Experience

Zinchem a division of Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production process foreman

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Working as an HOD at leach plant mainly to maintain SHEQ policies of the company and making sure monthly zinc sulphate monohydrate crystals production targets are reached using spray dry tower technology and centrifuge machine. In addition to that, meeting sales demands to sustain cash flow in the company. Continously training operators, team leaders and supervisors on HIRA, 5s and producing product that is within the required specifications at low cost. Familiar with the production of zinc alloys, zinc oxide and zinc dust processes. I also liaise with the laboratory, sales, raw material and finance for the department to operate effectively and efficiently .



Frys metals

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Production Trainee

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  Currently I am employed at Frys metals permanently under smelter and occasionally at refinery department as a production trainee. My duties include furnace operations, filling of control sheets, bag house monitoring, forklift driving, drossing and performing any instructions given by the Forman and smelter manager. While in the refinery and casting my duties include removal of tin, antimony, copper and nickel and making sure the hot metal is to specification before casting. Further more I’m involved In Sampling and metal characterization before casting hot metal in to ingots . Practice of 5s principles is also one of my important daily duties in order to work in a safe work place. Good experience of lean six sigma manufacturing.



pilanesburg platinum mine

• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Operator

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

  Operating a froth flotation pilot plant



Mintek

• South Africa
• Mining
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Trainee

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  doing diagnostic leaching and pressure oxidation of Witwatersrand ores and many other different refractory and clay ores. Aim is to develop a better standard operation procedure (SOP) from the current methods used by Mintek. also worked in a big project of the electro-winning and electro-refining of (base metals) cobalt, copper and nickel. Currently working in the pyrometallurgy division. working on slag , PGMs ore , vanadiferous titanomeganetite ore smelting and acid bake thus far. trained as a control room officer. working as a control room officer (CRF). As a CRF currently running a 3MW DC furnace, smelting ash with economic amount of gold.



University of Johannesburg

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior physics tutor

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2014



Suntech Geometallurgical Laboratory

• Sampler

  • May 2014 - Jun 2014

  My job is to cut samples at 7 different sampling points in the froth flotation pilot plant namely Feed,rougher concentrate,rougher tail,clearer concentrate,clearer tails,final concentrate and re-clearer tails. From cutting samples I tabulated check and control sampling data,mass balance sampling data for 12 hours everyday and before every shift starts make necessary calculations based on the perimeters of the plant given. I am also required to know how to run the plant and expected to help with reagents controlling when need.