MAHLATSI ALFRED
Mechanical Technician (Millwright)
Cape Town
Summary
Skilled millwright with 8 years of experience on FMCG industry. I’ve been repairing, testing, and maintaining mechanically krones, KHS, OCME and Sidel equipment. Expert in identifying the causes of mechanical problems and repairing machinery or replacing defective parts as needed. Excellent stress management skills and ability to perform well under pressure and tight deadlines. Friendly and hard working team player who follows instructions with exactness. Passionate professional with a determination to maintain a fully operational and safe work environment by keeping all mechanical parts in good working order.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Machine specialist
Coca-Cola Appletiser
Grabouw
01.2022 - Current
- Setting up manufacturing equipments according to standards.
- Maintaining a safe work environment
- Responsible for ensuring that Machine efficiency is always above 85% and machine is always available
- Controlling and adjusting machine sittings according to standard.
- Creating machine controlled sheet for recording machine performances and breakdowns.
- Inspecting and troubleshooting machines during breakdowns.
- Troubleshoot issues and perform maintenance.
- Conducting quality checks according to quality standard.
- Fixing issues that might appear, preventative maintenance.
- Following established rules and procedures
- Performing routine inspections of manufacturing equipments
- Read and understand blueprint designs
- Repairing faulty machines or equipment.
- Training new machine operators on standard operations procedures.
- Responsible for conducting Problem solving.
- Ensuring spares availability.
Machine Specialist
Coca-Cola Fortune
Polokwane
04.2019 - Current
- Starting machines and observing mechanical operation to determine ef- ficiency and to detect problems
- Inspecting or testing damaged machine parts, and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair needs
- I do electrical fault finding and diagnostics when necessary
- I do root cause anal- ysis during every breakdown that takes more than 60mins and do 5y after breakdowns that took 10mins
- Lubricating or applying adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures
- Installing, replacing, or changing machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications
- Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain blocks and sleeves dur- ing maintenance or planned shutdowns
- Reading work orders and speci- fications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or main- tenance
- Setting up and operating machines, and adjust controls to regu- late operations
- I do machine changeovers with operators and make sure that I do coaching after that
- Collaborating with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment
- I Supervise machine oper- ators by making sure that I sign my pimps&pomps hourly per machine to make sure that all machines are still in requires spec and by making sure that we achieve hourly numbers
- I Provides technical information and participates in the control of sectional costs by optimising resource utilisa- tion in area of work
- Maintains equipment using appropriate maintenance planned schedules to ensure optimum equipment availability and reliabil- ity in all production machines
- I Verify the planned maintenance schedule and recommending appropriate amendments as necessary
- Performing in- spections on work carried out by apprentices and maintenance operatives and identifying areas needing attention
- Troubleshooting and Overhauling of hydraulic and pneumatics systems
- Verified the planned maintenance schedule and recommending appropriate amendments as necessary
- Per- formed inspections and identifying areas needing attention
- Diagnosed faults and assessed the requirements for spares and labour
- Process artisan
Process Artisan Millwright
Coca, Cola Canners
Germiston
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Inspected machinery daily to detect and diagnose malfunctions
- Made sure that my pimps&pomps are signed hourly and to check if the machines are still in good condition
- Performed routine maintenance and repairs on equipment with the help of repair manuals, blueprints, and parts catalogs
- Operated machinery such as blowmoulder , filler ,kister other equipment on the line Dismantled machinery and parts as needed to identify and remove defective parts
- Coached operators whenever we had a breakdowns and did one point lesson
Soweto
Millwright, Coca, Devland
Cola
10.2016 - 09.2018
- Install equipment such as conveyors,wiring all necessary electrical equip- ment that goes with conveyors
- Worked as Krones blow Moulder and spe- cialist, I did maintenance, handled all necessary spares and made sure that all critical spares are stock items
- Repair systems or machinery whenever necessary using appropriate tools and techniques
- Oversee and perform daily and weekly equipment inspections
- Operate power tools, hand tools, and heavy equipment to move and position equipment
- Follow written and verbal instructions verbatim
- Assemble machinery and mechanical compo- nents
- Earned Employee of the Month award for two consecutive months as a result of superior work
- Created OPL for operators and QFRS
Education
National N Diploma - Mechanical engineering
Lephalale Tvet College
Lephalale 01.2012 - 07.2016
Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Lephalale Tvet college
Lephalale 01.2012 - 12.2012
Trade Test(millwright) - Electromechanical Engineering Technologies
Ssaci
Johannesburg 01.2016 - 12.2018
Skills
*Attention to detail *Good Communication Skills *Machine operational skills *Good leadership skills *Problem solving skills *Setting up manufacturing equipment to standard *Able to work under pressure, overtime and shifts *Analytical skills Conducting periodic checks on output efficiency *Experience as a machine operator *Knowledge of production procedures *Able to execute Maintenance without or limited supervision *Organisational skills *Physical stamina and strength *Preventative maintenance *Maintaining good Quality standards *Able to Repair without supervision *Safety-oriented *Strong ability to read technical manuals
HOBBIESI enjoy hiking, and cooking I spend my spare timeLANGUAGE SKILLSEnglishSetswanaAfrikaansSepediIsizuluSesotho
Drivers License: CMarital Status: SingleReferences: *progress Chabangu( Team leader):0713647815 *Bongani Simelani(Maintenance controller): 0736165102 *Joe Khumalo(Manufacturering Manager): 0798926468 *Ryan Jacobs(unit manager): 0823122226
Accomplishments
- Achieved Result by completing Task with accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborated with team of Number in the development of Project name.
- Achieved Result through effectively helping with Task.
- Supervised team of Number staff members.
Timeline
Machine specialist
Coca-Cola Appletiser
01.2022 - Current
Machine Specialist
Coca-Cola Fortune
04.2019 - Current
Process Artisan Millwright
Coca, Cola Canners
09.2018 - 03.2019
Soweto
Millwright, Coca, Devland
10.2016 - 09.2018
Trade Test(millwright) - Electromechanical Engineering Technologies
Ssaci
01.2016 - 12.2018
National N Diploma - Mechanical engineering
Lephalale Tvet College
01.2012 - 07.2016
Technical Certificate - Electrical Engineering
Lephalale Tvet college
01.2012 - 12.2012