shut-down to access for continual improvement to ensure that future shut-downs and turnarounds can be improved. Performing root cause equipment failure analysis, determining a plan of action and deadlines, and managing progress. Planning and scheduling of preventative plant maintenance.Managing procurement by verifying quotations; creating requests for quotations, orders, gate releases, and waybills on SAP system while applying procurement policies and procedures.Supervising engineering and process personnel.

Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Key responsibilities as a Student included on-the-job training by assisting the engineering department to compile reports, analyze data, investigate inconsistencies, assist with safety meetings, and plant maintenance.

Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Key responsibilities as an Electrician included ensuring that all electrical installations are done to SANS0142 compliance; maintaining plant equipment and NOSA electrical equipment logbooks; monitoring and calibrating equipment.

Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Key responsibilities as an Apprentice Electrician included ensuring that all electrical installations are done to SANS0142 compliance; maintaining plant equipment and NOSA electrical equipment logbooks; completing training as per company apprentice logbook.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Electrical Trade Merseta Section 13, Electrician

N6, Electrical Engineering

High School Diploma, Senior Certificate