Field Service Diesel Mechanic Earthmoving Diesel Mechanic

CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE OF

Willem Adriaan van Deventer

FOR THE POSITION OF

Earthmoving Diesel Mechanic /

Foreman / Supervisor

Summary:

Willem is a hard worker, trustworthy, knows and performs his job to the best of his ability. He is a 110% committed to his work, good and calm person to work with, always willing to help with what he can and more than willing to learn what he does not know. He is a very good investment to any company

Willem has working experience on the following. Volvo, Penta, John Deere, Cummins, CAT, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi, Sanny, Tobano, Kobelo, Hydraulic Pumps, Rock Dumpers, Complete rebuilds of machines, Loaders, Bulldozers, Excavators, Mobile Cranes and Crushers and various other heavy machines and equipment. farming machinery and equipment - John Deere, Amada Ford

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Surname:

Van Deventer

First Name(s):

Willem Adriaan

Languages:

Afrikaans and English

Nationality:

South African with a SAPS clearance

ID Number:

680-***-**** 085

Passport:

Valid passport

International Vaccine Card:

Yes

Construction Health and Safety Certificate:

Yes – for all mines

EE Status:

White Male and Married

Driver’s License:

Code 08 (EB) and International Driver’s License

Transport:

Yes

Residential Area:

Brakpan

Notice Period:

None

Contact No:

+276*-***-**** / +278*-***-****

SECONDARY EDUCATION:

Institution:

Handel & Tegnies, Bloemfontein

Qualification:

Grade 12 (Matric)

Year:

1984

TERTIARY EDUCATION:

Institution:

Metal Workers Teachers and Training

Qualification:

Diploma – Diesel Mechanic

Year:

1992

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

KOMATSU

●PC200, PC 220, PC240, PC300

●PC600 – 6 + 7

●PC800 – 6 + 7 (EXCAVATORS)

●PC2000 & PC4000

LOADERS

●WA200, WA250, WA320, WA420

REBUILD OF KOMATSU BULLDOZERS

●375 – 2A, 375 – 3A, 475 – 2A, 475 – 1A

●HD325 – 5 (ROCKDUMPERS)

●HD 325 – 6 (ROCKDUMPERS)

REBUILD OF CAT DOZERS

●D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D10N, D11N

CATERPILLAR

●920, 930, 950, 980, 966, 988, 992E, 992D, 992G (LOADERS)

●215, 225, 235, 245 (EXCAVATORS)

●140G, 140H, 14H, 16G (MOTOR GRADERS)

●740D & 740E ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK

●777E & 777D RIGID DUMPERS

HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

REBUILD OF ROCK DUMPERS AND ASSEMBLY OF NEW MODELS:

●EH 100, EH 1100, EH 1700, EH 3500

REBUILD OF EXCAVATORS AS WELL AS TROUBLESHOOTING OF HYDRAULIC

PROBLEMS:

●ZX 330, ZX 780, ZX 1200, ZX 1700, ZX 1900, ZX 2500, ZX 3500

KOMATSU DUMPTRUCKS ATLAS COPCO DRILL RIGS

●HD 785 – 7, HM 400 – 7 ECM 6000 II & ECM 6000 III

MOBILE CRUSHERS _ MOBILE CRANES

●METSO ST 105 SANNY 100 TON

●METSO ST 106 TABANO 50 TON

●METSO LT 200 AND LT 300 CYCLONE CRUSHERS KOBELOO 50 TON

●METSO UH 440 JAC CRUSHER HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE TEST

●EXTEC 12 JAW CRUSHERS HYDRAULIC FAULT FINDING

●FINLEY 683 AND 685 MOBILE CRUSHERS GENERAL SERVICE & MAINTENANCE ON

CRANES

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Company: Kimco Plant Hire

Dates: Mid April 2017 to present

Position: Earth Moving Diesel Mechanic

Reason for leaving: company closing down

Duties

●Major repairs on all machines

●Service of all machines and vehicles

●Standby duties

●Field service

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Company:

Amatheon Agri Zambia

Dates:

March 2016 – 23 March 2017

Position:

Workshop and head of Development Manager

Reason for leaving:

Retrenched

Duties

●Procurement for all workshop and farming machinery and related items

●Fault finding and repair of broken machine etc hydraulics and electrical

●General Mechanical work on all machines and equipment

●Supervising workshop staff - 35

●Managing Job cards off all employees

●Assisting with repairs on Harvesters, Tractors and other implements

●Technical training of personnel assigned to me on a daily basis

Company:

NSBT - Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Terminal

Dates:

September 2015 – End February 2016

Position:

Earthmoving Diesel Mechanic 2nd in charge

Reason for leaving:

Rotation period is very long

Duties

●Mobile Lighting Plants on Harbour

●Fault finding and repair of broken machine etc hydraulics and electrical

●General Mechanical work on all machines and equipment

●Ordering of spares within the budget given by the HOD

●Managing Job cards off all employees

●Technical training of personnel assigned to me on a daily basis

Company:

Shangano Crushers (Zimbabwe)

Dates:

September 2014 – End April 2015

Position:

