Bertus Pieterse

Experience

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  Transpaco Group

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Electrician

  • Motor Starters—AC Inverters (VFD), DC Drives(VSD) & PLC• Pumps—Pentax Pumps, submersible Pumps, Water Chillers & Power Factor correction unit• Chiller plant installation, fault finding & maintenance• Cooling towers – installation, fault finding, maintenance• Building & Designing of new electrical panels• Rebuilding of old panels• Heating & cooling systems in plant (extruders & yaw lifters)• Ordinary Plant maintenance• Managing of electrical department• Cable Fault finding• Maintenance management & preventative management• Job card co-coordinating• Estimating & ordering of material• Job assessment• Pneumatic electrical switching• Manufacturing of HDPE and LDPE pipes• Temperature controllers – fault finding, maintenance, installation• Rebuilding of extruders• Design of drawings while rebuilding extruders • Installation of extruders• Reading & understanding of schematic drawings• Design of electrical panel and integration of VFD’s into electrical circuit Show less

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  The De Beers Group of Companies

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Drill rig operator and electrician

  • High Tension terminations and cable splicing and switch gear up to 11 kV• Switching of HT switch gear – 11kV• Switching of 3:3kV, 6:6kV & 11kV• Transformers – Testing & commissioning of transformers, installations, • Fermal Mining Machines – support wet creed machines• Atlas Copco Drill Rigs – S1L’slp, 3m double boomers development rigs• Tamrock Mercury long hole drilling machines – operation, drilling, maintenance, electrical, hydraulics & preventative maintenance• Development drill rig operating• Cable fault finding• Fault finding on pilot systems• Job assessment• Risk assessment• Putzmeister concrete pumps’ maintenance• Wet creed machines maintenance – electrical & mechanical• Gunnite Pumps Show less

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  GSM Electro

  Feb 2006 - May 2007

  Maintenance Electrician

  • Maintenance on hospital equipment (New Academic Hospital)• Theater Isoloc systems and Early bird systems – fault finding, installation & maintenance• John Thomson Boilers – fault finding, installation & maintenance• Burners– fault finding, installation & maintenance• UPS systems – fault finding, installation & maintenance• Street lights –installation, fault finding• Motor starters – direct online starters, Star Delta, soft starters – fault finding, maintenance & installation• Cable fault finding• Switching of HT Switch gear – 11kV• Maintenance management• Preventative management• Job card co-coordinating• Estimating and ordering of material • Job assessment• Risk assessment on jobs• Stand-by generators preventative maintenance• Certificate of compliance (COC) for houses, buildings & factories• Reading & understanding of schematic drawings• Reading & understanding of building plans• Tubing & wiring according to building plans Show less

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  Barrick Gold Corporation

  Jun 2007 - May 2010

  Electrical Trainer

  • On the job training of electricians on drill rigs, HT and normal construction underground (fault finding, job assessment, job coordination, job planning, material ordering, rebuilding of machines)• Switching of HT 6.6kV• HT Cable joints& terminations • Installation of transformers• Maintenance, preventative maintenance, modifications on Tamrock DO5, Tamrock DO7, DO6, Axera double boomer,Tamrock DD440 and DD420, Quasar development rigs, Quasar long hole rigs, Cubex long hole rigs, Emulsion rigs (AEL), Orica rigs• Cable fault finding• Pilot system fault finding• Pump station maintenance• Installation of cables• Job assessment• Risk assessment• Building of panels• Rebuilding of drill rigs• Underground radio systems – fault finding• Centralized blasting systems – fault finding• Reading & understanding of schematic drawings Show less

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  Byrnecut Offshore Pty Ltd

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  Electrician

  • Repairs to and Servicing of Welders, portable appliances, vent fans, mono pump motors, electrical panels, development drill rigs, skid mounted substations, 150A trailing and ext. Cables, 60A ext. Cables, 60A back to back, 150A back to back, refuge chambers, communication systems (Becker), submersible pumps (Flygt), High voltage transformers and switches, Installation, splicing and termination of 11kv and 1kv cables underground, testing of earth leakage devices, test and tagging of portable appliances and equipment• Installing, testing and maintenance of all underground equipment (Electrical boxes, starters, transformers, power supplies, jumbo boxes, fan starters, pump starters).• Do all safety tests on new and existing installations and equipment according to Byrnecut standards.• Radio communication systems – Installing cables and comms equipment • On the job training of nationals assisting in the above.• Do all breakdowns on development and production drill rigs• Do breakdowns on all underground equipment (substations, DB, starters, pumps and drill rigs) Show less

