Bongani Khumalo
Brakpan
Summary
Dynamic Foreman with extensive experience at Hitachi, excelling in maintenance management and customer relations. Proven ability to enhance team performance through effective communication and problem-solving skills. Skilled in quality assurance and risk compliance, consistently delivering results within budgetary limits while fostering a safe work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Foreman - Management
Hitachi (Sibonelo)
01.2023 - Current
- Scheduled & organize workload of maintenance & repairs.
- Provide technical or professional advice, support & consultant.
- Quality assurance, Maintenance housekeeping of equipment & work area.
- Accurate bill of materials, parts & cost.
- Maintaining control of engineering process.
- Customer relations, solving customer queries, maintaining/enhancing customer relations & updating maintaining customer database.
- Develop & train employees & manage IR.
- Administration: Process job request & quotations accurately in accordance.
- Capture Quality Data.
- General KPA: Finance, Risk & Compliance.
- People Management.
- Health & Safety.
- Kenklijin Values.
- Additional roles or responsibilities.
- Machinery Experience: Hitachi EH3500AC Dump Trucks.
Foreman - Management
Komatsu (Kumba Iron Kolomela Mine)
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Maintain & test all equipment/machinery to ensure functionality, safety & availability to complete work within the specified timeframe & budgetary limits.
- Adhere to all health & safety practices requirements & promote good housekeeping to ensure compliance and an environment where team members can deliver their outputs.
- Ensure all toolboxes & tools are kept in good condition.
- Promote good housekeeping to ensure compliance & an environment where team members can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
- Ensure job cards are completed in full and returned back on time.
- Aid supervisor & co-workers when required within company policies, procedures & guidelines to enhance teamwork objectives.
- Provide advice in all maintenance related matters and tactics to all concerned parties in a productive manner aligned with best practices & within agreed upon timeframes to avoid possible problems & uplift competence base.
- Acting Foreman at the Dozer Section from June till December 2022.
Supervisor/ Head of Millwright's
Rand Air South Africa (Kumba Iron Kolomela Mine)
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Conducting day-to-day VFL with the team.
- Lightning plants maintenance & services.
- Safety inspections.
- Basic electronic & electrical fault finding on the generator on the generator & lightning plant range.
- Gold level training on the generator & lightning plant range.
- Platinum level advanced training on the generator & lightning plant range.
- Developing & maintenance of safety & environmental files.
- Ensure job cards are completed in full & returned on time.
- Aid supervisor & co-workers when required within company policies, procedures & guidelines to enhance teamwork objectives.
- Provide advice in all maintenance related matters & tactics to all concerned parties in a productive manner aligned with best practices & within agreed upon timeframes to avoid possible problems & uplift competence base.
- Supervise work practices & skills of learner's/team members to ensure performance on the required level & compliance with company policies.
- Ensure proper communication & handover on outstanding tasks between shifts & day shifts teams.
- Ensure job cards are completed in full & returned on time.
- Supervise work practices & skills.
- Provide advice in all maintenance related matters.
- Adhere to all health and safety practices.
Technician
Atlas-Copco
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Customer visits on technical service maintenance on air.
- Compressors & air dryers.
- Installation & commissioning of compressors.
- Attend to breakdown.
- Introduction training to the Atlas Copco generator & lightning plant range.
- Fault-finding on-air compressors & air dryers.
- Adhere to all health & safety practices.
Education
Millwright -
QCTO
N4 -
Global Technician College
Wireman License Certificate -
Global Technical College
Mechanical Engineering N3 -
Tshwane Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering N2 -
Spring College
Skills
- Hand on skills
- Knowledgeable
- Self-starter
- Self-motivated
- Goal orientated
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time Management skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to work under pressure
Presentation Details
10/02/25, 15%
Other Courses Attended
- Global Technician College, N4, 2022
- Global Technical College, Wireman License Certificate, 2020
- Tshwane Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering N3, 2017
- Spring College, Mechanical Engineering N2, 2014
- Legal Liabilities
- AI.2 Operational risk
- Basic Firefighting
- First Aid
Languages
- English
- Zulu
- Xhosa
- Sesotho
Machinery Experience
- Hitachi EH400 & EH3500AC Dump Trucks
- Komatsu 730, 785 & 830 Dump Trucks
- Komatsu Dozers
Occupation
Millwright
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8501195700082
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code C1
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
Foreman - Management
Hitachi (Sibonelo)
01.2023 - Current
Foreman - Management
Komatsu (Kumba Iron Kolomela Mine)
01.2020 - 01.2023
Supervisor/ Head of Millwright's
Rand Air South Africa (Kumba Iron Kolomela Mine)
01.2017 - 01.2020
Technician
Atlas-Copco
01.2016 - 12.2016
Millwright -
QCTO
N4 -
Global Technician College
Wireman License Certificate -
Global Technical College
Mechanical Engineering N3 -
Tshwane Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering N2 -
Spring College