Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) based at Maun International Airport

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1. Nick van der Merwe Author

   22 January 2020 at 12:19 pm

   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE

   Cell: 0606317071
   E-Mail: [email protected]

   PROFILE OF NICK VAN DER MERWE
   Current Employment Albany Bakery
   Availability/Notice Period Without Delay

   Surname Van Der Merwe
   First Names Nick
   Citizenship South African
   Identity No 610415 5019 080
   Gender Male
   Passport Status Valid
   Residing in Pretoria Tshwane
   Areas to consider
   Willing to Relocate
   Languages Spoken English / Afrikaans / Southern Sotho
   Take note
   1.Single
   2.No dependents
   3.Move anywhere

   OVERVIEW

   • It is my passion to be in charge of the Health and Safety of all Employees and visitors and to suggest where the Safety can be upgraded to prevent future injuries that can cost a company a lot of money.
   • I’m very strict on housekeeping and keeping things in order.
   • I’ve got good self-discipline and are self-motivated.
   • I’m hardworking and diligent.
   • I am very reliable and can be trusted.
   • I will always try and help where I can.
   • My office are open for personnel if they have a problem or suggestion to discuss.
   • I always focus on delivering quality work.
   • I’m professional with co-employees and visitors and treat them in a good way.
   • I’m loyal to my Company.
   • I’m a honest person, my yes is yes and my no is no.
   • I’ve got 30+ years’ experience and I can be of great value to any Company.

   ACQUIRED SKILLS / ABILITIES

   • Problem-solving
   • Analytic Thinking
   • Strategic Planning
   • Report Writing
   • Contract Management
   • Change Management
   • Production Planning
   • Hazard Identification
   • Maintenance Planning
   • Audits
   • Stakeholder Engagement
   • Performance Management
   • Implementation Management
   • Training
   • Risk Management
   • Risk Assessment
   • Millwright (Electromechanician)
   • Maintenance Management
   • Cost Control
   • Budget Management
   • Incident Investigation
   • Quality Management
   • Health and Safety Management
   • Technical Management
   • Production Management
   • Recruitment
   • Business Development
   • Crisis Management
   • Business Strategy
   • Staff Development
   • Communication Skills
   • Project Management
   • Computer Literate
   • Customer Service

   EDUCATION DETAILS

   Highest Grade Grade 12 Institution High Technical School Ficksburg

   Year Passed 1979

   Qualification Millwright Institution Yskor

   Year Passed 1984

   ADDITIONAL COURSES / CERTIFICATES

   • Management Development NQF 4
   • Millwright (Electromechanician)
   • OHS Act 1993
   • NOSA Safety for Supervisors
   • Planning of work sheets and graphic on the computer
   • Programming and fault finding of P.L.C
   • Managing conflict, Stress and Time Management
   • Mastering Negotiation
   • Recruiting and Selecting Candidates (HRCI/PHR – 2007 aligned)
   • Advanced Business Communication – Business Writing for Results
   • Steam and high pressure Boilers course
   • Human Relationship
   • Quality Awareness
   • SAP Programming
   • Presenting Successfully
   • Overview of Logistics Management
   • Supervisory Development Program

   COMPUTER LITERACY

   • Ms Word
   • Ms Excel
   • Ms Power Point
   • Internet
   • Email

   CAREER DETAILS

   (From most recent)
   Name of Employer Tiger Brand Albany Bakery
   Designation / Title Production & Maintenance ; Millwright (Electromechanician)
   Period of Employment 2016 Feb
   Reason for Leaving All the contract worker must make room for Permanent Enterprise Foods worker.
   From the Gemston Factory that closed their door

   • Responsible for all maintenance
   • The planning of work duties
   • Responsible for all safety
   • Responsible for housekeeping in offices and plant
   • Maintenance planning
   • Resolve and respond to customer issues and inquiries.
   • Responsible for production and to set the machine.

