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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
Michiel Frederik Botha
163 Murray Drive Tumbler Ridge BC
Tel : 2502571400
Email: frikdude@gmail.com
P.O Box 476 Tumbler Ridge
V0C 2W0
BC
As a highly skilled individual with over 12 year of practical experience working as a Heavy
Equipment Mechanic and Millwright, I would like to explore the opportunity of working in a
similar capacity.
Possessing acute knowledge of managing repairs and maintenance on heavy equipment along
with excellent knowledge of performing preventive maintenance activities, I am positive that I
have much to add to your organization in terms of efficiency and service. I also have the ability
to remove and install parts, assemble and disassemble components and test assemblies as and
when necessary. Additionally, I possess a solid background in contamination control procedures
and all hand tools used to get the job done.
My skills, qualifications and experience will prove to be a perfect combination as qualification
for this position. The enclosed resume holds more information on how I am suitable for this job.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Kind Regards
Michiel Frederik Botha
Reference : Matt Rimes ( Superintendent) Peace River Coal
Tel : 2502571470
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Michiel Frederik Botha
Heavy Duty Mechanic
PROFILE
As Heavy Duty Mechanic:
Caterpillar Experience: D9T, D10T, 988H, 980H, 993K, 992, 16M, 930, 924G, IT28, 385C,
390C, 328D, D6T, D6R, D7, D8T, 160M, 815F,
Komatsu Experience: 730E Haul Truck, 830E AC Haul Truck,HD1500 Haul Truck.
Volvo Experience: A30F Rock Trucks.
John Deere Experience: 753JDT, 748H, 2154, 290GLC, 250, 872GP, 724K.
Hitachi Experience: 250LC
Drill Experience: Atlas Copco DM45&271PV,Gardner&Denver 120Series,Bucyrus
R60Series
Overhead Crane Experience: Demag,Morris.
Worked on Blasting Drills and overhead cranes as electrician and millwright.
3 years’ experience on overhead cranes and 5 years’ experience on blasting drills.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Grade 12 (1998) High School Frikkie Meyer ,Thabazimbi (South Africa)
Highest Qualification N4 (Centurion Technical Collage) (South Africa)
Qualified as Heavy Duty Mechanic-IP Red Seal (Canada)
Qualified As Millwright-Red Seal (South-Africa)
CERTFICATES
Komatsu 830E-1AC Electric Drive Truck-Mechanical Systems(CANADA)
Komatsu PC5500-6D FS PLC VHMS Technical Training.(CANADA)
Finning-SIS/ET Introduction(CANADA)
Finning-MEC-Machine Electronic Controls(CANADA)
N4(technical studies)
Basic Principles Of Tribology
Cold shrink splicing for 11kv 3 core XLPE cable
ADE3 & ADE4 basic invertor setup(DEMAG)
SNT-TC-1A (Dye penetrant testing level 1)
Windows XP
HIRA/ACT Certificate.
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EXPERIENCE
2014-12-28To Current Mur-Cal Oilfield Clearing ltd. Grande Prairie
Service and maintain all forestry and dirt equipment
2012-09-17To 2014-12-15Peace RiverCoal Tumbler Ridge Canada
Lead hand and Heavy Duty Mechanic
Service and repairs to all mining equipment
SIS and Electronic technician experience
Maintain All Mining Equipment
Troubleshoot Electrical systems
Replace Components.
