Jabulile Mphuthi
ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN | RED SEAL ELECTRICIAN
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About
Electrical Technician and Red Seal Electrician with 5+ years of experience in electrical installation, maintenance, fault-finding and repair across industrial and utility environments. Experienced in supporting essential plant services, including water treatment, boilers, ammonia and compressed-air systems. Has contributed to energy-saving, water-saving and automation improvement projects at a large beverage plant.
Skilled in preventive and corrective maintenance, breakdown response and interpreting electrical drawings, with a strong commitment to safe, reliable operations and quality workmanship.
Experience
Electrical Technician - Heineken Beverages
(2024-04)
- Carry out electrical maintenance to support safe and reliable plant and utility operations.
- Inspect equipment, identify faults, investigate breakdowns and help determine root causes of failures.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and corrective repairs to keep equipment reliable.
- Respond to equipment failures and restore services safely and promptly.
- Support essential services, including electrical power and utility systems, in line with site safety requirements.
- Contributed to a water-saving project.
- Helped cut energy use by switching off lighting when not needed, and by not running all compressors during reduced or zero production.
- Reduced boiler energy use by running smaller boilers when the plant is not at full production.
- Implemented timer-controlled effluent dosing to lower effluent pH levels.
- Assisted with upgrading automation systems to improve plant operations.
Electrical Technician - Bravobrands
(2023 - 2024)
End of contract
- Supported electrical maintenance, inspection and repair of plant equipment and utility systems.
- Assisted with fault identification, troubleshooting and breakdown investigations.
- Performed preventive and corrective maintenance while following applicable safety procedures.
Electrician - Aberdare Cables
(2019 - 2021)
Retrenchment
- Performed electrical installation, inspection, maintenance and repair tasks.
- Helped identify electrical faults and troubleshoot equipment issues to support safe operations.
- Worked with technical colleagues to complete maintenance tasks to required standards.
Education
Electrical Trade Test (Red Seal) - Technotrain Training Centre (2019)
National Diploma - Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current)
N6 - Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current) (2013)
Semi-Skilled Millwright - SAJ Training Centre (2015)
Medium Voltage - EWSETA (2025)
Boiler Maintenance Training (2026)
Ammonia Category A Training (2026)
National Technical Certificate - Ekurhuleni West College (2011 - 2012)
Grade 12 - Tiisetsong Secondary School (2007)
