Finishing Foreman

Location:

Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa

Salary:

R20,000

Posted:

July 18, 2019

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Resume:

Position applying for: Finishing Foreman

Cover letter for: Chris Van Der Vyver

I am an active, 53-year old male, a South African citizen residing in Florida Johannesburg.

Skills and behavioral qualities:

• I ensure that all Construction activities within the designated areas are well planned and coordinated.

• I have a strong sense of customer care and do everything I can to ensure

that my clients have a good experience every time they have dealings with

me and the company.

• My work extends to Site management and production.

• I am self-motivated and work very well independently as well as in a team.

• I have the ability to read site drawings for construction/installation purposes.

• I have good communication skills, both verbal and written and have the

ability to communicate at all levels.

• I am highly efficient and have the ability to work under pressure.

• My attention to detail is high, and I have the ability to meet deadlines.

• I am determent to succeed in the tasks given to me.

• I am results orientated, reliable, responsible, dependable and flexible.

• I have the ability to use my own initiative in order to solve problems.

• I have the ability to relate to people and to achieve a goal.

• People respond well to me because I am friendly, helpful and respectful.

• I take pride in the work that I do, from start to the finished product.

Please find my resume, also attached, for your kind consideration. Awaiting your further instructions.

Kind regards

Chris van der Vyver

072-***-****/078-***-****

CURRICULUM VITAE JCC (CHRIS) VAN DER VYVER

HOME ADDRESS : Florida Lake Plaza no 107

22 3rd Ave

Florida

1709

Johannesburg

CELL PHONE NUMBER : 072-***-****

084-***-****

E-mail: *******************@*****.***

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

SURNAME : Van der Vyver

FULL NAMES : Jakobus Cornelius Christoffel

I.D. NUMBER : 650**********

DATE OF BIRTH 14 February 1965

SEX : Male

MARITAL STATUS : Married - 1 Dependant

DRIVER’s LICENCE : Yes, Code 08

NATIONALITY South African

HOME LANGUAGE : Afrikaans

OTHER LANGUAGES English (Speak, read and write)

MILITARY COMMITMENTS : 2 years Military service completed

CRIMINAL OFFENSES None

HEALTH Excellent.

2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

TECHNICON ATTENDED : Technikon Witwatersrand

(1982)

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE : N3

SUBJECTS PASSED : Woodworkers Theory

Building Theory

Building Science

Maths

Afrikaans

English

LEADERSHIP ABILITIES : Rugby captain O/15, 1st team (Jan Viljoen Technical)

CPL - Army

EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES : Rugby, Water sport

3. COMPUTER TRAINING

- 20-20 Kitchen Designing - Feds Hypabuild (Barlow Rand)

- Bill cost (Estimating) - Bill cost

- Articad - Bill cost

- MI2000 Basic - Mitek}

- Basic Engineering - Mitek}

- Prime cad - Mitek}

- Truss Pac Version 5.7 - Mitek} Timber Roof Truss Engineering Course

- MI200 Intermediate - Mitek}

- Micad - Mitek}

- Auto CAD 12 - Alpine Timber Roof Truss Engineering Course

- MS Projects

- MS Excel

4. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Setheo Engineering

POSITION : Site Manager

PERIOD : October 2014

BENEFITS : Company Bakkie

: Company Cell Phone

JOB FUNCTION:

• Setting up of a proper planed program of works and working according to the program on a daily basis.

• Control all required resources (Manpower, equipment, materials and tools required) and sustain the work efficiency.

• Ensure all work groups are properly guided in close cooperation with the Project Manager.

• Check setting out of building as per site plans.

• Check setting out of all concrete works such as new aprons and driveways.

• Doing all renovations and maintenance of residential up market houses internal and external.

• Inspecting work in progress to ensure specifications of client’s requirements are met and resolve problems as it arises.

• Updating of site progress report on a weekly basis.

• Supervising subcontractors on site.

• Supervising general staff on site.

• Identify where special skills are required in order to minimize unnecessary costs that might arise.

• Ordering of material on site on time in order to avoid delays.

• Material ordered as specified in the BOQ.

• Composing internal and external finishing work on residential housing developments as per specifications.

•.Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations.

• Attending weekly meetings with QS, Architect, Project Manager of KZN Regional housing, Engineers and Clients.

• Pre-snagging all work done prior to snagging date.

• Attending to final issues after snagging done by client.

• Obtaining all handover documents prior to handover date.

• Reporting to the Project Manager on a daily basis.

5. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Calgro M3 Holdings

POSITION : Finishing Foreman

PERIOD : October 2012 - Sept 2014

BENEFITS : Company Bakkie

REASON FOR LEAVING : Retrenched

JOB FUNCTION:

• Check setting out of building as per site plans.

• Supervising subcontractors. .

• Supervising staff on site.

• Ordering of material on site.

• Composing internal and external finishing work on multi storey developments as per specifications.

• Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations.

• After buildings are snagged by client I have the responsibility of repairing all minor problems found by client during snagging process for de-snagging and handover to client.

• Reporting to the Project Manager on a daily basis.

• MAINTENACE RETENTION PERIOD. (Maintenance Manager)

• Attending to all maintenance on a daily basis on the entire developments for the retention period.

1)Madula Moho 28-48 flats per Buiding x 10 Blocks of flats

2)IHS Investments 28-48 flats per Buiding x 10 Blocks of flats

3)Jabulani Hights 20-30 flats per Buiding x 12 Blocks of flats

4)Fleurhoff 20-48 flats per Building x Multiple Blocks of Flats and 2&3 bedroom Houses

6. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Before The Wind Investments 117 (PTY)

POSITION : Site Foreman

PERIOD : April 2009 – September 2012

REASON FOR LEAVING End of contract

JOB FUNCTION :

• Supervising Subcontractors.

• Ordering of material on site.

• Supervising staff on site

• Completing all building and finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations.

7. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : RSA ALU ART

POSITION : Aluminium Installations Manager

PERIOD : January 2007 – February 2009

BENEFITS : Company Bakkie

REASON FOR LEAVING : Company went out of business (Retrenched)

JOB FUNCTION :

. Managing all new installations of Aluminium window frames, sliding doors, foldup patio doors, doors & frames

• Measuring all new openings on Site before Manufacturing

• Supervising staff on site

• Supervising subcontractor installation teams on site

• Ordering of all new stock for installation purposes

• Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations

8. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Modern Installations (Own business)

POSITION : Owner

PERIOD : November 1998 - 2006

JOB FUNCTION :

. Manufacturing & installing of Kitchens & BIC”S

• Measuring on Site before Manufacturing for new kitchen

• Supervising staff on site

• Overseeing subcontractors installing Granite Tops

• Ordering of material

• Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations

9. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Group 5

POSITION : Foreman

PERIOD : January 1994 – October 1998

JOB FUNCTION :

• Supervising subcontractors.

• Ordering of material on site.

• Supervising staff on site.

• Composing internal and external finishing work on a high-rise development as per specifications.

• Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations.

• Snagging and de-snagging with client.

• Reporting to the Site Agent on a daily basis.

10. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

COMPANY : Zander Projects

POSITION : Foreman

PERIOD : February 1991 – December 1993

JOB FUNCTION :

• Supervising subcontractors.

• Supervising staff on site.

• Composing internal and external finishing work on a high-rise development as per specifications.

• Completing all finishing work on site sufficiently and to the client’s expectations.

• Snagging and de-snagging with client.

• Reporting to the Project Manager on a daily basis.

11. RELATED EXPERIENCE HISTORY

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN KITCHEN DESIGNING AND INSTALLATION:

Dept Manager at FEDS Hypabuild for +/- 2 years in the Building Materials Division. Manager of Kitchen Designing on CAD System & 20-20 kitchen designing. Did quantity Estimating – using Bill Cost program.

JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:

1.DEPARTMENT MANAGER, BUILDING MATERIALS DEPARTMENT

Purchasing of stock, promotions with reps, monthly budget, overseeing of staff, customer liaison,

Helped builders to work out material cost on plans.

2. KITCHEN DESIGNING

Designing of kitchens and working out quotations. Support and enquiries, ordering of stock, processing orders of clients and dispatching of kitchen units to clients.

3. QUANTITY ESTIMATOR

Did estimating off house plans on quantity and costs of building materials.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Previous positions were in the Roof Truss Industry as well as the building industry and hardware.

Companies I worked for were Ferreira’s Honeydew, Opti-Truss (Designer/Estimator), HMG Projects (Foreman).

EXPERIENCE OBTAINED IN ROOF TRUSS INDUSTRY:

Designing, Estimating, Erecting of Timber Roof Trusses, Quoting on tenders for Timber Roof Trusses, Liaison with contractors and measuring up of Buildings for pre-fabricating of Timber Roof Trusses.

EXPERIENCE OBTAINED IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY:

All building & alterations, roof trusses, bulkheads, dry wall partitioning, suspended ceilings.

Read building plans. Did assessments on projects, quoted on projects and discussed quotations with clients. Co-ordinate & supervised projects, liaised with architect on plans and layout of project.

12. LATEST NEW PROJECTS WORKED ON

1) Madula Moho (Multi Million Rand Project)

A Residential Complex consisting of 10 x 4 storey buildings.

Each building varies between 28 – 48 Apartments.

Value of project R 90 Million

2)IHS Investments (Multi Million Rand Project)

A Residential Complex consisting of 9 x 4 storey buildings.

Each building varies between 28 – 48 Apartments.

Value of project R 80 Million

3)Jabulani Heights (Multi Million Rand Project)

A Residential Complex consisting of 12 x 4 storey buildings.

Each building varies between 20 – 30 Apartments.