Michael Pretorius

Led installation and commissioning of fire detection and suppression systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Mentored team members on safety protocols, fostering a culture of safety and minimising injuries.

• Communicated project updates to senior management, highlighting milestones and addressing potential issues proactively.
• Supervised crew members, facilitating both skilled and semi-skilled work to meet project specifications.
• Collaborated with technical teams and supervisors to streamline site operations, achieving project milestones efficiently.
• Managed site emergencies, coordinating rapid response efforts and long-term resolutions with management.
• Scheduled crew activities in alignment with other projects, optimising workflow and resource allocation.
• Conducted site inspections to assess quality and progress, ensuring adherence to codes.
• Tracked work progress through detailed logs, providing insights for ongoing project management.
• Optimised crew operations to deliver projects on time and within budget constraints.
• Ensured safety protocols by conducting regular site inspections.

• : Experience on everything mentioned below at Northam Platinum Mine

Conveyor Belts – Experience on conveyor belts, head and tail pulleys, counter weights etc.

Crushers – experience on jaw crushers, cone crushers, vsi crusher etc.

Mills – experience on Girth Gear Mill and SRR Ball Mill.

Thickeners,Floats and Spirals – experience on thickeners, floats and spirals.

Pumps – experience on 8x6,6x4,4x3,3x2, warman pumps etc.

Blowers – experience on blowers etc.

Compressors – experience on Galkarian and Bogey compressors etc.

Pin Mills – experience on pin mills etc.

: Pump stations – Experience on Sulzer, C5, Degritter, Dirty water, Scamont mud pumps, multistage pumps etc.

Overhead crane - Experience on overhead cranes up to 25 tons

Good house keeping – Maintained very high standard of good house keeping

Laser alignment – Experience on laser alignment on motors and pumps

PLC – Experience on technician and electrical trade.

HPE and Dremo valves – Experience on technician, electrical and mechanical trade

Winders – Experience on hydraulics, faultfinding, general work on Man, Service and Rock winders, level locks etc.

Loading box and conveyor belts – Experience on conveyor belts, pulleys, vibrators, loading boxes, etc

Settlers – Experience on settlers, pipe fitting, underground settling etc.

Computer skills – Created drawings and worked with budgets etc.

Relieving foreman (underground and surface)

Experience – Relieving foreman and supervising skills

Experience on air loaders, battery

Loco’s, milling machines, smelters, concentrator etc.