Material Handler Resume Mineral Processing Professional
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
RIRHANDZU SUCCESS KHAHLAMBA
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth 1980-09-20
Languages English,Xitsonga,
Tshivenda, Sepedi
Residential address. 19 Sydney Road, Eveleigh,
Jansenpark
Boksburg 1459
Contact number. 084*******
E-mail address *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
Process Mineralogy professional with 4 years’ experience combining laboratory analysis in minerals and geochemistry industries. Seeking to apply the skills acquired, I am adept at communicating and working effectively and professionally with clients, co-workers and management within fast-paced dynamic environment. These experiences and abilities have helped me to contribute positively to the growth of the company, consistently meet deadlines, efficiently manage large workloads and backlogs, solve issues creatively, and mentor other professionals. My technical skills and areas of expertise include: optical mineralogy, mineral compositional (X-ray diffraction analysis), geochemistry, wet chemistry, mineral liberation analysis by scanning electron microscopy (MLA-SEM), elemental analysis, spectrometry, laboratory equipment calibration, technical report writing, technical presentations, project management, proposal writing, staff supervisory, laboratory consumables stock taking and ordering and laboratory safety management.
EDUCATION
Institution University of Venda
Course Bachelor of Earth Sciences in Mining and Environmental Geology Dissertation Mineralogical Investigation of the Distribution of PGMs in the Merensky and UG2 reefs of the Western Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Status Incomplete (4th year level with 2 courses pending to obtain my degree) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company ZNF Refineries Job Title Compliance Manager Department Compliance Reference person Zedias Nene From 13 May 2024 To To date
Responsibilities:
ensure that a company complies with laws and regulations, as well as internal policies.
Manage both the CIP and Vat leach production
Hiring of staff
Escorting carbon for elution and providing security
Monitoring elution processes and advise where there are complications
Involved in both CIP and VAT Leach processing processes
Identify and evaluate potential compliance issues and risks
Create, update, and revise company policies and procedures
Educate employees on regulations and compliance best practices
Conduct audits to ensure compliance with laws and regulations
Investigate irregularities and non-compliance issues
Report violations to management and regulatory bodies
Provide compliance advice to business units
Perform general administrative duties, such as filing and maintaining projects
Assist with the mineralogical aspect of the ore being processed
Negotiating for contract deals to sell Au legally Company Triangle City Mining Job Title Production Manager Department Mineral Processing Reference person Francis Mohale (071*******) From 1 November 2022 To Still work with them
Responsibilities:
Overseeing production processes
Planning production schedule
Making decisions about equipment use and maintenance.
Implementing improvements to vat leach plant production process
Estimating costs and preparing budgets
Supervising and evaluating the performance of production personnel
Preparing production reports
Responsibilities:
Examine, analyzes, and also classifies minerals and also precious stones by MLA-SEM
Develop data on the texture of minerals such as mineral association, liberation and elemental distribution
Interpretation and reporting of mineralogical data for ore characterization and mineral process evaluation
Perform high quality analytical runs to acquire accurate mineralogical data and produce high quality technical report.
Involved in management of a Mineralogical Laboratory (finance, staffing, scheduling, prioritization, reporting and client liaison)
Ensure instrument availability through maintenance agreements (MLA-SEM system). Coordinate process flow through multiple analyses stages (Sample preparation and MLA operation)
Facilitate research requests to the laboratory
Manage routine projects and ensuring that projects are completed within agreed time
Updating SOP to improve productivity methods.
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
1. Company : Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Position held : Electoral Officer
04/2009 to 04/2009
Responsibilities : Voters registry and Ballot Box Controller 2. Company : Builders Warehouse 11/2010 to 12/2010 Position held : Retailor
Responsibilities : Cashier
3. Company : Census 2011 (Ivory Park) at STATS SA 07/03/2011 to 08/04/2011 Position held : Survey Trainer for Census 2011
Responsibilities : Training surveyors for Census 2011
Teaching and training Surveyors how to conduct fieldwork through questionnaire and communication
Company Australian Laboratory Services
(ALS) Chemex
Job Title Mineralogist
Department Mineralogy Reference person Sandra Smith
From 12 April 2012 To 16 March 2016
Educating them how to recognize their study area and time management
Teaching them how to conduct themselves during door-to-door field survey 4. Company :Career & Youth Development Motivator at Ivory Park, NYDA
Position held : Volunteer
14/04/2011 to 31/12/2015
Responsibilities:
Teaching Youth how to write a CV and how to conduct themselves during interviews
Teaching youth how to search information on internet and the power and importance of internet
Teaching youth about the importance of acquiring information from public services
Teaching youth about Batho pele principles and Human Rights principles 5. Company : Department of Education 01/12/2020 to 31/03/2021 Position held : School Assistant
Responsibilities :
Screening of learners, teachers, non-teaching support staff and visitors
Sanitizing of teachers, learners, non-teaching support staff and visitors
Monitoring and observation of adherence to CoVid-19 regulations within the school premises
6. Company : Menele SANCO Branch 21/11/2021 until-to-date Position held : Secretary
Responsibilities :
Responsible for all correspondences
Coordinating meetings and responsible for distribution of minutes with the Chairperson, Draft Agenda and convene meetings
Attend all meetings and take minutes
Present and submit to the BBGM/BGM an assessment and evaluation report on the performance of the Branch
7. Company : Statistics South Africa 02/02/2022 to 20/03/2022 Position held : Field Worker (Census 2022)
Responsibilities :
Going door-to-door to collect information from households, special dwelling units and transient using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
Conduct face-to-face questionnaire with respondents
Compile daily progress report
EQUIPMENT EXPERTISE:
Extensive experience in the use of automated SEM-based image analysis techniques in mineralogy (MLA-SEM, Qemscan) and Optical microscopes.
Extensive knowledge of mineralogical sample preparation techniques and associated equipment operation.
Basic Knowledge of mineral analysis by Hyperspectral, Lecco, XRD, ICP-OES and ICP-MS.
Extensive knowledge in wetchem sample preparation such as Cu leaching, Aqua Regia and Digestion with Acids.
SOFTWARE:
• Competent in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, and CorelDraw. REFERENCES
Mr. Mohale TF Director of Trianglecity Mining
Contact No. 071*******
Mrs. TB Chirwa Mineralogy Manager (ALS Chemex)
Contact No. 011*******/072*******
Mrs. S Smith Former Mineralogy Manager (ALS Chemex) Contact No. 082*******
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