Engineering Technical Manager - Nuctech South Africa
(2026-02)
- Leading maintenance operations on X-Ray container and baggage handling scanning equipment across major South African borders and Airports posts and outside countries
- Management of technical stuff from daily meeting site visits support and supervision
- Managed multi-disciplinary technical teams and subcontractors across multiple sites
- Coordinated breakdown response, ensuring minimal disruption to production
- Ensure the OSH Act requirements are compiled
- Managing project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
- Perform equipment installation and commissioning
- Ensure all maintenance schedules are approved by the client and submitted
- Develop and implement maintenance strategies to minimize downtime and optimize lifecycle cost of assets
- Drive performance management, training, and continuous improvement initiatives
Engineering Technical Manager - Nuctech South Africa
(2026-02)
Key Achievements
- Implemented maintenance strategies across all sites
- Project managed site across the country with successful delivery
- Established procument structures and policies
Technical Manager - Envision Growth (Pty) Ltd
(2023-07 - 2026-02)
- Led maintenance operations across major clients including Tiger Brands, Unilever, and PepsiCo
- Directed preventive and corrective maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
- Managed multi-disciplinary technical teams and subcontractors across multiple sites
- Coordinated breakdown response, ensuring minimal disruption to production
- Conducted health & safety audits, risk assessments, and compliance enforcement
- Managed project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
- Management of company fleet
- Maintenance project costing and BOQ pricing
- Business development – Facilities Management
- OHSA Section 16.2 Appointee (Assistant to CEO)
Technical Manager - Envision Growth (Pty) Ltd
(2023-07 - 2026-02)
Key Achievements
- Improved maintenance response time and reduced repeat breakdowns
- Successfully delivered multi-site technical projects within budget and deadline
- Delivery of compliant maintenance programs assisting FMCG client to receive clean facilities audits
Maintenance Foreman - Commercial Cold Storage
(2020-02 - 2023-06)
- Managed full plant maintenance including refrigeration (NH3), forklifts, generators, HVAC systems
- Ensuring OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) remains above 85%
- Implemented planned maintenance schedules, improving equipment reliability
- Supervised maintenance staff and coordinated daily maintenance activities
- Led safety compliance and chaired the Health & Safety Committee
- Managed breakdown response and critical equipment repairs Minimizing errors, damages to products and claims through ongoing corrective actions
- Service and maintenance of standby Generators
- Management of workshop staff timekeeping and management of overtime
- Coordinating site security with contracted security guarding contractor
- SHE Committee chairperson
- Coordinating safety walkabouts and audits
Maintenance Foreman - Commercial Cold Storage
(2020-02 - 2023-06)
Key Achievements
- Reduced product loss and operational disruptions through proactive maintenance
- Improved plant uptime and operational efficiency by 40%
- Maintained OEE above 85% ensuring reduction in spoiled consumer goods
- Member of TVET centre of specialisation reference committee
Senior Technician (Data Centres – MTN/ NEOTEL) - SELMEC
(2017-10 - 2020-02)
- Service and maintenance of all Data Centre electrical Equipment
- Project management of all contract work done in the Data Centre
- Understanding the operation and switching procedures of all MV system and panel
- Testing No and Full load of Generators
- Operating and faulting finding of change over switches
- Chiller plant switching, isolating and Operation
- AHU units switching, isolating and Operation
- HVAC system operation and fault finding
- Operating and fault finding on UPS equipment
- Service and maintenance of Neotel and MTN site equipment
- Service and maintenance of standby Generators
- Standby and attending Breakdowns
Chief Technician - SASOL GAS
(2008-07 - 2017-09)
- Service and maintenance of SASOL natural gas pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa
- Daily production meeting with management and other departments for planned maintenance and standby breakdowns
- Risk assessment and mitigation planning on projects
- SLA agreements meetings with other departments and contractors
- Responsible for work schedules, planning for Artisans, excavation team and pipeline operators
- Data capturing and analysing of data captured by pipeline operators
- Service and maintenance of Electrical rectifiers from Mozambique to South Africa
- Remote monitoring and controlling of equipment in the pipeline
- Issuing of electrical permits and excavations permits with risk assessment
- Risk and integrity assessment of all SASOL gas pipeline using radio Active equipment
- Compiling reports and recommendations on projects, pipeline and electrical investigations
- Chairing the health and safety committee
- Performing health and safety audits and recommendations on all SASOL Gas depots
- Performing hazards area classification identification
- Operating and maintenance of high voltage equipment Switching and Earthing of high voltage equipment
Technical Supervisor - TFMC (now Bidvest Facilities Management)
(2007-10 - 2008-06)
- Service and Maintenance of all Telkom Electrical Equipment
- Ordering of material from stores using SAP
- Service and maintenance of standby Generators 100KVA to1000KVA
- Updating the Departments budget and timesheets using SAP system
- Fleet management
- Project management to contractors
- Verification of job done by contractors and hand over of projects done by contractors
Substation Technician - Transnet Freight Rail
(2003-04 - 2007-10)
- Service and Maintenance of high mast electrical light
- Service and Maintenance of 3KV-DC Substation
- Planning of Maintenance schedules with planning departments using SAP
- Weekly meetings with other departments on activities aligned with electrical department
- Service and maintenance of standby Generators
- Attending to breakdowns/theft and maintenance of 11KV overhead transmission lines
- HT/LT cable testing and jointing
- Project management to contractors
- Switching and isolating of high voltage electrical equipment and cables, Maintenance of high-speed circuit breakers, substation protection, Earthing and troubleshooting on high voltage equipment and working in close proximity to exposed high voltage equipment such as 123KV, 88KV, 25KV, 11KV, 3KV- DC
Telecontrol Supervisor - Electra Radio Tele Communication
(2001-01 - 2002-12)
- Operation of Telecontrol Equipment
- Meeting with technical team about daily faults and resolutions
- Compiling and updating staff timesheets
- Preparing accounts and itemized billing to clients
Process Trainee - SAPPI Ngodwana Mill
