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I seek challenging opportunities where I can fully use my skills for the success of the organization.

Fitter and Turner Apprentice at S.A. Bolt Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd. (2022-11-13 – 2024-06-20)

• Reading and planning: studying blueprints, technical drawings and specifications to determine material need and production sequences
• Machining and fabrication: operating lathes, milling machines, grinders and drills to shape and cut raw material into precise components
• Assembly and fitting: Assembling fabricated parts ensuring accurate fits and integrating them into larger machines or production lines
• Maintenance and repair: diagnosing faults, performing routine maintenance overhauling valves and repairing mechanical systems like pumps, gearboxes and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment
• Precision work: using hand tools (files, chisels and measuring instruments) to fine-tune parts and ensure optimal functionality and alignment
• Hard Ford CNC milling machine
• Lizhitec CNC milling machine
• SN50 Conventional lathe machine
• King Rich Conventional milling machine
• Mazak NEXUS 350 CNC lathe machine
• Put in data from a print out like part geometry, dimensions and materials, setting up, managing, calling tools for Machining, programming like facing, turning and drilling
• Mild steel, stainless steel and tool steel
• Arc welding
• CO2
• Tool steel materials, stainless steel, EN19 and 67HRC hardened materials
• Fanuc and mazak
• Ability to set up and operate CNC machines, knowledge in machining material type and tool selection, proficiency in Mathematics
• +0.1, +0.2, +0.15, +0.3, +0.5, +0.05
• Fanuc and Siemens

Turner Machinist and Tool Room Team Leader at Alfeco Holdings (Pty) Ltd. (Veer Aluminum) (2025-06-03 – Present)

• Machining: set up and operate manual/CNC lathes, mills, grinders to perform turning, facing threading and boring
• Blueprints interpretation: read and understand technical drawings, work orders, specifications to determine machining requirements
• Quality control: measure finished products with precision tools (micrometers, calipers) to ensure accuracy and quality
• Machine maintenance: perform routine maintenance, adjustments and troubleshooting on machines
• Component work: specialized work with hydraulic components like pumps, cylinders and bending tubing
• Safety and housekeeping: maintaining a clean, organized and safe work area, adhering to all safety protocols
• Documentation: complete job documentation and maintain production records
• Lathes (Engine/Manual/CNC): Rotate a workpiece on its axis to perform turning, facing, boring, drilling, and threading operations.
• Milling Machines (Vertical/Horizontal/CNC): Use rotating cutting tools to remove material from a stationary workpiece to create flat surfaces, slots, and complex shapes.
• Drill Presses: Used for creating, enlarging, or finishing holes using a rotating drill bit.
• Grinding Machines (Surface/Cylindrical/Tool): Use abrasive wheels to remove small amounts of material for precise surface finishing, sharpening tools, or grinding hardened materials.
• Band Saws (Horizontal/Vertical): Used for cutting raw material (stock) to size.
• Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM): Uses electrical sparks to remove material, often used for complex, hard-to-machine shapes.
• Presses (Hydraulic/Fly/Punch): Used for bending, shearing, shaping, and stamping metal.
• End Mills: Used in milling machines for cutting slots, profiles, and pockets.
• Drill Bits/Twist Drills: Used for creating holes.
• Turning Tools (Single Point): Used on lathes to remove metal from the outside or inside diameter.
• Boring Bars: Used to enlarge existing holes.
• Taps and Dies: Used for cutting internal and external threads.
• Reamers: Used to finish holes to precise diameters.
• Carbide Burrs: Used for deburring and shaping.
• Measuring instruments
• Calipers (Digital/Dial): Used for measuring the distance between two sides of an object, including outside, inside, and depth.
• Micrometers (Outside/Inside/Depth): Used for highly accurate measurements to within thousandths of an inch.
• Dial Indicators/Test indicators: Used to check for runout, flatness, or to align workpieces in a machine.
• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM): Used to verify the dimensions of complex parts.
• Edge Finders (Wigglers): Used to precisely locate the edge of a workpiece relative to the machine spindle.
• Surface Plate (Granite): Provides a perfectly flat reference plane for inspection.
• Gauges: Includes gauge blocks, thread pitch gauges, feeler gauges, and telescoping gauges.
• Work Holdings
• Vises (Bench/Machine): Held on the table of a milling machine or drill press.
• Chucks (Lathe/Collet): Used to hold rotating parts.
• Clamps (Kant-Twist/T-Slot): Used to fasten parts to tables.
• 1-2-3 Blocks: Precision-ground steel blocks used to support or space parts.
• Magnetic Bases: Used to hold indicators.
• Files: Used for deburring and shaping.
• Deburring Tool: Used to remove sharp edges (burrs) from parts.
• Hammers (Ball-Peen/Dead Blow/Soft): Used for seating parts in a vise.
• Hex Keys (Allen Wrenches): Used for assembling and adjusting machinery.
• Scribes/Marking Tools: Used for drawing lines on metal.
• Abrasive Stones: Used for sharpening or touching up surfaces.
• Modern Additions
• CAD/CAM Software: Used to design parts and generate machine code.
• Vantage-800 LM lathe CNC lathe machine
• Conventional Bhavya milling machine
• Conventional HMTV NH 32 lathe machine
• Surface grinding machine sackhand
• Laxson bandsaw machine sackhand
• Doube disc polishing machine
• SS -50 ZNC 600x 400 EDM spark machine
• Sprint dlx eipuls 40 win dlx Wire cut EDM machine
• V850 Arjun Plus vertical milling machine
• Ability to set up and operate CNC machines, knowledge in machining material type and tool selection, proficiency in Mathematics, troubleshoot CNC machines, CAM software like Mastercam.
• +0.1, +0.2, +0.15, +0.3, +0.5, +0.05
• Mild steel, stainless steel, tool steel, and copper
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical systems in a high-speed production environment (Aluminum energy clamps production machine)

Apprenticeship Program (Fitter and Turner) in Fitting and Turning – Alpha Technical Training Center (2022-09-05 – 2024-09-05)

NQF Level 4 in Competent Modules - Flow Systems, Belt Drives, Brakes, Hand Skills, Spindle, Nut – Alpha Technical Training Center (2022-09-05 – 2024-09-05)

NC (V) Level 4 in Engineering and Related Design – South West Gauteng TVET College (Molapo Campus) (2016-01-18 – 2021-11-30)

NC (V) Level 3 in Engineering and Related Design – South West Gauteng TVET College (Molapo Campus) (2016-01-18 – 2021-11-30)

NC (V) Level 2 in Engineering and Related Design – South West Gauteng TVET College (Molapo Campus) (2016-01-18 – 2021-11-30)