Experience

BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technician Electrical Headframe

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Maintenance on Headframe, surface and underground material handling services. Crusher motor,liquid starter, conveyors and feeder safety and protection devices and swich gear maintenance. Winder services and daily indpections. MCC and Substation inspections and maintanace. Dewatering system inspection,testing and maintenance. Participate in HV switching and preperations. Maintenance on Headframe, surface and underground material handling services. Crusher motor,liquid starter, conveyors and feeder safety and protection devices and swich gear maintenance. Winder services and daily indpections. MCC and Substation inspections and maintanace. Dewatering system inspection,testing and maintenance. Participate in HV switching and preperations.



Downer: Leinster mine (BHP Nickel West)

• Maintenance Electrician

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  Maintenance on winders,surface and underground ore handling services, dewatering installations,MCC and Substations. HV switching operations. Maintenance on winders,surface and underground ore handling services, dewatering installations,MCC and Substations. HV switching operations.



YEM Technologies: Karara mine

• Maintenace Fitter

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

  Maintenance fitter on Karrara mine. Magnetic separator maintenace: bearings,drums ,launder ,piping ,gearbox and bath. General planned plant inspections and maintenace on pumps,mills,magnetic separators, thickeners and compressors. Maintenance fitter on Karrara mine. Magnetic separator maintenace: bearings,drums ,launder ,piping ,gearbox and bath. General planned plant inspections and maintenace on pumps,mills,magnetic separators, thickeners and compressors.



Center West Exports

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Maintenance Electrician and Fitter

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

  Carrot packaging and export company. Tradesperson responsible for electrical and mechanical maintenance ,repair and plant improvement. Electrical and Mechanical maintenance and repair: VSDs, switch gear, cabling, lighting, inspection of electrical equipment and tools. Inspection on Motor Control Centres and distribution boards including themogrophy. Electrical motors, isolators and instruments. Pumps, washer/tumbler,vegetable polishers, chillers, belt drives, gearboxes and chain drives. Conveyor belts; modular belts, flat belts, rollers.Cartonclosers carton erectors,pre-pack machines and carton fillers. Inspect, test and maintain emergency generator. Investigate breakdowns and improve maintenance methods. Operate forklift. Acted as Maintenance manager on occasion.



Chrome Traders Processing,Zondereinde

• Millwright /Foreman (Dual Trade Electrician & Fitter)

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2017

  Chrome gravity seperation Plant (Spiral plant) Millwright/Foreman responsible for: Planning and exicuting planned shutdown maintenance and daily maintenace, both Electrical and Mechanical. Electrical: Maintain low voltage switchgear, motors, lighting ,electrical hand tools and emergency generator. Inspection on motor control centre and distribution boards. Fault find and repair on all electrical equipment. General maintenance on densitometers and Blue Cube. Mechanical: Lined and unlined slurry and water pumps (Warman), v-belt drives, piping and cyclones.Spiral installation and inspection.Structure inspection and loader maintenance. All round maintenance on sample cutters. Arrange services and inspections from OEM and specialists as per schedules and legal requirements. Ensure spares availability through regular stock audits and re-order. Maintain and co-ordinate safety system on site including revising risk assessments, operation procedures and implimentation of procedures.Supervise employees and contractors on site. Plant and process improvement. Liaise with client on matters of safety, production ,maintenance and on going projects. Was the appointed engineering Foreman/Supervisor and also appointed as acting Plant superintendent and Competant person (Relieving section engineer) under the Mine Health and Safety act on occasion of their long term absence.



Minopex (Booysendal)

• Maintenance Electrician

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2015

  Platinum and group metal concentrate plant and gravity separation chrome plant: Responsibilities included daily section and scheduled legal inspection .Maintenance, fault find, repair and replace of low voltage and high voltage ( Alstom) motors; maintenance, fault find, repair and replacement of low and high voltage (ABB HV breakers) reticulation ; maintenance and inspection of high voltage substation and motor control centers. High voltage switching .Overhead distribution line and transformer testing and maintenance ( pole mount fuses, bucholtz relay, pressure and temperature protection). Acted on regular basis as Electrical and Instrumentation Superintendent ( held a suplimentry appointment as E&I Superintendent ).Was involved with the plant's commissioning and improvement projects in operation. Worked day shift and standby after hours.



Anglo American Platinum, Mototolo Concentrator

• Maintenance Electrician

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

  Platinum and group metals concentrate plant: Responsibilities included daily section and scheduled legal inspections including motor control centers and high voltage substation.Maintenance, fault find and repair of electrical equipment, emergency generator and reticulation both low and high voltage. Balll mill motor maintenance (ABB HV motors), HV switching,transformer and overhead distribution line maintenace and repair (pole mount fuses, bucholtz relay,temperature and pressure protection). Acted on ocasion as Elecrtical foreman. Was involved with the plant's commisioning and various improvement projects. Worked dayshift and rotated standby after hours.

• Millwright (Dual trade Electrician & Fitter)

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2011

  Platinum and group metal concentrare plant. Responsible for electrical and mechanical maintenance: Jaw crusher (Metso), flotation cells(Outotech and Multotec) pumps, hydraulics, pneumatic, vibrating screens, belt and vibrating feeders, conveyor belt, ball mill , thickener,VSD (ABB)soft starter (SIEMENS), Simocodes, Larox filter press,LRS,low and high voltage switch gear. High voltage switching, maintenance on HV motors(ABB) and overhead distribution lines.Worked a four shift system.



Kumba Iron Ore

• Millwright

  • Sep 2003 - Jul 2006

  Responsible for maintenace and repair on haul trucks: Lectra Haul M36 & WABCO Haulpak 170D. Electrical: DC contactors and reticulation, lighting and instrumentation and 1000-2000v drive circuit, DC motors and main altinator. Mechanical: Hydraulic system, chassy and diesel motor. Belt drives and pulleys, suspension and bearing maintenance. Worked a three shift system. Responsible for maintenace and repair on haul trucks: Lectra Haul M36 & WABCO Haulpak 170D. Electrical: DC contactors and reticulation, lighting and instrumentation and 1000-2000v drive circuit, DC motors and main altinator. Mechanical: Hydraulic system, chassy and diesel motor. Belt drives and pulleys, suspension and bearing maintenance. Worked a three shift system.

• Millwright apprentice/ learner

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2003

  Trained on opencast mining equipment: P&H shovels;2300 & 2100 Drill platforms ; 60R & 120 Haul trucks (Off-highway trucks); WABCO Haulpak 170D & Lectra Haul M36 Iron ore plant ( crushers,pumps,thickeners,stacker, reclaimers,screens) togerther with general electrical and mechanical tools and equipment. Training centre (GROVOS) and on the job (Thabazimbi iron ore mine) modules. Trained on opencast mining equipment: P&H shovels;2300 & 2100 Drill platforms ; 60R & 120 Haul trucks (Off-highway trucks); WABCO Haulpak 170D & Lectra Haul M36 Iron ore plant ( crushers,pumps,thickeners,stacker, reclaimers,screens) togerther with general electrical and mechanical tools and equipment. Training centre (GROVOS) and on the job (Thabazimbi iron ore mine) modules.