The success I have in my current role is a culmination of my years spent working in different departments and various levels of seniority. I pride myself on the outputs I deliver on a daily basis.
Experience
KOEBERG NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
Cape Town
Project Assistant
• Lead for the Reactor Head Work and Reactor Coolant pumps team. These teams are usually on the Critical Path from the start on the Outage until the fuel is unloaded from the core, the same goes from reload till the Reactor vessel head has been refitted.
• Produce detailed work plans. Most intrusive maintenance activities will be performed under an Outage Permit to Work. These activities are monitor during a maintenance window. The work will be sequenced not to add time to the Outage and make use of maximum tool time.
• Understanding of plant equipment and Maintenance processes. My previous experience in the Maintenance department gave a unique insight in these matters.
• Ensure the team is working with the latest revision of Maintenance procedures.
• Verify Maintenance work packages to ensure correct linking (using SAP and P6).
• Assign the appropriate level of priority and focus.
• Ensuring Permit to Work is correct for the task.
• Coordinate with operating personnel; all activities are planned and perform when required at startup and shut down.
• Perform daily review of plans new activities added (p6).
• Provide single point contact for all system project-related issues.
• Determine post-maintenance test requirements.
• Together with linking the Permit to Works is designed whether to use an Outage Permit or stand-alone permit.
• My experience working in Maintenance gives me the practical insight when it came to planning the activities for the Reactor coolant pump swop out and overhaul.
• I have taken part in planning meeting, discussing requirements for a successful commissioning plan of our PTR tank replacement project.
• I have completed training of plant system training; on job training has also given me insight into plant system understanding.
• I've been closely involved in the planning of plant maintenance and the execution of those activities.
KOEBERG NUCLEAR POWER STATION
Feb 2006 – Jun 2013
Cape Town
Senior Maintenance Mechnic
Maintenance of Nuclear and Conventional plant equipment.
Lead for the Mechanical Maintenance crew.
Interacting with other maintenance and support crews.
I have the ability to work under extreme climate conditions, long hours and hazardous environments.
Ionising radiation, Steam line breaks, confined spaces, heat stress areas, Acid plant, working at heights. Work independently through contributing to team efforts in achieving company objectives.
Provide constructive input at meetings.
Attend requalification training.
All Maintenance activities are performed according procedures.
Update and verify maintenance procedures.
Experience with the plant equipment and Planning.
Hands experience as Mechanic.
Lead for the contractors they do not have training to work without supervision.
Directly involved the planning as Senior planner in the Outage department.
Discussing with maintenance groups when they have to do work, them giving me feedback on resource constraint. Relinking work that can't be performed on the day.
Work instructions describe the work to be performed.
Coordinate with other groups for support. Attend plan of the day meetings.
Plant walk-downs for a hazardous condition.
Perform Permit to work isolation walk-down.
Perform Pre Job and Post Job brief.
During outages and when required during on-line operation
Performed Supervisor duties.
My duties included briefing the team in the mornings, assigning job cards to the Mechanics.
Determining the priority for the day and making sure the strongest team is assigned to those activities.
Performing plant walk downs to identify hazards.
Doing the Pre-Job brief with the teams before starting the work.
Giving feedback to the Section Head should and major delays are experienced.
If any changes needs to be made I will discuss it with the Technician.
