DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations)

Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

Academic Qualifications

South African Institute of

Welding (2015)

SAQCC: Welding and

Fabrication Inspector Level 1

ASME codes of Manufacturing

for Inspection of Pressure

Vessels & Steam Generators

SAQCC: Senior Welding

Inspector Level 2

Greenside Design Centre (2006)

BA Multi Media (Multi Media,

Graphic Design, Interior Design)

Udemy (2022)

Lean Manufacturing & the 5s

Principles

Production Management

Effective Management

Nationality

South African

Language

English (Fluent)

Afrikaans (Native)

Introduction

I am a team leader in the Quality Engineering field. I have worked in the Quality Management/Engineering field for the last 4 years. I have gained a lot of experience in this field & I have a vast knowledge of the different standards, including ASME 1 to ASME 9, AWS D1.1 to AWS D 1.7, ISO 3834, ISO 9001, NBIC PART 1 – 3, SANS etc. I am passionate about quality and proud of the ability to create perfect products, which are according to the code or clients specifications.

Career Highlights

Started my career as a junior QC/QA Inspector at Chrysos Engineering, while completing my studies, I pride myself to have worked my way up from the bottom. From junior Inspector to QC/QA Inspector to Senior quality/welding inspector all the way to Welding Quality Manager.

I am also the Responsible welding coordinator (RWC), as I have implemented ISO 3834 welding management system in conjunction with AWS codes. It was my task to troubleshoot all welding operations which included resolution of cracking, porosity, weldability.

I manage the Production, Planning & Operations for both the welding & finishing Departments, including sandblasting & the daily production & planning to assure that we are operating at a high efficiency, based on the 5s; 1) Defining Value, 2) Mapping the Value Stream, 3) Creating Flow, 4) Using a Pull System, and 5) Pursuing Perfection. To ensure that all required work is done correctly and meets due dates & procedures for the company. I also manage the Inspection and welding operators on critical welding operations and identified, designed, procured, and implemented all welding equipment and/or fixture needs.

Professional Experience

Rhinoman Canopies Outdoor

and Offroad (Pty) Ltd – Pretoria

– South Africa

28 January 2023 – Present

Head of Department Manager(Welding, Finishing, Quality & Sandblasting) Responsibilities towards Finishing & Welding:

• Manage daily staff time & attendance, staff requirements and issues and ensure that employees comply with company policy and procedures.

• Maintain good discipline and working relations. Refer issues to HR DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

where necessary.

• Submit all relevant documentation from employees to HR. (Leave applications, sick note’s, grievances, disciplinary documentation etc.)

• Ensure that all employees follow correct working procedures and comply with health and safety regulations.

• Ensure employees reach their production requirements in the most effective way daily to meet the & daily & monthly target.

• Constantly evaluate employee work performance and provide training

(One point lesson) where required Facilitate and oversee all inhouse training that is finishing and welding related.

• Follow up that the Weekly toolbox talk is done in cooperation with SHE reps.

Production / Operational

• Manage stock levels on daily consumables.

• Daily and monthly reporting on production to top management.

• Constant improvement on existing processes

• Monthly stock takes of all WIP and ready for powder coating stock.

• Develop & manage production schedule to meet client orders, that it is completed and ready before due date.

• Assist on NCR at welding & finishing that need to be Inspected to pass QC for finishing.

• Manage monthly budget & expenses related to my departments.

• Check that welding consumables are ordered on time to avoid not having enough on the welding floor.

• Manage daily finishing & QC production & ensure that production targets are met at required quality standard.

• Ensure that canopies are booked “To Finish” complete without any shortages of components.

• Prioritize jobs for welding & finishing that are customer orders according to due dates.

• Check daily for stock units converted to customer orders and process accordingly.

• Constantly monitor welding & quality processes for improvement and conformance to current standards.

• Liaise with sales department on jobs past their due dates and discrepancies between orders and the system.

• Ensure all welding & finishing staff meet their production targets daily.

• Ensure all canopies are booked to the right status to pull the correct list for daily production.

• Oversee and manage all welding & finishing on prototypes.

• Daily feedback reports on production to top management. Welding & finishing production.

• Daily update of Canopies Weld per day & Individual performance.

• Assist with feedback on orders from sales & other departments. DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

• Assist on Canopy discrepancies at welding, finishing, PC & final assembly to get the product done on time and correctly.

• Assist QC on uncertainty of conformance on canopies being quality checked.

