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Rigging Superintendent Lift Planning,Crawler Crane Operations

Location:
Kempton Park, GP, South Africa
Salary:
7000 dollars
Posted:
October 21, 2017

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PAUL GRAY

Rigging/Lifting/Projects

ASME & LEEA Accredited : Lift Planing, Procedures and Considerations ASME Membership No. : 000*********

LEEA Accreditation No. 2262-25604-6775-15-1

** ******** *olf Estate

Main Reef Road

Boksburg

South Africa

Mobile : +27-63-412-****

Email : ac2vc5@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

! I have 28 years Rigging experience

! Co-ordinating Rigging Crews

! Develop Lift Plans to the following Standards : ASME P30.1 & B30

! Utilized Mobile Cranes @ 1000 tons

! Develop Crane Procedures

! Critical & Complex Lift Planning

! Prepare (RAMS) for lifting

! Petro Chemical and Gas Projects

! OPITO Certified leven 3 Rigger

! Carry Out Rigging Operations as per Lift Plans

! Maintain On Site Rigging Safety Procedure

! Oversee Lifting Projects

! Loading, Transport and Offloading of Abnormal Loads

! Ensure correct use of Manual Rigging Equipment

! Rigging Site Studies

! Route Planning of Multi Axle Loads

! Calculate Loads as per Crane Lifting Charts

Education

February 1982

to July 1986 : St. Andrews High School, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

‘O’ Levels Obtained : Biology, English, Arithmetic, History, Geography, Metal Work Work Experience

1. 1986-1990 : Scotrect (Pty) Ltd, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Position : Rigging Apprentice

Assisting the Riggers with slinging and splicing, etc. Learning all crane hand signals and put into action. Assisting with crane site establishments. Assisting Crane Operators with manual Jib attachments. Checking and recording all rigging loft equipment on register. Prepare correct slings and lifting gear for next days operations. Carry out visual inspections on all jacking systems and report any defects. Maintain rigging equipment and learn all rigging colour coding systems. 2. 1990-1995 : Babcock SA (Pty) Ltd, Mossel Bay, South Africa Position : Rigger

Slinging and lifting of all evaporator towers and LPG gas vessels at the Mossgas Onshore Projects. Report directly to Rigging Supervisor and carry out rigging studies and assessments. Check all on site rigging safety registers and ensure safe crane site establishments. Perform lifting of bridge beam sections at 40 tons for Group 5 Projects. Ensuring the correct loading of heavy loads for transport to Mining Industry together with the offloading at 60 tons. Rigging out and removal of Boilers at FFS Refiners using jacking steering systems for hand over to client. Rigging and positioning of platforms at height. Lifting range 25 tons.

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Work Experience/Cont.

3. 1995-1999 : Rigwell Natal (Pty) Ltd, Durban, South Africa Position : Rigging Supervisor

Supervising six (6) Rigging Crews throughout Southern Africa. Reporting directly to Rigging/Operations Manager. Ensuring all safety checks are complete before lifts. Measuring and calculating lifts and organizing shipments of rigging equipment to and from site. Ensuring all rigging studies are signed off at site. Overseeing the loading, transport and offloading of all abnormal loads between Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia. Loads at 4 and 195 Tons.

! Tandem Lifts, Tail Lifts and Recovery Lifts

! Ensure Transport Self Escorts are in place

! Removal of Bulk Storage Vessels :BP

! Provide Operators with Lift Plans

4. 1999-2003 : Rigwell Natal (Pty) Ltd, Durban, South Africa Position : Rigging Manager (Operations)

To ensure the smooth and safe running of the regional rigging department. Attend all client on site meetings and carry out problem solving and costing. Carry out checks on all cross border rigging projects and ensure that all contractor schedules are met as per client time restraints. Oversee all lifts over 70 tons to ensure the safe handover to clients. Carry out and sign off all rigging studies and risk assessments. Managing of all rigging for Beck and Politzer in regards to 1500 ton Heidelberg Multi Printer, Republican Press, Durban. Overseeing the rigging out, loading and packing of Biehr Wool complete plant for relocation to New Zealand (75 Containers). Maintaining all on site rigging safety procedures for personnel and equipment. Ensuring safe and secure Tandem lifts for Colgate Palmolive bulk storage vessels.

