Technical support/Sales - AES Seal (Sappi, Ngodwana) - Ngodwana
(2021-08)
Shutdown maintenance and supervision of newer staff members.
- Increase sale within a given customer base.
- Open and build on new accounts in the designated territory to contribute to sales targets.
- Secure new business by negotiating contracts.
- Provide sales planning for the designated region, to ensure market potential is achieved and action plans are in place for further profitable growth.
- Support and assist your team members where required.
- Assist internal sales on seal selection.
- Assist the workshop on seal queries and assembly.
- Stripping down of mechanical seal.
- Cleaning of mechanical seal.
- Bead blasting of mechanical seal.
- Reconditioning of all mechanical seal.
- Being available for standby on store and workshop.
- Carrying out pressure test on seals.
- Packaging of seals.
- Lapping of Seal faces.
- Seal assembly.
- Pressure testing of seals.
- Mixing Belzona Products.
- Quoting on repairs.
- Health and Safety Awareness.
- Continuous liaison with site foreman and engineers.
- Responsible for on-site inspections of all plants within Sappi.
- Responsible for the maintenance of rotating and sealing equipment.
- Build new customer portfolio.
- Account management including competitor analysis and identifying new business opportunities.
- Plan and establish site inspection schedules, assignments, and monitoring sequences to meet product performance goals.
- Demonstrate product installation and management or work procedures to customers, new employees or assigned employees for training.
- Investigation of supply market, supplier and capacity evaluation, enquiry handling and problem solving.
- Liaising with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization as well as external suppliers.
- Assembly, testing and inspection of mechanical seals where required.
- Assist customers in the installation of mechanical seals at site.
- Prepare technical reports (proposals or root cause analysis).
- Perform day-to-day mechanical maintenance activities on plant equipment.
- Perform repairs and maintenance on advanced equipment.
- Assist plant team with troubleshooting complex mechanical problems.
- Proven competence in the installation, trouble shooting and preventative maintenance of onsite equipment.
- Train new employees on equipment, procedures, and processes.
- Recognize and distinguish effective solutions to problems in a timely manner.
- Ensure a safe working environment.
Apprentice - AES Pump
(2018-03 - 2021-08)
- Ensure safe installation, maintenance, and repair of all mechanical and rotating equipment.
- Observe and assist technicians.
- Supported the branch by performing a variety of mechanical functions such as working with drawings, measuring equipment, couplings, and alignments.
- Formulate solutions for a wide variety of repairs.
- Participate in equipment failure analysis, incident, and accident investigation to investigate root cause.
- Involved in the installation and removal of piping, pumps, valves, and other associated mechanical equipment.
- Performed emergency repairs to systems, equipment, and components.
- Install, replace, or strip pumps and seal parts, according to production specifications, using hand tools, cranes, or hoists.
- Reassembled pumps after the completion of repair or maintenance work and observed mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.
- Lubricated or applied adhesives or other materials to machines, parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures.
- Equipment and pressure testing to ensure compliance.
Mechanical fitter - SNC Lavalin
(2017-08 - 2017-09)
- Firsthand experience in maintaining valves, vessels, instruments reactors, drums, pipelines, gland packing, heaters, and Fin Fan banks.
- Experience in Hydro-static pressure testing.
- Communication between artisan as well as co-integration with different service providers.
- Practice excellent housekeeping and Safety procedures at all times.
Mechanical Assistant - SNC Lavalin
(2016-05 - 2016-08)
- Firsthand experience in maintaining valves, vessels, instruments reactors, drums, pipelines, gland packing, heaters, and Fin Fan banks.
- Functioned as a storeman in order to maintain tools and equipment.
- Good working communication between artisan and to do housekeeping at all times.
