Jedidiah Makhurupetji
Industrial Engineer
Ekurhuleni
Summary
Results-driven engineer with a strong background in process engineering and project management. Proven expertise in optimizing workflows, managing stakeholder relationships, and achieving project success through effective resource allocation and strategic planning. Skilled at transforming obstacles into advantages, enhancing production lines and processes to ensure seamless execution and high levels of customer satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Acting Capex Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
05.2025 - Current
- Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
- Achieved 90% project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation, and meeting strict deadlines.
- Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate projects and ensure deliverables.
- Presented technical findings to stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project status and goals.
- Developed comprehensive project schedules for critical CapEx projects, extending equipment lifespan, improving safety, and minimizing production delays.
- Streamlined project delivery processes, implementing agile methodologies that improved team collaboration and efficiency.
Process and Manufacturing Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
10.2021 - Current
- Support Production to achieve manufacturing QCD targets.
- Production Management-Material management, routings and retrofits manage integration between EBOM, MBOM and PBOM for supply chain management.
- Participate actively to the product design in co-engineering mode, using appropriate methodologies.
- Monitor the industrialization activity using IMFU (Industrial Maturity Follow-Up), and completion of KEY deliverables.
- Ensure 90% completion of P-FMEA and Control Plan along with Industrial Quality.
- Fixed industrialization cost in line with 99% of target.
- Rail and Manufacturing
- Achievements/Tasks
Graduate Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Process and Manufacturing Engineering
- Technical Deliverables- Process Documentation (WKI, Task sequencing) and Line support
- Technical Specification- Technical support for process requirements during Design phase of plant Equipment
- Implementation of improvements on station performance - Line Balancing
- Participate to continuous improvement workshops. (SWIP projects on station with improvement of 16hr to 12.5hr)
- Rail and Manufacturing
- Achievements/Tasks
Industrial Technician Intern
Transnet Engineering
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Evaluated operational performance metrics consistently for trends or anomalies indicating potential issues.
- Contributed to cost reduction initiatives by identifying areas where resource conservation or waste elimination could be achieved.
- Leveraged hand tools and measuring devices to assemble electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data.
- Documented all maintenance activities, enabling accurate tracking of service history for each piece of equipment.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to implement process improvements, resulting in increased productivity levels.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Engineering And Technology Management
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Technology - Engineering: Industrial
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa 02.2019 - 12.2020
National Diploma - Engineering: Industrial
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa 02.2015 - 04.2019
Skills
Project planning
Technical reporting
Root-cause analysis
Project management
Process improvement
Product development
Cost analysis
Master data management
SAP-ERP
MTM-UAS
Interests
Research Analysis, Simulation
Projects
1. Trainset 15 Rebuild (09/2024 - Present)
Project to rebuild train number 015 to replace accident damaged train couches.
Integration of an old model train in existing production line.
Interface solutions to use revised designs on old configurations.
2. Baseline 10.6 Train Model (05/2024-Present)
Co-Engineering with design team on new product launch.
Manufacturing Bill of Material construction.
Process definition and design.
Timeline
Acting Capex Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
05.2025 - Current
Process and Manufacturing Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
10.2021 - Current
Graduate Engineer
Gibela Rail Consortium
09.2020 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Engineering: Industrial
University of Johannesburg
02.2019 - 12.2020
Industrial Technician Intern
Transnet Engineering
02.2018 - 01.2019
National Diploma - Engineering: Industrial
University of Johannesburg
02.2015 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Engineering And Technology Management
University of Pretoria
04.2001 -
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