Thulani Thongo

I was responsible of helping electricians and fitters with breakdowns and maintenance of:

Hydraulic press machines.

Conveyor systems.

Ventilation fans.

Water Jet.

General work.

I train on the following:

maintenance and breakdowns on the field reservoirs.

Service, maintain and replacement of level and pressure transmitters.

Service, maintain and repair flow indicator and measuring units.

Automation and Process Control.

Telemetry and SCADA.

Installation and Calibration of the sensor.

Calibrating fisher valve, flow measurement, temperature, pressure, load cell mass levels and weighing equipment and maintenance.

Maintenance of curing machine.

I was responsible for: Day to day running of fitment Center at Rosslyn.

Ensure that all personal meet data-dot accreditation.

Monitoring the sing-off of security measure as consistently met and report.

Hand out fitment sheet to the operators and quality control sheet.

Download daily report of the last 24 hours.

Check for correspondence and E-mail.

Motive team to achieve targets.

Manage 10 Sub-ordinates.

I have trained on the following:

Maintenance of floatation DART VALVES with mechanical positioner and current to pressure convertor.

Installation and maintenance of instruments of rubber mixer system.

Maintenance of instruments on Pumps gland service water (pressure and flow switch).

Silo level installation and maintenance.

Calibrating fisher valve, flow measurement, temperature, pressure, load cell mass levels and weighing equipment and maintenance.

Maintenance of curing machine.

I was responsible for

Daily maintenance and breakdowns

Calibration of all instruments on the field and at the Laboratory

Plant wide maintenance, upgrades, and small projects

The Plant consisted of the following: Mixers, Tubers, Calendars, Curing Presses.

Upgraded the calibration Laboratory to ISO17025 standard.

Constantly made small changes to plant equipment to reduce downtime.

Worked with Italian Company (Nuova Ciba) to upgrade carbon black scale and feeding system for

Mixer. Underwrite regular audits by VW, BMW, Toyota, Bridgestone Japan, DQS, Daimler, and CCC

PLC Programming and SCADA.

Mentoring of instrument Assistant.

I was responsible for sales, promoting and marketing of the following company products:

Source Herbal, On Shelf Pharma, Tekeda, Tritof Enterprises, Vikeleka Herbal, Marcus Rhorer, XS Health, Clinic health, Bio P Balance, and Service all independent Pharmacies and pick n Pay stores in Northwest, Limpopo and Gauteng, Manage promoters. Do monthly reports.

I was responsible for:

Monitor performance of Machinery Optimize Usage of Resources.

Resolve and eliminate problems.

Reading of circuit diagrams.

Planning and schedule of projects.

Planned daily inspections of equipment.

Commissioning of plant.

Fault finding on instruments.

Continuously improving(optimizing) plant, process equipment and systems.

Doing maintenance on the following instruments: Belts scales, Level Transmitters, Temperatures, Flow meters, Pressure Transmitter, Densitometers and Radioactive Source, Control Valve, Metal detectors Vibration transmitters, Flow Switches, Block Chute Detectors, Analyzers, Under Speed transmitters.

PLC Mitsubishi and SCADA.

Executive the routine and preventative maintenance as well as repairs on instrumentation and process control system according to technical specifications. Installation of instruments of hydraulic power pack system. Maintenance of instruments on pumps pressure and flow switch. Silo level installation and maintenance.

Installation and maintenance of Pro bus networks and its diagnostics.

Fiber links and trouble shooting. Calibration of Process Automation scales. Maintenance and installation of temperature sensor and their controllers. Programming and diagnosing VSDs and Khrone and E&H Flowmeters. Maintenance of crusher, pump station and conveyor belts instruments. Maintenance and breakdown on Ventilation Fans.

Installation of camera and recorders as well as their maintenance.

Installation of turnstile and their maintenance. PLC and SCADA.

Network system. 2.9.2 appointee, ensuring safety compliance my section and team Removed damaged instruments and repaired components. Identified issues by testing and troubleshooting instruments, components and assemblies using voltmeters, circuit testers and oscilloscopes. Monitored supply levels and requested additional spare parts, manuals or tools. Conducted troubleshooting procedures and root cause analysis to determine causes of problems.

I am responsible for:

Daily maintenance and breakdowns on surface and Underground.

Maintenance for ventilation fans.

Maintenance for conveyer belts safety system (ELT System)

Extensions of conveyer belts.

Installation of Cameras and configuring of software.

Network installation pulling Fiber cables, Splicing, Testing and switch configuration.

