Gerhard Maritz
Randfontein
Summary
With a proven track record at SPEC Africa, I excel in project management and crew oversight, ensuring construction quality assurance and OSHA compliance. My expertise spans from surveying to sewerage line installation, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and safety on-site. Skilled in fostering team productivity and meeting stringent deadlines, I am poised to deliver exceptional results.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Construction Foreman
SPEC Africa
Sutherland
10.2024 - Current
- Analyzed data related to labor productivity trends in order to identify areas needing improvement.
- Defined and monitored personnel and project schedules to ensure on-time project completion.
- Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.
- Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
- Monitored equipment operation during extraction process to detect problems.
- Monitored the use of resources including personnel, materials, machines, tools and vehicles during project execution.
- Checked crew timesheets and logs for accuracy and submitted on schedule.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to secure favorable terms.
- Created work crew schedules and delegated assignments.
- Supervised aspects of construction projects, lending communication and hands-on assistance.
- Communicated effectively with customers and workers alike, answering inquiries and questions and responding to complaints.
- Trained and monitored employees to teach daily tasks and improve performance.
- Supervised projects to uphold schedule requirements and quality demands.
- Developed work plans, assigned tasks and monitored progress to ensure timely completion of projects within budget.
- Tracked material usage and contractor hours to align projects with budgets.
- Prepared weekly reports detailing progress made on each project along with any potential problems that may arise.
- Managed daily work assignments by delegating tasks and monitoring progress.
Production Foreman
Rocla Precast Concrete PTY LTD
01.2014 - 06.2024
- Effective and complete running of Production, Technical, Industrial Relations, Safety, Quality
- Training of employees in the Business Unit
- Weekly production planning with Business Manager and Sales team
- Daily monitoring of actual production against the planned targets
- Calculate standard usage of materials
- Order raw material stocks timorously
- Knowledge of standard capacities of each machine section
- Manage efficient response in respect of plant repair or breakdowns
- Follow up on challenges identified by the operators in their sections
- Manage and maintain the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Standards
- Manage, maintain enforce safety regulations, standards in the workplace promoting an injury free environment
- Daily drive to production efficiency, adherence to Quality Standards and safety in all levels
- Monitor raw materials in daily bases to ensure orders are placed on time in order to prevent unnecessary production loss
Construction Site Manager, Civils
PICM
Randfontein
09.2011 - 01.2014
- Managing new civil construction work and maintenance to existing buildings and concrete structures
- Quotes
- Production planning
- HR
- Safety files and implement on site
- Meetings with clients and suppliers
- Supervision
- Training
- Estimating
- Payments to sub contractors
- Daily and weekly feedback reports
- Quality
- Source suppliers and negotiate prices to allowable budgets
- Monthly certificates and Invoices
- Non conformances raise and investigate and close
- Disciplinary’s including Hearings
- Everything from getting the work to completion and handing over to client
Construction Site Manager, Civils
VCON Civils and Building Projects
Skeerpoort, Hartebeespoort Dam
10.2010 - 08.2011
- Managing new civil construction work and maintenance to existing buildings and concrete structures
Construction Site Manager, Civils
RBD Construction & Civil Engineers
Noordheuwel
07.2005 - 04.2009
- Managing the civil and construction work on various sites
- The types of job included conveyor installations, factory construction, underground parking lots, enlarging tailings dams, shopping centres
Site Manager
S & J Plumbing
Randfontein
01.2004 - 06.2005
- Manage and supervise all plumbing and pipe work associated with the construction of 630 housing units at three different sites in the Gauteng area
Apprentice Electrician
Dual Electrics
Randfontein
01.2003 - 12.2003
- Trained and monitored employees to teach daily tasks and improve performance.
- Kept production team moving forward for progress in daily site operations.
- Analyzed data related to labor productivity trends in order to identify areas needing improvement.
- Defined and monitored personnel and project schedules to ensure on-time project completion.
- Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.
- Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
- Monitored equipment operation during extraction process to detect problems.
- Checked crew timesheets and logs for accuracy and submitted on schedule.
- Monitored the use of resources including personnel, materials, machines, tools and vehicles during project execution.
- Created work crew schedules and delegated assignments.
Assistant Logistics Manager
Universal Tool & Pattern Makers
Krugersdorp
01.2002 - 12.2002
- Logistics, sales and orders
Education
Building and Structural Construction Techniques and Structural Surveying
Johannesburg College
01.2004
N3 - Electrical Engineering
Randfontein Technical College
01.2003
Matriculated -
Riebeeck Rand High School
01.2001
Skills
- Surveying
- Formwork
- Reinforcing
- Concrete casting
- Earthworks
- Scaffolding
- Steel erection
- Pipe work
- Foundations
- Plinths and Bases
- Sliding Concrete
- Brickwork
- Plastering
- Shopping centers Construction
- Underground car parks
- Factories
- Water mains installationation
- Sewerage lines install
- Crew oversight
- Site monitoring
- Project management
- Company safety policies
- Subcontractor supervision
- OSHA regulations
- OSHA compliance
- Worksite safety
- Construction quality assurance
- Incident management
Certification
- Qualified First Aider
- Code 8 driving license (up to 3,500kg)
- Qualified TLB operator
- Concrete technologies course 1 and 2 passed with distinction
- 25 T overhead Crane license
- HIRA
- First aider level 3
- Fire Fighting
References
References and certificates available on request.
Personal Information
Nationality: South African
Languages
English
First Language
Afrikaans
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Construction Foreman
SPEC Africa
10.2024 - Current
Production Foreman
Rocla Precast Concrete PTY LTD
01.2014 - 06.2024
Construction Site Manager, Civils
PICM
09.2011 - 01.2014
Construction Site Manager, Civils
VCON Civils and Building Projects
10.2010 - 08.2011
Construction Site Manager, Civils
RBD Construction & Civil Engineers
07.2005 - 04.2009
Site Manager
S & J Plumbing
01.2004 - 06.2005
Apprentice Electrician
Dual Electrics
01.2003 - 12.2003
Assistant Logistics Manager
Universal Tool & Pattern Makers
01.2002 - 12.2002
Building and Structural Construction Techniques and Structural Surveying
Johannesburg College
N3 - Electrical Engineering
Randfontein Technical College
Matriculated -
Riebeeck Rand High School
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