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Focused
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Hardworking
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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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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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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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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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