   I worked for Albany Bakery for three years in the TIENKIE Factory. Was a Millwright night shift for three years and worked 12 to 16 hours night shift for 7 days. No weekends and public holidays off. I alone did all the Maintenance work myself, had no assistance form the bread factory Electrician or Fitters. All the Fault Finding both electric or PLC I maintained the following equipments.
   1. Bakery Factory
   2. Bakery Equipment
   3. Whip Cream Mixer
   4. Batter Machine Mixer
   5. Cream Injection Machine
   6. Batter Injection Machine
   7. Flow wrapper machines
   8. Industrial Gas Ovens
   9. Air Compressors
   10. Bakery Prover
   11. Conveyor Systems
   12. Shrink Wrap Machines | Packaging
   13. Washing plants for bakery
   14. Steam Boiler bakery

   CAREER DETAILS

   (From most recent)
   Name of Employer FineBlanking
   Designation / Title Production & Maintenance Manager ; Health and Safety Officer
   Period of Employment 2014 – 2016
   Reason for Leaving Seeking New Challenge
   • Understand and implement compliance documentation.
   • Understand and implement regulatory directives.
   • Develop and implement strategic and tactical management issues.
   • Execute new technical integrations to support related activities.
   • Maintain and manage technical product support.
   • Develop and implement efficient instrument integrations.
   • Resolve and respond to customer issues and inquiries.
   • Train, guide and mentor technical staff in their day-to-day functions.
   • Operate within the budgetary limits.
   • Assist and support technicians in executing projects.

   Name of Employer Zibo Containers
   Designation / Title Production & Maintenance Manager ; Health and Safety Officer
   Period of Employment 2012 – 2014
   Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
   • Manage processes, maintenance and projects
   • I’ve got a good knowledge of Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding.
   I was the first person in South Africa to set op the BANDERA, value of 27 Million Rand.
   I was the Maintenance and Product Manager.
   From day 1 me and 3 Italian men were installing the machine together and made it worked.
   They also trained me to do maintenance on the machine.

   • Manage the funds and expenditures of the various operations in order to maximise profits and minimise loss.
   • Support, production schedule, both direction operation and outsourcing
   • Improving the Company’s performance through management of the overheads and costs under my control
   • Meeting of or improving standards of cost, quality and safety to meet sales demands in the manufacture and assembly of product
   • Meeting production targets, whilst monitoring performance and quality on a daily basis
   • Oversee the production process, drawing up a production schedule
   • Ensure planned KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) of efficiency and performance are met or exceeded
   • Oversee and ensuring that the production is cost effective
   • Set up and implement standard operating procedures for all production operations
   • Ensure that products are produced on time and are of good quality
   • Working with the Human and Material Resources needed
   • Ensure complete compliance to prescribed ISO standards
   • Drafting a timescale for the job
   • Estimating costs and setting the quality standards
   • Ensure implementation and evolution of safety procedures
   • Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed
   • Monitoring product standards and implementing quality control programs
   • Implement and drive continuous improvement activities through implementation of change management process and best practices
   • Working with Managers to implement the Company’s policies and goals
   • Ensuring the Health & Safety guidelines are followed
   • Ensure coaching and development of resources to meet business objectives
   • Supervising and motivating a team of workers
   • Initiate plans and processes which minimize manufacturing costs through effective of manpower, equipment , facilities’, materials and capital
   • Encourage and use of new techniques and focus on fact based problem solving
   • Manage spending against budget, controlling spending in relation to changes in production volume
   • Responsible for all maintenance and production
   • Planning of the yearly budget for maintenance
   • The planning of work duties
   • Daily production figures
   • Responsible for housekeeping in offices and plant
   • Responsible for Safety Audit
   • Production Planning
   • Maintenance planning
   • I am the 16.2 of Safety
   • Repair on conveyer gearboxes
   • Service and repair on compressors

