Rodrick Mckenzie

Experience

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  BHP

  Jan 1995 - Jul 2005

  Foreman responsible for the planning and Co ordinating of the people, spares, equipment and health and safety of the dewatering department using SAP and removal of water from the open cast pit using various diesel and electric driven pumps. Over hauling of various gearboxes and centrifugal pumps and sub assembly's including drilling and taping. Field service , maintenance and repair of various blasthole drill rigs and diesel and electric centrifugal pumps. Maintenance and repair of the liming plant.

  • Dewatering Supervisor

    Nov 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Mechanical Fitter

    Jan 1995 - Oct 2004
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  ANDRITZ

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2006

  Field Technician

  Maintenance of centrifuges and screen bowls.

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  Reid and Mitchell

  Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

  Field Service Engineer

  Job duties and responsibilities.• Laser alignment of the Motor to Exciter and Motor to Gearbox couplings (Spring / Gear and Tyre Couplings) on Bucyrus Eyrie 1570 and 1300 Draglines and Marion 8200 and 8000 Draglines in the mining industry. The commissioning of the Motors to ensure that it operates within the correct temperatures and vibration levels. Send electronic reports on work done to customers. Equipment Used – Prufetechnic Rotalign Ultra alignment machine, hydraulic jacks, flogging spanners, torque wrench, impact wrench and hammers and spanners, Adash A4900 vibration meter, laptop and digital camera. Basic vibration analysis & thermology.• Thrust bearing maintenance, repair and troubleshooting on Motor-Generator Sets on Bucyrus Eyrie 1570 and 1300 Draglines and Marion 8200 and 8000 Draglines in the mining industry.• Maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of the white metal sleeve type pedestal bearings on the Motor-Generator Sets on Bucyrus Eyrie 1570 and 1300 Draglines and Marion 8200 and 8000 Draglines in the mining industry. • In Situ machining of the Commutators on the Motors and Generators, on the Motor-Generator Sets on Bucyrus Eyrie 1570 and 1300 Draglines and Marion 8200 and 8000 Draglines in the mining industry. Show less

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  ABB

  Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

  Analyst

  Job Duties and Responsibilities including SAP notifications:1. Laser alignment of shaft couplings at Kendal Power Station on the following:1. Seal air fans (Motor and Fan with spring type coupling)2. Oxy-fuel pumps (Motor and Pump with Gear type coupling)3. Cooling water pumps (Motor and Pump with spring type coupling)4. Secondary Air Heaters (Motor and Fan with spring type coupling)5. Crushing Mills (Motor and Gearbox with spring type coupling)6. Distribution Conveyor belts (Motor and Gearbox with Fluid drive coupling)7. Overland Conveyor belts (Motor and Gearbox with Fluid drive coupling)8. Ash Plant Conveyor belts (Motor and Gearbox with Fluid drive coupling)9. Centac Compressors (Motor and Screw Compressor with rubber bullet type coupling)2. Laser alignment of shaft couplings at Duvha Power Station on the following:1. Ash Pumps (Motor and Gearbox with rubber bullet type coupling)2. Sluice Pumps (Motor and Gearbox with rubber bullet type coupling)3. Transfer Pumps (Motor and Gearbox with rubber bullet type coupling)4. Distribution Conveyors (Motor and Gearbox with Fluid drive coupling)3. Laser alignment of shaft couplings at Outside Services on the following:1. Screw Compressors (Motor and Compressor with rubber bullet type coupling)2. Water Pumps (Motor and Pump with rubber tyre type coupling)3. Fans (Motor and Fan with rubber bullet type coupling)4. Basic Tribology; controlling reports and loading notifications.5. Basic Thermology on overhead lines and stockpiles.6. Basic vibration analysis and data collection on various plants. Show less

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  Reid and Mitchell a division of Actom

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2017

  Senior Field Service Engineer

  Job Duties and Responsibilities: • Co-ordinating Mechanical team in a supervisory role,responsible for the safety and performance of the team as well as ensuring that planned task observations are done on all the mechanical team members and planned inspection of the equipment is done on a monthly basis. Laser alignment reports, vibration reports and maintenance reports.Planning of the weekly work to be done and to assist with order numbers for the work to be done and the invoicing of the completed work. Show less

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  FLANDERS

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  Field Service Technician

  Mechanical maintenance on motors and generators on draglines and mining equipment, including commutator and slip ring machining; alignments, vibration, balancing and bearing maintenance.

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  ABB

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Field Service Engineer (mechanical)
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  ALS

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2023

  Part of the Reliability department, taking and analyzing vibration data and oils in the Processing Plant and working within a team to find and improve maintenance practices to achieve optimal performance and reliability from the designated machinery.

  • CM Coordinator

    Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  • CM Technician

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2021
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  SRG Global

  Mar 2023 - now

  CM Coordinator/Supervisor