Experience

BLC Plant Company (Pty) Ltd
• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Heavy Equipment Mechanic

  • Apr 2022 - Present


Phoenix Plant Hire

• United Kingdom

• Specialist Earthmoving Technician

  • Mar 2019 - May 2020

  Retrenched due to Covid Retrenched due to Covid



First Quantum Minerals LTD

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ancillary Maintenance Supervisor (Engineering)

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2019

  Maintenance supervisor at Trident Copper Mining Project maintaining earthmoving equipment and training local mechanicsMaintaining and repair on construction and mining equipment.Transferred to the Projects division on April 2013 as Services coordinator and Supervisor QA QC on Caterpillar Rope Shovel, Drill rigs, Liebherr and Komatsu mining equipment builds and assemblies.Transferred to projects light vehicle workshop in November 2013 as workshop manager overseeing maintenance and repairs of light, medium vehicles and mobile cranes up to 300 ton crawler cranes and ancillary units like water pumps, light plants, and generator setsNovember 2014 I was transferred to the Engineering department as a Ancillary Supervisor maintaining pit dewatering equipment,pit light plants,mobile compressors,mobile welder machines and electrical and diesel driven hydraulic man lifting equipment.. Show less

• Ancillary Maintenance Supervisor

  • Aug 2012 - Apr 2019



MCC Plant Hire

• United Kingdom

• Field Service Technician

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2012

  Repair and maintenance of various types of earthmoving equipment ranging from: 140G / H / K series graders and loaders, dozers and excavators New Holland, Bell, Volvo, Bomag, Dynapac, Komatsu, Liebherr, Terex, Caterpillar. Repair and maintenance of various types of earthmoving equipment ranging from: 140G / H / K series graders and loaders, dozers and excavators New Holland, Bell, Volvo, Bomag, Dynapac, Komatsu, Liebherr, Terex, Caterpillar.



Babcock Equipment

• United States
• Business Supplies & Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Service Technician

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2006

  Repairs and maintenance on all range of Volvo and Bomag equipment Repairs and maintenance on all range of Volvo and Bomag equipment



Grinaker LTA Civil Engineering

• Senior Workshop Foreman

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  • Managing maintenance and repairs on Trucks, Truck mixers, • Trailers, Earthmoving Equipment, Piling and Crane Equipment, Concrete pumps and mixers. • Managing workshop staff & Time keeping • Quality control • Budgeting • Assist Plant Manager with cost and expenditure on plant refurbishment. • Managing maintenance and repairs on Trucks, Truck mixers, • Trailers, Earthmoving Equipment, Piling and Crane Equipment, Concrete pumps and mixers. • Managing workshop staff & Time keeping • Quality control • Budgeting • Assist Plant Manager with cost and expenditure on plant refurbishment.



Torquip Terex

• Technical Representative

  • Jul 2001 - Jan 2003

  Onsite support, service and repairs of Terex articulated and rigid trucks, including on-site training of personnel and operators. Onsite support, service and repairs of Terex articulated and rigid trucks, including on-site training of personnel and operators.



Group 5 Roads North

• Onsite Foreman, Botswana and South Africa

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2001

  Control of maintenance personnel in the repair, maintenance and Service of earthmoving equipment, generating sets, small and large vehicles and trucks. Control of maintenance personnel in the repair, maintenance and Service of earthmoving equipment, generating sets, small and large vehicles and trucks.



Swedish Truck Distributors

• Workshop Foreman

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  • Control of workshop and field service personnel, opening, closing and costing of jobs. • Managing the building, commissioning and maintaining of Volvo and Hyundai diesel powered generating sets • Control of workshop and field service personnel, opening, closing and costing of jobs. • Managing the building, commissioning and maintaining of Volvo and Hyundai diesel powered generating sets



Liebherr Africa

• Field Service Technician / Field Service Foreman

  • Apr 1990 - Jan 1999

  Repairs service and maintenance of all Liebherr earthmoving equipment, including on-site training of personnel and operators. Additional duties: Being transferred to Transhex, Baken operations on the West coast as area technician. Returned to Springs Office as Field Service foreman. Resumed duties as field service technician/ Infield trainer. Repairs service and maintenance of all Liebherr earthmoving equipment, including on-site training of personnel and operators. Additional duties: Being transferred to Transhex, Baken operations on the West coast as area technician. Returned to Springs Office as Field Service foreman. Resumed duties as field service technician/ Infield trainer.



Barlow’s Tractor and Machinery

• Diesel Mechanic Workshop / Field Service Technician

  • Mar 1980 - Apr 1990

  Repairs and maintenance on Caterpillar Earthmoving Equipment and components. Additional duties: • Relieve Field Service supervisor • Workshop Foreman with Barland at the backhoe loader workshop. Repairs and maintenance on Caterpillar Earthmoving Equipment and components. Additional duties: • Relieve Field Service supervisor • Workshop Foreman with Barland at the backhoe loader workshop.



W.S Thomas & Taylor

• Apprentice Diesel Fitter

  • Jan 1974 - Mar 1980

  Training on Allis – Chalmers and Fiat earthmoving equipment. Training on Allis – Chalmers and Fiat earthmoving equipment.