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Alishon Pillay
Senior Electrician
Secunda
Summary
Experienced Senior Electrician with over 12 years of experience in the Petrochemical Industry and hazardous locations. Skilled in preventative maintenance, diagnose,repair and replace all electrical components from 24v to 6,6KV. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Work with little on no supervision.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Electrician
Sasol, Powestation
Secunda
01.2017 - Current
- Switching activities on all types of switchgear(ABB,Siemens,GEC) Process Electrical equipment, whole premises of Sasol from (220V to 33KV)
- Fault finding on 24v,110v,220v,380v.525v,6.6kv,11kv,33kv circuits
- Diagnose faults on Variable Speed Drives (ABB,Allen Bradley,Weg,Yaskawa,Siemens,
- Diagnose and reset faults on Protection Relays (ABB,Siemens,Eaton,Allen Bradley,New Elec)
- Transformer Inspections
- Troubleshooted systems and repaired equipment, ensuring compliance with all established guidelines
Electrician
Sasol Synfuels, Gas Production, Coal Processing
Secunda
06.2010 - 01.2017
- Distribution switching type F (33kv)
- Distribution switching type B (11kv)
- Distribution switching type C (6.6kv and 525v)
- Maintaining of mini substations
- Building, maintaining and fault finding on 525v motor control centers
- Maintaining and fault finding on 6,6kv GEC mcc's
- Maintenance on transformers and switchgear (6.6kv/525v – 33kv/6.6kv)
- Maintenance on HT air breakers and oil circuit breakers
- 6.6kv and 525v vacuum contactors
- Maintenance and fault finding on relay logics, Allen Bradley PLC( input and output cards)
- Quality control of 525v and 6.6kv mcc's
- Maintaining, replacement and fault finding on Allen Bradley vsd's
- Interpreting and fault finding of electrical protection devices
- Electrical plant maintenance ( Power-Station, conveyor belts. Coal wash/Siftin screens)
- Fault finding on 24v,110v,220v,380v.525v,6.6kv circuits
- Do standby duties
- 24v and 110v battery bank and battery charger inspections
- UPS inspections
- Bulk power supply inspections
- Managing of shutdown related work
- Inspection, testing and maintaining of earthing systems
- Installing of ex equipment in dust group area classification and in gas group classification
- EX inspection one inspections
- Maintenance and repair of gas and fire alarms
- Replacement or repair of motors
- IR scanning and repair of IR faults
- Inspection of portable electrical equipment
- Maintenance or replace of festoon system(cable or cable car bearings at unit 002 and 043)
- Cable joints
- Do inspections and load notifications
- Substation inspections
- Motor inspections
- Lighting inspections
- Corrosion inspections
- Earth leakage test(220v and 525v)
- Remove or replace of de-watering pumps and portable pumps
- Maintenance and replacement of lighting transformers
- Replace Tachos on wing conveyors(unit 002)
- Maintenance, testing and fault finding on magnet systems
- Maintenance and fault finding and replacement on safe start alarms
- Replacements of brakes on tripper car motors(unit 002 and 043)
- Functional test of conveyors(trip boxes, hand-stations, limit switches and speed sensors)
- Calibrating of overloads
- Fault finding and replacement of hand-stations, limit switches, trip boxes and speed sensors
- Testing of lower and upper limits and setting of ultimate limit on thickeners
- Moving of tripper cars onto bridge area(inspect festoon, cable cars, striker arm and diamond rail)
Education
Advanced Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
Austrailia 03.2020 - 09.2021
Installation Electrician - Electrical Equipment Installation And Repair
William Culbert Consultant
Pretoria 08.2014 - 05.2015
N4 National Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Gert Sibande FET College
Evander 01.2009 - 12.2009
N3 National Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Gert Sibande FET College
Evander 01.2008 - 12.2008
NQF2 Infrastructure And Construction - Electrical Engineering
Cato Manor FET College
Springfield, Umgeni Road 01.2007 - 12.2008
High School Diploma -
Stanger Manor Secondary
Stanger 01.2005 - 12.2005
Skills
AutoCAD proficiency
Courses
- Occupational health and safety act
- Safety training (Sasol)
- Plant safety
- Permit rsa (Sasol)
- Fire & gas
- Behavior based safety (BBS)
- Overhead crane operation
- Forklift operation
- Sap training (PS1&PS2)
- Basic rigging
- Task risk assessments
- Ex course
- Electrical permit course
- Legal overview
- Maintenance tagging procedures
- Hazard identification process
- Workshop section 14&8
- Color codes
- Sources of ignition
- Hazardous materials
- Environmental awareness
- Electrical safety rules
- Process safety for artisans
- Safe use of asbestos
- Hamex detailed training
- Electrcial swiching generic training
Permit awareness
Accomplishments
- Advanced Diploma in Applied Electrical Engineering
- Senior Electrician.
- Grade 1 Electrician
- Registered as an Installation Electrician im terms of regulations 13 : ( License Number 33287 ).
- Grade 2 Electrician.
Certification
NQF 2
Additional Information
ID Number : 8804225253084
Gender: Male
Ethnic Group : Indian
Maritial Status : Married
Drivers license : Code B
Home Language : English
Criminal Record : No
Military Commitments : No
Interests
Cryptocurrency
Movies
Travelling
Timeline
Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering
09-2021
Advanced Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
03.2020 - 09.2021
Senior Electrician
Sasol, Powestation
01.2017 - Current
Installation Electrician - Electrical Equipment Installation And Repair
William Culbert Consultant
08.2014 - 05.2015
Electrician
Sasol Synfuels, Gas Production, Coal Processing
06.2010 - 01.2017
N4 National Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Gert Sibande FET College
01.2009 - 12.2009
N3 National Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Gert Sibande FET College
01.2008 - 12.2008
NQF2 Infrastructure And Construction - Electrical Engineering
Cato Manor FET College
01.2007 - 12.2008
High School Diploma -
Stanger Manor Secondary
01.2005 - 12.2005
NQF 2
2011-06
NQF 3
2011-12
NQF 4
2012-06
Installation Electrician
2015-05
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