Millwright Artisan - Production Maintenance & PLCs
Resume:
Bishop Ben Rikhotso
*** ****** ******, ***********, ********,0047, Republic of South Africa
*********@*****.***, : linkedin.com/in/bishop-rikhotso-3a564814a PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 23 July 1995
Marital Status: Single
Dependents: None
Nationality: Republic of South African
Driver License: Code C1
Date of Driver License First Issue: 2015-08-11
PROFILE
Experienced Millwright and Production Team Leader with hands-on experience in a high-volume industrial production environment at Adcock Ingram. Skilled in maintaining, troubleshooting, and programming high-tech equipment, circuits, panels, and PLCs, with expertise in medium voltage switch gear. Adept at leading teams, transferring knowledge, and fostering skill development while ensuring strict adherence to Occupational Health and Safety regulations. Committed to operational excellence, minimizing downtime, and driving continuous improvement in alignment with company goals. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Achieved consistently by an average OEE of 65%, Quality of 78%, Availability 80% through minimizing breakdowns by performing PPMs.
• Achieving 90% company cost saving on raw material through innovation. Designed and installed a 230V UV light which uses analogue input to soften bottle closures to ensure they snap on
• Assisted the employer to achieve 40% downtown reduction in a 11KV rated Electrical MCC replacement project
• Managed and mentored operators, fostering skill development and improving team productivity, which increased production OEE
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Millwright /Maintenance Artisan
Deltamune 1 March 2026- current
• Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM), inspections, and breakdown repairs on vaccine manufacturing equipment
• Conduct mechanical and electrical fault findings to minimize downtime and ensure reliable plants.
• Maintain and repair incubators, freeze dryers, protective products nozzle filling machines, capper machines, autoclave, HVAC systems, cold rooms and water treatment plant.
• Perform autonomous maintenance activities and support operators in maintaining equipment to GMP standards.
• Diagnosing and repairing electrical control circuits, motors, sensors, drives, pneumatic and mechanical system.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, modifications and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all maintenance work complies with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), company procedures, and safety regulations.
• Complete maintenance documentation, job cards, and equipment history records accurately.
• Participate in root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and plan reliability.
• Adhere to lockout/tagout (LOTO) risk assessment procedures and health and safety Acts. Millwright /Production Team Leader
Adcock Ingram 0 February 2024-28 February 2026
• Conduct routine inspections, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and breakdown repairs on production machinery to ensure optimal equipment performance and availability.
• Perform mechanical and electrical fault-finding on machinery, including PLC-controlled systems, panels, and circuits, to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose equipment failures and carry out effective repairs to restore machinery safely and efficiently.
• Coordinate and schedule machinery availability for planned maintenance activities in collaboration with production teams.
• Create, complete, and close maintenance job cards accurately and within required timeframes.
• Analyse breakdown trends and implement corrective and preventative actions to maximize machine uptime.
• Ensure asset availability and performance in line with agreed key performance indicators
(KPIs) and production targets.
• Perform maintenance, reconstruction, and installation of machinery as required.
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requirements, company safety procedures, and safe work practices, including the correct use of PPE and lockout procedures.
• Act as safety custodian for the area of responsibility by identifying hazards, conducting risk assessments, and implementing corrective actions to maintain a safe working environment.
• Maintain 5S principles and ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
• Conduct root cause analysis on waste, equipment failures, and process inefficiencies, and implement action plans to improve overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
• Lead quality checks and support operators in achieving consistent output standards.
• Allocate work and tasks to appropriately trained personnel according to shift requirements.
• Mentor, coach, and support operators and artisan aides to improve technical skills, multiskilling, and operational readiness.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to support continuous production and maintenance operations.
Millwright apprentice
Adcock Ingram 01 February 2021-04 Nov 2023
• Performed all electrical and mechanical preventative maintenance.
• Carrying out daily line inspection and maintenance.
• Carry out preventive Maintenance work to ensure that equipment performs at the ultimate output.
• Perform standby duties and call outs.
• Respond to all electrical and mechanical plant faults and correct to functional status.
• Performed installation of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Create and maintain a safe & healthy working environment.
• Planned and executed shutdown maintenance.
• Respond to all VSD and PLC faults and correct to functional status.
• Perform VSD/VFD installations and programming on Danfoss, DELTA VFD-L, Bon, LENZ, YASKAWA and ABB .
• Perform fault finding and replacing Pt100 and Thermocouple replacement
• Resolve operational or technical equipment problems to minimize manufacturing interruptions resulting from equipment breakdowns/failures.
• Plan & prioritize daily work through a job card system (ONKEY Pragma system).
• Preventative maintenance on equipment in accordance with manufacture’s recommendations and manuals with a focus on maintaining safety and maximizing production.
• (Marchesini, OMAG, FILLQUIP, LABTEC).
• Perform all electrical and mechanical maintenance of equipment to prevent downtimes.
• Design and wire electrical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematic diagrams. EDUCATION & TRAINING
Red Seal Millwright Trade Test
Optimum Engineering
N2-N6 Electrical Engineering Denver
Technical College
National Diploma in Operations Management (in-progress) University of South Africa
INTERESTS
• Learning and developing a new skill
• Continuous learning
• Traveling
References available on request
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