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Jedidiah Makhurupetji

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 -
Jedidiah MakhurupetjiIndustrial Engineer