CURRICULUM VITAE OF BRANDON ASHLEY JAMES

PERSONAL DETAILS

Address Fern View 86, Boronia Beam, Brackenham, Richards Bay, 3900

Email adh8w7@r.postjobfree.com

Postal Address P.O. Box 80617, Richards Bay, 3900

Contact Number (Cell) 083*******

Date of Birth 26 October 1979

Identity Number 791**********

Sex Male

Race Indian

Marital Status Married

Dependants 4

License Code 08

Language English

Nationality South African Citizen

EDUCATION DETAILS

Institution Richards Bay Secondary

Qualification Matric (1997)

Subjects Technical Drawing, Metal Work, Geography, English, Afrikaans

PRESENT FIELD OF STUDY

Qualification N4 Eletrotechnics

Institution RICHTEK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Institution New Castle Training Centre

Qualification Qualified Instrument Mechanician and Process Control

Year 2004

Qualification National N Diploma in Engineering 2012

Subjects/Levels Completed

Institution: Umfolozi Mandeni Campus - National Cert. N5 & N6

N6 - Industrial Instruments, Supervisory Management, Industrial Electronics, Digital Electronics

N5 - Industrial Instruments, Supervisory Management, Industrial Electronics, Digital Electronics

Institution : FET College Kwa-Duguza Stanger - National Cert. N4

N4 - Industrial Instruments, Supervisory Management, Industrial Electronics, Digital Electronics

Institution : Umfolozi Richtek Campus - National Cert. N3

N3 - Industrial Instruments, Engineering Drawing, Industrial Electronics, Mathematics

TRAINING/ COURSES COMPLETED

ICDL (International Computer Drivers Licence) - Sappi Fine Stanger

SAP Version 4.6 - Sappi Fine Stanger

Isolation Training - Sappi Fine Stanger

Instruments Workshop Safety REP - Sappi Fine Stanger

First Aider - St Johns Level 1 - Sappi Fine Stanger

Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 & MS Office 2007 - Sappi Fine Stanger

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Company FOSKOR Richards Bay

Year June 2020 to Present - 2020 (KEEWAVE TRADING).

Position Instrument Mechanician

Area Sulphuric Acid Plant

[Duties & Responsibilities – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE] –

Safety Management

Comply with all site PPE, safety requirements.

Carry out checks and setup of conductivity meters

Perform calibrations using Lab solutions.

Also carried out various checks and tests on turbine, acid coolers and gas boiler pre – ignition equipment.

Overhaul and calibrate Masoneilan valves and positioners.

Perform various loop checks, inspections and simulations from field to DCS.

Phosphoric Acid Plant:

Comply with all site PPE, safety requirements, SOP’s & WI.

Carry out daily morning plant, control room & DCS inspections.

Attend breakdowns and carry out work allocated by Instrument Supervisor.

Perform maintenance work on plant equipment, (scales, PH, Conductivity analysers and various level indicators).

Company CLARIANT CATALYST (Richards Bay)

Year September 2019 to February 2020 (Adcorp BLU.)

Position E&I Artisan

Area Train 1 & 2

[Duties & Responsibilities – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE] –

Safety Management:

Adhere to all site PPE, safety requirements, SOP’s & WI.

Perform electrical lock out and permit to work procedures / isolations mcc room and field isolators.

Siemen’s - PCS 7 and WICC SCADA inspections loop checks and simulations.

Complete all electrical/instrumentation breakdown, safety, planned and preventative maintenance work orders.

Perform standby and overtime duties.

Perform MV switching as required.

Perform work on Sasol gas lines. (Burner control valves, flame relays and sensors).

Perform ISO calibration as required on various instrumentation.

Provide mentorship training assistance for apprentices.

Maintain availability of plant.

Planned work order spares and scope to be determined and supplied to Team Leader.

Capture feedback and time data on all completed work orders.

Maintain cleanliness and order of work area through regular housekeeping and 5S activities.

All machines and tools must be maintained in a clean and operational condition at all times.

WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…

Company South32 (HILL SIDE SMELTER)

Year June 2019 (Contract to July 2019) BLU.

Position Production Technician

Area REDUCTION

[Duties & Responsibilities – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE] –

Anode change in terms of carbon consumption.

Inspection of new anodes and spent anodes and recording carbon block numbers.

Obtain anode change schedule from Pot room Supervisor.

Record number of changed anodes and on the pot board.

Ensure gauging of anodes done correct, crust bins and tools are free of moisture and rust.

PTA (HEAVY DUTY CRANE OPERTION).

Ensure pre – check list is carried out.

Ensure tools - 29ton hoists and 5ton hoist are done (Operational checks).

Trouble shoot – hydraulic and pneumatic system on PTA (Crust breaker, Shovel & Extraction tools).