Earthmoving Diesel Mechanic

Reason for leaving:

Contract ended due to financial reasons

Duties

●Engine re-builds, completely – top to bottom on CAT and Hitachi machines

●Field service work on various mine sites when there is a machine breakdown

●Fault finding and repair of broken machine etc hydraulics and electrical

●Training and supervision of junior apprentices, 6 in total

●General Mechanical work on all machines and equipment

●Ordering of spares within the budget given by the HOD

●Managing Job cards off all workshop employees – 13 in total

Company:

Afrimat Industrial Minerals (Henley on Klip)

Dates:

September 2011 – August 2014

Position:

Senior Technical Support

Reason for leaving:

Offered Expat work in Zimbabwe

Duties

●Engine re-builds, completely – top to bottom on mobile crushers and earth moving machines

●Managing and checking Job cards off all workshop employees – 15 in total

●Field service work in Gauteng and Mpumalanga on a weekly basis upon breakdown of machine even at night

●Field service and rebuilds of machines in all provinces where we have sites upon request of management – sites etc Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape

●Fault finding on Hydraulics and Electrics for repair on machines

●General Mechanical and Electrical work on all machines including service’s

●Training of junior apprentices 3 to 5 at rotating stages

●Ordering and collecting of urgent spares for repairs on machines

●Attending monthly budget and managers meetings to clarify all expenses done by workshop department

Company:

Stuart Coal (Delmas)

Dates:

March 2011 – August 2011

Position:

Earthmoving Mechanic

Reason for leaving:

Position offered that had benefits and more financial stability

Duties

●Ordering of spares in order to repair machines and equipment

●Field service work on mine site on a rotating basis with 3 other mechanics

●Assisting trainees and junior mechanics on fault finding of machines – 9 in total

●Assisting with General Mechanical work on all machines in yard

●Engine rebuilds on various machines etc CAT, Hitachi, Liebherr and Komatsu

●Managing Job cards and timekeeping of employees – 11 in total

Company:

M.C.K. Trucks (Congo, DRC)

Dates:

January 2010 – December 2010

Position:

Maintenance Supervisor

Reason for leaving:

1 year contract on copper mines

Duties

●Training of Congolese mechanics on various earth moving machines

●Supervision of general maintenance and repairs of machines and equipment

●Assisting 12 junior mechanics on all repairs and giving advice on fault finding of broken machines.

●Handling and submitting a weekly forecast of all mechanical and maintenance expenses including overtime for week, in order to hand it in at budget meetings done every second week on site

Company:

Concor

Dates:

January 2008 – December 2009

Position:

Plant Foreman

Reason for leaving:

Offered Expat work in the DRC

Duties

●Supervising all mechanics in workshop – 11 mechanics

●Field service work with mechanics twice a week

●Hydraulic and Electrical Fault finding on machines and equipment for correct repair.

●Managing timesheets and job cards of all mechanics – 23 in total

●Training and supervision of junior apprentices – 5 junior apprentices at interval stages

●General advice and assistance on all mechanical work on various machines

●Ordering of urgent spares for repairs

●Monthly budget and forecast meetings on fuel expenses, salaries, spares and transport of workshop department

Company:

Iron Mountain Plant Hire (Jet Park)

Dates:

2003 – 2007

Position:

Junior Workshop Manager

Reason for leaving:

Offered a better opportunity

Duties

●Engine re-builds to O M Specks on various machines

●Accompanying mechanics on field service work when called out on a breakdown – randomly

●Managing job cards and timesheets of all workshop personnel – 29 in total

●Scheduling machines for service with mechanics

●Managing and assisting all mechanics with their daily tasks

●Strip and obtain quotes for repairing including all respay and electrical work.

●Supervising general mechanical work and daily tasks off all mechanics

●Ordering of spares for urgent mechanical repairs on machines

●Signing off requisition form for all expenses of the workshop Weekly budget meetings and revising budget given in a urgent case in order to keep production running

Company:

Westrand Plant Hire (Brakpan)

Dates:

1996 – 2003

Position:

Diesel Mechanic

Reason for leaving:

Offered a more senior role

Duties

●Engine re-builds top to bottom on various makes of earth moving machines

●Field service work on 5 sites in Gauteng

●General Mechanical work including scheduled service and breakdowns of machines

●Managing workshop employee’s job cards – 17 in total

●Training of junior apprentices when needed – varies from 5 to 9 at a time

●Fault finding on breakdown machines

●Checking of parts ordered for machine service and breakdown

Company:

J.W. Plant Hire (Welkom)

Dates:

1994 – 1996

Position:

Site Foreman

Reason for leaving:

Relocated to Gauteng

Duties

●General mechanical work on all earth moving machines

●Engine re-builds – top to bottom including stripping machine, respray and electrical

●Field service work when on standby after hours and weekends when there is a breakdown

●Fault finding of hydraulics and electrical problems of machines

●Attending and reporting at monthly budget meetings

●Training of junior apprentices

●Managing job cards of 17 workshop staff -

●Checking and signing of requisition forms given for all workshop expenses

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