KGAMELO SAMUEL RAMOKGOPA
Phone: 072-***-**** / 072-***-****
Email: **********************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Certified Rigger with over 10 years of hands-on experience across the mining (construction and maintenance), petrochemical and refinery, and metal industries (construction and plant maintenance). Proven expertise in shaft rigging, lifting operations, crane inspection, and rigging studies. Skilled in working at heights, in confined spaces, and under high-pressure conditions. Strong leadership, safety compliance, and planning skills with a commitment to quality and operational excellence. I have my own transport and willing to relocate. KEY SKILLS
• • Shaft rigging and maintenance (wire rope replacement, cutting front/back ends)
• • Underground rigging (vertical and incline shafts)
• • Lifting equipment and tackle inspections then record results in a computer or in a file
• • Mobile, overhead, and gantry crane setup & inspection
• • HIAB operation and safety checks
• • Sheave wheel installation, doubling down and rope reeving
• • Steel wire rope splicing and capping
• • Steel erecting and scaffolding inspections
• • Working at heights and in confined spaces
• • Lift planning, rigging studies, and method statements
• • SLAM, EMRT, and risk assessments, DTLMS
• • Job card filing, log-out and tag-out and task documentation
• • Leadership and teamwork in multi-disciplinary environments
• • Safety, quality, and cost-consciousness
• • Read Drawings and interpretation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Rigger
Murray & Roberts Cementation – Venetia Underground Project May 2023 – February 2025
• • Performed underground shaft rigging activities and maintenance.
• • Conducted inspections and ensured compliance with safety standards.
• • Retrenched.
Rigger (Shutdown Contract)
Sasol
August 2022 – October 2022
• • Executed shutdown rigging activities under strict time and safety conditions. Rigger
Babcock
February 2019 – February 2022
• • Led daily rigging operations, including crane setup and heavy load movement.
• • Retrenched
Rigger Apprentice
Babcock
August 2015 – June 2018
• • Gained foundational skills in rigging, safety, and operational best practices. EDUCATION
Gert Sibande TVET College
Mechanical Engineering (Rigging Theory) N2-N4
January 2014 – July 2015
Marumofase Community High School
Grade 12
Completed 2012
CERTIFICATIONS
• Rigger Trade Certificate – Section 26(D)
• Competent B
• Certificate of Fitness
• First Aid
• HIRA & Legal liability
REFERENCES
Samuel Molemane
Rigging Superintendent, Babcock
Mpho Rabulukgwane
Rigging Foreman, Sasol
Lehlohonolo Plaatjie
Engineering Foreman, Murray & Roberts Cementation (VUP) 072-***-**** / 067-***-****