Chris Pienaar

Experience

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  Kusile Consultants

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  Technical Training Manager
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  Blackwood Hodge

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

  Apprentice Earth Moving Mechanic
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  Gradtek

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1985

  Field Service Mechanic
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  Alpha Sand & Plant Hire

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
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  Murray & Roberts

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1985

  Workshop Foreman
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  Shikoane Matlala Technical College

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1992

  Lecturer
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  Pietersburg Technical College

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  Senior Lecturer
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  Moolman Mining

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  HR Manager (IR & Training)
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  MCC Group

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2011

  Group Shared Services Manager (SHEQ HR IR and Skills Development)

  My responsibilities included:➡ Serving on Services SETA Board and serving as Chairperson of the SGB of the Hiring Chamber.➡ Handling and processing all CCMA and Labour Court Cases. ➡ Integrating management of systems to align to the needs & requirements of the mining charter. ➡ Managing HR, IR, skills development & shared services for the whole MCC Group. ➡ Negotiating wages at company and sector levels in and outside of South Africa.➡ Working as Executive Board Member and reporting to the Managing Director.➡ Taking teams from site to site and providing training.➡ Serving Services SETA as Constituent Moderator & Verifier.➡ Managing HR, IR, Training & Development, SHEQ & preventative maintenance processes in SA Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.➡ Sitting on SAFCEC HR, IR & National Training Committees & participating in the formation of the CEIBC.ACHIEVEMENTS✔ Received full company accreditation as Training Provider with Services and Construction SETA.✔ Participated in the formation and establishment of the Bargaining Council (CEIBC).✔ SGB Chairperson of Services SETA Hiring Chamber.✔ Constituent Moderator & Verifier for full qualifications & RPL processes in hiring & plant operations.✔ Instrumental in the 5 star NOSA rating of MCC for the integrated management of ISO9000, ISO14000 and ISO18000.✔ Achieved yearly average success rates of 92% and 98% success rates for CCMA and Labour Court Cases and processes respectively.✔ Developed and implemented Team Training programs inclusive of video operational training and coaching resulting in bottom line improvements of 48% in machine care and production for opencast application. Show less

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  MCC

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Group Training & Development Manager

  My current responsibilities include:➡ Populating & managing expenses of the Learning Centre & all other site training on SAP.➡ Sitting on the EXCO of Shared Services and reporting to the C.E.O. on a monthly basis.➡ Setting up the consolidation of all training & development into WSP / ATR & BBBEE scorecard.Managing:➡ The accreditation process for companies with services, construction, EDTP SETA’s & the MQA.➡ Maintenance and utilising facilities - total estimated value over R40 million. ➡ Social and labour plan commitment for the company sites & facilitating local community training.➡ The reporting & budgeting of all expenses for training & development in and outside of SA. ACHIEVEMENTS✔ Developed and implemented service and maintenance training program at learning centre & site.✔ Brought the cost per learner per day down from over R2k to approximately R400.✔ Built a complete replica of an opencast operation for true simulated operator and service team training from broken and hand down equipment to a fully functional operation.✔ Received company accreditation for a range of skills programs for opencast operations MQA.✔ Brought the running cost of training down from R4.6 million to R1.5 million while trebling the output of learning interventions.✔ Increased company BBBEE scorecard results for training by more than double by cleaning up the database and developing effective reporting programs. Show less