• Ensure that steel line, keeps up with production requirements according to due date & that it is done correctly within the time frame required.

Tools & Machinery

• Arrange & coordinate any repairs, warranty claims or new acquisitions of tools & machinery. Welding torches, grinders, orbitals are replaced asap before causing the line to stand.

• Report any misuse, abuse, or accidental damage.

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General

Assist in improving SOP’s where possible.

• Assist with implementation and maintaining of quality management system.

• Ensure all staff are wearing the correct uniforms & PPE.

• Review CV & contact and arrange interviews with possible welding or finishing candidates.

• Create KPI for welding staff.

• Daily production planning on what needs to be welded & sent to finishing.

• Compile time sheets of welders for each day.

• Check that the welders are welding according to the production planning.

• Check that welders and finishing teams are following the procedure on their individual roles.

• Ensure that documentation is filled in when, sending & receiving of canopies from another department.

• Check that supervisors & team leaders are performing their duties as required.

• Assist supervisors & team leaders with any issues they may have on the floor.

• Assist with issues at PC to have the completed canopy meet the quality standard to pass if there is an issue on the canopy.

• Perform additional tasks as requested from the Managing Director or Directors.

• Additional duties can be given if requested by the Managing Directors or Managing Director.

• Quotes on anything needed for the welding and finishing departments.

DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

CREST Information Systems –

Johannesburg – South Africa

March 2017 – January 2023

• Sorting out time daily keeping of staff, sent from Elnidene.

• Assisting on monthly hours of staff members.

• Completing leave forms & checking that the details are correct.

• Having the correct information to report to the Managing Director or Directors at the weekly meeting.

Powder Coating and Zinc Plating:

Plating;

• Verify that the parts loaded onto the trucks & the correct amount of each components for the particular project, has been made & is being sent to the correct Company (Zinc plating/Powder coating)

• Follow up with production, if a component has not been made, for a certain project, to ensure that it does get made so that all items will be made.

• Print job packs for components to be sent for outside processes, with correct sales number/works order.

• Ensure traceability is enforced by sending an e-mail to Zinc plating indicating Sales order, part description, quantity, zinc plating colour and when required.

• Keep a spreadsheet of the Zinc Plating components to ensure that the parts will be ready when required & that all are returned. Powder Coating:

• Verify that the parts loaded onto the trucks & the correct amount of each components for the particular project, has been made & is being sent to the correct Company (Zinc plating/Powder coating)

• Follow up with production, if a component has not been made, for a certain project, to ensure that it does get made so that all items will be made.

• Ensure traceability is enforced by sending an e-mail to powder coating indicating Sales order, part description, quantity colour required & due date.

• Keep a Powder coating spreadsheet with all relevant information from the e-mail, to insure traceability of each component made.

• Calculate the Surface area of each part in square meters, before sending for the correct pricing to be calculated.

• Follow up with Powder coating to ensure all parts will be ready when required, to avoid delays on the due date.

• Components received from powder coating, are capture on the spreadsheet to keep track of what has been completed correctly.

• Quality checks are done on the parts, to ensure that it has been powder coated correctly, without any defects. (Lack of powder, excess DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

powder, scratches, dents, etc.)

• Delivery notes are sent to accounts for issuing of purchase orders

• Check pricing on purchase orders for accuracy, so that we are not over charged or charged for the incorrect item or colour. CHRYSOS Engineering -

Edenvale - South Africa

Jan 2016 – Feb 2017

QA/QC Inspector

1. Conceptual Phase:

Dealing with Clients, draftsmen and engineers, to discuss the processes needed to start the project. For example, which code will be used for designing the vessel and motivating to the client as to why this would be better, as well as safety procedures on the storage of the materials, etc. 2. Building Phase:

I would finalize, which codes (ASME, SANS, etc.), specs, processes, material will be used, in a meeting with the client, draftsman and engineers. Also any alterations that need to be done on the drawings to conform to the code if needed. Safety requirements are also finalized, as well as the economical aspect that the project is within the client’s budget, as their requirements must be considered.

3. Quality Management Phase: Ensure that all the required material & material certified are there, welders that need to be recertified have been recertified. PQR, WPS, & QCP are in order and that all safety requirements have been met before work commences.

Further Responsibilities include;

• Responsible for compiling QCP’s Quality Control plans per project types

• Responsible for day to day running of project from the Quality assurance / Quality control side & ensuring that the projects is not held up for any minor incident.

