Boilermaker/Welder - Oracsystems, Zimplats - Zimbabwe
(2020-07)
Oracsystems is a Zimbabwean based company subcontracted by Zimplats, Zimbabwe's largest platinum mining company to service, fabricate and repair its mining equipment
- Reading blueprints for location, position, and dimensions.
- Bridge structures
- Cranes fabrication
- Organizing and assembling boiling parts.
- Shaping and fabricating parts.
- Toll gate structure fabrication.
- Stairs /handrails fabrication.
- Plant structures.
- Inspecting equipment for proper functioning.
- Welding sections of iron, steel copper, or other metals together to form them into large structures.
- Following blueprints, to locate and mark reference points on boiler foundations, and then, using plumb bobs, straightedges, and levels align the sections to fit properly together.
- Operating cutting torches, hammers, files, and power grinders to smooth edges and weld pieces into place.
- Repairing, maintaining, and updating older vessels and often replacing components in boilers, and inserting refractory brick, and other heat-resistant materials.
- Inspecting tubes, valves, and other fittings for wear and testing them for leaks.
- Supervising the cleaning of vats and repairing or replacing damaged sections, using metalworking machinery to fabricate parts.
- When fabricating parts, I work with a team to study the design drawings and created patterns using straightedges, levels, squares, and transits.
- Improved turnaround time by pre-fabricating and storing regularly used parts to shorten the repair process and therefore optimising productivity
Welder (Attachment) - Irontone Mine - Shurugwi, Zimbabwe
(2018-01 - 2019-06)
Irontone Mine is a Zimbabwean-based Chrome mining company.
- Utilize plasma, gas, or electric arc in welding metallic and composite materials together
- Heat and dissolve metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion
- Oversee the installation of tank linings, valves, lead pipes, and floor
- Conduct x-ray, hydrostatic, and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification
- Operate manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal, or overhead positions
- Use power saws, chipping knives, and hand shears in cutting, bevelling, and contouring metal work pieces.
- Repair structures by dismantling, reshaping, and reassembling metal components using cutting torches and hand tools
- Constructed, assembled, maintained, and repaired stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries.
- Aligned structure or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints.
- Work involves the use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
- Directed cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.
- Inspected and repaired boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
- Examined boilers, pressure valves, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Fixed a heat exchanger successfully using hand tools during the Easter holidays in the absence of the senior boiler makers.
- Meeting and achieving company targets
