PERSONAL INFORMATION

FULL NAMES : Louis

SURNAME : Venter

DATE OF BIRTH : 1 September 1984

ADRESS : 15 Clyde Court Flats,

Zambezi Street

Three Rivers

1929

TEL : 072-***-****

MARITAL STATUS : Married

HOME LANGUAGE : Afrikaans

OTHER : English

Fanakalo

HEALTH : Excellent

TRANSPORT : Own Vehicle & Code C1 Driver’s license with PDP

QUALIFICATIONS

SECONDARY EDUCATION

SCHOOL : Stilfontein Hoërskool

HIGHEST STANDARD : Grade 10

SUBJECTS : Afrikaans

English

Biology

Geography

Business Economics

Woodwork

COURSES PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED

TRAINING : WORKING AT HEIGHTS (CETA)

BASIC RIGGING & SLINGING (TETA)

POWER TOOL SAFETY (TETA)

WORK EXPERIENCE

COMPANY : CONSULMET ENGINEERING

PERIOD : September 2016 – Current (Contract Basis)

POSITION : Semi-Skilled Boilermaker

RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensuring that co-employees are transported in a safe manner on a daily basis

to and from the site where we are currently working (Alexander Bay). Ensuring that vehicle has been checked and all is in a good working order on

a daily basis. Doing random pick-ups or drop-offs in Springbok as well as

transporting of co-employee’s home (Klerksdorp). Sites that I have transported

co-employees to and from is Lesotho, Botswana and Komatipoort.

Sets up and operates power saws to cut, slot, groove, miter, and trim metallic and non-metallic workpieces per specifications: Selects and installs blade on machine, using hand tools. Sets controls to adjust speed, feed rate, and blade tensions. Positions guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpiece, using hand tools and measuring devices. Scribes reference lines on material as guide for sawing operations, per blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications. Mounts workpiece in holding device, manually or using hoist. Operates saw to cut along scribed lines. Verifies dimensions of finished workpiece, using measuring devices. may also weld and anneal saw blades.

Semi-Skilled Welder (CO2 & Plastic Welding)

Reads and interprets blueprints and machine drawings to determine specific welding requirements. Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by engineer. Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from colour of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle. Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead positions. Examines weld for bead size and other specifications. Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes. Positions and clamps workpieces together or assembles them in jig or fixtures. Selects torch, torch tip, filler ford and flux, per welding chart specifications or type and thickness of material. Tacks assemblies together. Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter. Cleans or de-greases parts. Performs all necessary maintenance and repair on all equipment used in welding. Move parts in and move finished product out of welding area.

Fitter

Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place. Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning. Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.

Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery. Maintain mechanical equipment.

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments. Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.

Mark reference points on construction materials. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.

Weld metal components. Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints. Install metal structural components. Position structural components.

Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.

Install gauges or controls. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints. Weld metal components. Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses. Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired. Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation. Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines. Fabricate parts or components. Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.

Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents. Clean equipment or facilities.

COMPANY : SPIDERS WEB (License & Registrations)

PERIOD : April 2014 – August 2016 (Retrenched)

POSITION : Driver

RESPONSIBILITIES: Leasing with clients (Car dealerships) when pick-ups are being done, ensuring that documents are correct with correct supporting documents. Queuing at the different licensing offices and ensuring that all deals are done daily and that number plates are made. Al so did short distance trips transferring good such as wooden pallets etc.

General maintenance and inspections are made on vehicles daily to perform duties are carried out without delays.

CONTACT : FRANK GONSALVES

082-***-****

COMPANY : CONSTEEN ENGINEERING

PERIOD : 2013 – March 2014 (Retrenched)

POSITION : Semi-Skilled Welder / Boilermaker

RESPONSIBILITIES: Reads and interprets blueprints and machine drawings to determine specific welding requirements. Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by engineer. Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle. Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical or overhead positions. Examines weld for bead size and other specifications. Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes. Positions and clamps workpieces together or assembles them in jig or fixtures. Selects torch, torch tip, filler ford and flux, per welding chart specifications or type and thickness of material. Tacks assemblies together. Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter. Cleans or de-greases parts. Performs all necessary maintenance and repair on all equipment used in welding. Move parts in and move finished product out of welding area.

