Meekaaeel Lakay

Trade-Tested Red Seal Boilermaker with approximately 3 years of practical experience in industrial fabrication, pipe fitting, structural assembly and sheet-metal work. Experienced in reading technical drawings, marking out, fitting and aligning components, preparing workpieces and using hand and power tools. Current work includes fabrication and assembly of industrial burner units.

Safety-conscious, reliable and hands-on, with a strong willingness to learn and develop further in site and construction environments.

Boilermaker - Actom John Thompson - Bellville South, Western Cape

(2025-10)

• Fabricate and assemble industrial burner units to technical drawings and specifications.
• Interpret drawings to fit, align and assemble components accurately.
• Use hand tools, power tools and welding equipment for fabrication and assembly.
• Check assemblies for quality, accuracy and safe-work requirements.

Boilermaker / Pipefitter - Vacuum and Fluid Technology - Cape Town, Western Cape

(2024-09 - 2025-02)

• Performed pipe fitting and pipe assembly work in an industrial fabrication environment.
• Fabricated and assembled structural bases; prepared and fitted components for installation.

Boilermaker - Arcrite Engineering - Western Cape

(2024-08 - 2024-10)

• Fabricated sheet-metal components and assembled structural frames and bases.
• Operated bending, drilling, rolling, cropping and cutting machines.

Boilermaker - Vacuum and Fluid Technology - Bellville, Western Cape

(2024-06 - 2024-08)

• Performed pipe fitting, pipe assembly and structural assembly.
• Worked with cutting torches, plasma cutters, magnetic drills and fabrication equipment.

Apprentice Boilermaker - Arcrite Engineering - Airport Industria

(2022-09 - 2024-04)

• Completed practical Boilermaker apprenticeship training in an engineering and fabrication environment.

Fabrication N2 - Fabrication - Northlink College (2019-09 - 2020-07)

Engineering Studies N2, Mathematics N2, Platers' Theory N2 and Structural Steel Drawing - Engineering - Northlink College (2019-09 - 2020-07)

Boilermaker apprenticeship-related training - Boilermaking - Swift Skill Academy (2022-03 - 2023-05)

Matric - Beacon Hill Secondary School (2014-01 - 2018-12)