Rathaga Walter Kgashi Lehlogonolo

Contact details adr9z5@r.postjobfree.com-

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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