Experience

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  Island Offshore

  • Bergen, Vestland, Norway

  • Rig Mechanic

    • Oct 2022 - Present
    • Bergen, Vestland, Norway

    Was taken on as a Hydraulic Engineer on board Vantage Drilling, West Capella, which went into hot stack and immediately was offered a job as a Mechanic for Island Drilling, through Ogenus Agency UK, where I am currently working.• Working on service units and pumps.• Preventative maintenance, upgrades and long term projects.• Troubleshooting and breakdowns.• Working on all drill floor equipment.

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  VANTAGE DRILLING

  • Indonesia

  • Hydraulic Engineer

    • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
    • Indonesia

    • Daily routine of all Mechanical and Hydraulic equipment on board rig.• Preventative maintenance as well as upgrades on rig floor equipment.• Making up and replacing of hydraulic hoses according to specs.• Troubleshooting and breakdowns of all hydraulic and mechanical equipment

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  Gizmologix (Pty) Ltd

  • Detroit, Michigan, United States

  • Mechanical

    • Aug 2021 - May 2022
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States

    • Building of fully automated robotic cells for Motor companies in Detroit.• Supervised a team of personnel in building above cells.• Night shift supervisor for Kuka team during build and commissioning of cells at JNAP Stellantis.

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  National Oilwell Varco

  • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

  • Field Service Technician / Engineer

    • Apr 2013 - Oct 2020
    • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

    • Worked for NOV Rig Solutions, carrying out 5 year SPS overhauls, conditional assessments, inspections and commissioning of drilling equipment.• Specialised in Mud pumps, Draw Works and work experience with other rig floor equipment, including Travel Blocks, Hydrarackers, KB Cranes, Catwalks and Top Drives.• New build experience and commissioning of 14-P-220 Mudpumps.• Carry out factory acceptance testing for customer witness sign off on Mudpumps.• Communicate with NOV home base and globally on service and technical issues.• Experience in shipyards on strip down and rebuild of rig floor equipment.• Preparing of PTW’s, risk assessment and carry out toolbox talks to facilitate safe working practice.• Liaise with rig and project management teams on work progress and provide detailed & complete job service reports, to include work done, recommendations & further actions required.

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  Continental Tyres

  • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

  • Maintenance Technician

    • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

    Conducting PPM's (preventative maintenance schedules) and breakdowns on all manufacturing machines.

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  Aspen Pharma Group

  • East London South Africa

  • Engineering Technician

    • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
    • East London South Africa

    Daily running of liquid lines, which includes setups, strip downs, maintenance, breakdowns, ppms according to pragma.Contract position.

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  Sovereign Foods Ltd

  • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

  • Warehouse Maintenance Supervisor

    • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

    • A supervisory role in a FMCG (poultry) warehouse.• Was hands on with regards to maintenance within the warehouse, including the hysters (forklifts) and building.• Daily inspections, repairs and preventative maintenance and recording thereof.• Complied with all statuary requirements relating to Health and safety on site.

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  Aspen Pharma Group

  • South Africa
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Engineering Group Manager

    • 2007 - May 2011

    (Technical / Engineering Manager)Solids Manufacturing (20 staff) • Overseeing all engineering, electrical & mechanical aspects in Solids Manufacturing in a pharmaceutical company. Managed a team of 21. • Planned maintenance schedules, preventative maintenance and annual shut down maintenance.• Ensured all breakdowns were carried out correctly.• Quality control of documents, compiling of monthly reports and budget reports.

  • Production Manager

    • 2005 - 2007

    (Managing staff of 57)(Capsules & Wash up division)• Oversaw Production and Technical staff in Capsules and Wash up division.• Reached over and above targets, while ensuring preventative maintenance was on track.• Ensured high quality yields retained with minimum wastage and rejects.• Maintaining GMP and SOP in department and responsible for Health and Safety processes

  • Maintenance Team Leader

    • 2003 - 2005

    (Capsules)• Supervised Technical staff in Capsule Department.• Ensured targets were met, while also running daily preventative maintenance.• Servicing and maintaining Pharmaceutical Research Lab Machinery.• Document control, including quality documents and ensuring SOP’s and work instructions were continually updated.• Ran trial batches of all new products and setting up of machines for various products.

  • Production Maintenance Fitter

    • 1998 - 2003

    (Capsules)• Carry out Daily preventative Maintenance in Capsule Department.• Repair machines due to breakdowns, troubleshooting and problem solving.• Responsible for Health & safety processes, document control, SOPs, deviations & reports.• Setting up of machines as per products and tan trial batches.

  • Specialist Fitter Projects

    • Oct 1996 - 1998

    (program maintenance)• Specifically taken on to install and commission new machinery.• Maintaining, overhauling and commissioning machinery.

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  Gubb 'n Inggs

  • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

  • Maintenance Fitter

    • Mar 1990 - Sep 1996
    • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

    (Combing)• Maintained all production textile machines in combing mill of a wool and textile plant.• 2ic to Foreman and supervised staff when necessary.• Did preventative maintenance, breakdowns, upkeep and overhauling of machines.

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  Borg Warner (Gearmax)

  • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

  • Layout Technician (QC)

    • Jun 1988 - Feb 1990
    • Uitenhage Area, South Africa

    • Adhered to Quality control procedures, checking and gauging all “First offs” to see if in spec before production.• Checked and calibrated gauges and measuring instruments.

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  South African Airways

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Aircraft Maintenance Technician (apprenticeship)

    • Jan 1983 - Jun 1988
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    - Apprenticeship consisted of Hydraulics, - Pneumatics, Rigging and Fitting. Turbo - Charge motors Aircraft maintenance on jet motors & fuselage.- Did instrument and electrical courses.- Worked in 747 hangars doing major overhauling of aircraft.- Worked in Jet Engine Overhaul Shop: Stripping, cleaning, measuring parts, overhauling & testing jet engines.