Experience

AAT Composites (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manufacturing Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of SHEQ

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022



MIS Engineering T/A MITAK

• South Africa
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  In partnership with my teams, we have established performance goals and standards in the areas of safety, quality, reliability, cost, service, staffing and engagement across the organisation's value proposition to all stakeholders.I've build and supported strategic agenda in terms of capital expenditure, loss analysis, people development, workforce planning, change management and risk management. To drive the organisation to a culture of total employee ownership by effectively managing systems to drive empowerment and engagement for all employees and promoting active participation in learning and continuous improvement activities.I was also responsible to develop, collaborate and engage strong cross functional relationships (R&D, Marketing, Skills development, etc) to eliminate wastage and enable growth, to include new and ensure existing products are manufactured on time and in specifications to meet or exceed customer expectations. Show less

• Foundry Project Manager

  • May 2014 - Jan 2016

  As the Foundry Project Manager I was responsible for process improvements, capital expenditure management/implementation projects, mentoring of Industrial engineering students and the implementation of lean methodology. Building efficiencies models to target problem areas (Flow analysis) and working with the various department managers to address these issues to increase profitability/productivity.Major projects thus-far• Setting up/managing the energy management team • Improving productivity of the fettling department (Continuous improvement project)• Value vs Non value investigation for molding bays• Economic feasibility study of production areas• Increase efficiency of melting furnaces by applying lean methodology• Improving performance of manufactured parts Show less



African Rainbow Minerals Limited

• South Africa
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Metallurigical Planning Developer / Project Manager

  • Dec 2011 - Apr 2014

  At ARM I worked as a Metallurgical Engineer (Ferrous projects), focusing on the HSP system (Hyperion Strategic Planning) for project RIFA. My position entailed the development of generic mass balances and energy balances for the implementation at the Assmang Smelter Sites at both Cato Ridge and Machadodorp. I was later promoted as a Project manager for the HSP project. The focus for the Hyperion project was on system optimisation of smelters and mines operations based in South Africa. The applications included Financial planning, Production planning (Mass Balance and Metal Accounting), Workforce planning and Capital expenditure. Show less



North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2011

  I did research for CRB (Ferrochrome). Primary fields of study were: Waste recovery, Ferrochrome, Ozonation, Advance oxidation processes (AOP) and Environmental Impact. I did research for CRB (Ferrochrome). Primary fields of study were: Waste recovery, Ferrochrome, Ozonation, Advance oxidation processes (AOP) and Environmental Impact.



Worley

• Australia
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Engineer (Holidays)

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  As a student Chemical Engineer, I was given the opportunity to learn more about the different mining and production facilities within the mining community. I was mainly responsible for the drafting of reports for new projects, which included drawing PFD for the mass balances and energy balances and estimating the first phases of costs for these new projects. The projects included the setup of a spiral separate plant at Union Chrome “Anglo” and Blackrock “Assmang”. As a student Chemical Engineer, I was given the opportunity to learn more about the different mining and production facilities within the mining community. I was mainly responsible for the drafting of reports for new projects, which included drawing PFD for the mass balances and energy balances and estimating the first phases of costs for these new projects. The projects included the setup of a spiral separate plant at Union Chrome “Anglo” and Blackrock “Assmang”.