Career GoalMy aspiration as an individual is to achieve success in the objectives I set for myself and to explore new challenges. To strive towards obtaining a challenging and rewarding upper-level position in a growth-oriented organization that offers diverse job responsibility in Fitting and turning and will fully utilize my technical ability. I aspire to learn all I possibly can in this field. I possess exceptional technical, mathematical, research, analytical and problem solving abilities. I am excellent in communication and customer relations skills.

Personal Information

Christian name: Sarel JohannesSurname: van der MerweIdentity No: 7102135024088Date of Birth: 13 February 1971Sex: MaleNationality: S.A. CitizenMarital Status: MarriedHome Language: Afrikaans and English (Bilingual)

Education and Training

Education: Standard 10(high school diploma)

Qualifications: National Technical Certificate (N4)Qualified Fitter and Turner (08/07/1993) (red seal) Module 5 Electrical +Basic Electronics

Training: Hydraulic and Pneumatics courseApprentice Supervisory courseOxy-acetylene Torch cutting courseBasic welding course

Sarel Johannes van der MerweMaintenance Shift Fitter

12 Dale Street; College Hill; Uitenhage; 6220

+2772-2400558 or +2772-8812871

svdmerwe1@pg.co.za / kuifie02@live.co.za

Linked in / Sarel van der Merwe

Firefighting courseSKF bearing course Basic Rigging Course

Daemon Plant Water Purification Systems CoursePlaint chiller and Heating Plant CourseHot water generator plant (Boiler) CourseKMP Paint Systems Course

ABB robotic training

Current Employment

Name of Firm: Shatterprufe Current Position: Maintenance Shift FitterPeriod: 28-07-2008 to Date

Key Performance Arrears: General Plant Maintenance Starting up and Switching off the Furness, CNC cutting machines, printing machines and IR Driers. Do Preventive maintenance checks 3 monthly. Monthly and weakly Standby Production to ensure that production is running smooth Standby for rest of plant on afternoonshift and Nightshift and do Sunday night startup of all areas Do repairs on Asia and Arky printers also on the glass cutting lines. Resetting Scala’s and putting Furness in Sequences. Ordering and controlling spares on furnace allocated to me.

Reason for Leaving: To further my career in a different environment and setting new goals for myself. Gaining more experience and to clime the management ladder.

Reference: Patrick Mattheys (+27836619633) Engineer Jason van Rooyen (+27824882616) Technical specialist Durvesh Bechoo (+27764225058) Foreman

Experience and Employment History

Name of Firm: General Motors South AfricaCurrent Position: Maintenance Shift Fitter & TurnerPeriod: 01-12-1993 to 25-07-2008

Key Performance Arrears: General Plant Maintenance (mech and elect) Starting up and switching off the Paint Shop Plant. Do Preventive maintenance checks during

startup of the Paint Plant and fixing problems that may occur, before production starts.Standby Production to ensure that production is running smooth. Ensuring that the ovens temperature and booth balances is right, and fluid deliveries on paint systems are correct.Service pumps, spray systems, ARP’s, water treatment plant, steam system, fans, demon plants, overhead conveyors and do inspection (buy off) on new electrical panels.Worked 3 years’ permanent night shift supervising and coordinating maintenance and phosphate plant operators. Attend to mechanical or electrical problems in other sections of plant (body shop, trim lines, press shop, paint mix, boilers and truck plant). Did firefighting and assist in all incidents that occurs.

Name of Firm: DRJ ConstructionPosition held: Welder / FitterPeriod: 16-08-1993 to 01-12-1993

Key Performance Areas: Building of Burglar proving and installing them into company houses and shops. Moving Terrapins. Building metal pallets for Finch Mine. Doing Plumbing on all Company houses by removing all copper pipes and replacing them with polypro pipes. Supply Town with Fresh water.Replacing of Geezers at homes and the compound. Building carports at schools.Doing construction work on Mine premises.

Municipality Sewerage Farm,

Name of Firm: De Beers Consolidated Mines LTD Finch MinePosition Held: Apprentice Fitter and TurnerPeriod: 02-01-1989 to 15-08-1993

Key Performance Areas: Maintenance repairs and fault findings as a hydraulic fitter on Tam rock and Secoma Face Rigs and Drill Rigs and slope machine (Rise Drill) and rock breakers. Supervising of first year Apprentices.Maintenance on plant equipment pumps, conveyors, crushers, rod mills and ball mills, thickener dams, vibrating screen, scrubers, Skip hoist and attachments, compressors and lubrication systems. Do NOSA inspections and adhere to all safety regulations. Worked on all the sections of the mine. Make up parts (turning and/or milling) and install. Fabrication of new parts or altering existing parts to improve machine operation. Installing and preparing with metal bearings. Installing and servicing all couplings and drive systems.