Experience

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  Lucky Star - An Oceana Group Company

  • Manufacturing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Assistant Boiler Plant Manager

    • Feb 2014 - Present

    To proactively identify and progress improvement activities in the areas.• Contribution to area health and safety activities.• Contribute to environmental improvement activities.• Responsible for the areas KPI’s.• Lead and contribute to area process improvement activities.• Developing ways of improving existing processes.• Involvement in trouble-shooting and problem solving activities.• Lead and contribute to capital development projects.• Where required, provide mentoring for Boiler Plant operators.• Involvement with engineering issues.• To be involved in the design, development and building of renewable energy projects.• Provides engineering expertise in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes associated with the Boiler Plant operation.• Implement Lean techniques in the Boiler Plant to minimize production losses.• Area improvement activities (health and safety , process, productivity and environment)• Plan and follow up on corrective actions for the Boiler Plant

  • Graduate Mechanical Engineer

    • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

    • Maintenance of machinery including: Cooker, Conveyor System, etc• Supervise the installation of new machinery• Component parts are properly set up. (Mayhem Pump, Gears, etc)• Manufacture and repair of plant equipment, mainly: • Pumps• Gearboxes• Conveyors, Belt, Bucket, Chain & Screw Requirements• Bearings• Alignment

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  Rheinmetall Denel Munition

  • Somerset West Area, South Africa

  • Graduate Trainee

    • Apr 2011 - May 2013
    • Somerset West Area, South Africa

    • Project execution, including activation and controlling internal and external project resources (Project management)• Report on all activities• Report project plans, progress, and results.• Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.• Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.• Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.• Redesign the movement of goods • Standardization Logistics Processes throughout the organization• Implement and driving kaizen (continuous improvement) activities.• Perform Engineering functions e.g. technical drawings and layouts.• Formal presentations to senior management.

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  Faurecia

  • Retreat, Cape Town

  • Trainee Process Engineer

    • Jun 2010 - Mar 2011
    • Retreat, Cape Town

    • Project execution, including activation and controlling internal and external project resources• Liaison with the various responsible divisions at the office• Comply with any further instructions or requirements• Perform Production -Continues improvement related activities• Investigate and improve and optimize machine and man-power utilization• Attend Production / Assembly meetings to identify potential areas of improvement .• Evaluate internal defect and downtime information to form appropriate plans of improvement.• Work closely with the Quality Engineer and Production Coordinator to review and approve operating, set up, and inspection instructions and verification documents.• Support product/process change activities through Change Management system.• Assist with shop floor activities (changeovers, equipment breakdown resolution) that arise from or are causing and adverse supply condition towards the customer.• Provide training to production team for safe, efficient operation

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  Cape Peninsula University of Technology

  • Bellville

  • Laboratory Assistant

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
    • Bellville

    • Maintenance work machineries (CNC Lathe, CNC Milling and varies other machineries)• Operating varies machineries • Drawing with varies software’s (such as Solid Works and AutoCAD)• Assisting and tutoring Students with varies computer software’s