LUCKY MATSEKE
Cape Town
Summary
Proffessionally equiped with a BSc., and acquired 3years of experience in the chemical manufacturing industry for water treatment and sanitation, food and brewery. I am looking for more opportunuties to grow and inspire as a teamworker, smart and energetic workaholic.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
10
10
Certifications
Work History
Laboratory Technician
Sopura South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town
06.2023 - Current
- Responsible for ensuring that manufactured chemical products are tested as per the Standard Operating Procedures and meet the quality control and assurances in terms of the compliance requirements
- Housekeeping of the laboratory – cleaning, sterilising and calibrating lab equipment
- Ordering and maintaining stock of reagents and lab equipment
- Collecting, preparing and/or testing samples
- Providing technical support
- Conducting risk assessment
- Assisting in completion of Non-Conformance Reports of customer complaints as per ISO 9001 standard
- Updating equipment checklists - pH and Scales verifications
- Testing of products - Titrations and Hach analysers (DR3900, DR 900)
- Performing chemical experiments for water projects in brewery industry - Corrosion test using mild and stainless steel
- Quality assurance control of all finished products
- Issuing of Certificate Of Analysis (C0A) for conforming finished products
- Retaining samples in the retention room for stability tests and shelf-life extension
- Assisting in Research and Development – Finding solutions for water/waste treatment using the BNC polymer as a substitute of formaldehyde.
Field Technician And Plant Operator
Sopura South Africa (Pty) Ltd
West Coast
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Plant Operator and field service technician - responsible for operating, monitoring and maintenance of a chemical dosing generator in situ
- Responsible for daily checklists - Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) dosing system at a fish factory
- Recording and reporting data daily using Google sheets
- Responsible for servicing technical issues of dosing equipment- Replacing pump service kits (DDI, DDE, DDA), replacing leaking dosing lines
- Diagnosing technical problems/errors and determining proper solutions
- Requesting quotes from suppliers for spares
- Providing training for clients’ staff – such as quality controllers and operators on the operation of dosing equipment
- Responsible for sampling water for quality tests – Microbial
- Performing on-site titration tests - Chemistry (pH tests, Chlorides, TDS, TSS) on cooling towers and boilers in fruit, meat and brewery industries
- Serving at different clients’ sites - Liaising with customers
- Providing customer support and technical services during the field visits
- Managing on-site activities such as installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair tasks
- Comprehending the requirements of customers and making appropriate briefings or recommendations
- Building long-term relations with customers
- Producing comprehensive service reports on a regular basis
- Following the company’s procedures, regulations, and protocols.
Intern - Water Quality And Aquaculture
Aqunion (Pty) Ltd
Hermanus
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Intern - Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment
- Daily routine checklists - water quality and flow rates
- Cleaning abalone shells prior canning, packaging - Exports
- Assisted with Water Quality Experiments on-site
- Assisted the Electrician - Fitting lights, remote gates
- Responsible for water projects on-site - Greywater system, Influent and Effluent
- Compiled water research and presentations
- Assisted the Research and Development team
- Assisted in Quality Assurance - Daily quality control checks of final products, inspection of abalone cans, validating the meat weights and recording of results.
Education
National Senior Certificate - undefined
Ramatshagalala Secondary School
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Community Water Services and Sanitation - undefined
University of Limpopo
01.2016 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science Honors (B.Sc. Hons) Aquaculture - undefined
University of Limpopo
01.2019 - 04.2020
Skills
Good Communication (Both written and spoken)
Certification
Training in FSSC: 22000 (Basic Food Safety) (2021)
References
- Pieter Steenkamp
- +2782 775 5961
- Kerusha Naidoo
- +2782 446 1355
- Michelle Sars
- +2773 825 1868
Timeline
Laboratory Technician
Sopura South Africa (Pty) Ltd
06.2023 - Current
Field Technician And Plant Operator
Sopura South Africa (Pty) Ltd
09.2022 - 05.2023
Intern - Water Quality And Aquaculture
Aqunion (Pty) Ltd
11.2020 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science Honors (B.Sc. Hons) Aquaculture - undefined
University of Limpopo
01.2019 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Community Water Services and Sanitation - undefined
University of Limpopo
01.2016 - 04.2018
National Senior Certificate - undefined
Ramatshagalala Secondary School
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