Kgwete Pinyane Percy
Site services Manager
Durban,Berea
Summary
Experienced Site Services Manager with a strong background in FMCG (Factories) and expertise in ammonia refrigeration plant as a registered professional refrigeration plant specialist. Brings 4 years of technical experience in heavy metals manufacturing steel, specifically with Acerinox Columbus Stainless. Currently the Site Services Manager for Woolworths Supply Chains & Logistics, Foods, reporting to the General Manager for Woolworths Distribution Centre in the KZN Region. Oversees various areas including Clothing & General Merchandise, Equipment Centre, Warehousing, Perishables, and Cold Chain with different temperature requirements. Responsibilities include repairs and maintenance on all equipment and machinery, as well as mechanical and general repairs and electrical & instrumentation tasks. Also provides assistance to the 4-shift maintenance team and serves as the site administrator. With extensive experience in steel manufacturing, FMCG factories, and facilities technical maintenance & risk management, worked with various systems such as raw material casting, furnaces, roller mills, acid regeneration plant, water treatment plant, Scada, PLCs (Siemens S7, ABB, Allan Bradley design), hydraulics systems (design, installation & fault findings), refrigeration plants, HVAC systems, compressed air systems, effluent plants, and other facilities. Known for strong people skills and results-oriented service approach, proactive and always seeks new challenges to meet targets on new assignments. Currently seeking an opportunity as a Site Engineer, Project Manager, Technical Manager or Engineering Technical Manager in the field of facilities or services.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2027
2027
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Site Services Manager
Woolworths Pty (Ltd)
01.2021 - Current
- Execution of one-year operating plan that optimize facilities management
- Ensure that the plan is understood by all employees and measured by scorecards
- Integration with the various group heads in the DC to ensure best utilization of facilities
- Control one year budget to deliver operating plan
- Ensure the delivery of site services operational service levels
- Effectively use departmental to ensure the delivery of team goals through relevant scorecards & as per the strategy
- Contribute to BU Continuity Planning and ensure adequate contingencies are in place
- Implement the agreed continuous improvement activities to reduce cost and improve service
- Management of all service contracts through SLA’s
- Manage the planned and preventative maintenance plans proactively
- Training plan communicated and implemented re facilities
- Manage corporate governance requirements including financial controls, business continuity
- Proactively develop capacity plans in line with growth plans (e.g
- Floor space, gas, etc.)
- Build, develop and entrench a high-performance culture within the Supply Chain Site services
- Manage the EE targets, integrated performance management, talent management, succession planning, reward and recognition and employee relations in line with business requirements
- Manage and adhere to organisation policies and procedures and corporate governance principles
- Conduct benchmarking and implement continuous improvement projects
- Major Project: Relocation of Dry goods & Clothing operational facility to new locations 20 Surprise Road
Millwright
Columbus Stainless Steel
Middelburg
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Reporting to Factory Engineer
- Directly managing Engineering graduate Trainees & Technical Assistants
- Plant maintenance, condition monitoring and operations management
- Leading of shutdowns operations
- Industrial services Management
- Project Management
- Contractor’s management and attend to plant SHE issues
- Utilising Plant Management system (SAP)
- Optimising of the plant within budgetary constraints
- Investigating opportunities of cost savings
- Sustainability system implementations (Drive Energy savings initiative)
- Ensuring that Occupation health and safety regulations are compiled with according to OHS Act 85 of 1993 and good practices are implemented
- Major Projects: Installed new Z Mill 4 roller mill to increase process speed and auto gauge adjustments of austenitic stainless steel products
- Modification of Acid plant centrifugal pumps steel impellers and replaced with hard plastic to increase lifecycle and reduce frequent downtime
- Achievements: Reduced pumps frequent breakdown repairs at deep sump from 5 per week to 5 per month
- Closed all final lines and process lines maintenance Gaps
- Reduced overhead cranes breaks & Clutch failures and ropes replacements
- Reduced motor failures to 5% less by introducing conditioning monitoring & Motor management departments
