Nico Nortje, January ****

NICO NORTJE

Date of Birth: 18 July 1970

Nationality: South African

Marital Status: Married

Contacts: E: adrc9p@r.postjobfree.com / M: +27-69-529-**** Education, Training & Qualifications:

Education:

- Matric Graduate, Grade 12

- N3, Welding skills and Techniques

- National welding certificate, Olifantsfontein 1993 Training Courses:

- Quality improvement processes SAS services 1993

- Engineering services, Rigger procedures, Hoist haulage weigh handling SAS services 1994

- Registered with security officers board VIP personnel protection 1999

- Global 8D Ford 2005

- The AID (improvements, before & after) Tirisano cluster program Unido 2005

- Biztech (Management skills for supervisors) 2011 Core Qualifications:

- Reading of drawings

- Working on heights

- Safety management

- Site management

Process Welding (coded)

- TIG (gtaw)

- MIG (gmaw)

- ARC

- GAS

- SUBMERGED ARC WELDING (smaw)

- LASER WELDING

- STICK WELDING (smaw)

- ROBOTIC WELDING

- FCAW

- AWS / ENS standards

Computer Skills:

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook express etc) Languages:

- Fluent in English and Afrikaans

Specialities & Key Strengths:

Highly skilled welding foreman/supervisor with hands-on experience in all facets of welding projects. I maintain an efficient and exceedingly functional work environment/quality and performance production lines focused on completing accurate PPE’s and process welding. Successful in completing difficult projects on schedule with consistent follow through on all instructions and effective management/leading of a team. Expertise in working with a wide range of welding materials, familiarity with all processors, from project initiation through completion. Solid communication skills and processes related to a safe and proficient job site. I have a talent for ease and dexterity in performance, detail orientated, problem solving and work well both independently with little oversight or within a team environment.

Overall Resume Summary:

As a highly competent Welding foreman/supervisor, I would bring a service-focused and hard-working attitude with a great eye for detail, all of which should make me an ideal candidate for this role. I can offer you years of welding experience and support to senior management after having earned several accolades during my tenures.

Nico Nortje, January 2022

Career:

Nico’s Welding Worx 1st May 2019 – 31st April 2021 Owner

Key Responsibilities:

- Owner and manager of a welding company, that has a core belief in producing quality welding parts for clients, e.g. mags, gearboxes, sumps and boating equipment

- Manufacturing of carports, safety gates, diesel and petrol tanks

- Developed and managed all marketing efforts including online advertising, e-mail services, social networking and direct client presentations

- Responsible for welding codes

- Conducting production welding assessments and skill development

- Ensuring all welds are as per drawings and WPS standards

- Selection and control of materials and consumables

- Inspection of testing

- Welds inclusive of: aluminium, cast iron, mild steel and stainless steel DCD Wind Towers 1st August 2013 – 31st March 2019 (Retrenched, closed down) Production Welding & Boiler Maker/Welding Co-Ordinator Foreman Key Responsibilities:

- General weld and boiler makers quality and performance on production line

- Assistance during welding repairs and improvement of processes

- Responsible for welder assessments and welding codes

- Conducting production welding assessments and skill development

- Responsible for obtaining quality VT and UT on fit ups and welds

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold ISO standards

- Ensuring all welds are as per drawings and WPS standards

- Assistance to welders when required

- Responsible for equipment setup

- Selection and control of materials and consumables

- Inspection of testing

Babcock Matla Powerstation 15th May 2013 – July 2013 (Contract ended) Welding Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold the ISO standards

- Ensure welding work is all as per drawings and WPS standards

- Administration and progress reports

- Housekeeping

- Management and discipline of the manufacturing workforce

- Product manufacturing quality and efficiency

- Interface, communication and support to production and service departments regarding planning, co-ordination and delivery deadlines

- Attendance and participation in meetings

- Job prioritization, planning and scheduling as per customer and production demand

- Client communication

- Implementation of optimal material and consumable consumption control

- Maintenance of safety and work procedures

- Implementation of procedures to improve departmental productivity performance, efficiency and quality of standards

- Maintenance of production, quality records and documentation Nico Nortje, January 2022

Vomak Industries September 2012 – March 2013 (Retrenched) Welding and Grinding Shop Foreman

Key Responsibilities:

- Uphold AWS and EN standards including all NDT’s

- Uphold the ISO standards

- Ensure that all welds are according to the drawings and the WPS standards

- Administration and progress reports

- Housekeeping

- Management of the manufacturing workforce and discipline

- Product manufacturing quality and efficiency

- Attendance at and participation in various applicable meetings

- Job prioritizing, planning and scheduling as per customer and production demand

- Client communication

- Implementation of optimal material and consumable consumption control

- Maintenance of safety and safe work procedures

- Implementation of procedures to improve departmental productivity performance, efficiency and quality standards

Malitech-Ellisras November 2011 – August 2012 (Contract ended) Workshop Foreman

Key Responsibilities:

- Uphold AWS standards and NDT’s

- To supervise and coordinate activities of welding, boiler making, gauging and grinding operations

- To supervise and capturing of preheating temperatures

- Ensure that all welds are to the specification of the welding drawings

- Ensure boilermakers are working according to AWS standards and according to right specifications of drawings

- Uphold the ISO standards

- Consistently achieve Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Production targets

- Undertake maintenance and legal inspections on all equipment and areas with my responsibility

- Maintaining constructional work for Madupi power station VR Mining Products/VR Steel July 2010 – 31st October 2011 (Retrenched) Welding Foreman

