Tebogo Bapela

Experience

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  Columbus Stainless Steel

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2010

  Plant Technician

  Control Systems Maintenance• Calibration of plant measuring equipment such as Eddy currents, load limiters, pressure, level, displacement, position detectors etc.• Faultfinding, Modification, monitoring and editing of the PLC program code in Alstom Gem 80, siemens S7 300 and Toshiba.• Maintenance on ABB ACS 600&800, Alstom GD2000 & 4000 drives• Knowledge and understanding of Intouch Wonderware/ factorylink SCADA, network media and topologies (deviceNet, TCnet, Ethernet).• Preventative and breakdown maintenance on all electrical and instrumentation equipment on roll grinders and cold rolling mills• Fault finding and failure investigation to determine the route cause of failure and utilize Real time software such as Aspen and ODG to monitor trends on equipments.• Compilation of a feedback report after every fault finding and investigation using PEOPLE SOFT• Ordering of spares using PEOPLE SOFT Show less

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  Glencore Alloys

  Jan 2011 - now

  • Responsible for Electrical and Instrumentation departments.• Manage personnel, contractors, plant maintenance and assist Engineering Manager with daily technical support.• Assist Maintenance Co-ordinators with technical support and legal aspects.• Manage several maintenance, Safety and Environmental turnkey projects.• Capital applications, budget and cost control.• Ensure organization procedures, statutory & legal compliance.• Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement in the plant process with the aim of achieving optimized plant performance.• Root cause analysis to minimize downtime and improve plant reliability and availability.• Ensure that all business standards, Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHAct) requirements are maintained and adhered.• Plan and manage safety, statutory, maintenance related deviations captured on SAP to optimize the maintenance strategy and effectively maintain preventative maintenance and conditioned based monitoring Show less • Support technicians on technical problems (programming, field instrumentation etc.) on daily basis and on standby.• Programming on Siemens PCS7 and WinCC SCADA.• Certified Profibus and Profinet Engineer & Installer.• Planning, design and implementation of automation projects from network architecture (network media and topologies), programming and commissioning.• Develop and implement maintenance and inspection plans to ensure reliability, sustainability and security of the Automation infrastructure.• Ensure proper backup procedures are in place for all automation systems.• Ensure that all Automation personnel are correctly trained, motivated and certified in accordance with the company requirements.• Ensure at all times the technical integrity and performance of the Automation equipment and field instrumentation equipment.• Liaise with HSEC on matters relating to safety, control and environmental awareness.• Coordinate with Production, Quality Management and Engineering to resolve Automation issues.• Supervise, coordinate and perform Automation maintenance and project work together with technicians and contractors.• Ensure proper management of Automation documents (manuals, diagrams, instrument data sheet, software packages/licenses) through efficient filing and archiving procedures.• Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) in Automation with the aim of achieving optimized plant performance. Show less

  • Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Plant Engineer (Instrumentation)

    Aug 2014 - now

  • Senior Control and Instrumentation Technician

    Jan 2011 - Jul 2014