Gerrie DU PLESSIS
ID nr. 760**********
* ***** *******, ** ***** Street, Krugersdorp-North 072-***-**** (Mobile)
Email:******************@*****.***
Professional Profile
A very dedicated & hard-working person
A problem solver and “multi-tasker”
More than nineteen years of experience in the Electrical/Maintenance/Construction/Security installation field Enjoys being part of a successful and productive team, and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments.
2010 World Cup Stadium – High mast Electrical installation @ the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Pietersburg. 2013-2014 African Cup Stadium - High Mast Electrical installation in The Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) Lumbumbashi (relocated for 8 months)
Specializing in HV (High Voltage), MV (Medium Voltage) & LV (Low Voltage) Marital Status: Married (1 Dependants)
Driver’s Licence: C1
Languages: Afrikaans (Home Language, Very Good) & English (Fairly Good) Health: Good
Career Summary
Company: GDP SOLAR AND ELECTRICAL
Date Employed: Sep 2018 to Oct 2019
Job Title: Director/ Manager
Reports to:
Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
Leading, Managing, Guiding,Teaching & Helping installation of Solar To all quotes
Duties:
Planning daily Schedules
Attending to Breakdowns
Maintenance & Installation of Solar
Foremen/Supervisor
Keeping track of Job-Cards are checking correctness thereof
Maintenance
Other Electrical/Millwright Duties
Other General Duties as requested by Owners
* From Feb 2018 to Sep 2018 working as a Sub-Contractor for Van den Berg Small Engineering Works as a subcontractor (Fitter & Turner Duties) ~ Louis van den Berg Cell 082-***-****. Company: Mestre Investments
Date Employed: Jan 2016 to Jan 2018
Job Title: Foreman/Maintenance Manager
Reports to:
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Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
Leading, Managing, Guiding, Teaching & Helping team responsible for the installation of Solar Geyser. To be able to perform any other task given by management. Duties:
Planning daily Schedules
Attending to Breakdowns
Maintenance & Installation of Solar Geysers
Foremen/Supervisor over Workers
Keeping track of Job-Cards are checking correctness thereof
Maintenance
Maintenance of Recycle Plant
Other Electrical/Millwright Duties
Other General Duties as requested by Owner (Driver etc.) Company: Ubuntu Energy
Date Employed: June 2015 to September 2015
Job Title: Foremen – Solar Power Installer
Reports to: Management/Owner (Jonathan de Malgahaes) Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
Leading, Managing, Guiding, Teaching & Helping team responsible for the installation of Solar Panels. To be able to perform any other task given by management. Duties:
Planning daily Schedules
Attending to Breakdowns
Maintenance & Installation of Solar Panels
Foremen/Supervisor over Workers
Maintenance
Installations of Inverters & Batteries
Off-Grid Solar & Grid Tied Solar
Other General Duties as requested by Owner (Driver etc.) Company: Hermes Cones & Sweets Manufacturers
Date Employed: March 2014 – March 2015
Job Title: Workshop Manager/Foremen/Millwright
Reports to: Management/Owners (Costa & Dennis Mavropoulos) Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
To take full responsibility of maintaining all machines used in the production of Cones & Sweets in such an efficient way to insure no production-time & company revenue gets wasted, and insuring that the rest of the workshop team share this same goal. Insuring workshop runs smoothly to plan. To be able to perform any other task given by management. Duties:
Attending daily morning meetings to discuss the daily duties
Planning daily Schedule of Breakdowns.
Attending to the Breakdowns listed on Schedule
Completing daily diary once Breakdown has been attended to & fixed.
Regular inspections on equipment to identify hazards, defects or need to repair.
