Siphiwe Molefe

Experience

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  Glencore

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Employed at the Metal Extraction Plant which is involved in the recovery of ferrochrome from slag by gravitational separation.Responsibilities: Plant maintenance, optimisation, production, safety, cost of production, reports. Projects: Replacement, commissioning, and optimisation of spirals at the Metal Extraction Plant for the recovery of -1mm ferrochrome from slag.Highlights: Increasing -1mm ferrochrome recovery through the replacement and optimisation of spirals, and restructuring of the process flow Show less

  • Trainee Engineer

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Learner Engineer

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Old Mutual South Africa

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

  Personal Financial Advisor

  Servicing clients through financial planning (Risk, Retirement, Savings and Investments, Estate)

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  Temo Process Technologies

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2020

  Junior Process Engineer

  1. Sales and marketing• Responding to client inquiries (i.e. RFQ’s, tenders, telephone queries, etc.)• Preparing tenders and quotes• Site visits and logging call reports• Updating parts and price lists• Product development based on client needs2. Process engineering• Developing mass balances and flow diagrams• Formulating process solutions for clients• Conducting test-work and sampling campaigns• Liaising with designers / draught-persons during the design phase• Commissioning3. Project management• Expediting order placement with suppliers• Ensure that all purchase orders are delivered within schedule• Quality control of fabricated and assembled items before delivery to clients• Ensure stock availability for high turn-around equipment/ spares4. Operational support• Act as a reliever to the Site Manager• Operational support from process perspective (i.e. sizing, test work, plans)• Project management and commissioning on new circuits / systems Show less

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  Weir Minerals

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2023

  Sales Engineer

  • Key account management.• Customer relations management.• Customer technical assistance and after-sales support.• Management and execution of customer RFQs, RFPs, tenders, etc.• Sizing, selection, and commissioning of capital equipment.• Customer report writing: process and equipment audits, root cause analysis, optimisation, etc.

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  CAST PRODUCTS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Sales Representative
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  IMS Engineering (Pty) Ltd

  Jun 2023 - now

  Product Sales Manager - allmineral

  • Product strategy execution and implementation.• Business development.• Capital sales.• Competitor and market analysis.• Continuous improvement and optimisation of customer operations and processes.• Customer technical support.• Holistic customer needs analysis, and solutions tailoring.• Management and execution of customer RFQs, RFPs, tenders, etc.