Experience

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  The Meridian Group

  • Gauteng, South Africa

  • Chief Engineering and Technical Officer

    • May 2024 - Present
    • Gauteng, South Africa

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  Universal Paper and Plastics

  • Ga-Rankuwa

  • Operations Executive

    • Mar 2022 - May 2024
    • Ga-Rankuwa

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  Unilever

  • South Africa

  • Factory Leader Ola

    • Mar 2020 - Mar 2022
    • South Africa

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  SIQALO FOODS

  • South Africa
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Engineering Manager

    • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Site Lead

    • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

    Siqalo Foods produces and sells the Rama, Stork, FLora, Marvello and Rondo brands in the Southern African region. As Site Lead i am responsible for all activities relating to the manufacturing site based in Boksburg, Gauteng.

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  Unilever

  • Manufacturing Manager - Spreads

    • Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

    As Operations Manager at the Spreads supply facility I am responsible for the production and engineering functions to ensure the facility performs well as an integral portion of the end to end supply chain. I have led a complete turn around of all aspects of Operations performance to bring all KPI's within target and breaking all time records. Through the implementation of WCM I am driving further continuous improvement in order to beat inflation year on year.

  • Engineering Manager - Boksburg

    • Jul 2015 - Feb 2017

    I am responsible for the Engineering function on the entire Unilever Boksburg site including the Spreads (margarine) and Washing Powders factories as well as all site services including ammonia systems, steam boilers, electrical networks, control infrastructure, and buildings. This entails the management of projects, WCM Planned Maintenance. Early Equipment Management, continuous improvement, plant restoration, skills upliftment, control of budgets and the GMR 2.1 responsibility.

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  RB

  • Elandsfontein South Africa

  • Engineering Manager

    • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Elandsfontein South Africa

    As Engineering Manager at Reckitt Benckiser, i am responsible for the management of Maintenance and Projects across 19 different production lines as well as utilities and site service equipment. I also hold the responsibility as the G.M.R 2.1 for the facility.

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  Horne Group

  • Spartan, Edenvale

  • General Manager

    • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Spartan, Edenvale

    Horne Group manufactures and supplies Conveyance safety devices to the Global Mining industry. As General Manager I was responsible for the smooth running of their manufacturing facility based in Kempton Park, including the management of projects, engineering, logistics, sales and operations. Unfortunately as a result of the downturn in the mining industry exacerbated by the strikes in 2014, I was retrenched.

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  WorleyParsonsTWP

  • Melrose Arch - Johannesburg

  • Project Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Melrose Arch - Johannesburg

    As a Project Manager i managed a number of projects from studies at concept, pre-feasibility & feasibility levels through to construction and commisioning. Some examples of projects managed are:- Gold Plant optimisation study for Gold Fields - Pre-Feasibility & Bankable Feasibility Studies for a new Copper Refinery in the DRC- Execution project for a Platinum Concentrator upgrade in Zimbabwe

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  Rand Refinery

  • Asset Care Manager

    • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

    I was originally head hunted to join Rand Refinery as, Projects Manger to manage their five year, R1 billion capital expansion programme. Due to the resignation of the then Head: Asset Care in September 2011, I have assumed his duties as well as that of the Projects Manager role. As such I am responsible for the entire Engineering Maintenance and Project Management departments at RR, entailing the following responsibilities:• Managing a project team of nine personnel as well as three EPCM contracts to achieve a five year capital expansion strategy to the value of R1b, incorporating 317 individual projects.• Managing the maintenance execution teams, consisting of 49 employees.• Ensuring compliance to the OHS Act in my role as GMR 2.1• Managing the Asset Care Support department, responsible for OEE reporting, maintenance scheduling and materials management.

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  ArcelorMittal South Africa

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Jul 2007 - May 2011

    As an Area Project Manager at an Integrated Iron and Steel manufacturing works, I performed project management duties on a wide range of capital projects in the Coke Making and Environmental sections. I managed such projects from business case studies, approval through to commissioning and hand over, including the management of the Environmental Impact Assessment processes.Examples of projects which I managed are as follows:• Repair, upgrade and reheat of an entire 450 000 ton per annum coke oven battery (R815 million)• Zero Effluent Discharge project to treat all process effluent for internal re-use (R43million)Before leaving I accepted a post as Gas Plant Manager at the Works’ Coke Making Operations, in which role I served for my final seven months. During this time I achieved major improvements in operational stability and environmental performance of the plant through increased focus on problem areas and operational management. In this role I was responsible for operations, maintenance and process improvement.