Maintenance of Food-Moulding Machines
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Workshop Manager, Foremen & Millwright
Supervisor over Millwrights & General Factory Workers
PLC (Mitsubishi, Toshiba & Siemens) & Programming (Ishida)
Other General duties as requested by Owner (Driver etc.) Company: Labor Engineering CC
Date Employed: 2009–2/2014
Job Title: Electrician
Reports to: Owner (Frank Cum)
Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
To take full responsibility of installing electrical equipment such as lighting fixtures, High Mast Lighting, DB Boards & Electrical Panels on various sites such as Sport Stadiums, Train Stations, Water Treatment Plants
(Swartruggens) and other Large companies, in a time-efficient way. This includes assembling, installation, testing and maintenance of the electrical wiring and equipment. To be in the position to work for long time of periods away from home and overtime. Duties:
Electrical Site Foremen
Wiring & DB Boards
Specializing in Low Voltage (LV) & High Voltage (HV) Cables, & also High Mast Sport Stadium Lighting Specifications
Building of Electrical Panels
Company: GloHill Electrical
Date Employed: 4/2006 – 1/2009
*Job Title: Electrician
Reports to: Owner (Abee Hill)
Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
To take full responsibility of installing electrical equipment such as lighting fixtures on various new and existing housing developments (Town House Complexes) and industrial developments (Factories/Warehouses) in a time efficient way.
This includes assembling, installation, testing and maintenance of the electrical wiring and equipment. Duties:
Wiring, DB Boards & Site Foremen Duties on several Construction Sites including Residential Housing
(Complexes) & Industrial Warehouses
Company: Trifon Industries (Pty) Ltd
Date Employed: 4/2005–4/2006
Job Title: General Maintenance
Reports to: Warehouse Manager
Key Roles & Responsibilities of the position:
Responsible for the programming of the CNC Laser Cutter & Milling Machines used for the moulding & cutting of building materials such as Handles (for door & windows etc.) & Sliding Stays, Peg Stays, Plates & Handles, Gate Locks, Industrial Type Fittings & Wooden Fittings. Duties:
Basic Warehouse Maintenance on Hydraulic Presses.
CNC Laser Cutter & -Milling Machines Operator.
Electrical Maintenance on PLC’s (Siemens & Motorola) Company: Nola (Pty) Ltd
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Date Employed: 1/2005- 3/2005
Job Title: Electrician & General Maintenance
Reports to: Workshop Manager:
Duties:
Basic Warehouse Maintenance on Hydraulic Presses
Electrical Maintenance on PLC’s (Siemens & Motorola)
Building of Electrical Panels
Company: Distinctive Security CC
Date Employed: 1/2002 – 12/2004
Job Title: Electrician Foremen
Reports to: Owner (Johan du Plessis)
Duties:
Electric Fencing/Gate Motor & Electric Security Gates installations
CCTV Installations
Company: Linvic Electrical CC
Date Employed: 2001 – 2002
Job Title: Semi-Skilled Electrician
Reports to: Danie Kruger
Duties:
Trainee Electrician (Learnership)
Company: Pro-Med Gas & Air CC
Date Employed: 1995-2000
Job Title: Building Foremen/Technician (Learnership) Duties:
Installation of Medical Gas (for Little Company of Mary, MediCross: Oudtshoorn, Bloemfontein, Welkom, Klerksdorp & 3 Rivers)
Plumber
Education and Qualifications
1994 Matric/Grade 12 HTS (High Technical School) Nic Diederichs (Krugersdorp) Subjects: Afrikaans (HG) Drawing (HG)
English (HG) Mathematics (HG)
Science (HG) Fitting & Turning (HG)
Other Qualifications: Emergency First Aid Level 1 (08/03/2011) Certificate of Competence (21/07/2011)
Occupational Health & Safety (Advanced induction) (14/03/2011) Forklift Licence (obtained Oct 2014)
IT Skills
Word, Excel, E-Mail, Internet & -Banking. Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Vista & 8. Page 5 of 5
Personal Details
Driving Licence Code 10 (C1)
Health Excellent; non-smoker
Interests Fishing, Gaming (PlayStation 2), Movies, Motorbikes & Sport (Rugby & Cricket) References
Costa Mavropoulos David Visser
(Hermes Cones & Snacks – Owner) (Labor Engineering CC – Supervisor) 011*******/082********-*** 447 0302
Jonathan de Magalhaes Tony Mestre
(Ubuntu Energy) (Mestre Investments)
011*******/082******* 076*******