Nico Nortje, June ****

NICO NORTJE

Date of Birth: 18 July 1970

Nationality: South African

Contacts: Email : ad07is@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile : 068-***-**** / 074-***-****

Marital Status: Married

Experience Summary: 29 years’ experience in all welding processes Education, Training & Qualifications:

Education:

- Matric Graduate, Grade 12

- N3, Welding skills and Techniques

- National welding certificate, Olifantsfontein 1993 Training Courses:

- Quality improvement processes SAS services

1993

- Engineering services, Rigger procedures, Hoist

haulage weigh handling SAS services 1994

- Registered with security officers board VIP

personnel protection 1999

- Global 8D Ford 2005

- The AID (improvements, before & after) Tirisano

cluster program Unido 2005

- Biztech (Management skills for supervisors) 2011 Computer Skills:

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

Power point, Outlook express etc)

Core Qualifications:

- Reading of drawings

- Working on heights

- Safety management

- Site management

Process Welding (coded)

- TIG (gtaw)

- MIG (gmaw)

- ARC

- GAS

- SUBMERGED ARC WELDING (smaw)

- LASER WELDING

- STICK WELDING (smaw)

- ROBOTIC WELDING

- FCAW

- AWS / ENS standards

Languages:

- Fluent in English and Afrikaans

Specialties & Key Strengths:

Strong welding supervisor and foreman with extensive experience in all welding aspects. I maintain a functional and efficient work environment for the Quality and Performance production line by providing accurate PPEs and finishing welding procedures.

Consistently completes difficult projects on schedule with thorough follow-through on all instructions and effective management/leading of a team.

Expertise in a variety of welding materials, familiarity with all types of processors from project inception to completion. Excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of safe work practices. Performance-oriented, detail-oriented, and problem-solving skills are my strong points. I can work independently with little oversight, or within a team environment.

Employment History:

Fabrication Foreman

Matla Steel

August 2022 – Current

Key responsibilities

- Responsible for manufacturing product and assist all boilermakers on heavy engineering.

-General weld and boiler makers quality and performance on production line

-Assistance during welding repairs and improvement of processes

-Responsible for welder assessments and welding codes Nico Nortje, June 2022

-Conducting production welding assessments and skill development

-Responsible for obtaining quality VT and UT on fit ups and welds

-Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

-Uphold ISO standards

-Ensuring all welds are as per drawings and WPS standards

-Assistance to welders when required

-Responsible for equipment setup

-Selection and control of materials and consumables

- Inspection of testing

Welding & Boiler Maker / Welding

May 2019 – April 2021

Nico’s Welding Worx

Key Responsibilities:

- Owner and manager of a welding company, that has a core belief in producing quality welding parts for clients, e.g. mags, gearboxes, sumps and boating equipment

- Manufacturing of carports, safety gates, diesel and petrol tanks

- Developed and managed all marketing efforts including online advertising, e-mail services, social networking and direct client presentations

- Responsible for welding codes

- Conducting production welding assessments and skill development

- Ensuring all welds are as per drawings and WPS standards

- Selection and control of materials and consumables

- Inspection of testing

- Welds inclusive of: aluminum, cast iron, mild steel and stainless steel Production Welding & Boiler Maker / Welding Co-Ordinator Foreman August 2013 –March 2019

DCD Wind Towers

Key Responsibilities:

- General weld and boiler makers quality and performance on production line

- Assistance during welding repairs and improvement of processes

- Responsible for welder assessments and welding codes

- Conducting production welding assessments and skill development

- Responsible for obtaining quality VT and UT on fit ups and welds

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold ISO standards

- Ensuring all welds are as per drawings and WPS standards

- Assistance to welders when required

- Responsible for equipment setup

- Selection and control of materials and consumables

- Inspection of testing

Welding Supervisor

Babcock Matla Powerstation

May 2013 – July 2013

Key Responsibilities:

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold the ISO standards

- Ensure welding work is all as per drawings and WPS standards

- Administration and progress reports

- Housekeeping

- Management and discipline of the manufacturing workforce

- Product manufacturing quality and efficiency

- Interface, communication and support to production and service departments regarding planning, co-ordination and delivery deadlines

Nico Nortje, June 2022

- Attendance and participation in meetings

- Job prioritization, planning and scheduling as per customer and production demand

- Client communication

- Implementation of optimal material and consumable consumption control

- Maintenance of safety and work procedures

- Implementation of procedures to improve departmental productivity performance, efficiency and quality of standards

- Maintenance of production, quality records and documentation Welding and Grinding Shop Foreman

Vomak Industries

September 2012 – March 2013

Key Responsibilities:

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold the ISO standards

- Ensure that all welds are according to the drawings and the WPS standards

- Administration and progress reports

- Housekeeping

- Management of the manufacturing workforce and discipline

- Product manufacturing quality and efficiency

- Attendance at and participation in various applicable meetings

- Job prioritizing, planning and scheduling as per customer and production demand

- Client communication

- Implementation of optimal material and consumable consumption control

- Maintenance of safety and safe work procedures

- Implementation of procedures to improve departmental productivity performance, efficiency and quality standards

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Workshop Foreman

Malitech-Ellisras

November 2011 – August 2012

Welding Foreman

VR Mining Products/VR Steel

July 2010 – 31st October 2011

Contract Worker

Nico’s Welding Services (Woodlands Dairy)

December 2008 – June 2010

Nightshift Production Superintendent

I.S.E. Innomotive Systems Europe

April 2006 – September 2008

Welding, Robotic Production Superintendent

R.A.H. Automotive

May 2004 – May 2006

Welder

SME

September 2002 – April 2002

Nico Nortje, June 2022

Coded Welder / Foreman

Prep Welding Specialist

April 1997 – July 2002

Coded Welder

ABB Powertech

February 1995 – March 1997

Coded Welder

SAS Service Sasol 2

May 1993 – February 1995

Apprenticeship

Atomic Energy Board

August 1990 – March 1993

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