CONTACT : HOLOM NEBE

(011) 659 – 2820 / 071*******

COMPANY : TJ ENTERPRIZE (SINOSTEEL PLANT)

PERIOD : 2012 - 2013

POSITION : Plant Foreman

RESPONSIBILITIES : Oversee, coordinate and prioritize all work performed in the plant departments, including

Production, Safety, Plant Maintenance, Building and Grounds, Consumables and

inventory Control.

CONTACT : (013) 699 - 1716

COMPANY : ODEN-ZIN ENGINEERING & MINING

PERIOD : 2011 – 2012

POSITION : Fitter (Installation on scoops, centre pins and hydraulic pipes).

RESPONSIBILITIES : Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place. Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning. Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements. Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery. Maintain mechanical equipment. Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments. Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly. Mark reference points on construction materials. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment. Weld metal components. Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints. Install metal structural components. Position structural components. Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools. Install gauges or controls. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints. Weld metal components. Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired. Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation. Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines. Fabricate parts or components. Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects. Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents. Clean equipment or facilities.

CONTACT : (014) 538 - 0582

COMPANY : COASTAL HIRE

PERIOD : 2009 – 2010

POSITION : Mechanic

RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintenance and repairs to electrical equipment such as drills, grinders ect. As well as the services and repairs to different generator makes and models.

CONTACT : (013) 230 - 9920

COMPANY : ZELPY MINING

PERIOD : 3 June 2008 – 25 September 2008

POSITION : Team Leader M/Skills

RESPONSIBILITIES: Team leaders serve various roles in an organization. Their job is to get tasks done by using all the resources available to them, including other employees or team members. Below is a list of some important roles a team leader must often take on: Develop a strategy the team will use to reach its goal. Communicate clear instructions to team members. Listen to team members' feedback. Monitor team members' participation to ensure the training they are being provided is being put into use. Manage the flow of day-to-day operations. Create reports to update the company on the team's progress. Distribute reports to the appropriate personnel

CONTACT : (018) 462 – 5497

COMPANY : GREAT NOLIGWA MINE

ANGLO GOLD

PERIOD : 24 August 2006 – 20 August 2007

POSITION : Stope Team Leader / Assisting Under Ground

RESPONSIBILITIES: Team leaders serve various roles in an organization. Their job is to get tasks done by using all the resources available to them, including other employees or team members. Below is a list of some important roles a team leader must often take on: Develop a strategy the team will use to reach its goal. Communicate clear instructions to team members. Listen to team members' feedback. Monitor team members' participation to ensure the training they are being provided is being put into use. Manage the flow of day-to-day operations. Create reports to update the company on the team's progress. Distribute reports to the appropriate personnel

Mining assist perform a variety of duties underground in mines as well as on the surface. Mining assistants erecting and dismantle scaffolding at a construction site on the mine. Collect waste material. Help with the laying of pipes and cables. Transport materials and equipment to and from the workplace. Install, maintain and dispatch mechanical and electrical machinery under the supervision of trained operators.

CONTACT : (018) 700 - 9111 / (011) 637- 6000

COMPANY : ANGLO PLATINUM

PERIOD : April 2005- February 2006

POSITION : Winch Erecting Team Leader

RESPONSIBILITIES: Everyday morning, enter the Safety Tool Box Meeting with the Safety Officer before starting the work. Organize the work for groups in day to day operation.

Performs 100% pre-checks and pre-inspections before the Site Supervisor do the official checks and inspections.

CONTACT : (014) 596 - 0184

COMPANY : PROFITCO MINING AND CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

PERIOD : 2004-2005

POSITION : Pipe & Box Installations

RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate with job site manager to configure pipe system layout. Order proper pipes and other materials. Select supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders. Assemble materials at job site. Select type and size of pipe. Cut, thread, and hammer pipes per pipe system specs. Use saws and cutting torches to craft proper pipe sizes. Turn off steam, water, or gas from pipe section. Secure pipes to walls and fixtures using brackets, clamps, tools or welding equipment. Secure pipes to radiators or tanks. Repair and maintain pipe systems and components. Resolve problems such as obstructions or holes. Dip nonferrous piping materials in molten tin and lead to prevent erosion, or galvanic and electrolytic action. Remove water from flooded manholes or basements. Repair cracks and leaks.

CONTACT :

COMPANY : SERAN ENGINEERING

GOUDSTR STILFONTEIN

PERIOD : 2003-2004

POSITION : Profile Operator

CONTACT : Pieter Swanepoel

(018) 484 - 4645

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