CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
ABTON JOHN
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME JOHN
FIRST NAMES ABTON
DATE OF BIRTH 08 February 1967
PASSPORT NUMBER BN 207046
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 01 DIANA COURT
RHODESFIELD – KEMPTON PARK
JOHANNESBURG
CELL NUMBER 082-***-**** / 002**-*****-****
E MAIL ADDRESS ******@*****.***
GENDER MALE
NATIONALITY ZIMBABWEAN
RACE GROUP BLACK
HOME LANGUAGES SHONA
OTHER LANGUAGES ENGLISH AND ZULU
MARITAL STATUS MARRIED
WORK PERMIT NUMBER BMP 2705/2010/DZP
PROFILE
CURRENTLY I AM WORKING FOR BARLOWORLD EQUIPMENT AS A FIELD SERVICE
MECHANIC, SPECIALISING IN CATERPILLAR PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AT RIO TINTO
COAL MINE IN BENGA, TETE PROVINCE MOZAMBIQUE. I THRIVE FOR DISCIPLINE AND
RESPECT TO ACHIVE SET BUSINESS OBJECTIVES. I AM STRONGLY SELF MOTIVATED,
VISIONARY, ORGANISED, MULTI-SKILLED, HONESTY AND A GOOD TEAM PLAYER. I AM
ALSO A SELF STARTER WHO CAN WORK WITHOUT SUPERVISION, RESULT ORIENTED &
GOAL DRIVEN TO ACHIEVE SET TARGETS. BELIEVES IN POSITIVE MATURE IDEAS
THAT BRINGS POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO AN ORGANISATION, CONSTRUCTIVE
TEAMWORK AND LEARNING SYLLABI TO KEP ABREAST WITH TECHNOLOGY.
ACHIEVEMENTS
-I ACHIEVED RCOVERY OF TRUCKS GROUNDED ON FALSE DIAGOSIS FROM A FLEET OF
16 ONLY 7
WERE MOBILE DUE TO WRONG INJECTOR PUMP TIMING ON V8 & 10 BENZ
POWERLINER ENGINES,
-CAT 16M GRADER CALIBRATED THE MACHINE ARTICULATION ANGLES
CALIBRATIONS AND AND
PICKED UP THE BLADE LIFT SOLENOIDS WHICH WER FAULTY AFTER MACHINE WAS
ATTENDED TO
FOR A WEEK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
DIESEL MECHANIC CLASS ONE – HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – 1989
SEPTEMBER- 1993 APRIL.
CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICIAN PART 1- 1994
SEPTEMBER
BP MECHANIC OF THE YEAR CERTIFICATE 2000
TOYOTA HI-TECH TRAINING CERTIFICATES
DEFENSIVE DRIVING CERTIFICATE
SAFETY LOCKOUT OFFICER
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
GCE ’O’ LELEL St PETER’S KUBATANA HIGH
SUBJECTS – MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, SHONA, RELIGIOUS
STUDIES & WOODWORK
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NAME OF COMPANY BARLOWORLD EQUIPMENT UK Ltd – MOZAMBIQUE
POSITION HELD CATERPILLAR PLANT & EQUIPMENT – DIESEL
MECHANIC, FIELD SERVICE
DURATION 1 JULY 2011 – UP TO DATE
DUTIES – ATTEND TO BREAKDOWN CALLOUTS AT THE RIO TINTO COAL MINE
MOZAMBIQUE MINE CARRIED OUT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON 793D,
777F CAT DUMP TRUCKS, DRILL
RIGS DP 1500, D75KS SANDVIK, 16M GRADERS, TH514 TELESCOPIC HANDLER,
834H WHEEL AND D10T TACK TYPE DOZER, 428E BACKHOE LOADER, 330 – 336D
EXCAVATOR.
NAME OF COMPANY AUTO-DOC SERVICES
POSITION HELD WORKSHOP FOREMAN
DURATION JULY 2002 TO MARCH 2004
DUTIES – DAILY WORKSHOP OPERATIONS, JOB DISTRIBUTION, SUPERVISING, TESTING
VEHICLES AND COSTING JOB CARDS. CARRIED OUT ELECTRONIC FUEL
INJECTION DIAGNOSIS AND FAULT FINDING, ASSISTING MECHANICS IN ENGINE
OVERAULING PROBLEMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING.
NAME OF COMPANY W & K EARTHMOVERS AND PLANT HIRE
POSITION HELD DIESEL MECHANIC
DURATION APRIL 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 2005
DUTIES – SERVICED CAT EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT ie D6 DOZER, 375LE
EXCAVATORS, 140G GRADERS, VOLVO A35C & BELL B20/25B DUMP TRUCKS
REFERENCE
JACO JOUBERT - SUPERVISOR
BARLOWORLD EQUIPMENT MOZAMBIQUE
Mr JOHN JOSEPH - DIRECTOR
AUTO-DOC SERVICES
ONIO RANIKA – FOREMAN
W & K EARTHMOVERS AND PLANT HIRE