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Hennie Botha

Project Foreman
Johannesburg
Hennie Botha

Summary

Passionate worker, striving for perfection, teaching and helping co-workers is doing work safely, correctly and efficiently. Always open to new ways and technology to be efficient in time saving and cost effectiveness. Have been in the mining industry for the past 18 years, in various positions with responsibilities from building, designing, overseeing and implementing use of new or modified installations on machinery, pumps, hydraulic circuits. Have extensive experience from aircraft to trackless machinery, shaft support by using robotics local and overseas. Hard-working Fitter with 43 years of experience installing, modifying and rebuilding of variouse machinery and equipment. Applies technical knowledge and practical experiance, modification and maintenance of mechanical, hydraulical and electical base systems. Consistent in providing effective, durable solutions.

Overview

43
years of professional experience
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Master Drilling
Fochville, Gauteng

Foreman, (SME) Shotcrete operations
12.2021 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Building & modifying Robotic Shotcrete robots for various contracts -
  • Establishing new contract sites in various countries - Train local crew in operation and operating Shotcrete robots
  • Research new components and use on existing units for improvement
  • Assisting in repair and faultfinding on Robotic units in various countries.

Works forman, Master drilling

09.2014 - 10.2019

Job overview

  • Building and designing new shotcrete robots (shaft support on raisbore holes, 3,5 m -7.2,) local and international
  • Training and teaching new personal in operation, requirments and quality control of shaft suport to client specifications
  • Building and implementing specialized rod Handling equipment for cor drilling Machines
  • Start new contracts on various mining sites for various projects, assist in asembling of new consept drilling machinery (Italy)
  • Minister of faith at Self inployed, Fochville

self
Fochville, Gauteng

Minister of Gospel
04.2011 - 08.2014

Job overview

  • Teaching and leading a small congregation
  • Buying and distributing literature and training material

Master Drilling
Fochville , Gauteng

Works Foreman /Mechanical Fitter
06.2003 - 03.2011

Job overview

  • Building & maintaining long hole stope drilling machines (for gold mines)
  • Operations foreman - long hole stope drilling
  • Contract manager - Long hole stope drilling (Kloof 3 # project)
  • Operations foreman - building new rais borring machine and deploy in
  • Agentinia
  • SME on shaft support - building new type robot & head gear application and implementing in Mexico
  • Operationsforeman-buildingsecondtypeshaftsupportrobotforlocal use

Bestline Manufacturing
Johannesburg

Field Maintenance fitter
03.1992 - 05.2002

Job overview

Fied servicing of High pressure water pumps

Building frames for required pumps

Sales of brand of pumps

GFC Minning

Fitter
03.1987 - 08.1989

Job overview

Maintenance on Underground Loco`s & Hoppers & trackless minning Machinery (scoops, dump trucks)

HJ Joel Gold Mine,
Virginia, Freestate

Fitter
05.1986 - 04.1987

Job overview

  • Building & modifying Underground trackless machinery, refurbishing de-watering pumps & winches

South African Airforce
Dunnottar, Gauteng

Aircraft maintenance fitter
01.1980 - 05.1986

Job overview

  • Training new pilots on mechanical aircraft inspections & functions
  • Aircraft Maintenance and building

Education

Master Drilling Training Centre
Fochville, Fochville, South Africa

from Qualify As SME On Robotic Shotcreting
07.2017 - 04.2023

AIAS Academy
Milan, Italy

from 25Ton Telly Handler Machinery
09.2018 - 09.2018

Mining Qualifications Authority
Western Area, Gauteng, South Africa

from Install, Maintain & Removal of Hard Rock Support.
07.2006 - 09.2006

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre
Randfontein Gauteng, South Africa

from Deutz Engine Course
09.1992 - 10.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre
Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

from Basic Hydraulic Course
07.1992 - 08.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre
Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

from Hydrostatic Transmissions
04.1992 - 06.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre
Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

from Hyrodynamic Transmissions
03.1992 - 04.1992

Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa
Kempton Park

from Artouse III B Engines
07.1989 - 08.1989

School For Logistical Training
Pretoria

from Fuels, Oils & Lubricant Quality Control
09.1987 - 10.1987

Southa African Airforce
Pretoria

from Qualified As Aircraft Maintenance Fitter
01.1980 - 05.1984

RSS Shotcrete Training School
Fochville, Gauteng, South Africa

from Shotctere Operations
02.2019 - 02.2019

National Technical Certificate Part 3

GED
01.1982 - 09.1982

Marais Viljoen Technical & Commercial School
Alberton, Gauteng , South Africa

High School Diploma

Skills

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Timeline

Foreman, (SME) Shotcrete operations

Master Drilling
12.2021 - 05.2023

RSS Shotcrete Training School

from Shotctere Operations
02.2019 - 02.2019

AIAS Academy

from 25Ton Telly Handler Machinery
09.2018 - 09.2018

Master Drilling Training Centre

from Qualify As SME On Robotic Shotcreting
07.2017 - 04.2023

Works forman, Master drilling
09.2014 - 10.2019

Minister of Gospel

self
04.2011 - 08.2014

Mining Qualifications Authority

from Install, Maintain & Removal of Hard Rock Support.
07.2006 - 09.2006

Works Foreman /Mechanical Fitter

Master Drilling
06.2003 - 03.2011

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre

from Deutz Engine Course
09.1992 - 10.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre

from Basic Hydraulic Course
07.1992 - 08.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre

from Hydrostatic Transmissions
04.1992 - 06.1992

Johannesburg Consolidated TM3 Training Centre

from Hyrodynamic Transmissions
03.1992 - 04.1992

Field Maintenance fitter

Bestline Manufacturing
03.1992 - 05.2002

Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa

from Artouse III B Engines
07.1989 - 08.1989

School For Logistical Training

from Fuels, Oils & Lubricant Quality Control
09.1987 - 10.1987

Fitter

GFC Minning
03.1987 - 08.1989

Fitter

HJ Joel Gold Mine,
05.1986 - 04.1987

National Technical Certificate Part 3

GED
01.1982 - 09.1982

Southa African Airforce

from Qualified As Aircraft Maintenance Fitter
01.1980 - 05.1984

Aircraft maintenance fitter

South African Airforce
01.1980 - 05.1986

Marais Viljoen Technical & Commercial School

High School Diploma
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