Katlego Matibidi
Pretoria North,Pretoria
Summary
MEng Metallurgical Engineering with a rich history of experience in Mineral beneficiation, Platinum concentration, gravity concentration, DMS, TSF, Research & Development and Training. Resourceful specialist knowledgeable in project management and MHSACT. Track record of boosting efficiency, Planning, organization and business improvement. Focused on monitoring safety in busy and potentially hazardous environment.
Self-starting Operations Manager offering high-level experience in supervision of workover and completion operations. Adept at directing work of completion consultants and completion supervisors. Successful introducing lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives. Versatile Production Supervisor knowledgeable about equipment operation, quality standards and safety hazards. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling. Streamlines workflow to maintain productivity and proactively addresses challenges to minimize downtime.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Plant Foreman
Consulmet
Saurimo
7 2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Luele Project, Angola
- Monitor and control the processing plant by allocating and managing resources to obtain production targets and ensuring the efficient processing and recovery of diamonds
- Assist with process audits compliance with QMS, procedure and legal requirement
- Human Resource Development to improve individual performance and to ensure succession planning, training, and skills transfer of relative personnel
- Assist with metallurgical test works and applicable reports to ensure the efficient processing and recovery
- Achieve process efficiency through effective roll - out of best practices
- Achieve set target to plan - throughput and utilization, compile and submit relative reports to the production superintendent
- Variance identified and appropriate remedial actions timeously taken to address problems
- Interpret information from plant readings and determine required adjustment to maximize efficient production
- Luele Project, Angola
Production Shift Supervisor
Fraser Alexander
Delmas
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Company Overview: Mineral Processing Division, Delmas
- Supervise safe and cost-effective execution of all production work and ensuring achievement of production and quality targets
- Ensures effective risk management by identifying hazards activities and mitigation measures on continuous basis and by conducting risk assessments
- Continuously monitor production process to ensure adherence to ISO and legislative standards/ requirements
- Participate in Risk Assessment based on external and internal influences
- Supervise and control activities, standards of performance and behavior of designated subordinate staff
- Ensures that discipline is well maintained (Absenteeism, lateness, overtime)
- Analyse plant and process efficiencies through investigation, continuous data analysis and trend reviews to ensure optimization of metallurgical recoveries and achievement of target qualities
- Identify and monitor potential problems and ensures metallurgical equipment integrity is maintained to prevent unplanned events and losses
- Assist in conducting test and project works in the laboratory and do physical test in plant and consolidate test work results with the past project reports and findings
- Perform administrative duties to ensure record and availability and budget compliance
- Evaluate process performance, identify development opportunities and drive business excellence by supporting all continuous improvements projects
- Mineral Processing Division, Delmas
- Ensured workplace safety, conducting regular inspections and enforcing strict adherence to safety protocols.
Operations Supervisor
Fraser Alexander
Thabazimbi
02.2020 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Tailing Division, Northam
- Collected customer feedback and made business adjustments to improve retention and satisfaction
- Conducted root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve issues
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets
- Analyzed department metrics and performance and reported findings to management
- Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities
- Improved office operations by automating client correspondence, record tracking and data communications
- Assisted customers with questions and problems to build brand loyalty and cultivate lasting business relationships
- Tailing Division, Northam
- Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring smooth workflows and timely completion of tasks.
Junior Metallurgist
Universal Coal
Delmas
06.2016 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: Delmas
- Evaluate / analyze plant processes and systems to identify improvement opportunities
- Ensure plant laboratory systems comply with SANS
- Measure, track and manage coal quality to ensure that product produced is within required limits
- Provide processing plant with technical advice / support
- Assist with metallurgical accounting activities
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize plant processes that will enable delivery of initiatives outlined in business plan
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Develop systems that support change initiatives to be managed locally while maintaining simplicity and promoting standardization
- Conduct yield improvement test work and investigate yield improvement opportunities
- Improved plant efficiency through the optimization of process parameters, reducing waste and increasing productivity.
- Presented research findings and technical recommendations to stakeholders through comprehensive reports, fostering informed decision making.
- Optimized metallurgical processes by conducting thorough analyses and implementing advanced technologies.
Research Assistant
Center For Mineral Research
Cape Town
11.2016 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Cape Town
- Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis
- Attended seminars and symposiums to improve overall knowledge and understanding
- Recorded experimental findings in laboratory notebook to analyze and interpret experimental findings
- Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining high-quality output.
Education
MEng - Metallurgical Engineering
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlparl, RSA 04.2023 - 01.2024
Certificate - Risk Management
E - Learning College
South Africa 08.2022 - 01.2023
Certificate - Project Management
Regenesys Business School
South Africa 07.2022 - 09.2022
BTech - Metallurgical Engineering
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark, RSA 02.2011 - 04.2016
Skills
Conflict resolution techniques
Planning
Organizing & Control
Safety Leadership
Financial Management
Business & Financial Acumen
Metallurgical Accounting
Problem solving & Decision making
Change leadership
Operational problems solving and decision making
Process Optimization & Improvements
Knowledge of LEAN
RCA methods
FMECA methods
Experience of Data Analysis of Beneficiation Plants
Timeline
Production Shift Supervisor
Fraser Alexander
06.2023 - 06.2024
MEng - Metallurgical Engineering
Vaal University of Technology
04.2023 - 01.2024
Certificate - Risk Management
E - Learning College
08.2022 - 01.2023
Certificate - Project Management
Regenesys Business School
07.2022 - 09.2022
Operations Supervisor
Fraser Alexander
02.2020 - 06.2023
Research Assistant
Center For Mineral Research
11.2016 - 12.2016
Junior Metallurgist
Universal Coal
06.2016 - 08.2019
BTech - Metallurgical Engineering
Vaal University of Technology
02.2011 - 04.2016
Plant Foreman
Consulmet
7 2024 - Current
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