Potsisho Moimane
Steelpoort
Summary
Accomplished Boilermaker Artisan with extensive experience at Glencore Kroondal, specializing in welding and repair of underground equipment. Proven ability to enhance safety compliance and mentor apprentices, ensuring high-quality workmanship. Skilled in blueprint interpretation and effective teamwork, consistently delivering results in challenging environments.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Dump Truck Operator
Lion Smelter Mpojomane plant and hire
Steelpoort
05.2026 - Current
- Moved hand and foot controls to loosen and dump material adhering to truck body.
- Inspected materials to ensure correct and secure loading.
- Operated truck safely to and from project destination and prepared and acquired customer signature receipts for load delivered.
Boilermaker Artisan
Samancor Mooinooi [Sylvania process plant]
Mooinooi
04.2022 - 11.2024
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Maintenance/repairing/installation of plant construction equipment
- Daily/weekly/monthly inspections and legal compliance procedures
- Report Deviation immediately to the Forman
- Team work and always comply to safety rules & regulations
Boilermaker Artisan
Glencore Kroondal
Rusternburg
10.2019 - 03.2022
- Good record in safety,Health,environment & Equipment
- Maintenance,repair and installation of Underground Flameproof equipment
- Oxy-acetylene operations and welding knowledge
- Report of all Deviations from construction/plant/machinery
Boilermaker Artisan
New Vaal Colliery
Vereeniging
01.2015 - 09.2019
- Used welding and soldering equipment to join sheet metal components following blueprints and job specifications.
- Read and understood drawings and used mathematical calculations for accurate results.
- Worked with team to lift heavy sections into place using rigging and signals.
- Attendant to overtime and standby callous accordingly with no interruption
- Maintenance of opencast mining TMM
Boilermaker Artisan
New Denmark Colliery
Standerton
11.2014 - 01.2015
- Signaled to crane operator to lift components to specific positions.
- Mentored apprentices and inspected finished work to verify compliance with established requirements.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Identified issues and brought to attention of foreman.
- Cut, formed and welded steel to make and repair metal components.
Boilermaker Apprentice
New Denmark Colliery
Standerton
09.2012 - 11.2014
- Followed safety procedures and protocols to minimize equipment mishaps.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Prepared materials using plate shears, punch presses and bending rolls.
Education
Underground Gases And Gas Testing Competence - Gases And Gas Testing Underground
Colliery Training College
03.2014 - 08.2014
Plater-Welder/Boilermaker - Learnership 18.2 Boilermaker Program
Colliery Training College
Emalahleni 09.2012 - 11.2014
Nakgwadi Secondary School
Driekop Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering(Boilermaker)
Nkangala FET College
Emalahleni Skills
- Repair work
- Rigging
- Cutting and threading
- System assembly
- Material prepping
- Installation and inspection
- Welding expertise
- Plasma cutting
- Hand and power tools
- Safety procedures
- Grinding techniques
- Blueprint interpretation
- Technical documentation
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Metal cutting
- Heavy lifting
- Welding
- Structural steelwork
- Gas tungsten arc welding
Certification
- Code 10 driver license
- TMM license [ADT,Excavator,Front End loader,Forklift,etc]
- Rigging operations license
- Workshop machines operations license
- Hand and power tools competence
- Licensed Maintenance of Flameproof Equipment underground
- Competent Gases and gas testing Underground
- Fire fighting Competence
- Hot work Competent
- Conveyor belts Maintenance competence
- Oxy-acetylene operations
- Coded welding Certification
- Welding knowledge Certification
- HIRA
- First Aid certificate
- Confine space Competent
Accomplishments
- 2014 Best learner Boilermaker
Timeline
Dump Truck Operator
Lion Smelter Mpojomane plant and hire
05.2026 - Current
Boilermaker Artisan
Samancor Mooinooi [Sylvania process plant]
04.2022 - 11.2024
Boilermaker Artisan
Glencore Kroondal
10.2019 - 03.2022
Boilermaker Artisan
New Vaal Colliery
01.2015 - 09.2019
Boilermaker Artisan
New Denmark Colliery
11.2014 - 01.2015
Underground Gases And Gas Testing Competence - Gases And Gas Testing Underground
Colliery Training College
03.2014 - 08.2014
Boilermaker Apprentice
New Denmark Colliery
09.2012 - 11.2014
Plater-Welder/Boilermaker - Learnership 18.2 Boilermaker Program
Colliery Training College
09.2012 - 11.2014
Nakgwadi Secondary School
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering(Boilermaker)
Nkangala FET College