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  Murray & Roberts

  Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

  Electrician

  • Service, maintaining and maintenance on Sandvik drill rigs and bolters• Installation of cables and cable racks• Installation of jumbo boxes, fans starters, pump starters and lights• Servicing of substations and gulley rigs and all electrical equipment underground• Covering breakdowns on machines and equipment

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  Byrnecut Offshore Pty Ltd

  Mar 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Repairs to and Servicing of Welders, portable appliances, vent fans, mono pump motors, electrical panels, development drill rigs, skid mounted substations, 150A trailing and ext. Cables, 60A ext. Cables, 60A back to back, 150A back to back, refuge chambers, communication systems (Becker), submersible pumps (Flygt), High voltage transformers and switches, Installation, splicing and termination of 11kv and 1kv cables underground, testing of earth leakage devices, test and tagging of portable appliances and equipment• Installing, testing and maintenance of all underground equipment (Electrical boxes, starters, transformers, power supplies, jumbo boxes, fan starters, pump starters).• Do all safety tests on new and existing installations and equipment according to Byrnecut standards.• Radio communication systems – Installing cables and comms equipment • Ensure that the necessary lockout procedures are in place before commencing work on a piece of equipment.• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained.• Control costs by effective expenditure and wastage management.• Ensure that the underground equipment is maintained / installed in accordance with company policy and to the same specifications as provided for by the Original Equipment Manufacturer.• Ensure that no modifications are conducted on any plant that will change it from its original specifications without the correct approvals.• On the job training of nationals assisting in the above.• Do all breakdowns on development and production drill rigs• Do breakdowns on all underground equipment (substations, DB, starters, pumps and drill rigs) Show less • Ensure that all applicable procedures and policies are adhered to.• Repairs to and Servicing of Welders, portable appliances, vent fans, mono pump motors, electrical panels, development drill rigs, skid mounted substations, 150A trailing and ext. Cables, 60A ext. Cables, 60A back to back, 150A back to back, refuge chambers, communication systems (Becker), submersible pumps (Flygt), High voltage transformers and switches, Installation, splicing and termination of 11kv and 1kv cables underground, testing of earth leakage devices, test and tagging of portable appliances and equipment• Assist as required in investigations for applicable accidents and incidents.• Ensure that the safe operational integrity of all equipment is never compromised.• Installing, testing and maintenance of all underground cables and equipment (Electrical boxes, starters, transformers, power supplies, jumbo boxes, fan starters, pump starters).• Do all safety tests on new and existing installations and equipment according to Byrnecut standards.• Radio communication systems – Installing cables and comms equipment • On the job training of nationals assisting in the above.• Do all breakdowns on development and production drill rigs• Do breakdowns on all underground equipment (substations, DB, starters, pumps and drill rigs) Show less

  • Electrician

    Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Electrician

    Mar 2012 - Aug 2012
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  Endeavour Mining Corporation

  Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  Electrician

  • Day to day and monthly maintenance on all electrical equipment• Installing, testing and maintenance of all underground equipment (Electrical boxes, starters, transformers, power supplies, jumbo boxes, fan starters, pump starters).• Radio communication systems – Installing cables and comms equipment • Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained.• Control costs by effective expenditure and wastage management.• Ensure that the underground equipment is maintained / installed in accordance with company policy and to the same specifications as provided for by the Original Equipment Manufacturer.• Ensure that no modifications are conducted on any plant that will change it from its original specifications without the correct approvals.• Ensure that the correct tools are used on all testing and installations that have to be done.• Ensure that personnel under your control work safely and efficiently at all times.• Ensure that all procedures relative to working from heights are adhered to.• Ensure all standards are met with regard to the installation of service.• On the job training of nationals assisting in the above.• Do all breakdowns on development and production drill rigs• Do breakdowns on all underground equipment (substations, DB, starters, pumps and drill rigs) Show less

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  Byrnecut Offshore Pty Ltd

  Jul 2014 - now

  Electrician

  • On the job training of electricians on drill rigs, HT and normal construction underground (fault finding, job assessment, job coordination, job planning, material ordering)• Switching of HT 6.6kV• HT Cable joints& terminations • Installation of transformers• Maintenance, preventative maintenance, modifications on Tamrock Solo, Atlas Copco 282• Cable fault finding• Pilot system fault finding• Rebuilding of pumps• Installation of cables• Job assessment• Risk assessment• Building of panels• Underground radio systems – fault finding• Blasting systems – fault finding• Installation and maintenance of sub stations• Reading & understanding of schematic drawings Show less