GLORIA MUSARURWA
Mandurah,WA
Summary
- Self-motivated Metal Worker adept at installing assembles, including pipe tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts and furnace casings.
- A qualified Metallurgical Technician with experience in gold assaying and analyzing platinum group metals (PGMs).
- I am communicative, personable, professional and capable of establishing a positive rapport with the public and co-workers.
- Possess capability to work independently and as a member of project team.
Compassionate Laboratory Technician trained to handle issues and remain level-headed. Reliable and hardworking with great interpersonal and team collaboration skills.
Methodical Junior Laboratory Technician known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in sample preparation, data analysis, and laboratory equipment maintenance. Excel in problem-solving, time management, and teamwork to achieve goals and deliver results in fast-paced environments.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Laboratory Technician
Implabs
Benoni, Gauteng
09.2021 - 07.2025
- Managed both the Fatigue lab and the Metallurgical Lab
- Performed duties such as breaking tensile, running case depths, reading grain sizes, and reading the percentages of ferrite and pearlite.
- Served several different support functions for daily operations on the manufacturing Floor, including NDT.
- Spectroscope, Stereoscope, Hardness Testing and other quality control functions.
- Partcipated in daily sample preparation and related workflow.
- Supported engineering/metallurgical staff by performing mineral processing unit operations (screening, crushing, gravity concentration, leaching, filtration, flotations, etc) as determined by the project.
- Maintained lab equipment and supplies.
- Worked safely and maintain a clean work area in accordance with standard lab practice and procedures.
- Prepared samples for analysis using standard laboratory equipment and techniques.
- Conducted routine laboratory tests following safety and quality protocols.
- Provided support during equipment maintenance and troubleshooting activities.
Metallurgical technician
Super Laboratory Services
Springs, Gauteng
02.2017 - 03.2021
- Maintain quality services to our client in Weighing sample
- Analysis of processing and mining samples on a daily basis, ensuring key turnaround times and quality guidelines are always met.
- Prepare mineral samples for XRF analysis - flux, fusing XRF beads and loading XRF.
- Perform all analyses accurately and within turnaround times required.
- Perform maintenance and operational functions on the automated equipment as required.
- Member of team responsible for design, operation and maintenance of processing facility.
- Developed new waste- stream treatment process that reduced waste output by 18%.
- Perform mechanical testing according to specs on fasteners, forgings and pipes (I.e. tensile, shear stress durability, Rockwell, brinell hardness, v notched and bend tests, reces torque etc)
- Performed metallurgical test work to determine the most safe and cost effective way to extract minerals from the earth.
- Worked with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Handled ordering and laboratory equipment.
- Created work jobs for repairs to lab equipment.
- Duties include but not limited to: AA analysis, bottle rolls, carbon suites, float work, CN leaching tests, lime tests, column monitoring and digestion analysis.
- Collaborated with engineers to develop and refine testing procedures.
- Documented test results and communicated findings to project teams.
Plant Operator
Gaika Plant
Gaika, Midlands
07.2013 - 10.2016
- My proficiencies included methodology and techniques for examining metal and alloy samples with decarburization checks (Optical and Micro-Hardness)
- Assisted in metallurgical studies by executing sampling plans, preparing and analyzing samples.
- Fire assay, pepped samples, logged in samples for future testing.
- Gravitational analysis.
- Fusion and cupellation of samples.
- Vat leach for gold consumption and fire assay for PGMs.
- Maintained laboratory and analytical equipment used in the processing facility.
- Review and verified the mechanical and metallurgical test results to assure conformance with the requirements of the drawing and/ or procurement.
- Operated machinery to ensure smooth plant operations and production flow.
- Maintained accurate records of production activities and equipment usage daily.
Sampler
Antech Laboratory
Kwekwe , Midlands
04.2008 - 12.2012
- Instrumental in operation and maintenance of prototype vacuum hot pressing facility.
- Receiving, sorting drying and crushing of stony samples, fluxing and fusing samples.
- Preparation of various acid etchants for different alloys.
- Analysing elements using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS).
- Analysing chrome and iron samples using red ox titrations.
- Preparing standard solutions for machine calibration.
- Vat leach for gold consumption and fire assay for PGMs.
- Acquired with Occupational health, safety and environmental regulations.
- Collected samples following strict safety and quality protocols.
- Documented sample information accurately in laboratory management systems.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure timely sample processing.
Education
N5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
N4 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
N3 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN METALLURGY -
KWEKWE POLYTECHNIC
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Teamwork
- Self-motivation
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Computer Literacy
- Ability to Work in a Team
- Leadership Skills
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Workflow optimization
- Instrument Calibration
- Labelling and storage
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Fast Learner
- Adaptability
- Good time management
- Metallurgical analysis
- Equipment maintenance
- Quality control
- Effective communication
References
Available upon request
Personal Information
- Nationality: ZIMBABWEAN
- Driving License: Code 10 (C1)
Timeline
Junior Laboratory Technician
Implabs
09.2021 - 07.2025
Metallurgical technician
Super Laboratory Services
02.2017 - 03.2021
Plant Operator
Gaika Plant
07.2013 - 10.2016
Sampler
Antech Laboratory
04.2008 - 12.2012
N5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
N4 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
N3 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Gauteng City College
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN METALLURGY -
KWEKWE POLYTECHNIC