Experienced Boiler Maker/Welder

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Serial No: 14250

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Skills keywords: boiler maker, supervisor, trade tested

Short Bio:

A highly experienced Boiler Maker and Welder with a long and successful track record in Mining, Manufacturing and the Oil & Gas sectors. A confident leader and foreman with extensive experience in supervising teams on both projects and day to day operations, specialising in repair and maintenance of plant machinery and equipment. Outstanding technical and problem solving skills, impeccable attention to detail, working from engineering blue prints and completing work to an exceptional standard.

Current location:  KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - View on map

Nationality: South African

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance, Oil, Gas and Energy, other

Spoken languages: Afrikaans, english

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

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