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  Astral Foods

  • Sundra

  • Plant Engineer

    • Jun 2005 - Jul 2007
    • Sundra

    Daybreak Farm (Sundra Abattoir):Whilst there I specified, costed and gained capital approval for funding to construct a new Greenfields abattoir to the value of R220 million. I also completely upgraded the existing, dilapidated facility in order to bring it back to rated output at acceptable quality levels. This entailed the expansion of the electrical network, additional refrigeration capacity and the installation of new process machinery.Earlybird Farm (Olifantsfontein Abattoir):As Plant Engineer I was responsible for the overall maintenance of equipment utilizing a team of fifty-six maintenance personnel. I had four direct reports at supervisory levels. I was also responsible for all capital investment activities from feasibility studies through to commissioning. In this regard I was responsible for an annual maintenance budget of R13.2m and a capital budget of R30m.My responsibilities also included the management of occupational health and safety as regards my responsibilities as the competent person appointed under GMR2 (1).I controlled a major plant expansion project which ran over a two-year period and was budgeted at R74m. The project involved work in all major disciplines and was under my direct management.I lead an initiative to install a computerized planned maintenance system supplied by Pragma in order to enable the plant maintenance teams to effectively carry out pro-active maintenance activities and to ensure the accurate measurement and reporting thereof. This aided my drive to achieve a continuous improvement culture within the Engineering department.I drove the process of standardization of all PLC’s and drives across the plant and the linking thereof to a centralized SCADA system. In this regard I was intensively involved in the specification and configuration process. The ultimate goal of this process was full automation of all plant processes.

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  Nampak Glass

  • Germiston

  • Technical Manager

    • Jun 1997 - Jun 2004
    • Germiston

    Nampak Glass manufactures container glass products. It has a manufacturing capacity of 615 tons per day utilizing two furnaces and eight production lines running 24/7.As Technical Manager at Nampak Glass I was responsible for all aspects of management of the various engineering departments regarding maintenance and projects. My responsibilities included the following key performance areas:• Management of costs• Managed plant maintenance• Managed projects• Managed safe environment GMR2.1• Managed services• Managed documentation, archive control and tool repair• Quality & Production continuous improvement• Managed reports and information• Employee empowerment• Mentorship and trainingI managed an annual maintenance budget of twenty four million rand and a capital budget of fifteen million. In the engineering department I had sixty-three employees and two direct reports.During my stay at Nampak I was also given the responsibility of managing the production operations for a period of eighteen months as well as maintaining the engineering management role. During this period I implemented a change from production cell operations to value chain operational management which greatly improved productions rates and quality by increased interaction between disciplines and cross functional management.I have successfully managed a capital rebuild project entailing the reconstruction and upgrade of forty five percent of our manufacturing capacity, which was destroyed in a fire in April 2003. The project budget was R345 million and was completed on time in October 2003. The project entailed the complete redesign, strip down and replacement of a 285 ton per day furnace and four glass production lines including extensive civil, mechanical and electrical repair and upgrade work.I was previously involved in managing a similar project in 1998 with a budget of R101 million. This project was successfully completed two weeks ahead of schedule.

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  GEC Alsthom

  • Kew

  • Design Engineer

    • May 1996 - May 1997
    • Kew

    Whilst employed as a design engineer I designed a 400/220kV substation protection and control system for Botswana Power Corporation as well as doing the protection design for the Saldanha Steel foundry. My duties included protection scheme design, special applications, client consultation, tender preparation and project management.

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  Eskom

  • Witbank

  • Electrical Protection Engineer

    • Jul 1991 - Jun 1996
    • Witbank

    Whilst employed by Eskom I was involved in the maintenance, design, testing and commissioning of the following types of plant both at Main Transmission Sub-station and Power Stations:• LV & MV Switchgear• EHV Feeders• Motors up to 13MW• Transformers up to 750MVA• Turbine generators up to 667MVAI was also responsible at Tutuka Power Station for all protection related issues as regards all areas of plant including, maintenance supervision, modification feasibility and design, testing and commissioning. This activity related to the following:• Generator protection• Transformer protection• Motor protection• Feeder protection• Bus bar protection• Automatic voltage regulators