Key Responsibilities:

- To supervise and coordinate the activities of welding, gouging and grinding operations

- To supervise and capturing of preheating temperatures and to insure that the right wires are used

( 71core 81 super core flaks core wire )

- MPI and DYE Pen of critical welds (NDT’s)

- Ensure that all welds are to the specification of the welding drawings

- Consistently achieve Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Production targets

- Ensure any breakdowns and faults are reported immediately, investigate appropriate corrective action, when a product and quality non - conformance is identified

- Undertake maintenance and legal inspections on all equipment and areas with my responsibility

- Enforce safety and sanitation regulations

- Make sure we met customer requirement, submit data (UT report) information regarding the qualities to the Quality Chief Inspector

- Employee’s adherence to all rules, procedures and regulations

- NDT inspection report and completions, by third party, as well as performing internal MPI inspections

- Identification of sub - standard and incorrect welding processes, and take the necessary action according to rules and regulations to ensure non - occurrence of sub - standard deviation and work

- Purchase the consumable, bulk gas and cylinder gas (PPE)

- Train employees about the Standard Operating Procedures and Induction for the new employees and contractors

- Perform standby duties

Nico Nortje, January 2022

Nico’s Welding Services (Woodlands Dairy) December 2008 – June 2010 (Contract ended) Contract Worker

Key Responsibilities:

- Maintenance and repairs in processing area

- Maintenance and repairs in filler machines (ESL line)

- Maintenance and repairs on cappers and packaging (6 packs)

- Maintenance and repairs on life racking

- Maintenance and repairs on raw material stores

- Maintenance and repairs of air compressors, ice dams, air conditioning (pipe works, valves and gauges)

- Maintenance and repairs on steam lines

- Maintenance and repairs on all stainless steel tanks (water and milk)

- Maintenance and repairs in cheese factory

- Maintenance on all offices in woodlands

I.S.E. Innomotive Systems Europe April 2006 – September 2008 (Contract ended) Nightshift Production Superintendent

Key Responsibilities:

- To monitor personnel in the stores and press shop

- Welding, spot welding, assembly, paint plant, quality and dispatch departments using the 3 ‘m’ tool (men, material, machinery and equipment)

- Must uphold ISO quality systems throughout the company

- Responsibility for production and delivery for daily production

- Continually develop solutions and initiatives to improve the quality of production and reduce error levels

- Troubleshoot, problem solve and proactively resolve any production related issues

- Manage a production team of store foremen, press shop foremen and tool setters, spotwelding setters, robot programmers, assembly foremen and dispatch foremen as well as paint shop foremen, maintenance and toolmakers, continually monitor and improve their productivity and the quality of their work

- Motivate, lead and instill responsibility in the production departments personnel

- Responsible for performance evaluations and attendance

- Determine staffing needs

- Communicate and communicate with sales departments

- Supply pertinent reports to management

- Implement organizational and technical changes that have a bearing on the production cycle and workflow

- Maintain discipline on the shop floors by following the company’s code of conduct

- Authority to stop any process that does not conform to specifications and requirements

- Perform any other work or operations within the scope of the company as required by management

- Knowledge of setting tools in mechanical and hydraulic presses and setting of spot welders R.A.H. Automotive May 2004 – May 2006

Welding, Robotic Production Superintendent

Key Responsibilities:

- To monitor and control the personnel in the welding department, using the 3 “M” tool ( men, material, machinery/equipment)

- Plan the days productivity and attain the output set out by standard times

- Maintain quality standards as set out in the quality manual

- Ensure that the process instructions are frequently updated

- Maintain discipline on the shop floor by following the company’s code of conduct

- Ensure all relevant documentation is completed effectively and timeously

- Authority to stop any process that does not conform to specifications and requirements

- After manufacturing of motor parts inspection is done for none conforming parts and sent to dispatch

- Identify all tool/jig and machine breakdowns daily

- Complete jig registers daily

- Identify shortages

- Perform any other work or operations within the scope of the company as required by management Nico Nortje, January 2022

SME September 2002 – April 2002 (Contract ended)

Welder

Key Responsibilities:

- Work from drawings

- Quality Control

- Inspections

- Aluminium

- Stainless steel

- Copper

- Carbon Steel

- Cast Iron

Welding Processes:

- TIG

- MIG

- ARC Welding

- Gas welding

Prep Welding Specialist April 1997 – July 2002 (Contract ended) Coded Welder / Foreman

Key Specialitites:

- Staff management (12)

- Production meetings

- Planning

- Quality control

- Inspection

- Reading of drawings

- Aluminum

- Stainless steel

- Copper

- Carbon steel

- Cast iron

- Inconel

- Monel

Welding Processes:

- TIG

- MIG

- ARC welding

- GAS welding

- STUD welding

ABB Powertech February 1995 – March 1997

Coded Welder

Key Responsibilities:

- Aluminum

- Stainless steel

- Copper

- Soft steel

- Cast iron

Welding Processes:

- TIG

- MIG

- ARC Welding

- Gas Welding

- Work from drawings

Nico Nortje, January 2022

SAS Service Sasol 2 May 1993 – February 1995

Coded Welder

Key Responsibilities:

- Aluminum

- Stainless steel

- Copper

- Soft steel

- Cast iron

Welding Processes:

- TIG

- MIG

- ARC welding

- Gas welding

- Stud welding

Atomic Energy Board August 1990 – March 1993

Apprenticeship

Key Responsibilities:

- Build and weld lines from drawings

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