TAZVITYA CHRISTUS MAZHIRA
Metal Fabricator/ BOILERMAKER
Germiston,GP
Summary
Meticulous and reliable boilermaker/welder with exceptional attention to detail and a strong work ethic. Proficient in multitasking and effectively managing multiple maintenance and repair tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Extensive knowledge in the safe handling and repair of various hazardous welding equipment, ensuring compliance with industry safety standards. Committed to delivering high-quality workmanship while maintaining a focus on safety and operational excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Boilermaker/Welder (Head of Department or Workshop Manager)
Krost Shelving and Racking
09.2021 - Current
- Plant maintenance, Fabrication of conveyors and General fitting
- Pump installations, Plate work, Plate work and Boiler maintenance
- Pipe fitting, fabrication and fault finding
- Welding with MIG, MMA and TIG
- Rigging, Pump maintenance, Conveyor repairs and Fabrications of chutes and hoppers
- Oxy acetylene cutting, Heat treatment, Attending of breakdowns
- Cut metal work components using hand shears and power tools.
- Removed rough welding surfaces with portable grinder.
- Transported heavy materials using forklifts and cranes.
- Used precision equipment to measure metal gaps, grooves and angles.
- Conducted dimension tolerance and hydrostatic tests.
- Provided assistance with routine repair and maintenance jobs as necessary.
- Conducted welding operations in 6G 3G 2G 4G 1F 3F positions
- Adjusted rod amperage and speed to fix welding process problems.
- Used calipers and straight edges to align metal welding components.
- Operated gas and shielded arc welding machines safely and efficiently.
- Inspected equipment for problems and flaws and notified supervisors accordingly.
- Corrected any expansion, shrinking or warping of materials.(Distortion)
- Making sure all work environment is safe and tide at all times
- Tool box talks
- Supervising the workers
- Ensuring that production targets are met
- On time delivery of jobs
- Structural fabrication
- Developments
- Marking out using marking out tools
- Blueprint interpretation
- Sheet metal work
- Ducting fabrications
- Hand railing fabrications
- Staircase fabrication
- Mezzanine floor fabrications
- Staircases and walk ways
- Racking and shelving
- Robotic welding programming
- Plate work
- Structural steel erecting
- Plasma cutting using cnc
- Key deliverables
BOILERMAKER /Metal Fabricator
MAJESTY OIL MILLS
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Interpreted blueprints, sketches, and specifications for each job.
- Tightened or replaced bolts and gaskets to repair leaks.
- Inspected equipment, structures and materials to identify cause of errors.
- Identified issues and addressed each immediately with job foreman.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations through diligent adherence to codes and guidelines in all tasks performed.
- Removed boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole, and hole covers to facilitate access to boilers or other vessels for repair.
- Used hand signals to notify crane operator to lift components to specific positions.
- Inspected equipment and structures to determine scope of work (SOW).
- Measured old structural parts or assemblies to determine dimensional requirements of replacements parts.
- Maintained compliance with all safety procedures from both client and employer.
- Achieved timely project completion by effectively managing resources, schedules, and deadlines while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Built and repaired process tanks, storage tanks and water treatment tanks.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the team, consistently seeking ways to enhance processes and performance standards.
- Served as a reliable mentor to new hires, providing guidance and support during their onboarding process.
- Inspected and lubricated valves; removed, replaced, or installed components to correct operating deficiencies.
- Increased workplace safety by conducting thorough inspections of boiler systems and components.
- Assembled and analyzed boilers for defects.
- Dismantled equipment or devices to gain access and remove defective parts or components.
- Improved team productivity with comprehensive training sessions on boiler operations and safety protocols.
- Cleaned and maintained boilers and associated equipment to increase efficiency and performance level.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Upheld company reputation for excellence by consistently delivering high-quality workmanship that met or exceeded client expectations.
- Maximized boiler lifespan by identifying and addressing potential issues during routine inspections.
- Enhanced project coordination, liaising effectively with engineers and project managers to clarify requirements.
