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E M Electrical Foreman

Location:
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Posted:
August 05, 2025

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Honest

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E L ECTRICAL FOREMAN

I am a Qualified Electrician with 14 years

post apprenticeship experience. I have

extensive experience in the mining

industry performing maintenance and

installation electrical work underground

and on the surface. I have worked my

way up from the bottom to my current

position as an Electrical Foreman

at Implats Platinum Marula

Mine.

Class one 4 year apprenticeship trained trade tested Electrician(ZIMBABWE)

National certificate electrical power engineering (Zimbabwe) City and Guilds of London Technician Diploma Electrical Engineering South African SAQA NQF LEVEL 4

K E Y S K I L L S

M Y S T R E N G T H S

Burgersfort

Limpopo, South Africa

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+27-60-528-****

+27-71-869-****

Repair and maintain all electrical equipment and process control Maintain lighting, switches and electrical equipment in safe working order

Install wiring and circuits for extensions and additions to work sites Carry out electrical fitting, high voltage switching and electronics Maintain communications and telecommunications systems Ensure safe work practices near electrical outlets Read wiring diagrams to plan layout of wiring systems Install insulated cables and connect switches, outlets and other fittings Provide enough wiring systems for electrical plant Connect cables to circuit breakers, transformers, motors, heaters etc Test circuits

Connect systems to power supplies

Complete electrical calculations

PLC

Motors and Compressor maintenance and Installation Bachelor of Commerce in Project Management

C U R R E N T S T U D I E S

Adherence and enforcing compliance to organizational policies and procedures Electrical Maintenance of Marulas 3 x ventilation shafts of 680kw fans. Electrical Maintenance of Marulas 3 X 3700KW Cameron Cooper 3 stage Compressors Maintenance of Main surface 33kv and 11kv Substations Maintenance of surface transformers minisubs and medium voltage reticulation Low voltage reticulation

Lighting

Cable installations and fault finding

General Surface infrastructure

Surface dams and pumps

Maintenance of surface office buildings and changehouses Maintenance of water heating systems

Ingersoll Rand ML250 Compressors

SCADA Controlled Conveyor belts with Allen Bradley SMC Dialog Plus Soft Starter Vibrator feeders with Allen Bradley Power flex VSDs SASOL Centralized Blasting System.

Underground Medium and low voltage reticulation

Allen Bradley SMC Flex Soft Starter controlled pump stations SARECO Chairlifts

Underground Drill Rigs SANDVIK AXERA DD420, AXERA LP, ATLAS COPCO ROCKET BOOMER. Installation of Mini subs and power extensions

Leaky feed radio communication system

Impala Platinum Marula Mine Electrical Foreman Dec 2013 to Present Responsibilities and Duties

Was responsible for medium and low voltage reticulation in my area of responsibility Installation of winches with WPDS System

Electrohydraulic Drill Rigs,Atlas copco and Sandvik Conveyor belts

Chairlifts

Underground fans

Pump stations

Minisubs

SASOL Centralized Blasting System

Pump stations

Impala Platinum Marula Mine Underground Electrician Jun 2010 to Nov 2013 Responsibilities and Duties

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E L ECTRICAL FOREMAN

AXERA DD420 Drill Rigs

AXERA DD420 Roof Bolters

TORO LHDS

TORO Dump Trucks

Diesel Powered Rock breakers

Fermel UVs

Modikwa Platinum Mine (Sandvik Performance Contract) Trackless Electrician May 2008 to Jun 2010 Worked for Sandvik Mining and Construction at Anglo and African Rainbows Modwika Platinum Mine. Responsibilities and Duties

Maintenance and attending to breakdowns on the following machines: SANDVIK Trackless Machines

Drill Rigs AXERA 120LP

EJC Dump Trucks

TORO 400D LHDS

Zimplats Ngezi Mine Zimbabwe (Sandvik Performance Contract) Maintenance Electrician Jun 2006 to Apr 2008 Responsibilities and Duties

Worked as Maintenance Electrician on

5MVA Electric Arc Furnace

Drying Plant

Conveyor belts and bucket elevators

10 ton overhead Electric Crane

Air blowers

Air Compressors, Ingersoll Rand,CENTAC,GHH

Electrostatic precipitator

15MVA Nickel Electroplating Plant(Tankhouse)

Autoclaves

SCADA Operated plant

Fire tube boilers with ID,FD Fans, Stockers and Mowbray Magnetic Switches Pumps and pump starters

Illumination circuits day night and timer switches Laboratory equipment,ovens,pulverisers

Bindura Nickel Corporation Zimbabwe Maintenance Electrician Jan 2006 to Aug 2006 Was appointed as maintenance electrician for smelter and refinery upon completion of apprenticeship. My duties involved maintenance and attending to breakdowns on the following equipment: O B E R T T E M B O

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Underground Concentrator Plant

Jaw crushers

Cone crushers

Ball mills

Flotation

Filtration

Thickeners

Smelter

Refinery

Bindura Nickel Corporation Zimbabwe Electrical Apprenticeship Jan 2002 to Jan 2006 Successfully completed 4 years of apprenticeship as an electrician awarded class one electrician upon successful completion of a trade test by the Registrar of Apprenticeship in Zimbabwe. Acquired the following experience with Bindura Nickel Corporation during Apprenticeship. My apprenticeship covered the following areas:

Company: Impala Platinum Marula Mine

Contact Person: Ntshavheni Rasalanavho - Senior Operations Engineer Tel No: +27-72-380-****

Email: **********.***********@*******.**.**

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QUALIFIED E L ECTRICIAN

Company: Impala Platinum Marula Mine

Contact Person: Lazarus Mpofu - Senior Instruments Technician Tel No: +27-72-056-****

Email: *******.*****@*******.**.**

Company: Impala Platinum Marula Mine

Contact Person: Nigel Bouwer - Former Engineering Manager Tel No: +27-82-337-****

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