Mapula Matjee

Experience

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  Eskom Koeberg

  Feb 2007 - Mar 2010

  I was seconded at Reliability engineering my roles and responsibilities include; 1. Working as reliability maintenance engineer for the AMOB Project to, establish, review and implement maintenance base for KOU systems2. Working with closely with system engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of the systems and the new modified installations. 3. Developing engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect system health and operations. Show less I was employed by Eskom Generation as a Nuclear Shift Supervisor for the Nuclear New Built Program in February 2007. I went through intensive training for fossil power plant and nuclear power plant familiarisation. The training entailed the following; 1. Koeberg Plant Familiarisation: General Fundamentals and Reactor Theory, Primary and Secondary Systems, Electrical Distribution System, Plant Chemistry 2. Fossil Plant Familiarisation attended at Emalahleni, Duvha power station, included the following topics; Operating Philosophy, Engineering Philosophy, Self-Management, Fossil Plant Systems Show less

  • Reliability Engineer

    Aug 2008 - Mar 2010

  • Nuclear Shift Supervisor (Trainee)

    Feb 2007 - Nov 2008
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  Eskom-Koeberg operating Unit

  May 2008 - Jul 2009

  Assistace Project leader

  I worked as the assistance project leader during outages at KOU. My tasks during the unit maintenance included the following; 1. Facilitating outage activities between participating departments; Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Rigging, Welding departments and guiding them throughout the maintenance window. 2. Responsible for resolving all technical and non-technical issues arises during outages.3. Responsible for scheduling the work permit for maintenance activities as per PSR.4. Responsible for driving and implementing the project schedule to ensure the project deadlines are met.5. On-site inspection to ensure that contractors upheld Eskom’s safety regulations and to ascertain maintenance activities status Show less

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  Eskom Koeberg Power plant

  Aug 2008 - Mar 2010

  Operations support- Technician

  I worked at operations support for a period of a year after my training. The exposure at this stage was for my development toward my shift supervisory role for the Nuclear new built. At Ops support office my day to day responsibilities included; 1. Scheduling the daily Periodic test, ensuring all the test permits are authorised2. Co-ordination of long-duration testing to ensure procedure adherence, safety of personnel, and liaison with other functional areas were need arise. 3. Investigating and reporting on operational incidents4. Ensuring post-maintenance equipment was compliant with operational technical specifications and the SAP work flow is closed. Operations support at the outage office roles and responsibilities included the following; 1. Working with Outage Control Centre and Operational management to ensure that operational schedule was adhered to and deadlines were met2. Planning and verifying of the system line-up for the pressure vessels hydro pressure test during outages. 3. Verifying that the pressurised vessel holds pressure by identifying the leaks in the system during hydrostatic pressure testing. Show less

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  Eskom Medupi power plant

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2013

  Project Engineer

  During the period of December 2011 to December 2013, I was seconded at Medupi power plant project. 1. I worked as a pressure pipe construction engineer, responsible for engineering function during the construction of high pressure pipe work for Medupi power plant Unit 6, through ensuring that all specifications were upheld, safety rulings were adhered to, progress reports were submitted and deadlines were met without compromising quality. 2. It was during this period that I interacted with engineers from various professional backgrounds and other disciplines, within Eskom and contractor these includes the supervisors and inspectors to ensure that piping instrumentation/equipment/supports were installed in correct locations as per HP system isometric drawings/design.3. The secondment opportunity as a construction engineer at the Mega project, Medupi power plant, aided me to attain the Professional registration as a Chemical Engineering Technologist with ECSA, in 2014. The projects that I have completed successfully for ECSA recognition at Medupi included; Validating water treatments reverse osmosis water quality, trough ROSA and Hydromatics for RO modelling Day to day function of system walk down to Verifying spool load distribution by confirming that load cell readings prior/during/after welding complied with tolerances4. Ensuring that all documentations for HP pipe works are reviewed and submitted by the contractor in preparation to handover the systems to Eskom Generation, this was achieved through Integrated design reviews, configuration management, SPF work flows etc. Show less

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  Eskom Koeberg power plant

  Jan 2014 - now

  System Engineer

  I am currently working for Koeberg Operating Unit as a System Engineer and my day to day responsibilities include the following;1. Performing engineering functions for Koeberg power station for auxiliary systems i.e. Sewage treatment plant, Demineralised water treatment plant, Potable water distribution, Feed water chemical sampling, and Chemical reagents injection system and other Chemistry related systems. 2. Establish system performance standards, indicators and targets and monitor the system health and performance.3. Optimise performance for KOU auxiliary systems.4. Identify and resolve issues which will result in improved system performance (economic, safety, reliability, and output) and prioritise actions5. Initiate actions that will ensure plant reliability i.e. Modifications. 6. Initiate, Plan, Execute and handover of the projects done auxiliary systems.7. Perform commissioning and Effectiveness review post project completion and resolve any outstanding issues. 8. Review system surveillance requirements (condition monitoring) to ensure the released sewage treatment plant comply with Water permit and other recognized standards.9. Influence the system maintenance basis in order to cater for the aging or changing plant requirements Show less