- Minimized environmental impact with implementation of sustainable welding and fabrication methods.
- Streamlined assembly processes for enhanced productivity, utilizing advanced welding techniques.
- Contributed to project success, delivering components that met stringent quality standards.
- Reduced potential hazards on-site, enforcing strict compliance with safety protocols and regulations.
- Ensured safety standards were surpassed by conducting detailed inspections and implementing corrective measures.
- Ensured operational continuity, quickly responding to and resolving emergency repair situations.
- Improved longevity and reliability of equipment, executing precision installations and upgrades.
- Elevated quality of workmanship, adhering strictly to blueprints and specifications for each project.
- Reduced downtime in operations with meticulous maintenance and repair of boilers and steam systems.
- Reduced project lead times, skillfully managing resources and schedules to meet tight deadlines.
- Streamlined repair processes, identifying and addressing issues swiftly to minimize operational disruptions.
- Utilized specialized tools and machinery to complete repairs and installation.
- Trained new fabricators in use of machinery and safety equipment, fostering culture of safety and efficiency.
- Contributed to development of new product line, expanding company's market reach.
- Achieved consistent adherence to project deadlines through effective prioritization of tasks in a high-pressure work environment.
- Improved work area organization by implementing efficient storage solutions for tools, materials, and finished products.
- Maintained high standards of craftsmanship, ensuring all fabrications met aesthetic and functional requirements.
- Improved product durability by adopting advanced welding techniques.
- Utilized various metalworking tools such as shears, press brakes, plasma cutters, and punches to produce precise cuts and bends in sheet metals.
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles within the workspace to reduce waste while maintaining product quality.
- Improved precision in metal cutting by calibrating machinery for optimal performance.
- Optimized workspace organization, leading to more efficient production flow.
- Delivered customer satisfaction through close attention to detail when producing custom metal parts based on specific client requests.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to refine product designs for manufacturability.
- Solved complex fabrication challenges with innovative approaches, recognized by management for creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Customized fabrication solutions to meet unique industrial needs, enhancing operational efficiency for clients.
- Streamlined fabrication processes, significantly reducing project completion times.
- Adhered strictly to industry regulations and safety standards, maintaining a clean work environment free of hazards.
- Completed complex welding tasks for structural components, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project requirements.
- Accurately interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to fabricate high-quality metal products according to specified dimensions.
- Operated welding equipment to assemble and repair metal structures and elements.
Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter/Workshop Supervisor
DJ & W Industrial
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Performed tube to tube circumferential welding
- Measured angles, grooves and gaps using precision measuring equipment
- Operated cranes and forklifts to transfer heavy materials
- Assisted in routine maintenance and basic repair activities for boilermakers
- Utilized portable grinder to remove rough surfaces from the welds
- Utilized hand shears to cut work pieces
- Performed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests on welded surfaces
- Reading blueprints, casting pieces and bending them into shape and welding pieces together
- Planning layouts and measurements as well as testing welded surfaces
- Weld metal components
- Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation
- Fabrication of structural work (trusses . Columns, rafters. Etc.)
- Pipe fabrications, Tungsten inert Gas welding (Tig) and Plate work
- Structural fabrication, developments using Radial line, parallel line and triangulation, Co2 welding and Fabrication of heat exchanges and pressure vessels
- Fabrication of chimneys(industrial), plant maintenance
- Fabrication of mining equipment (cross launderes pipes etc
- Fabrication of impeller and ID fans
- Boiler tube expansions and installations
- Modified and cleaned pipe systems and ensured preventive maintenance activities
- Cut pipes to appropriate specifications
- Inspected and tested pipe systems to ensure safety
- Assembled pipes by welding and soldering
- Assisted in repairing leaks and making adjustments to pipe systems
- Maintained tools and equipment used in fitting pipe systems
- Fabrication and mantaining of mining equipment.
