Hlompho Matobole

Legal metrology and weighing systems professional with nearly 10 years of progressive experience dating to November 2016. Hands-on across calibration, verification, inspection, troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of commercial, retail, industrial and laboratory weighing equipment, paired with branch service management and team leadership — including building a Teraoka branch from inception and managing technical teams of up to 8 across two branches.

Workshop & Calibration Technician / Verification Officer - SCALES4U

(2025-07)

• Calibrate, verify, inspect, troubleshoot, repair and maintain retail, laboratory, platform, floor, hanging and axle-pad weighing systems.
• Maintain calibration and technical documentation in line with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 principles.
• Work across multiple weighing brands and configurations, broadening exposure beyond retail environments.

Scale Calibration & Verification Technician - WORKSHOP ON WHEELS

(2025-01 - 2025-04)

• Conducted on-site calibration, verification and inspection of commercial and industrial weighing equipment, including weighbridge calibration and testing.
• Performed technical fault diagnosis, repairs and customer technical support while maintaining accurate field records.

Verification Officer - AVOCET SCALES & LABELS

(2023-02 - 2023-07)

• Verified weighing instruments for Legal Metrology compliance, primarily on retail printing and platform scales.
• Conducted technical checks and maintained verification and inspection records.

Service Manager - TERAOKA SA – BLOEMFONTEIN

(2022-03 - 2023-01)

• Managed branch service operations and a technical team that grew from 5 to 8 through direct recruitment.
• Coordinated technical resources, operational priorities and customer requirements; oversaw all calibration, verification, repair and maintenance activity.
• Managed customer relationships and resolved complex technical and operational matters.

Service Manager - TERAOKA SA – EAST LONDON

(2018-04 - 2022-02)

• Built and ran the branch from inception, growing it from a house-based operation into an office-park facility.
• Grew the technical team to 5 through recruitment and staff development; recruited a successor Branch Manager and groomed a technician into Service Manager.
• Drove customer acquisition and business development through direct engagement, alongside full technical oversight of calibration, verification, repair and maintenance.

Scale Technician / Calibration & Verification Officer - TERAOKA SA

(2016-11 - 2018-04)

• Calibrated, verified, inspected, repaired and maintained retail, platform, laboratory and hanging scales, and overhead track systems.
• Diagnosed and resolved faults on electronic weighing systems, indicators, load cells and associated equipment.
• Gained early exposure to industrial inspection and packaging equipment, including metal detector validation and wrapping machines.