   Name of Employer CHEP SA
   Designation / Title Production & Maintenance Manager; Health and Safety Officer
   Period of Employment 2008 – 2012
   Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
   • Responsible for all maintenance and production
   • The planning of work duties
   • Daily production figures
   • Responsible for GAP Audit
   • Responsible for all safety
   • Responsible for housekeeping in offices and plant
   • Production planning
   • Maintenance planning
   • I am the 16.2 of Safety
   • Repair on gearboxes
   • Service and repair on compressors
   • Service and repair on auto paint plant and spraying system
   • In my period with CHEP I had a 100% Safety record. I also never had a breakdown in three years which causes the plant to stop for more than one hour and delay the daily production
   • I was also responsible for planning and establish the new service centre and ABI and also responsible for Pretoria Market Planning of the yearly budget for maintenance
   •

   Name of Employer Premier Food
   Designation / Title Production & Maintenance Manager; Health and Safety Officer
   Period of Employment 2002 – 2006
   Reason for Leaving New Challenge
   • Responsible for all maintenance and production
   • The planning of work duties
   • Daily production figures
   • Responsible for GAP Audit
   • Responsible for all safety
   • Responsible for housekeeping in offices and plant
   • Production planning
   • Maintenance planning
   • I am the 16.2 of Safety
   • Repair on gearboxes
   • Service and repair on compressors
   • Service and repair on auto paint plant and spraying system
   • In my period with CHEP I had a 100% Safety record. I also never had a breakdown in three years which causes the plant to stop for more than one hour and delay the daily production
   • I was also responsible for planning and establish the new service centre and ABI and also responsible for Pretoria Market Planning of the yearly budget for maintenance

   Designation / Title Various Contract Positions in S.A.: Namibia : Lesotho : Botswana : Mosambiek
   Period of Employment 1994 – 1997
   Reason for Leaving Career Advancement

   During the time I worked at many Companies (Contract work done)
   VENTURE OTTO in Babelegi
   I’ve got a good knowledge of Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding.
   I was the Maintenance Manager
   Started as a Millwright and after a year promoted to Maintenance Manager.
   I worked here for 3 years and had the following Responsibilities: To repair the Injection Moulding Machines, Dry Tunnels and Spry Booths.
   To change the settings of the Injection Moulding Machines when there was a new Product to be produced.
   Venture Otto bought machines in Johannesburg and I had to unplug and pack so it can be transported to Babelegi to the fabric.
   At the fabric I had to put the machine together again, install and make the machine to work again.
   The fabric closed down and that is why my services were ended there.

   GUNDLE API in Springs .. Injection Moulding .. Blow Moulding.
   I was the Product Manager for the roof isolation department.
   I also assisted with Maintenance in this Department.
   For 3 months I worked in the Fabric with the Blow Moulding.
   Responsible for production and to set the machine.
   The Isolation Department closed down after 1 year and 6 months due to the fact that China could deliver a cheaper product.

   3. SAMA TILSE Hamanskraal 4. MULTOTEC in Pretoria North
   I worked there as a Millwright.
   I worked with KILN’s with a heat of 1000+ Celcius Grade.
   My responsibilities were to service the ovens and to start-up daily.
   Most of the contract work was new installations of machine and wiring.
   I also have a very good experience in the bakery Industry.

   Ellisras
   I Also worked on a coal mine in Ellisras Coal Mine where I restored the TITAN Trucks.

   In KZN ACI Africa
   I did the Instrumental Installations and wiring panels.
   In Botswana, I was one of the Foreman who erected a new mine, I laying of cables Cable joints and wiring of all DB off of 12 volts to 22 000 volt power lines and transformers.

   BMW SA where I worked at a new plant, helping with the installations of Mechanical and Electrical Installations.

   I Worked in Qwa-Qwa at a Shoe factory, Furniture factory, Abattoirs, and in Butcheries as well as the
   Qwa-Qwa Municipality where I did electric work and cabling and Coupling of high-voltage overhead lines. I Also worked in Lesotho for Sunbake Bakery.

