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Bonolo Lengopeng

Chemical Engineering Technician
Rustenburg

Summary

Knowledgeable operations professional with excellent leadership skills demonstrated over solid history in a mining environment. Meet challenging work demands with employee oversight, good multitasking abilities and well-coordinated schedules. Safety-oriented with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Planned Maintenance Administrator

INGQ SOFTWARE, (Impala Bafokeng Contractor)
4 2022 - 12.2023
  • Providing administrative support to the planning department such as organizing and filing returned PM orders in a systematic manner
  • Tracking and updating work order data
  • Creating & coordinating PM orders for maintenance teams and capturing them correctly on the SAP 411 & MOP system
  • Updating call-out, equipment breakdown, plant stoppages and breakdown on Microsoft Excel
  • Ordering of equipment spares and service required on the plant
  • Assist with updating plant shutdown maintenance work on Microsoft Projects
  • Ensuring artisan utilization is according to specification and report any deviations
  • Stayed on top of aging work orders and resolved bottlenecks impacting completion
  • Handle maintenance needs by coordinating with outside vendors.

Metallurgical Evaluation Lab Supervisor

Guyani Sampling Qualiy Systems (Impala Contractor)
03.2018 - 03.2022
  • Ensuring lab equipment is working accordingly and schedule maintenance were necessary
  • Ensuring all shifts are well staffed and work can be carried out safely
  • Identified any deviation from production procedures and notified management on the need to update
  • Maintained equipment records and daily work logs
  • Checked in, labeled and created testing matrices to process samples
  • Complied with site safety and health procedures and guidelines as a section 2.92 appointee
  • Created quality reports and disseminated to internal personnel and outside customers
  • Demonstrated and explained laboratory procedures and assays to staff.

Plant Superintendent

Rheinmetall Denel Munition
07.2013 - 04.2016

•Worked with supervisory team to coordinate production activities across shifts and departments.

• Completed scheduled inspections of materials, products or equipment to proactively detect problems.

• Evaluated current production against plans and adjusted strategies to meet objectives.

•Enforced strict compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations across production operations.

• Gave input to senior management to assist with budgets, production planning and labor management strategies.

• Maintained quality levels with quick corrections of identified production roadblocks.

•Ordered raw materials and equipment parts based on expected production demand and maintenance needs

Junior Production Supervisor

Rheinmetall Denel Munition
11.2012 - 06.2013

• Supervise & control production line for detonators.

• On the job training for operator.

•Prevented accidents with consistent safety leadership, removing hazards and encouraging safe behaviors.

• Minimized downtime by monitoring equipment operations and directing preventive maintenance programs.

• Met production targets through organized schedules and careful management of priorities

Education

Btech Operations Management - Engineering -

Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijl Park, South Africa

Ndip Chemical Engineering - Engineering - undefined

Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijl Park, South Africa

National Senior Certificate - High School - undefined

Vaal Reefs Technical High School
Klerksdorp, South Africa

Skills

Schedule management

Maintenance planning

Ability to multitask

Microsoft projects

SAP 411 & MOP

Leadership

References

  • Renier Esterhuizen, Managing Director, INGQ Software, 079 526 1427
  • Phakamile Qeqe, Managing Director, Guyani Sampling Quality Systems, 083 455 6872

Timeline

Metallurgical Evaluation Lab Supervisor

Guyani Sampling Qualiy Systems (Impala Contractor)
03.2018 - 03.2022

Plant Superintendent

Rheinmetall Denel Munition
07.2013 - 04.2016

Junior Production Supervisor

Rheinmetall Denel Munition
11.2012 - 06.2013

Planned Maintenance Administrator

INGQ SOFTWARE, (Impala Bafokeng Contractor)
4 2022 - 12.2023

Btech Operations Management - Engineering -

Vaal University of Technology

Ndip Chemical Engineering - Engineering - undefined

Vaal University of Technology

National Senior Certificate - High School - undefined

Vaal Reefs Technical High School
Bonolo LengopengChemical Engineering Technician