Auxiliary Plant Engineering Technician
Resume:
TSUNDZUKA DONALD KHOSA
JUNIOR APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
DETAILS
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SKILLS
AutoCAD Inventor
Creo Parametric
Solid Works
Mathcad
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Matlab
SAP
LANGUAGES
Xitsonga
English
IsiZulu
Sotho
Swati
Venda
Xhosa
HOBBIES
Playing video games
PROFILE
I am a Mechanical Engineering B-Tech graduate who is passionate to add value to the engineering field. I have at least six years in the field of engineering from various industries. I also have a trade theory and practical. I am a hard worker, focused, creative, and always striving to deliver quality.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Junior Application Engineer at Bearing Man Group, Johannesburg
May 2018 — Present
My Role and Responsibilities as a Junior Application Engineer:
To support Internal and External sales and helping customers to find the best engineering solution for their business by giving them technical support on our products. Help internal & external sales to attain the most efficient solution at reasonable for their customers. Responsible for selection, redesigning to fit customer’s needs, new designs, project management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. To supports the Manufacturing processes and Assembly workshop.
Application and Technical support on:
-Bearings (SKF, NSK, Timken and FAG) and Gearboxes( Hansen, Paramax, Fenner and Noord)
-Power Transmission (Coupling, Chain drive and Chain conveyors)
-Seals ( Selecting Seals that are suitable for customers application requirements)
-Project Management (Successful completed 250 Mechanical ventilators plus 100 Medical Hoods with a team of 19 qualified artisans under my supervision)
Mechanical Engineering Technician at Eskom (Kendal Power Station), Witbank
March 2016 — December 2017 (contract expired)
My Role and Responsibilities as a Mechanical Engineering Technician:
I was responsible for performance tests in the plant, writing the recommendations reports and loading defects on the system to the Maintenance engineering department. Follow up defects raised by our the department with the Maintenance department in a Prioritization meeting. Investigate the discrepancy between the control room and plant readings. It was to Assist the Performance and Testing Manager to ensure that the department conforms with OHSA 18001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards.
Performance and Testing Technician on:
-Boiler plant (Checking a boiler, Mills, classifiers performance then recommend for maintenance)
-Turbine Plant (Monitoring a turbine performance, turbine efficiency test and testing pipe leaks)
-Auxiliary plant (Cooling tower performance and Heat exchanger performance)
-Condition Monitoring (I was performing IR thermography on all the bearings in the plant, vibration analysis, taking oil samples and analyzing the report from the lab)
-I designed the offloading system of a molten Sulphur from the delivery truck to the storage tank
-I got Awarded ZERO HARM RUNNER UP in 2017
Mechanical Engineering Learner (P1 and P2) at Minopex (Baobab Plant), Lebowakgomo
March 2015 — February 2016 (contract expired)
My Role and Responsibilities as a Mechanical Engineering Learner (P1 and P2):
Rotating periodical working in Maintenance department among Fitters, Boilermakers, Rigger, Foreman and Engineer. Getting involved in the supervision of the projects, Maintenance planning and scheduling. Strip and replacing parts in the machinery, lubrication and inspection. Shutdown planning and scheduling.
Areas of Learning:
-Plant Maintenance (Crushing, Milling, Flotation, Filtration, Concentrate and Tailing plants)
-Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, conveyor belts and Hydraulics systems
-Maintenance and Inspection of Rotating Equipment (Pumps, Compressors, Gearboxes, Vibrating screens, Mills, and Lubrication system
-Corrective, predictive and preventive maintenance
-Plan and schedule maintenance
-Engineering Project Management (I completed the design of a working platform on the Concentrate Thickener successfully)
-Inspect and Lubricate the bearings in the plant
-Maintenance of bearing’s lubrication systems in the plant
-Root cause analysis
EDUCATION
B-Tech Mechanical Engineering, University of South Africa, Pretoria
January 2018 — December 2019
N. Dip Mechanical Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark
January 2010 — September 2016
Matric, Chamandu High School, Giyani
January 2009 — December 2009
COURSES
Advance Fitting, Colliery Training Collage
March 2016 — August 2016
REFERENCES
Mr Stoffel Van Graan (TR Manager) from Bearing Man Group (BMG)
Mrs Nonhlanhla Khumalo (P & T Manager) from Eskom (Kendal Power Station)
Aubrey Moraba (Mechanical Foreman) from Minopex Baobab
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