Education and Qualifications
Trade Test: Boiler Making – Pass (2000)
Certificates: 2G & 6G Welding Codes (1994)
Matriculation: Highest Standard – Pass (1990)
Key Achievements
• Contributed to the opening of a new plant in record time as member of the Start Up Team (Alusaf)
• Significantly increased smelting production through the construction of an automated solution (Alusaf)
• Successfully designed and built jigs for ship manufacture (Southern African Shipyard)
• Instrumental in the successful construction of a safety cabin for underground operations (Arcon Mine)
• Foreman-on-Site, overseeing the successful completion of a structural steelwork project (Tallship Enterprises)
Other Skills and Experience
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul of Front Loaders, Mobile Drills and Tip Trucks (Arcon Mine)
• Working from drawings on breakdown repairs and maintenance of smelting machinery and equipment (Various Boiler Maker roles)
• Coded welding of high pressure pipes and supports using TIG, MIG, Arc and Gas welding techniques (Sasol Petroleum Refinery)
Career Summary
2011-Present BOILER MAKER & SUPERVISOR
Department of Public Services, Durban, South Africa
2011 ARTISAN
Bulk Connections, Durban, South Africa
2011 BOILER MAKER
Fuel Firing Systems, Durban, South Africa
2008-2010 SUPERVISOR & BOILER MAKER
Southern African Shipyards, Durban, South Africa
2003-2007 ONSITE FOREMAN
Tallship Enterprises CC, Durban, South Africa
2002-2003 FABRICATOR/ WELDER (GENERAL MAINTENANCE)
Arcon Mine, Kilkenny, Ireland
2001-2002 BOILERMAKER
Tony’s Construction, Richard’s Bay, South Africa
2000-2001 BOILERMAKER
Elma Engineering, Durban, South Africa
1998-1999 WELDER (CODED)
Hydra ARC, Secunda, South Africa
1995-1997 OPERATOR (REDUCTION)
Alusaf Hillside Smelter, Richard’s Bay, South Africa
1991-1994 WELDER (MIG)
Vandan Engineering, Durban, South Africa