   Also worked at a company where I sterilized the machines and repairs in Orange Free State, Natal, All the hospitals in Gauteng and Cape Town.
   I also worked for several months for a farmer doing all the repairs of his equipment

   Name of Employer Yskor
   Designation / Title Artisan
   Period of Employment 1982 – 1984
   Reason for Leaving New Challenge

   My Duties Maintenance Manager

   Kindly accept this application from a talented and capable applicant who wishes to apply for the Maintenance Manager vacancy which you advertised today.
   I can use my strong leadership style to build cohesive maintenance teams and focus resources in a way that delivers enhanced performance and customer satisfaction.
   As someone who always leads by example and who is able to perform all of the essential maintenance tasks I expect of my team members, I feel I would be an ideal candidate for your position. Through my career I have gained all of those skills that are critical to the successful execution of your role. I particularly want to highlight my proven ability to;
   Develop, implement and administer maintenance strategy.
   Keep maintenance downtime to an absolute minimum.
   Ensure that any maintenance work is carried out in a safe and environmentally compliant manner.
   At my current place of work I am tasked with directing a team of maintenance professionals to carry out a wide range of duties. I am also in charge of the procurement of parts, supplies, tools and machinery for any work that needs to be carried out.
   I am very proud of my work record and come to you with a long list of commendations and good references from previous employers. My goal right now is to join a company like yours that wants to attract, develop and retain good people.After reviewing my attached resume, please feel free to contact me to arrange an interview or to ask me any further questions about my capabilities.

   My Duties Production Manager

   I am hereby writing in response to the current listing for the Product Manager position with you at.
   I have been working with (.Premier Food CHEP SA…Zibo Containers…Fine Blanking…) for (25 years) now as a (Product Manager).

   I am involved with the planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes.
   As a product manager, overseeing production processes, making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality, estimating cost and setting the quality standards are major aspects of my job description. {Premier Food CHEP SA…Zibo Containers…Fine Blanking…}

   I possess impeccable planning and design skills with knowledge for production.
   My attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills ensure that every production project I work on is done accurately and to the highest possible standard. My verbal communication skills and positive attitude makes me an effective communicator with my team members.

   The job specifications and expectations as listed in the brief advertisement for the job and position, appear to be exactly the areas I have been looking to expand on, explore and develop to higher levels of professionalism.
   These aspects appeal to me a great deal and together with my proven track record of effective team

   Coordination in a fast paced environment demonstrate my ability to work well under pressure while effectively managing the task at hand.
   I would very much appreciate the opportunity to be called in for further discussions and formally be interviewed for the position.

   My Duties Health and Safety Officer

   As a highly skilled Health and Safety Officer

   With more than 20 years’ experience as a Health and Safety Officer, I am adept in safety analysis, training, and reporting. Moreover, while my on-the-job experience has afforded me a well-rounded skill set, including first-rate strategic planning and program management abilities, I excel at:

   • Overseeing safety in manufacturing and logistics environments.
   • Recommending and implementing procedural and training changes.
   • Improving safety through observation, training, and continued oversight.
   • Counselling staff on proper procedures for completing tasks and handling materials.

   In addition to my experience and personal qualities, I have a solid educational foundation and a passion for workplace safety. I am extremely enthusiastic about Benedict Supply Company’s focus on safety and would welcome the opportunity to contribute to your ongoing improvements.

   I’ve got a good knowledge of

   1. Bakery Factory
   2. Bakery Equipment
   3. Whip Cream Mixer
   4. Batter Machine Mixer
   5. Cream Injection Machine
   6. Batter Injection Machine
   7. Flow wrapper machines
   8. Industrial Gas Ovens
   9. Gas Kilns
   10. Hydraulic Press
   11. Mechanical Press
   12. CNC Machine
   13. Air Compressors
   14. High – tension switch
   15. High tension cable joints
   16. Installation of instruments
   17. Injection Moulding Machine
   18. Electric mining Trucks
   19. CERAMIC tiles Factory
   20. Municipalities work
   21. Wheat and Flour Factory
   22. 10. Bakery Prover
   23. 11. Conveyor Systems
   24. 12. Shrink Wrap Machines | Packaging
   25. 13. Washing plants for bakery
   26. 14. Steam Boiler bakery

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