Vumani Vuma

I am a committed, skilled and passionate instrument mechanician with 3 years technical apprenticeship and 2 years post experience. I am seeking an entry-level position in an organization that will offer an opportunity in process control and instrumentation.

Fixed Term Contractor at Hillside Aluminium Smelter (South32) (Present)

Working as a fixed term contractor under SIVULEMATHUBA ENGINEERIG (SVM) agent for two years.

• Install, repair, maintain and adjust indicating, recording and controlling instruments and test equipment
• Replace or repair defective parts
• Re-assembling of instrument or test equipment, and test & assembly for conformance to specifications
• Inspect instruments and test equipment periodically and adjust calibration to ensure functioning within specified standards
• Calibrates instruments or test equipment according to established standards
• PID controller parameter settings and calibration
• Carries out standby duties
• Monitor and carry out maintenance schedules
• Ensure and maintain a healthy environment, safe operations and practices
• Ensures high standard of housekeeping and safety in all areas under control
• Comply with SHE and technical requirements, in line with Factory availability targets
• Monitor, identify and respond to defects or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities

Instrument Mechanician at RCL Foods Sugar and Milling Pongola Mill (2024-09 – Present)

To ensure that all control instrument functions properly in order to maintain production processes.

Instrument Mechanician Technical Apprentice at RCL Foods Sugar and Milling Pongola Mill (2022-01 – 2024-12)

To ensure that all control instrument functions properly in order to maintain production processes.

• Installation of all the rail and trucking as per the E&I engineer's layout drawing
• Installation and wiring of ac to dc power supply, digital input & output cards, Analog input & output cards and ABE modules as well as all terminal to connect field control wires
• Installation of all Ethernet TCP IP cables for control communications from a remote PLC and to HMIs of the three centrifugal machines
• The loop testing of the entire installation using Schneider Electric UnityPro PLC software

Trade Test in Instrument Mechanic – Shukela Training Centre (2024 – 2024)

N1-N4 in Industrial Instrument Trade – Majuba TVET College (2017 – 2018)

Matric – Magwegwana High School (2016 – 2016)