Gawie Smith

i am a well motivated and positive individual who believe hard work does pay off

Maintenance foreman - Kamoa Copper DRC Congo - DRC Congo

(2022-12 - 2026-06)

Managed all maintenance and repairs on mine buildings and workshops. Including vehicles, trailers, sewerage, plumbing, carpentry, fences, gates, electrical, tiling, fishponds, gardens and road maintenance. Supervised all building and construction contractors on three sites.

Fitter - Steel services Lydenburg - Lydenburg

(2018-10 - 2022-05)

• Rebuild and commissioning of hydraulic peckers, power packs and control panels. Including telescopic pecker stands.
• Installed take-up units and drive systems.
• Installed pipe and channel conveyor structures and tips.
• Installed Slew gearboxes and drive shaft.
• Fitted liner plates in vibrating pans.
• Fit and set vibrator motors.

Fitter - African Hoe engineering - Springs

(2008-09 - 2019-02)

• Installed, assembled, adjusted and maintained forging presses, hammers and dies.
• Installed furnaces to feed production presses.
• Maintained CNC machines, lathes and milling machines in machine shop.
• Maintenance and repairs on belt grinders, hardening, tempering ovens, powder coating machines and presses in assembly departments.

Semi skilled fitter - Leisure beds - Springs

(2002-03 - 2008-08)

• Daily and monthly maintenance on all electrical wood working plaining and cut off machines.
• Repaired and maintained all pneumatic presses, jointers, compressors and assembly tools.
• Build and installed roller conveyors and motors. Maintained screw conveyors.

Building foreman - Valoworx 207 - Pretoria

(2002-02 - 2006-01)

Oversaw a safe and steady production flow of 40 employees building houses, hotels and businesses. Installation and dismantling of scaffolding. Managed all affairs of the team.

Game farm manager / foreman & PH - Bow-inn game farm - Marble hall

(1998-10 - 2002-01)

Managed all hunters, guests, building contractors and farm workers.

• Oversaw all maintenance and repairs on buildings, hides, dams, swimming pool, gardens, vehicles, trailers, quads, generators, sewerage systems, plumbing, carpentry, water systems, electrical, road maintenance, anti poaching, security and fences.
• Game management and predator control.

Engineering N3 - Technical / Engineering studies

Fitter Trade Certificate –Red Seal - Artisan Qualification, Fitting & Turning