Programming PLC, SCADA, and HMI development.

Fault-finding Skills and mentoring.

Commissioning projects underground.

Automated surface water reticulation.

made small changes to the shaft area to improve it and reduce breakdowns.

Maintain Fire Detection system underground.

Legal Matrix. Removed damaged instruments and repaired components.

Identified issues by testing and troubleshooting instruments, components and assemblies using voltmeters, circuit testers and oscilloscopes.

Conducted troubleshooting procedures and root cause analysis to determine causes of problems.

Cleaned and adjusted instruments.

I am Responsible for the maintenance and optimisation of network infrastructure, support software and hardware systems in order meet control solution performance requirements and specifications.

Control Solution Management

• Monitors and maintains the control system network infrastructure, by scrutinizing the network performance and by troubleshooting any problem areas.
• Performs standby duty, inclusive of extended work hours as and when required.
• Attends to and sustains the operating and application systems aimed at preventing unwanted variations whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates.
• Utilises advanced control solutions to facilitate optimised solutions performance.
• Implements online analyser solutions for the purpose of analysing samples, incorporating increased accuracy, reduced costs and lessoned waiting periods.
• Exercises information management solutions aimed at improving data sourcing, transmission, storage, dissemination, and information management tools, practices, and procedures for the organisation.
• Ensures the optimisation of control solutions by regulating a stable network as well as hardware and software platforms.
• Provides technical direction and standardises infrastructure by utilising industry and Process Control Department outlined practices.
• Ensures and contributes towards stable process conditions required for the mining operations as well as those pertaining an incumbent’s area of responsibility.
• Adheres and complies to all procedures and systematic requirements as depicted by the organisation.
• Undertakes plant data analysis and prepares the subsequent production reports.
• Exemplifies the lifecycle of a plant by actively including and managing the Life of Plant plan in operations.

Control Solutions Maintenance

• Ensures maintenance of hardware and software services by undertaking and/or overseeing continued configuration, repairs and testing of systems.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, repairs and replacements of control systems, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), control and instrument loops, field instrumentation, variable frequency drives and communication network systems in accordance with industry standards.
• Schedules and prioritises maintenance tasks, completes regular backups and inspects infrastructure for any minor or major problems.

Control Solutions Performance Management

• Contributes and oversees the alignment of control solution’s performance management to the organisations control solution standard.
• Ensures the optimisation of control solutions performance by evaluating and managing network functionality.
• Regulates and controls plant availability and stability.
• Undertakes frequent backups and restores procedures as and when required.
• Implements modifications to control solution systems and procedures, inclusive of change control and inventory management whilst keeping track and documenting any changes, incidents and issues.
• Monitors, oversees and reports on overall vendor and contract performance incorporating quality, lead time, standard of documentation and delivery reliability.

Continuous Improvement Solutions

• Identifies high risk and safety critical areas.
• Identifies areas of process instability and implements corrective action within these sectors.
• Identifies areas of poor availability and prioritises issues based on complexity, urgency and potential negative impact.
• Provides input with regards to the control solution standardisation and strategy.
• Ascertains and analyses problem/issues on the current systems and infrastructure.

Change Transformation and Process Optimisation

• Identifies and recommends initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity and reducing operating costs within scope and assists with the implementation thereof to contribute to the achievement of operational objectives.
• Supports and participates in change management initiatives to drive transformation and optimisation.

Stakeholder Relations

• Builds, supports and maintains healthy diverse internal and external relations and implement remedial actions where required.
• Provides relevant support to stakeholders to ensure team objectives are achieved.

People Management

• Participates in people development initiatives such as performance management, succession planning etc. to ensure team performance meet required standards.
  2. Plans, schedules and supervises coordinates subordinate activities within processes or services to achieve efficiency and quality goals.
  3. Assures stable employee relations by managing conflict and creating a positive working environment.

Production

• Interprets the approved operational plans, assists in determining how resources and processes must be utilised and mobilise resources to ensure achievement of production targets and objectives.
• Resolves problems/issues to guarantee achievement against plan and ensures remedial action is taken.
• Adheres to required quality management standards within the production environment to ensure production standards are met.

Safety, Health, Environment and Risk

• Adheres to safety regulations and mine standards, procedures and practices and reports non-compliance.
• Participates in regular safety meetings and makes recommendations to ensure overall safety.
• Performs regular inspections in area of work and report hazards to ensure environment is safety and hazard free and recommends remedial action where necessary.