Thermal Spray Operator/Fitter Machinist

I am an assertive, professional, diligent, well mannered individual whose able to work independently as well as within a team. All tasks handed to me are completed to the best of my ability.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Company:
Surcotec Engineering
Period: 01 May 2003 to Present
Position Held Fitter & Turner/Machinist & Thermal Spray Operator
Main functions:
Fitting, Grinding & Adhoc Duties:
• Experience in general fitting within workshop (bearings, sleeves, shafts, etc.
• Able to assist in angle grinding.
• Workshop Assistant and excellent driver.
All jobs are accurately completed as per customers specifications.

Boring Mill:
• Working on boring mill machine on daily basis.
• Able to work with all boring mill machinery attachments and tools e.g. boring head, knife tools, etc.

Lathe:
• Expert in setting up work piece (clocking up) in machine.
• Manufacturing of bushes and shafts on daily basis with tolerances of + 0.02 microns.
• Able to work with all lathe accessories and tools.
• Able to cut all types of thread internal and external.

Milling Machine:
• Expert in setting up work pieces in milling machine.
• Able to work with all accessories e.g. dividing head, rotary table, etc. and tools e.g. Slot drills, end mills, rose cutters, etc.
• Solid in cutting gears on milling machine.
• Able to cut keyways on milling machine.
• Bore out holes to precision sizes.

Radial Arm Drill:
• Experience in radial arm drill.
• Solid in drilling and tapping holes.
• Know how to work with insert.

Coatings:
• Good experience in preparing work pieces for advanced coatings.
• Expert in Arch spraying (thermal coatings).
• Solid experience in High Velocity Oxygen & Fuel (HVOF) Coatings and Advanced Coatings.

Company:
Grathanic Engineering T/A Coatec Mechanical Solutions
Period: 01 April 2000 to 30 April 2003
Position Held Driver & Workshop Assistant
Main functions:
• Deliveries and Collections of job orders
• Sandblasting
• Preparing of jobs for Arch spraying
• Training in Arch spraying
• Angle grinding
• Inspecting of jobs according to specifications.
• Hydraulic Press experience.
• Cleaning of workshops and machines.
• Workshop Assistant.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

School attended: • Aloe Senior Secondary School (1993-1997)

Courses attended:
• Northlink College – Panel Beating Spray Painter
(Jan 1998 – June 1998) - Incomplete

Diploma • Fluid Power Certificate (2010)

Diploma • NQF Level 4 – Fitter & Turner (2009 - 2010)

Diploma • NQF Level 3 – Fitter & Turner (2008)

Diploma • NQF Level 2 – Fitter & Turner (2007)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Company: Surcotec Engineering
Period: 01 May 2003 to Present
Position Held Fitter & Turner
Main functions: Hydraulics & Pneumatics:
• PN1 Theory and Physical principles to pneumatics
• PN1 Pneumatic Symbols
• PN7 Operation, Construction and Application of cylinders
an valves
• PN5 Air Service Units
• PN2 Pneumatic circuitry and reading of schematic
diagrams
• PN12 Analysis and fault finding procedures
• PN2 Design of cascade systems
• PN2 Exercises in circuit design
• HY1 Theory and Principles of hydraulic transmission
power
• HY2 Hydraulic symbols and the reading of schematic
diagrams
• HY3 Layout and explanation of a basic hydraulic system
• HY3, HY4 Construction, Principles and Application of:
• HY7 Hydraulic pumps and motors
• HY10 Pressure control valves
• HY10 Flow control valves
• HY10 Directional control valves
• HY11 Hydraulic actuators
• HY3 Fluids, filters and filtration
• HY9 Reservoirs and coolers
• HY12 Accumulators
• HY2 Circuit design and construction of circuits on
simulators
• HY13 Basic maintenance and faultfinding procedures