Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Interests
camping and spending time outdoors, and fabricating
Timeline
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Vaughn Alberts

Vaughn Alberts

Plater, Welder
Onverwacht

Summary

I am a dynamic and dedicated professional for the past 6 years with a proven track record of enhancing workplace environments through positive influence and collaboration. Self-motivated and committed to personal growth and continuous improvement, eager to embrace new challenges that drive both personal and organizational success. Strong ability to engage effectively with management, colleagues, and subordinates, fostering a culture of teamwork and innovation. Prepared to contribute valuable skills and insights as a significant asset to any company or organization.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Plater, Welder

Exxaro, Grootegeluk Coal
10.2019 - Current
  • Measuring, designing, fabricating and weld of pipe systems, including HDPE pipes, chutes and steel structures.
  • Installing of above mentioned pipes, structures and chutes in my designated coal processing plant.
  • Repairing of any chutes and chute covers, as well as steel structures. (Mild steel and Stainless steel)
  • Currently my work consists of 50% workshop and fabrication and 50% plant maintenance.
  • Using machines such as Guillotine, bending press, hydraulic punch and shear and radial arm drill.
  • Replacing of gaskets on flanges.
  • Reading of drawings and building according to the required measurements.
  • Safe lifting of equipment by utilizing lever hoists, overhead cranes, chain blocks, slings, beam clamps, beam crawlers, etc.
  • Maintaining a clean and safe workplace in the workshop and plant.
  • Providing after-hours standby services in respect of emergencies.
  • Assisting management in dividing staff responsibilities to ensure the best performances.
  • By developing other employees, such as Artissan aids and apprentices
  • Assist in transporting pumps and material for fabrication to and from the workshop and the yard by use of a 7ton truck and forklifts/manitou.
  • Acting as foreman from time to time when the foreman is absent on leave, this has led me to gain experience in leading a team of up to 21 people, with a combined time of about 2 years
  • Ordering of material and spares needed for shutdowns and other day to day activities.
  • Planning for shutdowns and maintenance days to avoid unnecessary long-standing hours and to execute planned jobs effortlessly.
  • Ad hearing to all SPI’s and SWP’s to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Doing daily inspection in my designated area of the plant to ensure smooth operations, this allows me to be pro active in identifying leaking pipes, damaged chutes, damaged pump bases, damaged conveyors, structures and any other issues that might cause spillages, damages and any safety risks. (This allows proper planning and execution of my day to day jobs as well as shut-down and maintenance planning)
  • Doing inspections and repairs on vabrating screens (vibramec and kwatani screens),
  • Doing inspections and repairs on mixing tanks and cones,
  • Doing inspections and repairs on cyclones,

Shift Plater, Welder

Exxaro, Grootegeluk Coal Mine
06.2025 - 09.2025
  • Overseeing the entire benefisiation area of the mine, this included new area such as remote slym dames, recovery water dames, presfilters, roller crushers and drum crushers,
  • Assiting with brakedowns and callouts,
  • Assisting other Artisan teams with machines and equipment such as manitou forklift, overhead crane and truck with a mounted crane,
  • Planning for shut downs and scheduled repairs,
  • Fabricating of all kinds of structures, pipe systems
  • Doing housekeeping in my area of work and prepairing workshop for task at hand with equipment such as forklifts, 7 ton truck and overhead crane,
  • Complying to swp's and sop's
  • Working as a team and with other teams such ass riggers, fitters and electritions,
  • Ordering off spares,
  • Doing repairs on vabrating screens (vibramec and kwatani screens),
  • Doing repairs on mixing tanks and cones,
  • Doing repairs on cyclones,
  • Doing repairs on brakers and crushers,
  • Doing repairs on press fillters and belt fillters,
  • Doing inspection and repairs on the benificiation plant, this includes but are not limited to plant structures, walkways and grids, safety guards on pumps and conveyors and chuts.




Grovos trades training centre
07.2017 - 10.2019
  • Learning all the welding techniques including:
  • MIG, TIG and SMAW welding.
  • Learning different welding positions.
  • Fabrication and welding of chutes, structures and pipe systems.
  • All types of private jobs for the training centre including fabricating trailers, feeders, hides and structures of all shapes and sizes.

Lodge Attendant

Robala Lodge
01.2016 - 06.2017
  • Maintenance on the guesthouse property which includes
  • Painting
  • Plumbing
  • Wood work
  • Roofing and repairing roof leaks
  • Putting down paving
  • Mowing of the lawn
  • Building of walls
  • Pouring concrete.

Alberts Family Farm
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Basic maintenance on the farm equipment, (oil check, filter cleaning and water level check)
  • Any repair work that needed to be done on the farming implements,(Welding and modifications if needed)
  • Maintenance on the farm fencing
  • Ensure both the game and cattle had fresh water supply 24/7. (pumping water and checking on pumps from time to time)
  • Ensure the roads on the farm was in good condition.

Education

National Certificate - Red seal qualified Plater/Welder

MQA, Mining Qualifications Authority
Lephalale
04.2001 -

N4 Engineering Studies - Machines and Properties of Metals, Mechanical drafting, Mathematics, Engineering science

Tzaneen Technical Collage
Lephalale
01-2023

N3 Engineering Studies - Mechanotechnology, Engineering Science, Plating and Structural Steel Drawing, Mathematics

Ntek
Pretoria
01-2022

Secondary School - Grade 12

Ellisras Highschool

Skills

  • Production support and Production management
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Continuous improvement
  • Troubleshooting
  • Relationship building and Team building
  • Quality assurance
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Productivity improvement

References

Thabiso Gumede, thabiso,gumede@exxaro.com, 014 763 9731, Exxaro Grootegeluk Coal Mine

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Achiever, Intelligent, Considerate, Caring, Confident, Committed, Reliable, Honest, Straightforward, Respectful.

Interests

To grow and improve with a company

Being able a opportunity to influence colleagues, investors and clients positively

camping and spending time outdoors, and fabricating

besides being able to grow and influens people in the working area, spending time with my family outdoors is my second best thing to do, we like to camp, fish, game drive and travel off road, the simple thing in live is wat wat enjoy going into the outdoors. Fabricating metal work is also something I love to do for this allows me to continue practise and refining my trade.

Timeline

Shift Plater, Welder

Exxaro, Grootegeluk Coal Mine
06.2025 - 09.2025

Plater, Welder

Exxaro, Grootegeluk Coal
10.2019 - Current

Grovos trades training centre
07.2017 - 10.2019

Lodge Attendant

Robala Lodge
01.2016 - 06.2017

Alberts Family Farm
01.2015 - 01.2016

National Certificate - Red seal qualified Plater/Welder

MQA, Mining Qualifications Authority
04.2001 -

Secondary School - Grade 12

Ellisras Highschool

N4 Engineering Studies - Machines and Properties of Metals, Mechanical drafting, Mathematics, Engineering science

Tzaneen Technical Collage

N3 Engineering Studies - Mechanotechnology, Engineering Science, Plating and Structural Steel Drawing, Mathematics

Ntek

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