Company TRONOX SANDS KZN

Year JAN 2019 (Contract to March 2019) BLU.

Position Reconditioning Officer

Area SCM

[Duties & Responsibilities – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE]

SAP, EXCEL, MS WORD & OUTLOOK Software:

Process report to create PM04 (IW39)

Tagging items – (MATERIAL NO / PM ORDER / SUB ORDER).

Collect damaged RECO items and document radiation scan done and free of contamination.

Receive warehouse collection slips and radiation inspection sheet.

Ensure RECO item tagged matches SAP material description.

Process RFQ (MB1B) and write requisition/RFQ number on the tag.

Send item to preferred repair vendor for strip and quote.

Create gate release on SAP and ensure items are collected by vendor.

Inspection carried out on repaired item from vendor.

Compares equipment specification with SAP stock.

Filing inspection sheets.

Inform MRP Clerk so that repaired item is correctly stored.

Email scrapped item documentation to the Inventory Supervisor for scrapping.

Load Purchase Requisitions on SAP for buyer.

Company Sappi Fine Papers Stanger

Year April 2016 to December 2016 (Resigned)

Position Production Foreman (Shift) / Millwright

Area Finishing Plant (HSPP)

[Duties & Responsibilities – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE]

Leads a shift based team assigned in the plant.

Carries out instruction of Superintendent.

Keep Superintendent informed of plant requirements on an ongoing basis.

Maintains safety, concentrates on the prevention of accidents and enquires fully into reasons for injury and takes steps to prevent re-occurrence.

Gives clear instructions and ensures that all instructions are understood and that all subordinates know what their jobs are and how to do it.

Knows the general organisation of the company and the line of authority.

Keeps operators informed of the companies aims and the reason for things to be done in a particular way.

Report all Engineering breakdowns and Production Downtime to Production Superintendent more than 60 minutes.

Ensures that all 5 – Why’s are filled out correctly.

Participates in relevant forums to facilitate effective communication, MDT, SHEQ, etc.

Ensures that there are enough raw materials for his shift.

Calls out standby personnel after hours if necessary.

Diagnosis, fault finds and repairs equipment failures to effectively minimise machine downtime.

Ensures test equipment is well maintained

Also, operate High Speed Wrapper Machine (115 reams per min of SAPPI Typek A4 500 sheets 80g), perform trouble shooting and calibration of all WILL PEMCO machines & PHESA robot.

Carries out planned maintenance schedules to required standards.

Checks that all relevant information for the updating of drawings is collated and is accurate and correct.

Installation of mechanical / electrical equipment

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Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ)

Understand & comply with all SHEQ requirements of the job.

Carries out BBS Observations.

Identify and take corrective action in terms of SHEQ conditions and hazards.

Maintains a high level of good housekeeping in the workplace always

Company Tata Steel KZN (Ferro Chrome)

Year April 2012 to October 2015 (Liquidation)

Year March 2017 to December 2017 (Retrenched)

Position Instrument Technician

Area (Drying P1&2, Briquetting Plant, F1 & F2, Crushing Plant & Chrome Recovery).

[Duties & Responsibilities]

SAP 4. 6. Utilization.

Daily morning routine plant inspections.

Attend breakdown & maintenance of plant equipment.

Carry out mill wide standby.

Siemens PCS 7 software and S7 i/os utilization and simulations of i/os via engineering station including online and offline downloads.

CO gas burners, instrumentation.

IFM ASI DP systems for conveyor safety interlocks and speed monitoring tests and inspections.

Panel building and installation.

i/o inspections and fault finding

Calibration of valves, ptx, ltx, flow and temperature loops as well as various sensors

Weigh Feeder calibrations (Trans weigh Tuc).

Weigh hopper calibrations (Trans weigh Tuc).

Conveyor belt calibrations (Royal) & Ramsey Microtec 2000 also 60t crane scales.

SCADA inspections.

PLC inspections.

Weighbridge inspections, calibration once a year with Trek Scales.

ABB analyser calibration and inspections. (CO, CO2, CH4, O2&H2N2).

Project work on 132kv substation using (wireless) tx rx Banner for Eskom load shedding.

Safe Operating Procedures reviewed and corrected by Techs.

Rewiring Siemens ET stations S300.

Company RBM (Rio Tinto)

Year October 2011 – April 2012 (Contract ended) BLU.

Position Instrument Mechanician

[Duties & Responsibilities] - MSP/ Feed Prep

Daily morning routine inspection.

Installations Vega mini Trac 31 density gauges and commission.

Drop tests and basic navigation and setup of Unipro 4 PA gauges.

Installation and commissioning of Siemens LU probe

Calibration of control valves.

Plant Inspections.

Creating notifications and reporting to PCS Technician.

Calibration of Flow Metrix TX and verifying using ultra sonic Doppler.

