Pretty Chikwadze

Certified and reliable professional boilermaker welder with five years of experience in renowned companies. Proficient with various materials, modern tools, and welding systems with an attention to detail. Skilled in schematic and blueprint interpretation, operation of hand and power tools, welding techniques, mig welding, arc welding, tig welding and metallurgy. Adept at completing projects related to building, repairing, and maintenance with quality and punctuality.

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

Diploma - Boiler making/Planting-Welding - Masasa Trading Centre (2017 - 2020)

Certificate - Basic Welding and Fabrication - Westgate College (2018)

High School Certificate - Neuso High School (2009)