Experience

Hendok Group

• South Africa
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fitter and turner

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Sappi

• South Africa
• Paper & Forest Products
• 700 & Above Employee

• Shift fitter

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2020

   I started working at the utilities department doing maintenance on the pulverized coal fed boilers and steam turbines and its auxiliaries with includes the pumps hydraulic and pneumatic systems and water cooling and treatment plants  Coal crushers and coal fans repairs and replacement of bearings and seals setting up the bearing’s clearances  At 2009 the company restructured its maintenance system and I was transfer to the shift engineering department where I worked on a shift breakdown system throughout the entire mill working from the woodyard up to the paper despatch warehouse where I worked on the  Wood chippers and all its chain conveyor’s crushers and screening equipment like Dabmar vibrating screens and V-screens  Digesters and chemical plants and its bleaching plants  Paper machines from the wet section to the paper winders including its hydraulic and pneumatic systems  After my brief stay at McCain, I had an opportunity to return to my position at Sappi where my engineer was happy to have me to return to my duties after my wife found an opportunity to teach in a school  Where I continued to work on breakdowns and maintenance and shutdown work  And also stand in as shift foreman from time to time Show less



McCain Foods

• Canada
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Condition inspector

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

   Position: fitter/Condition Inspector  I started working there as a fitter working in the food possessing plant on the freezing tunnels; blanchers and the food sorting and screening system which includes the pumps carbon bearings and roller bearings pillow block bearings  Dearing my time there I was promoted to condition inspector where my duties was to inspect the fully operation condition of all its machinery and equipment and report all faults to the artisans and the over inspection of all work done to insure good operation of all machinery Show less



Air Relief LLC

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compressor Tech

  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2008

  Air reliant Compressor service  2005 – 2008  Position: Compressor technician  At this company I repaired and maintain an installed Centec compressors which includes the replacement of it white metal tilt pad bearings and Carbon seals setting up the Y-clearances and diffuser clearance. replacing of its heat exchangers and filtering systems as well as setting up its inlet and blow of valves and calibrating them according it 4-20 mm amps on a control system.  Repair and maintenance on the lube systems, main oil pump and aux pumps gear and internal gear pumps and piston pumps  I also from time to time travelled all across the country to repair and overall, the compressors Show less



Scaw Metals Group

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Maintenance Fitter

  • Jan 1998 - Mar 2005

  I completed my apprenticeship at Scaw Metals and qualified as a fitter and turner and started working at the water treatment plants from 2001 until 2003 when this section was closed down, I was transfer to the air pollution control section  Position: Maintenance Fitter  Repair and installation of Centrifugal pump like Morris Pumps Sulzer and RNE pumps as well as Wilden diaphragm pumps and Mono pumps with include the replacement of bearings seals and gland packing as well as setting up mechanical seals and adjusting the clearances  Repair and maintenance of drag chain conveyors which includes the gearboxes and scraper flights and the oil sceamers  Air pollution control systems which include the ID fans And FD fans maintaining and upkeep of the plumber block bearings: cooper split bearings fan runners and to inspect the mechanical run out of its shafts  Baghouse maintenance, replacement of filter bags and pneumatic pulsating systems and overhauling of pneumatic and hydraulic piston cylinders and hydraulic power packs and its control valves  Bucket elevators; screw conveyors; chain conveyors the replacement and upkeep of its bearings and seals  Daily and weekly scheduled check list and planned shut work as well as breakdowns Show less