Jacques van Breda

I am a passionate and very experienced electrician with 20 years’ experience in Manufacturing/Industrial, Residential and Commercial sectors. I am experienced in installation, maintenance, fault finding and repair of the various components in all the above-mentioned sectors, including HV and MV work, electrical panels – PLC’s – Pneumatics – Hydraulics – Compressors – Speed drives – Servo drives – Conveyor systems – Cranes. Quality and safety is always important.

Electrician at MET (2021-04 – 2025)

Low, Medium and high Voltage cable faults. Switchgear, Overhead Lines, Transformer and electrical line testing, analysis, and diagnostics. HT breaker maintenance and repairs. Cable Jointing & terminations. Predictive Maintenance, Installations.

• Duties & Responsibilities – Safety site inspections, Conduct HV and MV work according to standards, Supervision of workers, Paper work to ISO2001 specifications.

Electrician at Plastic Man/MEPS (2019 – 2020)

Maintaining a production plant. For all plant equipment including electrical, mechanical and PLC programming. Compressor and generator maintenance, fault finding and repair, preventative maintenance and installations. Budget control, general admin.

• Duties & Responsibilities – Daily checks on all safety devices on production machinery, attend to breakdowns, Preventative maintenance, New machine installations, Keep compressors, generators, air dryers, conveyors and transformers in good working condition, electrical building maintenance.
• Reason for leaving – Covid-19 staff reductions

Millwright at Sakpro (2013 – 2018)

Building, commissioning and maintaining a production plant. Including compressor and generator maintenance and service; Karl Meyer knitting machines; plastic extrusion machines; lensing machines; fully automated electro-pneumatic systems; Reece S2 and S4000 sewing machines. Budget control, general admin.

• Duties & Responsibilities – Attend morning maintenance meeting, daily checks on all safety devices on production machinery, attend to breakdowns, Preventative maintenance, New machine installations, keep compressors, generators, air dryers, conveyors and transformers in good working condition, workshop safety/cleanliness/tool checks, shift change meeting at the end of the day,
• Reason for leaving – Better opportunity.

Electrician at Self Employed (2011 – 2013)

The position I resigned for did not become available as promised leading to self-employment while pursuing a permanent position that would allow me to further my qualifications.

• Electrical repairs, installations, maintenance for homes, farms, sawmills, commercial and industrial.
• Reason for discontinuing - Work requests erratic.

Salesman at PowerPro Electrical (2008 – 2011)

Salesman – counter sales, building panels on request, stock control and ordering. Electrical advice and product support.

• Reason for leaving – I prefer a physical work environment

Maintenance Manager at Core Products Sawmill (2006 – 2008)

Electrical and Mechanical installations, repairs and maintenance of the sawmill including all machinery these included Wood-Mizer sawmill, kiln, finger joint machines ext. New machine installations, keep compressors, generators, air dryers, conveyors and transformers in good working condition, workshop safety/cleanliness/tool checks, ordering spares and parts.

• Reason for leaving – company closed

Electrical Apprentice at Echo Cranes (2004 – 2006)

Electrical apprentice my duties included: Electrical installations and maintenance of overhead cranes, girder cranes ext. Building and installing electrical panels, attending breakdowns.

• Reason for leaving – company closed

Electrical Maintenance technician at Sakpro (2001 – 2004)

Electrical Maintenance technician my duties included: Electrical and Mechanical installations and maintenance, programming PLC’s. Managing breakdowns minimizing production down time. Preventative maintenance.

• Reason for leaving – I was offered an electrical apprentice position at Echo Cranes, this was not available at Sakpro

Machine Operator at Sakpro (1996 – 1999)

Setting-up equipment, loading materials and operating machinery, monitoring and optimizing efficiency, maintaining machines and performing quality checks.

S.A National Defence Force (1995 – 1996)

Training in Cable Fault Location, Cable Testing – VeroTest (2022 – 2022)

Electrical Trade Certificate – Lira Electrical Training Centre (2018-07 – 2018-07)

MCLTE B Inverter Training – SWE Eurodrive (2015-03 – 2015-03)

PLC and Pneumatics – Festo (2001-07 – 2001-07)

Matric (1994 – 1994)