Profile

Qualified as a mechanical maintenance fitter at Highveld Steel and Vanadium with experience in the steel industry. Progressed to a team leader over the vanadium furnaces before leaving. In the mining sector I was responsible for installations, maintenance and repairs of mechanical equipment, water reticulation throughout the hospital and villages and to the various areas in the mines, therefore also gained experience in basic plumbing and pipe-laying. I excel in analysing and solving problems and finding solutions under pressure and time restraints. I am a hard worker with good communication skills, time keeping skills, supervisory skills, safety management skills, always willing to help others should the need arise.

Key Skills

Safety and Awareness

Fault finding and Problem Solving

General maintenance on sewage plants

Gear box repairs

Bearing assemblies and installations

Overall maintenance on all equipment

Water Reticulation

Basic Plumbing

Rigging

Welding

Basic Pipe-laying

Reservoir Maintenance

Basic Electrical

Generator and Compressor Maintenance

Trenching and Excavation

Professional Experience

Anglo-American Thermal Coal South Africa

Mining 2006 – Oct 2016

I am employed by Anglo-American Thermal Coal in South Africa as a maintenance fitter. My Role as a fitter includes maintenance and repairs to all plant equipment.

Key Roles

Inspection and Maintenance this includes the upkeep of all sewage plants and water reticulations to plants and office areas

Installations. Installation of new pipe-lines pumps and motors

Inspection and Maintenance upkeep of line maintenance and plant efficiency

New installations Motor and pump systems, including hospital and village main reservoirs and pump stations. line installations to new and existing areas

Contractor management, maintenance and shutdown. Oversee and inspections of all contractor work

Fault finding and repairs on all plant equipment

Issuing of permits and work permits during large shut downs and outages a risk assessment and permit to work and line isolations carried out.

Cable Jointing as a team I assist with cable joints with electricians and assist with fault finding

Sampling water and logging of water consumption to different areas.

Computer skills. Logging of water readings and consumption on computer. Excel, word and PowerPoint

Rigging and welding carry out all rigging and welding in area of work

Acting foreman take over acting duties when foreman is on leave supervising all jobs and issuing of work to be carried out.

Standby duties

SHE-Risk Management Process

Professional Experience

Highveld steel and Vanadium

Starter at Highveld steel and vanadium in 1985 as an apprentice fitter and shortly after moved around Highveld as to gain experience in the different divisions such as rolling mill, structural mill, iron plant, central workshops and finally promoted in 1996 as a team leader at the vanadium smelter where I left in 2002.

Key Roles

Maintenance on furnaces

Hydraulic systems

Conveyors systems

Crushers and screen systems

Repairs and commissioning

Rigging and welding

New installations

Bucket elevators

Band saws

Basic pipe fitting

Operating of furnaces

Forklift operations

Rebuilding of furnaces

Gear box repairs

Bearing assemblies and installations

Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

scaffolding

Operating truck mounted cranes NQF level 3

Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

Multiskilling: electrical measuring and testing instruments

Standby duties

Promoted to team leader

Key Roles

People management

Works permits

logging of production log sheets

supervise contractors

problem solving

Issuing of workload to personnel

Stock tacking and delivery

Standby duties

Professional Experience

Rotek Engineering

Artisan and supervisor 2004-2006

Key Roles

Turbine and hydraulic systems

Rebuilding and testing of hydraulic pumps

Refurbishment of parts on turbines

Daily inspections of servo control systems

General maintenance and shutdown duties

Standby duties

Education and Credentials

National fitter trade certificate

Standard 9

Supervisory management (Technicon SA)

Skills and competencies

Computer literate (Excel, Word, power point Internet, Outlook)

Mobile crane operating license

Counterbalance forklift truck

Aerial lift operating license (Genie)

Basic fire fighting

First aid level 2

Sheman (safety health and environment management)

defensive driving

scaffolding

truck mounted cranes NQF 3

Tractor Loader Backhoe NQF Level2

Overhead cranes Code 30

Gas safety

Mechanical safety

Supervisory management (Technicon SA)

Personal Details

Andrew Kenneth Moulpied

66 skimmer street

Pretoria

South Africa

E: ac07pm@r.postjobfree.com

C: 076*******

DOB: 15/06/1966

Driving Licence: Yes

Nationality: South African citizen (British passport)

References

Reference name: Tim Venter

Position held: manager central services

Location: Anglo-American, Emalahleni, South Africa

Contact telephone number: +27-765******

Contact e-mail address: ac07pm@r.postjobfree.com

Reference name: Dave McKenzie

Position held: PGS Engineering Manager

Location: Rotek Kendal, Emalahleni, South Africa

Contact telephone number: +27-11-629-****

L.A Williams EVRAZ Vametco (Highveld Steel and Vanadium)

Director/ General Manager

Phone +27-123**-****

Mobile +27-082-***-****

ac07pm@r.postjobfree.com

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