Andre Du Plessis

Andre Du Plessis

Technical Team Member

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Maintenance

  • Education

    • Vereeniging Gimnasium

      2009 - 2013
      High School Matric 2013

      Activities and Societies: 1st Rugby, Prefect, Top accounting student

    • North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: During my time as a resident of Veritas Residence, I served on various committees and played rugby for my hostel. I have completed my degree in Mechanical Engineering.

  • Experience

    • NWU Solar Car

      Jul 2016 - Oct 2017
      Technical Team Member

      I designed the steering system for the NWU Solar car (Naledi) which was part of my final year project. I have also helped with the design of the moulds from which the carbon fibre car was built. I was part of the building team who were responsible for building the solar car and represented the North West University at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia.

    • ArcelorMittal South Africa

      Oct 2018 - Aug 2023

      I have been appointed as the Maintenance Manager at Arcelormittal’s VaalWorks plant (Vaal Meltshop). The Vaal Melt Shop is a steelmaking plant where we manufacture steel billets for the downstream plantsI am responsible for managing the maintenance teams (Electrical and Mechanical), planning maintenance shutdowns and ensuring the plant has a high maintenance availability by implementing systems to improve our availability and reliability. I am managing Capital Expenditure projects and have to ensure that we are legally compliant as the GMR 2.7a appointee. Show less I did a two-year training program at Arcelormittal’s VaalWorks plant (Vaal Meltshop) where I was evaluated every six months in order to continue with the next phase of the training program. During the training period, I was assisting the maintenance manager in managing the maintenance teams, I did plant-specific engineering projects which were mostly on the water systems at the steel plant. I also assisted and advised the maintenance employees when they did not know how to solve problems, specifically on the mechanical side. Show less

      • Maintenance Manager

        Mar 2021 - Aug 2023
      • Candidate Engineer

        Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
    • Davsteel - Cape Gate (Pry) Ltd

      Sept 2023 - now
      Head of Maintenance
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Siemens S71200 Micro Course

      Nov 2016
    • Course in Understanding Occupational Health and Safety

      OHS
      Apr 2016
    • Solidworks CSWA certificate

      C
      Apr 2014
    • Fraud Awareness and Prevention - English

      CrossKnowledge
      Oct 2018
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Technical team member

      Issued by NWU solar car on Jun 2016
      NWU solar carAssociated with Andre Du Plessis