• Responsible for weekly staff meetings to get feedback on the project from all staff as well as to insure safety processes are being followed.

• Responsible for having monthly meetings with all staff members, where they can put forward suggestions to improve their work situations in relation to the project that they are working on and their personal work are situations.

CHRYSOS Engineering -

Edenvale - South Africa

March 2015– Jan 2016

Junior QA/QC Inspector

Responsibilities:

• View drawings to make sure that welding symbols/ specifications are accurate & interpreted correctly, to insure that the welders follow the correct steps.

DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

• Inspect, test, or measure materials or products being produced.

• Recommend adjustments to production process if needed.

• Accept or reject finished parts based on Code requirements.

• Remove all products that fail to meet specifications

• Pre inspection of parts & Material inspection done on sheet metal.

• Inspection during production & inspection after production is completed.

• Record the results of the inspections through test reports.

• When defects are found, notify supervisors & help to analyse & correct production problems.

• Check products by visual inspection.

• Mark, tag, or note problems.

• Inspect, test, and sample materials, parts, or products for defects and any deviations from specifications

• Make sure that the products meet Code standards & Health & safety regulations are adhered to.

• Observe safety regulations, wear all required safety equipment, encourage safe working practices, correct obvious hazards immediately or reports them to supervisors.

OSIRIS Trading – Melrose Arch

– South Africa

Jan 2011 – Feb 2015

Senior Support Host

As senior host I ensure that the quality of service that we provide exceeds the customers’ expectations and they need to establish a constructive relationship with the customers that we interact with at all times. Also responsible for ensuring all customer complaints and escalations are delt with and followed up on until such time where we’ve come to an amicable solution. Also manage and build strong relationships with nominated high end customers and VIP’s with a view on extracting maximum value and retention within the segments. Maintenance, development and increasing retention activity rates of nominated high-end players and VIP’s through targeted personal and focused communication.

Analyze the current retention and customer life cycle, user experiences, and key customer touch points and adapt existing communications, develop innovative personal communication and intervention strategies to strive to improve the overall customer values and retention rates in the in the customer segments. Where required, based on local country specific legislation, awareness, maintenance and reinforcement of brand integrity and customer experience is critical.

OSIRIS Trading – Melrose Arch

– South Africa

Dec 2009 – Dec 2010

Call Centre Agent

Assisting all English speaking customers. Responding to all incoming customer queries. Ensuring that all communication received is dealt with in the required timeframe. Ensuring quality communication with customers. Customer retention DEAN VAN BLERK

Head of Department Manager (Production & Operations) Tel: +27-72-564-**** (South Africa)

E-Mail: ad051b@r.postjobfree.com

is paramount. Complete assigned outbound tasks within the required time frame. Liaising with the team leaders. Monitoring internal systems and informing the floor manager on duty if these are not operating or responding correctly. Enhancing customer experience and relationships. Escalating queries and complaints to correct departments.

Jan 2009 – Nov 2009

July 2008 – Dec 2008

Oct 2006 – June 2008

Jan 2004 – Sep 2006

Additional Work Experience:

Lancet Laboratories – Team leader - Call center

Lancet Laboratories – Agent - Call center

MHC Service Centre – Welder – Service center

DisChem Pharmacy - Sales executive – Supplements department Additional Training and Certifications:

This can be provided on request

Aspirations:

Achieve the highest level of Production Management & Efficiency.

To progress, to the highest level of Inspection & Quality Management.

To further my studies within the engineering & manufacturing field onshore & offshore.

To further my studies to become a Metallurgical engineer. Personal skills:

Advanced computer skills, in all Microsoft products. Including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint outlook, etc.

I have I have a vast knowledge of the different standards, Including ASME 1 to ASME 9,AWS D1.1 to AWS D 1.7, ISO 3834, ISO 9001, NBIC PART 1 - 3 etc.

An aptitude for exercising independent thinking & reasoning.

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills in all environments.

Excellent leadership on a team level & motivating staff to push for deadlines.

Ability to easily adapt & learn at a fast & effective pace, in a new environment.

Effortlessly able to multitask and manage tasks and staff required.

The ability to communicate in written & oral formats with diplomacy & tact.

Able to handle pressure without any hesitation & driven & determined to succeed.

Hard working, driven & dedicated to perform at all times.

Familiarity in workplace health & Safety concepts & SANS requirements.

Self-motivated & self-disciplined

Enjoy new challenges within the work field.

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