Trouble shoot 24V systems
Inspect and replace propel tracks
Inspect and replace propel and feed chains
Inspect and replace gearboxes
Inspect and maintain pneumatic systems
Inspect and maintain hydraulic systems
Inspect and replace sprockets and gears
Inspect and replace brake belts and boosters
Inspect and replace v-belts
Inspect and replace auxiliary and main compressors
Inspect and maintain grease systems
Inspect and replace cylinders
2006-11-01 To 2012-08-09 Kumba Iron Ore Thabazimbi
Shift Millwright On Blasting Drills
Gardner And Denver GD120 Series Drills
Bucyrus R60 Series Drills
Electrical Duties=6160Hours
Fault Finding On Blasting Drills
Installation Of Electrical DC/AC Motors
Fault Finding On Mentor Drives
Fault Finding On Siemens Drives
Fault Finding On Contactor/Relay Panels
High Voltage Switching Up To 6.6 KV
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Cable Joints Of High Voltage Cables
Fault Finding on Compressor Units
Electrical services and fault finding
Inspect and maintain electrical panels
Inspect and maintain compressors
Installations/Modifications
Inspect and repair HT 3.3KV cables
Inspect and replace limits and proxies
Maintain and replace DC drives
Inspect and replace brushes on motors
Maintain and replace buttons and controls
Inspect and replace transformers
Inspect all E-stops and pull-stops
Mechanical Duties=4620Hours
Inspect and replace propel tracks
Inspect and replace propel and feed chains
Inspect and replace gearboxes
Inspect and maintain pneumatic systems
Inspect and maintain hydraulic systems
Inspect and replace sprockets and gears
Inspect and replace brake belts and boosters
Inspect and replace v-belts
Inspect and replace auxiliary and main compressors
Inspect and maintain grease systems
Inspect and replace cylinders
2006-01-01 To 2006-10-31 Mpumalanga Crane Services Middelburg
Electrical Duties=1120Hours
Fault Finding and services On Overhead Cranes
Inspect and maintain electrical panels
Inspect and replace AC motors
Inspect and replace resistor banks
Inspect and replace components of radio controls
Replace contactors, relays, switchgear and transformers
Maintain, replace and set limits
Inspect and maintain coil lifters
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Inspect and maintain pendant stations
Installations/Modifications
Inspect and replace collector shoes
Fault Finding On:
Ac 10 Voltage Drive (AC)
Altivar (Hz Drive)
ABB (Hz Drive)
Vacon (Hz Drive)
MH Automation (AC Drive)
Normal Contactor Units
PLC
Mechanical Duties=840Hours
Inspect and replace crane wheels
Inspect and replace steel wire ropes
Inspect and replace gearboxes
Inspect and replace brake units
Inspect and replace rope drums
2003-09-15 To 2005-12-15 Columbus stainless Middelburg
Electrical Duties=3024Hours
Fault Finding and services On Overhead Cranes
Inspect and maintain electrical panels
Inspect and replace AC motors
Inspect and replace resistor banks
Inspect and replace components of radio controls
Replace contactors, relays, switchgear and transformers
Maintain, replace and set limits
Inspect and maintain coil lifters
Inspect and maintain pendant stations
Installations/Modifications
Inspect and replace collector shoes
Fault Finding On:
Ac 10 Voltage Drive (AC)
Altivar (Hz Drive)
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ABB (Hz Drive)
Vacon (Hz Drive)
MH Automation (AC Drive)
Normal Contactor Units
PLC
Mechanical Duties=2268Hours
Inspect and replace crane wheels
Inspect and replace steel wire ropes
Inspect and replace gearboxes
Inspect and replace brake units
Inspect and replace rope drums
As Qualified Millwright (8 May 2003) Thabazimbi
Blasting Drills
Gardner And Denver GD120 Series Drills
Bucyrus R60 Series Drills
Electrical duties=448Hours
Electrical services and fault finding
Inspect and maintain electrical panels
Inspect and maintain electrical motors
Inspect and maintain compressors
Installations/Modifications
Inspect and repair HT 3.3KV cables
Inspect and replace limits and proxies
Maintain and replace DC drives
Inspect and replace brushes on motors
Maintain and replace buttons and controls
Inspect and replace transformers
Replace contactors and relays
Inspect all E-stops and pull-stops
Mechanical Duties=336Hours
Inspect and replace propel tracks
Inspect and replace propel and feed chains
Inspect and replace gearboxes
Inspect and maintain pneumatic systems
Inspect and maintain hydraulic systems
Inspect and replace sprockets and gears
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Inspect and replace brake belts and boosters
Inspect and replace v-belts
Inspect and replace auxiliary and main compressors
Inspect and maintain grease systems
Inspect and replace cylinders
2000-2003 Kumba Resources Ltd Thabazimbi
Millwright Apprenticeship
Installation Of Electric Motors
PLC
Installation Of Industrial Gearboxes
Maintenance On P&H Shovels
Maintenance On Blasting Drills
Maintenance On Hualtrucks