PAULOS TUMELO MASANGANE
Mechanical Fitter Artisan
Heidelberg
Summary
My career objectives is to increase my experience within a company culture that upholds high standards
and encourages growth and motivation, to continue to pursue a career path that has demonstrated
growth,to work in an organization that strives for solutions and productivity to work for an organization
that enables me to apply my skills knowledge obtained throughout my studies and work experience. I am
willing to strategically align my career with the organization’s objectives and values. To find synergy with a
motivating, organized and secure company that would be interested in establishing a committed
relationship where both employer and employees are supported. I would appreciate the opportunity to
have my application considered.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Fitter artisan
ABB
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Repairing and build of Synchronous Motors and Generators
- Repair and manufacturing a stator and a rotor by stacking laminations of the rotor and stator using the engineering drawings
- Brazing the copper bars and rings fitted on the rotor between the laminations
- Fitting the stator in the motor housing and the rotor
- Fitting water pipes of the cooler fans on fan housing
- Making gaskets and flanges, setting rotor rings
- Installing or replacing damaged white metal bearings on the rotor shaft
- Visual inspection of all components on the rotor
- Polish both DE and NDE bearing journals
- Perform NDT on rotor bearing journals, seal journal and rotor blades
- Fit new bearing set of liners for both DE and NDE
- Fit the DE bearing thrust faces
- Fit new oil inlet assembly for both DE and NDE
- Fit dial guage thermometers
- Fit bearing thermocouples
- Fit new gaskets for all the covers and cooler
- Clean and polish the stator housing feet
- Assemble motor complete with new bolt, nuts, washers, gasket, terminal blocks and seals
- Check motor bearing clearance during assembly
- Check motor bearing thermocouples are fitted correctly and located inside the bearing hole
- Fit locking device
- Apply anti-rust compound on all machine surfaces
Mechanical fitter artisan
Swasap Railway Axles
03.2022 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Swasap heavy duty engineering company
- Repair and maintenance on cnc machines
- Service and inspect cnc machines
- Changing of electrical collars
- Changing of hammers and torque bolts
- Dismantle and assemble mechanical parts of the machines
- Dismantle damaged morando lathe centres and machine them on a lathe to a taper of 60 degrees angle
- Changing none returned valves on the hydraulic power packs and installing new hydraulic fittings
- Changing hydraulic pumps and installing submersible pumps
- Changing V-belts and installing new once and doing alignment
- Stripping or overalling the endomatic centre head and remove stripped bolts, drill hole to enlarge the and tapping with a different sizes
- Stripping the Forge Chuck head to change the break plates
- Installing end suction Centrifugal pumps and connecting it to a pipe line the sucks the water from a deep pit and pump flushes it out
- Ability to create a pipeline using flanges, union fitting, T-piece, nipples, reducer, bush, elbow fitting, different types of valves(e.g none return, ball valve, gate valves brass valves
- Doing alignment on cnc machine between centres, by aligning the tail stock with adjusting bolts to avoid off centre
- Performing project on electrical installation of diesel generators helping electrical team with cable installations
- Fixing a clutch on a multi stage gear drive on a lathe polisher machine
- Changing oil filters and installing new ones, also changing hydraulic hoses
- Installing new compressor, also changing v-belts
- Closing leaks on gas pipes, and on hydraulic power packs, also on hydraulic control valves and hydraulic pipe lines, fixing the feed gear box on the lathe machine, repairing and maintaining cnc leadwell cnc lathe machines conveyor belts
- Repairing gland packing on centrifugal pumps
- Swasap heavy duty engineering company
Mechanical laboratory assistant and Rope testing laboratory assistant
Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR)
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Receive and off-load test specimens(including completion of the receiving book and specimen labelling) to ensure specimen identification and traceability
- Prepare test specimen prior to testing and measure specimen gauge lengths after test completion
- Prepare and setup the test machine following SOP's or Test Officer directions
- Carryout Housekeeping tasks in the laboratory, this includes post-test disposal of specimens and clean-up of the area
- Mark test specimen's by stamping identification numbers and the Laboratory mark on each item
- Transport test specimens from one area to the laboratory
- Work with the testing officer to maximize the work throughout while adhering to quality and safety standards
- Lubricate machines as per maintenance check list or a daily and weekly basis
- Assist during machine repair and maintenance tasks and Ad-hoc tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor or line Manager
Fitter and turner apprentice
Sedibeng TVET
05.2015 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Vereenaging Workshops and Arcerlor Mittal Vanderbijlpark Works
- Operating lathe,milling, radial drilling machines
- Perform alignment on direct drives (Gearboxes, centrifugal pump, split pump, hydraulic pump, Brake drums system, Furner flex coupling, grid coupling, spider coupling and a motor as direct drives
- Inspection on Bench Grinder, Worn Bolt and Nuts, Motor Coupling, Flanges, Bearing, Spillage Hoist and Moving Machinery
- Repairing and Maintaining Centrifugal pumps, splits pumps and submersible pumps, hydraulic pumps
- Repair and Maintain Ball Valve
- Butterfly Valve, Audco Valve, Brass Valve and Gate Valve, Cannon Valve
- Repaired and Maintain Fluid Coupling, Furner Flex Coupling and Grid Coupling
- Repairing and Maintaining worm and wheel gearbox, Rack and pinion Gearbox, Helical Gearbox, Bevel gear
- Perform alignment on Indirect Drives (Chain and Belt Drives
- Performing fault finding on Pneumatic and hydraulic powerpacks
- Marking off and basic hand skills
- Inspection on machinery
- Services and repair steam pipelines, steam turbines, cooling towers, exhausters and flanges, different types of valves in gas plant, brakedrums, bearings mechanical seals, conveyor belts, Stacker machines
- Basic arc welding and gas cutting
- Vereenaging Workshops and Arcerlor Mittal Vanderbijlpark Works
Education
Fitter and turner trade test - undefined
MCD training centre
Engineering and Related Design NCV level 2,3 and 4 - undefined
Sedibeng TVET College Heidelberg Campus
01.2012 - 04.2014
Matric - Grade 12
Khanya Lesedi Secondary
Skills
Basic Computer skills
Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Fault finding and diagnosing skills
Knowledge of dismantle and assemble machine parts
Using handtools
Using powertools
Using precision tools
Reading schematics
Reading technical manuals
Reading diagrams
Ability to work in a team
Ability to work independently
Good communication skills
Verbal skills
Writing skills
Achievementsandawards
Fitter and Turner Trade Test Certificate
Personal Information
- Ethnicity: Black
- Date of Birth: 05/10/90
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Single
Certification
Fitter and turner trade Certificate
Timeline
Fitter artisan
ABB
05.2024 - 08.2024
Mechanical fitter artisan
Swasap Railway Axles
03.2022 - 07.2023
Fitter and turner trade Certificate
09-2021
Mechanical laboratory assistant and Rope testing laboratory assistant
Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR)
10.2019 - 04.2020
Fitter and turner apprentice
Sedibeng TVET
05.2015 - 01.2018
NCV level 4 Certificate in Engineering and Related Design
12-2014
Engineering and Related Design NCV level 2,3 and 4 - undefined
Sedibeng TVET College Heidelberg Campus
01.2012 - 04.2014
Fitter and turner trade test - undefined
MCD training centre
Matric - Grade 12
Khanya Lesedi Secondary