Experience

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  RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR

  • KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • Railway Safety Inspector

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  Gibela Rail Transport Consortium

  • South Africa
  • Truck Transportation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Alstom Performance System Specialist

    • Dec 2019 - May 2024

    The Site APSYS Specialist drive and coordinate locally (within a site/ cluster/ project) with all departments the APSYS roadmap. APSYS Deployment - Animate, coordinate and challenge improvement actions to reach APSYS targets defined with each department based on APSYS roadmaps. Play a pivotal role in enhancing site performance by implementing best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, responsibilities include standardizing site performance metrics, providing tools for process optimization, supporting organizational development, and driving change initiatives across the organization.• Standardize and measure factory performance KPIs (Productivity, Delivery, Cost, Quality, Safety, Morale, and Innovation).• Provide methods and tools for process improvement and optimization of factory performance.• Assist in developing optimal organizational structures and streamline factory complexity.• Lead the implementation of world-class best practices in Manufacturing, Focused Improvement, Quality, Safety, and People Development.• Develop and monitor a master plan for the rollout of best practices tools and techniques.• Coordinate change management efforts and support the leadership team in the implementation process.• Conduct training on lean methodologies and coaching sessions for teams from the shop floor to senior management.• Monthly APSYS assessments review with the entire organization per department to ensure that actions closure is in line with targets. And ensure monthly dashboards are communicated on different levels so that objectives progress is visualized in the entire business.

  • Production Manager - Rolling Stock

    • Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

    Outputs: Responsible for managing manufacturing operations in a rapidly changing environment. Expected to embrace the vision, strategy, and tactics of our Lean Manufacturing production operation. On a daily basis, I am accountable for safety of all operation’s personnel, supervising production and key technical support personnel, product quality and conformance to all product specifications, and on-time delivery. Set production objectives for the plant and ensure that resources are used optimally to meet the daily targets. Responsibilities & key activitiesAnalysis of manufacturing constraints:• Study the manufacturing file and contribute to defining manufacturing methods.• Translate elements from the specifications into production objectives.• Decide on workload management schedules: raw material needs, subcontracted items, etc.• Plan production objectives (products or ranges), investments and resources (human and machine, etc.) in the short and medium term.Manufacturing management:• Set production objectives for manufacturing lines to ensure that the daily target is meet.• Oversee the manufacturing process and results with regard to the specifications.• Follow up investments made according to the specified budget.• Guarantee costs and intervention lead times and oversee production quality.• Guarantee the supply and availability of material and stock (raw materials, semi-finished products, etc.).• Respect safety and quality standards for the manufacturing process.• Working closely and cooperatively with Cross functional Teams (engineering, finance, product development, R&D Engineering, HR, marketing, customer service, SQA and Industrial Quality). • Provide day-to-day analysis of production follow-up indicators (reporting data, dashboards, waste levels, breakdown frequency, etc.).

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  Bombardier Transportation

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Rework Manager - Manufacturing

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    Output -Ensure that quality requirements appropriate to the work content of the area are defined and available.- Conduct regular team meetings to systematically review feedback/forward information for external and internal suppliers and ensure agreed counter measures are implemented. -Ensure appropriate documentation is controlled, records kept and accessible at all places where required.-Involve colleagues in the work process to continuously improve performance, product quality and working conditions. -Through teamwork, encourage them to challenge the status quo, identify the root cause of problems and strive to eliminate waste. Promote colleagues’ pride, winning and professional behaviours, job satisfaction and professional/personal development.-Maintain team visual management system. Together with the team analyses information on disturbances and implement solutions within one takt using continuous improvement methodology.-Ensure that colleagues are skilled to undertake specified tasks, that critical equipment is identified, and the team actively works to improve equipment availability, reliability, robustness and capability.-Compile quarterly safety assessments and incident report as a SHE Rep in the Production Bays.-Ensure employee satisfaction by optimizing resources for planned, unplanned and live work activities.Rework:-Liaise with Contractors / Supplier on change implementation, managing change implementation as per agreed design changes (CR Implementation).-Review on Rework File with stakeholders on Water Ingress Findings, Feedback feed forward findings to ensure continuous improvement in work stations.-Manage rework Information of each locomotive and ensures practice in health, safety, environment, quality and housekeeping standards in the work bays.-Release preparations of the locomotive with the Customer(TFR). Ensuring Test file & certifications are signed by Quality and Testing.

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  Alstom

  • Johannnesburg

  • Maintanance Support Engineer

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Johannnesburg

    GSI/MMIS Key User:To support maintenance engineering department: GSI/MMIS (SAP Plant Maintanance)-Responsible for GSI (SAP)Data Migration within organization and Train Configuration for SAP implementation, testing phase and interface with the customer.-Ensures the appropriate support to end-users concerning GSI/MMIS(SAP) .-To capture incidents & defects raised by end-users. Processing characterization of issues. -Responsible to expresses issues & transmits them to the appropriate support team (BPO).-Responsible to tests new functionalities or other upgrades of the solution.-Performs tasks as the link with other KU (same metier in other sites)or other KU in the site for sharing best practices & upgrade proposal.-Drives appropriate corrective action whenever it occurs on data Migration-Accountable in the organization for the routings & data extracts. -Responsible for troubleshooting the issues on SAP system and providing support -Execute the needed changes in configuration -To manage customer relation on GSI/MMIS, including reporting, and open issue list management. -Respindible for Codification in the department(New creation on Material Numbers).

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  Transnet SOC Ltd

  • Durban, Umbilo

  • Engineering Technician - Operations and Fleet Management

    • Apr 2006 - Dec 2015
    • Durban, Umbilo

    Duties:-Faultfinding and maintaining 8E & 18E Locomotive modules economically and timorously to the standards as required. -Ensure the focus on products to improve the availability and reliability of the fleet(s).-Test, repair and maintain electronic modules and cards.-Maintain existing test benches and systems.-Investigate problem areas and make recommendations.-Maintain electronic circuits in terms of repairs and calibration to ensure reliability.-Faultfinding using schematics (Circuit diagrams manual) and Maintenance manuals.-Compile national Test and Repair procedures. -Perform root cause analysis on failures-Investigate problem areas and make recommendations-Test Interaction between HV and Electronic control systems in the Locomotive.-Plan components and verify supply against technical specifications-Analyze data / NCR information for product, correct systems as necessary.-Supervisory level experience; Supervision of Electronics Cards, client services and repairs of all 8E & 6E Electronic Cards and modules.-Promote safety and risk management for all resources- Implementing the strategic operations agenda within the national business and ensure that it is positioned to support the customers and organizational imperatives-Implement efficient processes and improved production that is cost effective with optimized resources-Ensure communication and engagement of all support services to be aligned to the national business operational requirements- Use a standardized approach and ensure a common understanding of Operational imperatives, processes and policies

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  SAPREF

  • Durban, Prospecton

  • Trainee Technician

    • Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
    • Durban, Prospecton

    Duties Performed:Carries out maintenance and testing activitiesFault-finding and repair of instrumentation/electronic systems and equipmentModifies, repairs or replaces systems and equipment Participates in Risk Assessments as part of Integrated Safe System Of Work (ISSOW).Permit to Work preparation Interprets technical drawingsPrepares reports on work doneEnsuring compliance with all legal requirements, safety regulations and standard work procedures.Taking samples form the plant to the laboratory to make process adjustments.Running, Inspecting, Repairs, Calibration, Installation and the maintenance of instruments and analyzers.Faultfinding and troubleshooting local area network in the field (units) and inDCS and in different types of control systems and Ethernet networking. Operating DCS in the plants, SCADA control systems and PLCs.