- Fabrication of buckets and refurbishment
- Robotic welding programing
- Supervision
- Delegation of jobs to subordinates
- Making sure that workers meet their required production targets
- Making sure that jobs are out of production on or before specified dates
- Reason to leave : Company closed due to financial contrains caused by COVID 19
- Key Deliverables
Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter
BCS Holdings Cargil Zamanita Zambia
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Construction of a plant in Zambia and Assembling structures
- Oversee total gas management system operation including all toxic gas systems and toxic gas detection alarms (i.e. Mil-ram)
- Install and maintain high purity gas systems
- Plan and lay out work utilizing blueprints or lay-out sketches when provided
- Determine tools required and estimates necessary materials such as pipe, fittings, etc. in the size, types or lengths needed
- Troubleshoot and analyze defects; locates and marks spots for openings in walls, valves, heaters, coils, storage and condensate tanks, sterilizers, steam traps, control valves, fittings, expansion joints, steam regulators, etc
- Install, repair and maintain water pressure reducing valves, safety and pressure relief valves, steam humidifiers, steam stations, vacuum pumps, and clean steam generators
- Perform or direct cutting, bending, threading, assembling and pipe handling
- Maintain record of time and materials used on jobs and complete job orders
- Fabricate pipe, fittings and fixtures in the sizes, types or lengths needed
- Locate and mark spots for openings
- Perform threading and pipe bending operations, determining and marking guide lines
- Assemble pipe sections and fittings and places assemblies into position
- Test joints and piping for leaks, installs and repairs valves; inspecting and testing piping after completing work
- Disassemble and repair damaged sections or fabricates replacements, using hand and power tools common to the trade
- Install, test and repair backflow prevention devices where required by code
- Provide data from initial testing of devices for input into computer database and performs annual testing as required
- Welding, pipe fitting and machining skill
- Refurbishment of chutes, General fabrication and welding
- Assembling and installation of boilers
- Install small premade boilers into buildings and Assemble boiler tanks
- Replace and repair broken valves, pipes or joints
- Working in confined spaces such as tanks and vessels
- Use hand and power tools, gas torches and welding equipment
- Pipe fitting, Pipe developments, Welding and Boiler maintenance
- Power plant maintenance and Refurbishment of plant equipment
- Oxy-acetylene fuel cutting and Plasma cutting
- Installation of liners
- Mantainance and installations of chutes on conveyors
- Installation and fabrication of conveyor structures
- Fabrication of handrails and platforms
- Fabrication of underground tipping points
- Fabrication of dead boxes
- Changing of scrubbers and cascade tubes
- Fabrication of pressure vessels
- Reason to leave : Project ended
- Key Deliverables
Boilermaker
Orpenes Enginnering (Tongaat Hulletts Zimbabwe Hippo Valley Estates)
01.2015 - 07.2016
- Fabrication of structural work, Pipe and plate work
- Wide experience in performing welding for boilermaker construction
- Profound knowledge of fresh water distribution systems
- Operational knowledge of hand tools and power tools
- Familiarity with safety policies
- Proficient with welding techniques and metallurgy
- Immense ability to interpret blueprints and plans
- Amazing ability to manage maintenance work group
- Outstanding ability to resolve technical problems
- Ability to performs routine maintenance on equipment
- Professional Experience:
- Operated electric, gas, arc and other welding equipment effectively.
- Performed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests on welded surfaces.
- Utilized hand shears to cut work pieces.
- Utilized portable grinder to remove rough surfaces from the welds.
- Assisted in routine maintenance and basic repair activities for boilermaker.
- Operated cranes and forklifts to transfer heavy materials.
- Measured angles, grooves and gaps using precision measuring equipment.
- Performed tube to tube circumferential welding.
- Boilermaker Welder
- Performed welding in flat, vertical and overhead positions.
- Performed clamping, heat-bending and grinding of components.
- Notified Supervisors of equipment maintenance problems.
- Operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Avoided warping, shrinking, expansion and distortion of materials.
- Identified problems during welding and adjust speed and amperage of the rod accordingly.
- Inspected work products for any defects and made necessary corrections.
