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

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RHODESFIELD – KEMPTON PARK

JOHANNESBURG

CELL NUMBER 082-***-**** / 002**-*****-****

E MAIL ADDRESS acoxlz@r.postjobfree.com

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

+258-***-***-***

Mr JOHN JOSEPH - DIRECTOR

AUTO-DOC SERVICES

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ONIO RANIKA – FOREMAN

W & K EARTHMOVERS AND PLANT HIRE

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