! Ensure all Loads are Secured and Lashed correctly for Transport

! Prepare Rigging Schedules for Personnel

! Co-ordinate Rigging Sub-Contractors

! Prepare Permits for Multi Axle Loads

! Oversee Shipping Lifting/Loading Operations

! Report directly to Rigging Director

! Oversee all Complex Lifting Operations

5. 2003-2014 : Grays Rigging & Machine Moving cc, Durban, South Africa

Position : Owner/ Manager

Hands on company owner, supervising 4 Rigging Crews over various projects. Contracted to rig in and position screen sections for the World Cup Stadium, Durban. Ensure the safe offloading from ship to shore of all Boiler Jackets (@ 136 ton). Complete loading, transport, offloading and rigging in of all Filling Machines for Tetrapak, Sweden. Provide clients with all rigging safety systems prior to works. Carry out and provide clients with detailed schedules on hydraulic jacking systems and mobile cranes, etc. Ensure on site safety at all times as per client requests. Carry out the jacking and positioning of Transformers at the Hwange Power Station, Zimbabwe, units being 195 tons. Ensuring the correct site establishment for the mobile cranes within the correct radias. Oversee the entire overhaul of the 1000 ton horizontal kiln, Port Shepstone, including Coolers. Supply and delivery of Hydraulic 600 ton gantry system to client, including site establishment. Carry out the complete rigging and removal of the Good Sugar Plant, including Modules and Crushers, Durban to Mozambique.

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Work Experience/Cont.

! Costing and Estimating of all Projects

! Evaluate all Rigging Tenders for Handover

! Carry Out In House Training for Grays Rigging Personnel

! Supply Clients with Rigging Project Updates

! Co-ordinate all Shipping/Rigging Projects and Sub-Contractors

! Prepare (RAMS) for Lifting

! Route and Border Planning for Cross Border Rigging Projects

! Sign Off all Sub-contractor Invoices

! Carry Out Site/Crane Stability Checks

! Attend Project Meetings

! Cranes Utilized : 20 to 1000 tons

6. 2015- 2016 : Plant Shifters (Scotland) Ltd

Position : Senior Lifting & Rigging Supervisor

Duties : Co-ordinate the following Lifting Projects: Subsea DE-Mob : ROV and Lars Units

LPG Gas Projects

Petro-Chemical and Gas Projects

Hydraulic Jacking Projects

Complex Lifting

Carry Out Lift Plans

Implement Safe Rigging Procedures

Oversee Rigging Loft Standards

Co-ordinate Keyside Cranes and Equipment

Sign Off all Company RAMS

Co-ordinate Lifting Crews

Coaching & Mentoring of personnel

Carry Out Rigging & Lifting Procedures as per Petrochemical Standards Provide Training of all Practical Lifting Techniques Plant Shifters authorised Lifting Contractor to the following Companies:

! Haliburton

! GE Oil & Gas

! Cameron

! Advantec

! Total : St. Fergus

! Fugro

! DOF Subsea

! Baker Hughes

7. May 2016- To Present : Murray & Roberts (Power & Energy) (Pty) Ltd Position : Senior Lifting & Rigging Supervisor

Project : Kusile 4800 Megawatt Power Station

Duties :

Ensure quality resource planning

Managing monthly/weekly/daily production targets (Tons or Picks per Day) Ensure that disruption is minimized and that quality standards are achieved Ensure that safety standards are adhered to and that risks are managed appropriately. Daily, weekly and monthly planning

Ensure high standards of safety, quality and rigging standards are adhered to Assist the Rigging Manager in day to day allocation of the cranes and rigging crews Check and sign of all critical lift check lists (for construction activities on boiler pad) Ensure all boiler pad ‘Rigging Lofts” are maintained in good condition and all documentation is in order Ensure that all relevant rigging studies are maintained on work packs Co-ordinate rigging activities between Boilers, systems and disciplines Maintain crane working areas and material lay down areas by boiler Complete Incident Investigations

Oversee all Crawler Crane Operations : Superlifts Included

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Work Experience/Cont.

Manage all lifts over 100 tons

On Site Coaching of all Local Labour

Oversee a compliment of 70 staff members

Carry Out Company personnel interviews

Co-ordination of 40 plus cranes

Qualifications

OPITO Stage 3 Rigger

OPITO Approved Certificate No. 00609099120215003

Lift Planning, Procedures & Considerations : ASME & LEEA Accredited LEEA Accreditation No. 2262-25604-6775-15-1

References

1. Scotrect (Pty) Ltd : Mr. Jan Litwin : 079-******** 2. Babcocks SA (Pty) Ltd : Mr. Owen Kitts : 002*-********* 3. Rigwell Natal (Pty) Ltd : Mr. Wayne Marshall : 002*-***-****** 4. Grays Rigging cc : Mr. Paul Gray : 077********

5. Plant Shifters (Scotland) : Mr. Graeme Morrison : 012******** 6. Murray & Roberts

Power & Energy (SA) : Mr. Ian Gerrard : +27-825******



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