- Aligned components using straightedges and callipers.
- Vertical and horizontal welding
- Inspect and test welded surfaces for flaws
- Cut, shape, assemble and repair metal products and structures
- Determine appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
- Setting up components for welding according to specifications
- Align components using callipers, dividers and rules
- Plant maintenance (tongaat hullet)
- Structural work
- Heavy and light fabrication
- Fabrication of chutes
- Rigging
- Fabrication of evaporators
- Construction work
- Racking and shelving fabrication
- Robotic welding programming
- Plasma cutter operation
- Cnc laser
- Rolling to form pressure vessels cones and cylinders
- Reason to leave : Project ended
- Key Deliverables
Trainee Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter / Welder
Gold Star Sugar
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Plant maintenance
- Fabricate and maintain piping systems
- Pressure vessel fabrication
- Welding
- Use of power tools such as grinders drills and many more
- Trouble shooting plant faults
- Structural fabrications
- Assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial production and processing systems.
- Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
- Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and pipe lines.
- Measure and mark pipes for cutting, threading, and welding.
- Cut, thread, and hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, and pipe threads and benders.
- Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, and threading joints.
- Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
- Repair and maintain plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
- Install and maintain water treatment equipment and programs.
- Maintain and repair specialized equipment, such as power plant piping, pressure vessels, and tanks.
- Maintaining safe working environment
- Daily safety talks and practice to ensure that there are no near miss and injury on duty (IODs)
- Reason to leave : Internship ended
- Key deliverables
Education
Jouneyman Class One Trade Test - Metal Fabricator /Boilermaker
Masvingo Polyetechnic
MASVINGO08.2015
Advanced Diploma - Project Management
CRANEFIELD COLLEGE
Pretoria 04.2001 -
TRADE TESTED BOILERMAKER - ENGINEERING
Indlelela
Olifandsdontein 04.2001 -
National Certificate - Fabrication Engineering
Masvingo Polytechnic
Masvingo 08.2015
Skills
- Extensive boilermaker construction welding background Strong familiarity with fresh water distribution systems Excellent proficiency with all power and hand operation Outstanding skills in schematic and blueprint interpretation Exceptional maintenance work team management skills Superior technical problem solving ability, high skills in trouble shooting and performing routine maintenance tasks I have vast knowledge and experience in
- Fresh water distribution systems and operation of hand and power tools
- Proficient with welding techniques, metallurgy and safety policies
- Resolve technical problems and routine maintenance on equipment
- Operation monitoring, equipment selection and equipment maintenance
- Trouble shooting, installation, repairing and structural fabrication
- Pipe welding, pipe fabrication, TIG welding and plant maintenance
- Development of surfaces using parallel radial and triangulation
- Patching of leaking PF pipes in the power station milling plant
- Development of rotating machine guards in a power station milling plant
- Daily plant inspection and recording of defects and requesting mills to be offload for repairs to take place
References
Avialable upon request
Timeline
Boilermaker/Welder (Head of Department or Workshop Manager)
Krost Shelving and Racking
09.2021 - Current
Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter/Workshop Supervisor
DJ & W Industrial
12.2020 - 09.2021
BOILERMAKER /Metal Fabricator
MAJESTY OIL MILLS
08.2020 - 09.2021
Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter
BCS Holdings Cargil Zamanita Zambia
08.2016 - 03.2018
Boilermaker
Orpenes Enginnering (Tongaat Hulletts Zimbabwe Hippo Valley Estates)
01.2015 - 07.2016
Trainee Boilermaker/Pipe Fitter / Welder
Gold Star Sugar
01.2013 - 12.2013
Advanced Diploma - Project Management
CRANEFIELD COLLEGE
04.2001 -
TRADE TESTED BOILERMAKER - ENGINEERING
Indlelela
04.2001 -
Jouneyman Class One Trade Test - Metal Fabricator /Boilermaker
Masvingo Polyetechnic
National Certificate - Fabrication Engineering
Masvingo Polytechnic
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