Trailer Mechanic Preventative Maintenance

HERMANUS P POTGIETER

ID 660-***-**** ***, Centurion, Contact: 072-***-****, Email; ***********@*****.*** To obtain a position as a Trailer Mechanic to use my expert knowledge and experience of Trailer parts and to apply this knowledge in my day-to-day tasks towards your Company & Team. EXPERIENCE

APRIL 2019 – CURRENT

TRAILER MECHANIC, THERON BOERDERY

Preventative Maintenance

Perform Services and Preventative maintenance and repairs on semi-trailers, refrigerator trailers, side tippers, including brakes & axles, bearings, air-suspensions and electrical wiring. Repair all Truck brakes & axles

Inspected brakes, wheel bearings and other parts to ensure proper operating condition General maintenance of farm equipment such as feed mixers, tractors JULY 2018 – MARCH 2019

SELF EMPLOYED, COMPANY

Boat & boat trailer maintenance

MARCH 2007 – JUNE 2018

ARTISAN, AFROX

Maintenance Cryogenic Tankers

• Scheduling vehicle maintenance within the Business which will include Mechanical services, Brake Tests, Roadworthiness, Fire-permits & Tanker cosmetics repair work

• Check, monitor and action all Skid plate and 5th wheel repair work

• Monthly C-services on Tankers (replacing and checking all valves/gauges on Cryogenics. Breakdown assistance

• Attended to all Breakdowns, Mechanical and Cryogenics all over RSA

• Ensure all Company Safe working procedures are followed on Accident/Incident scenes General Duties

• Ordering of all spares, Mechanical and Cryogenics from Suppliers

• Manage workshop employees (8 employees)

• Manage Tyres in regards on 60 Tankers

• Aluminium welding

• Stainless steel & ARC welding

• Respray of Tankers

• Re-piping of Air systems

• Electrical and Auto-electrical rewiring of road Tankers

• Branding of road Tankers

• Workshop Safety presenter

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JANUARY 2006 – FEBRUARY 2007

DRIVER, BRANLOCK

Trailer Mechanic

JUNE 2005 – DECEMBER 2005

SELF EMPLOYED, COMPANY

Transporter for Agricultural seeds

FEBRUARY 1989 – MAY 2005

BUS DRIVER, CITY OF TSHWANE

Bus Driver

JANUARY 1986 – JANUARY 1989

APPRENTICESHIP, NECSA

Training in Mechanical

EDUCATION

1985

HOËRSKOOL WILLIE SNYMAN

COURSES ATTENDED

• 2019 Action Training academy - First Aid Level 1

• 2017 WABCO - Advanced Fault Finding on Trailers

• 2016 JOST - Hitching & Un-hitching Driver Trainer

• 2015 JOST - Maintenance training on JOST range of Fifth wheels, Kingpins, Trailer Supports, Slewing Rings, Rockinger Tow Hitches and Towing eyes

• 2015 MASTERDRIVE - Defensive Driving course

• 2012 MASTERDRIVE - Roll-Over Prevention Program

• 2012 BPW Axles - Identification & knowledge of BPW products, maintenance & repair of BPW products and Detailed knowledge of troubleshooting

• 2009 NECSA - Training course & tests in Millwright

• 2009 Schneider Electric - Introduction Programmable Logic Controller

• 2007 WABCO - Electronic Systems Course

• 2007 WABCO - Basic Air Brake Training Course

• 2000 TUT - Entrepreneurship training short course

• 1994 City of Tshwane - Defensive driving course

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SKILLS

• Code EC/014 driver's license

• Excellent experience with Semi-trailers and links

• In-depth knowledge and experience in Air-breaks, EBS breaks and diagnostic

• Experience with hand tools and physical Strength ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2000 – Gauteng-Noord Varswater Hengel, A span

• 1999 – Gauteng-Noord Varswater Hengel, B span

• 1998 - Driver of the Year - Provincial final competition, Highest score in road test

• 1998 - Driver of the Year - Provincial final competition, Bus category 3rd Place

• 1998 - Driver of the Year - Regional competition, Bus category 3rd Place

• 1995 - Driver of the Year - Regional competition, Bus category 2nd Place REFERENCES

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