Apprentice (Millwright)
Columbus Stainless Steel
Middelburg
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Reporting to Plant Section Engineer
- First line Maintenance on all Electrical & Mechanical Machinery and Equipment’s
- Fault findings and repairs
- Attend to all breakdowns or Plant stoppages
- Design verifications and Quality checks on new installations
- Alterations and modification of electrical installations
- Maintenance on overhead cranes up to 30 Ton
- Achievements: Electrical and Mechanical skills development including current and potential transformers, transformer calculations, cable joint, kilowatt hour meters wiring & installations, protection relays, motor test, fault finding, and basic hand skills
Education
NOSA College - SAMTRAC -
NOSA College
Management Development Program(MDP) - undefined
University of Stellenbosch
01.2020 - 12.2020
National N Diploma - undefined
Tshwane South College
01.2016 - 12.2016
Trade Test - Electro mechanician ( Millwright)
Gijima Artisan Training Centre
01.2009 - 12.2009
Skills
- Electrical System Installations
- Mechanical Installation
Area Of Expertise
- Electrical Installations (Designs, Installations, Commissioning & Fault findings)
- Mechanical & Piping Installation
- Hydraulics Systems (Design, installation & Fault Finding)
- Pneumatic Systems (Design, Installation & Fault Finding)
- Project Planning to implementation
- Internal technical Auditing
- Maintenance Management and Improvements
- Technical administration (ensuring statutory compliance)
- Facilities Management
- Refrigeration plant
Current Role
Site services Manager, 01/01/21, Execution of one-year operating plan that optimize facilities management., Ensure that the plan is understood by all employees and measured by scorecards., Integration with the various group heads in the DC to ensure best utilization of facilities., Control one year budget to deliver operating plan., Ensure the delivery of site services operational service levels., Effectively use departmental to ensure the delivery of team goals through relevant scorecards & as per the strategy., Contribute to BU Continuity Planning and ensure adequate contingencies are in place., Implement the agreed continuous improvement activities to reduce cost and improve service., Management of all service contracts through SLA’s., Manage the planned and preventative maintenance plans proactively., Training plan communicated and implemented re facilities., Manage corporate governance requirements including financial controls, business continuity., Proactively develop capacity plans in line with growth plans (e.g. floor space, gas, etc.), Build, develop and entrench a high-performance culture within the Supply Chain Site services., Manage the EE targets, integrated performance management, talent management, succession planning, reward and recognition and employee relations in line with business requirements., Manage and adhere to organisation policies and procedures and corporate governance principles., Conduct benchmarking and implement continuous improvement projects., Relocation of Dry goods & Clothing operational facility to new locations 20 Surprise Road.
Professional Courses
- 2007-2009, Apprenticeship Electro mechanician (Millwright)
- 2010, Machining & Turning Workshop (Bolts, Nuts & Cylindrical shafts)
- 2010, Electric Motors maintenance
- 2010, Transformers & Switchgears Maintenance – MV Switching
- 2011, Robotics programming
- 2011, Overhead Cranes maintenance – Up to 40ton
- 2011, Centrifugal, positive displacement and diaphragm pumps maintenance & repairs
- 2012, Conditioning & Monitoring High speed moving Machinery
- 2012, Steam Generation
- 2012, Boiler Maintenance
- 2014-2015, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Certificate
- 2017, OTTC Ammonia Plant Certificate (AM1, AM2, AMP-1 and AMP-2)
- 2017, Safe Handling Certificate (Ammonia)
- 2017, Presentation & Communication Skills
- 2020, Fundamentals of Project Management
- 2021, Professional Body: SARACCA registered Ammonia refrigeration gas practitioner
Ethnic Group
Black
Desired Job Location
Site Engineer
Current Employer
Woolworths Pty (Ltd)
Residential Location
Morningside, Berea, Durban, KZN, South Africa
Personal Information
- Available: 1 Months’ notice
- Age: 40
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code C1
Timeline
Site Services Manager
Woolworths Pty (Ltd)
01.2021 - Current
Management Development Program(MDP) - undefined
University of Stellenbosch
01.2020 - 12.2020
National N Diploma - undefined
Tshwane South College
01.2016 - 12.2016
Millwright
Columbus Stainless Steel
01.2009 - 12.2012
Trade Test - Electro mechanician ( Millwright)
Gijima Artisan Training Centre
01.2009 - 12.2009
Apprentice (Millwright)
Columbus Stainless Steel
01.2007 - 12.2009
NOSA College - SAMTRAC -
NOSA College
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