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Mechanical Engineering Maintenance

Location:

Gauteng, South Africa

Posted:

February 22, 2020

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Dear Sir / Madam

I would like to apply for the Mechanical engineering bursary at Haw & Inglis company.

I was previously employed as a mechanical engineering technician with Eskom Koeberg Nuclear power station, specializing in the maintenance of the Reactor pressure vessel system. I have held positions of increasing responsibility in my work. Over my five years of exploring and knowledge with great experience, I have honed my teamwork skills and ability to adapt.

The use of my technical and leadership skills on a daily basis has given me a solid scientific background on my time with eskom, which I would like to harness for your group and its projects.

I have the required qualifications and motivation courses that I did with the team tghat would also set as a motivation of the position. With my leadership skills and abilities like preventative measure, planning, safety adherence, etc, i believe it would be for the best to be considered for the position.

My personal attributes include excellent communication skills with the ability to maintain a good relationship with co-workers and management, being self-motivated, hard working and possessing the ability to maintain a good attitude when working under pressure due to tight deadlines. They also include strong analytical, problemsolving and quantitative skills.

I would acknowledge and be grateful to meet with you to discuss my suitability and motivation for this position.

Yours truly,

LuxoloDungelo(Mr)

CURRICULLUM VITAE OF LUXOLO DUNGELO

Address : 35 687 Fuphi Street

Harare

Khayelitsha

7784

Contact details : 063-***-****

Personal information

Date of Birth : 20 June 1985

ID number : 850**********

Nationality : South African

Marital Status : Single

Gender : Male

Drivers Licence : 10

Strengths

I’m patient

Friendly, regardless to race

Dedicated to outcomes and challenges based on the given task, and working

effectively with people at the work place.

Career Objectives

I previously worked as a technician at Koeberg Power Station as one of the team leaders at the reactor head overhaul. My main objective is to expand my knowledge and develop the skill gaining more experience in the Mechanical Engineering Field. I am sending my curriculum vitae seeking for more exposure and spreading the knowledge and safety skills within the industrial world.

Secondary Information

Level achieved : Matric

Subjects passed : English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Biology, Mathematics&Physical Science

Tertiary Information

Year : 2008

Institution : CapePeninsulaUniversity of Technology

Subjects Passed : In-service training (Practical 1 and 2)

Qualification : National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Practical and theoretical courses: Reactor head maintenance, Basic Maintenance, Filling and drilling, Hydraulics practical, Basic Machining, Bearings, Conveyors, Couplings, Valves, Gear boxes,Pipes and Fittings, Hydraulics, Lubrication Industrial fasteners, Compressors, Alignment,Heat exchangers, filters and strainers, Hand skills,Belts and chain drives, sealing Components, pumps, Mechanical Drawings, Marking off, Power tools, Safety, Plantaccess training, Diesel escape route training and radiation workers training.

Other Courses: SAP PM1&2, Plant Systems and Regulations, SHE Representative, Confined space Training, MAST (Maintenance Administration Systems Training), Compiler Reviewer’s Course, Plant access training, Procedure reviewer’s Training,Fire fighting.

Computer skills: Excel, Microsoft word, Power point,

Auto-Cad, Solid works (Drawing packages)

Profession: Mechanical Engineering Technician

WORK EXPIRIENCE:

Current Employer: Eskom (Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant)

Current Post: Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Description: Updating and developing procedures, assisting with Preparation of work orders (Job Cards) for maintenance and repairs of equipments such as Reactor head removal and installation, Pumps, Valves, Boilers, Diesel Generators, Heat Exchangers, diesel engines & separators, running inspections on running units, maintenance of gear boxes and their routine lubrication, performing pumps & motors performance tests. Maintenance of mechanical primary systems: cranes, Hoist replacements, load testing, relay replacements, Penstock seal replacements, pressure testing of seals for leaks, seal replacements on reactor coolant pumps.

Refuelling Shutdown: Maintenance of Reactor: Reactor head removal and installation, Unlatching and latching of the control rods, removal/installation of upper and lower internals. Removal/installation of the reactor studs using the Klockner (MST), and the inspection of the reactor vessel using a FOSAR (Foreign Objects camera).Unloading and reloading fuelelements. Alignment of the pump and the motor, balancing the motor and the pump, performing test-run on the motor’s lift pumps, replacing the shock absorbers of the 6.6KV Motor, motor conservation tests, general inspections on the motor and pump condition. Re-coupling the motor and the pump, vibrations and balancing checks on motor and pump, deflection tests and test runs to check the pump’s performance.

Finally the Commissioning of the pump

Duration: 2008 to 2012.

SKILLS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES

Throughout my years of studying and working experience; I learnt to work under a considerable amount of pressure with success. Patience is one of the skills I acquired working with different types of people. I also learnt to handle conflict between co-workers.

Listed are some competencies and skills I gained;

In depth technical knowledge of engineering products and their applications

Promptness to urgent situations

Economic awareness

Experience with serving a company / client liaison

Strong negotiating skills

Attentiveness to detail

Strong problem-solver and innovative thinker

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Departmental SHE Representative

Project management skills, welding, basic hand tools, power tools, mechanical maintenance, Machine design, Rope design, strong problem solving skills, strong communication skills, planning skills, report writing skills, excellent analytical skills, leadership skills, flexibility skills, interpersonal skills, numeracy, easy to adapt in an environment. Strong technical skills and experience in rolling stocks, mechanical skills to design at a detail level using Cad tools, personal commitment to quality customer services, experience with design and documentation control requirements

DEVELOPMENT ABILITIES:

My working experience has enabled me to:

To be a team player and an instant thinker.

Adapt to a working environment of a large organization (Eskom)

Get on with a world wide variety of people.

Improve my theoretical and practical knowledge in Mechanical Engineering.

Be able to work at a high speed production environment.

To perform corrective, planned and preventative maintenance of auxiliary machinery as per service schedule, Job Cards and Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Reference

Mr C Bailey (Training Co-ordinator)

Koeberg Power Station

R27 OffWest Road

Melkbosstrand

P0 Box X10

7441

Tel: 021-*******

Mr B Brown (Lecture)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

CapePeninsulaUniversity of Technology

PO Box 1906

Bellville

7535

Tel: 021-***-****

Mr B Southgate (Mechanical Maintenance Primary Systems Senior Adivsor)