Welder Welding
Resume:
Rathaga Walter Kgashi Lehlogonolo
Contact details ******.*******@*****.***-
Cell phone number 078*******/082*******
Nationality South African
Availability Immediately
Professional Profile
Well experienced trade tested welder within depth experience in light and heavy steel structures fabrication. With a strong background in construction, rail and transport, manufacturing and mining. Personable and meticulous leadership, very professional with over 15 years of experience excelling at prioritizing completing multiple tasks simultaneously, Peoples leadership, sharp eye to details. Following thoroughly to achieve project goals, team player with experience in SAW, MMA, GMAW and GTAW
Technical Skills
•Forklift, crane operation licence
•Extensive welding skills in welding processes
•Knowledge and experience of application of NDT testing methods, MPI and liquid (dye) penetrant.
•Knowledge of the WPSs, PQRs .
•Microsoft Office, internet and emailing
•Interpreting and applying of international welding code standards.
Professional Qualifications
Trade tested welder section (28) Indlela - 03/12/21
Welder/welding operator certificate – SAIW - 27/10/2017
Submerged arc welder certificate - SAIW -20/10/2011
Welder performance qualification test certificate -welding Academy trust -26/06/2015
Work Experience
Name of Company IEC Holden Pvt ltd
Rig Type / Project Type Rail, Manufacturing
Period of Employment 09/12/ 2014 to 29/10/2021
Area of Operation Isando, Johannesburg South Africa
Position Welder
Duties
Perform welding from various processes with help of welding torches and arcs.
Analyze defective equipment’s and identify appropriate defective equipment’s and inform supervisors.
Administer various components and perform welding of clamps, holding and bolts according to specifications.
Manage work with help of manual welding machines and melt metals for various processes.
Monitor all welding processes and ensure absence of any shrinkage and distortion to materials.
Manage welding work and ensure compliance to all specifications to perform defect less work.
Replace new and fabricate parts on traction motors
Ensure clean weld joint to obtain smooth look.
Maintain disc grinder and perform all cleaning and grinding of metals.
Operate various manual and automated welding equipment’s for welding work
Joining, designing, fabricating, and repairing structures, equipment, and other metal objects using welding techniques such as MIG or TIG welding, oxygen-acetylene, electric arc, etc.
Analyzing plans, drawing, and blueprints to determine plan layout, measurements, and sequence of welding assignments.
Depending on the job requirements, determining the equipment and welding methods for the job.
Operating grinders, power saws, drill presses, and other tools.
Responsibly using and maintaining equipment not to compromise safety
Name of Company Sandvik Mining
Rig Type / Project Type Construction and mining
Period of Employment Jan 2008– October 2012
Area of Operation Krugersdorp, South Africa
Position Welder
Duties
Performed various welding processes. GMAW, SAW, MMA, FLUXCORE, GTAW
Carried out structural steel fabrication.
Complied with standard health and safety practices to carry out welding safely.
Sets out steel works and layouts of decks.
Measuring and marking out, gas/ oxy-acetylene, plasma, guillotine.
Weld prep assembling, interpretation of drawing.
Fabrication material from 2mm-100mm thickness
Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead)
Repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps
Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws
Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety
•Welding and assembling of drill pipes, using submerged arc process.
•Welding and fabrication of crushers
•Assembling of mine buckets, tippers and repair
Name of Company Videx mining products
Rig Type / Project Type Mining supplier
Period of Employment September 2009– March 2010
Area of Operation Johannesburg, South Africa
Position Welder
Duties
•Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures
•Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
•Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g., cut material with powered saws.
Perform weld repairs and processes according to specifications.
Name of Company Jodorsa Engineering ltd
Rig Type / Project Type Manufacturing
Period of Employment February 2004 – September 2005
Area of Operation Johannesburg, South Africa
Position Welder
Duties
Utilize plasma, gas or electric arc in welding metallic and composite materials together
Heat and dissolve metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion
Operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal, or overhead positions
Use power saws, chipping knife and hand shears in cutting, beveling, and contouring metal workpieces
Repair structures by dismantling, reshaping, and reassembling metal components using cutting torches and hand tools.
Monitor work equipment to ensure usage is within optimum temperature to avoid overheating or expansion.
Prepare metal surfaces by cleaning with chemical solutions and wire brushes to remove impurities such as scale, rust, grease, and moisture.
Direct electrodes on or across metal workpieces to melt, bend or straighten them
Mount and secure workpieces on production equipment using cranes, hoists or banding machines.
Referees
On request
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