Company Sappi Fine Papers Stanger

Year July 2005 to September 2011 (Resigned)

Position Instrument Mechanician

AREA Pulp Mill, Boilers & Utilities, Copeland, Chemprep, Paper Machine, Tissue & Coater

[Duties & Responsibilities] - Boilers, Process Water & Effluent

Daily morning routine inspection

Attend breakdown & maintenance of plant and lab equipment.

Perform standby duties for the entire Mill (Paper Machine, Coater, Finishing Pulp mill, Boilers and water treatment plants.

PH, Turbidity, SCD (Inline streaming current detector) and Conductivity meters, chlorinators_ calibrations for water treatment plant and lab analytical equipment. ABB, Rosemount and Endress + Hauser. Also maintaining ISO

9001 (QMS), 14001 (EMS) &18001(OHSAS) as per company regulations and standards.

Loop tunning of Boiler controls_ FDs & IDs.

Utilization of WinCC Software, Field care & Commuwin systems.

Exposure to Siemens S7 DCS, PA Profibus (Process Automation) DP (Decentralized Peripheriary) Control System

Overhauling of various valves & cylinders

Calibration of various valves, transmitters (pressure, DP cell, flow level & temperature transmitters

Utilization of Qcal & QM6 calibration (Beam X) for calibration purposes and records.

SAP 4. 6. Utilization.

Also, mentored/trained (EIT’s) Engineers in training, (TIT’s) Technicians in training & Apprentices – Instrumentation.

Company Exarro

Year April 2004 – October 2004 (Contract ended) BLU.

Position Planner – Instrumentation (CODIFICATION)

[Duties & Responsibilities] - IRC - ILMENITE REDUCTANT CIRCUIT OFFICE (URIC ROASTER & REDUCTANT PLANT)

Codification

Creating equipment numbers

Creating material numbers

Linking numbers using – SAP Programme (Version 6)

Identifying equipment using Zmcw Search

Procedure known as Bom’s (Bill of Materials) Loading of bom’s into power doc’s (progress monitored by manager)

Utilizing Microsoft 2000 Professional and Microsoft Outlook programmes (mail)

Ensuring instruments exist in designated plants and carry out a fully descriptive

Inspection on various equipment

Responsible for mechanical and electrical B.O.M.s

Company Exxaro

Year Oct 2004 to December 2004 (Contract ended) BLU.

Position Instrument Mechanician

[Duties & Responsibilities] PROJECTS FURNACE 2 UPGRADE (Smelter)

Removing and rerouting JB’s

Cable glanding, heat shrinking and terminating

Commissioning of Instruments loops (temperature, pressure and flow)

Terminated – ABB temperature transmitters

Company Mondi Kraft (Richards Bay)

Position Was employed through Tecquest as an Instrument Artisan Aid and contractor in August 1998

[Duties & Responsibilities] - Paper Machine

Flush and clean print heads in Bailing Line & Roll Handling plant

Clean dirt count camera

Blow JB, SB, & VD boxes

Wash and clean control valves, current to pneumatic converters & transmitters and also calibrate instruments when requested

Assist artisan whenever requested in calibrating control valves, transmitters & IBS motorized valves

During shutdowns check all palm guides and fill lubricators

Clean & check PH transmitters with 4 and 7 buffer solution and compare results with Lab

Celebrate pressure repeaters, pressure gauges, pressure switches in refiners and cleaner areas

Overhaul air cylinder and solenoids

Repair and test inkjet marker print heads

Assist artisan flushing gluing system in roll handling and clean glue nozzles

Assist artisan in installation wok, manufacture brackets and install panels. Also, run electrical and signal cables and terminate

Also, install S/S tubing when requested

Assist artisan during breakdowns & shutdowns as requested

[Duties & Responsibilities] - Main Instrument Workshop

Valves: Strip, Clean, Sandblasted, Overhauled units, reassemble and calibrate / Actuators.

Positioners: Stripped, Overhauled unit and calibrate unit

D.P Cells Transmitters: Stripped, Overhauled unit and calibrate unit

[Duties & Responsibilities] - Power and Recovery

Assist Analytical Technician during breakdowns

Remove oxygen probes from boilers. Check and calibrate if required to do.

Check PH conductive analysis and calibrate if required to.

REFERENCES:

1.Richard Pillay (RIO TINTO), PCS Technician, 082-***-****

2.Farai Papsimire (TATA STEEL KZN), Instrument Technician Supervisor, 082-***-****

3.Len Perumal (SAPPI FINE PAPERS), Production Superintendent 032-*******

4.Derek Moonsamy (SAPPI ), Regional Pulp & Drying Manager,082-***-****

5.Naresh Nundall (FOSKOR), Instrument Supervisor, 083-***-****

6.Elwin Barns (Clariant), E&I Supervisor, 073-***-****

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