Hi, I’m
NEVERSON RUKOMWE
Boilermaker/Welder
Wellard,WA
Overview
25
years of professional experience
Work History
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
Maintenance Technician
04.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance. 3Fand 4G welding Arc/stick,t.i.g and migwelding specialist
- Reduced potential hazards on-site, enforcing strict compliance with safety protocols and regulations.
- Streamlined assembly processes for enhanced productivity, utilizing advanced welding techniques.
- Reduced project lead times, skillfully managing resources and schedules to meet tight deadlines.
- Utilized specialized tools and machinery to complete repairs and installation.
- Measured and cut metal pieces to correct length and angle to attain proper fit and alignment of pieces.
- Maintained clean and organized work area to prevent workplace accidents.
- Utilized various tools, such as grinders and cutting torches, for proper preparation of materials prior to welding processes.
- Used cutting torches to shape and cut metal for fabrication projects.
- Demonstrated versatility in welding techniques, applying appropriate methods for each specific project requirement.
- Communicated with supervisors and engineers to verify quality of finished work met specifications.
SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS
Welder Fabricator
11.2022 - 04.2025
Job overview
- Fabricating and welding of aluminum products and equipment
- Cutting, Drilling, bending, grinding with various types of machines and equipment
- Making louvres and heights safety belts holders
- Fabricating and welding of aluminium ladders, handrails and platforms
- Fabricating and welding of aluminium steel structures
- Using T.I.G welding processes
- Using Robotic welding machine
- Using Arc welding machine
- Using MIG welding machine.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Enhanced welding quality by following precise welding procedures and maintaining proper equipment settings.
- Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
- Reduced workplace accidents through strict compliance with safety regulations and guidelines.
- Increased production efficiency with expert time management skills and adherence to project deadlines.
- Delivered high-quality customer service as a reliable and skilled welder, contributing to positive company reputation and repeat business.
- Assisted in blueprint reading and interpretation for accurate alignment of parts during assembly process.
- Collaborated with team members for seamless project execution, improving overall productivity.
- Optimized material usage by accurately measuring and cutting required components prior to welding.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Provided support in developing custom jigs/fixtures to facilitate more efficient production workflows.
- Developed customized welding techniques for unique materials, optimizing fabrication processes.
- Strengthened client relationships by delivering consistent, high-quality workmanship on all projects.
- Streamlined work processes through effective communication with supervisors and team members about project requirements and progress updates.
- Contributed to environmental sustainability by implementing metal recycling practices in workshop.
- Improved customer satisfaction by delivering custom welding projects ahead of scheduled deadlines.
- Streamlined workshop operations, organizing tools and equipment for easy access and efficient workflow.
DELTA GOLD MINE ZIMBABWE - (EX RAFFERTY INVESTMENTS)
Coded Welder
08.2020 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Construction of gold processing mine
- Mine construction, fabricating and welding of leech tanks chutes
- Conveyor structure
- Ball mill structural welding, pipe welding
- Crusher structures for secondary and tertiary crushers and screens
- Welding of fuel, oil water, raw and fresh water, acid pipe lines etc
- Welding processes using TIG welding CO2 welding, arc welding, brazing and soldering
- Adhering to safety and healthy standards procedures
- Working towards ISO 14001 standards.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained a safe working environment through strict adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Demonstrated versatility in multiple welding methods such as GTAW, SMAW, GMAW to meet diverse project needs effectively.
- Collaborated with team members to complete large-scale welding projects within tight deadlines.
- Contributed to the successful completion of complex projects by skillfully interpreting blueprints and technical drawings.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Assisted in training new solderers on soldering procedures.
- Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
- Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
HLABAHLOSILE TRADING PROJECTS
Coded Welder
08.2019 - 07.2020
Job overview
- Welding of stainless steel acid, paint and water tanks structures and for Nissan car manufacturing plant project
- Analyze and prepare surfaces and seams to be welded
- Cutting using guillotine, grinder, gas, and plasma cutter
- Arc welding, T.I.G, mig welding brazing and soldering techniques
- Run the finish parts using grinder/Sanders in order to ensure the desired results
- Using tubes and stainless steel plates using t.i.g, mig and arc/stick welding
- Fabricating and welding of carbon steel tanks water tanks, grinding and cutting etc
- Shutdown and maintenance of conveyor structures, platforms, ladders, pipe welding, beams, using Arc welding, mig and Tig welding techniques.
MUTANDA Mine (Congo(drc) Glencore
Coded welder
07.2010 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Fabricating and Welding from PHASE(1) to PHASE(5)
- Construction and maintenance of copper and cobalt mine
- ISO140001 standards Adherence
- Safety procedures
- Carry out risk assessment before starting work
- Obtaining permit where necessary
- Constructed and maintained all steel structures on all sections of the mine
- Creation of complex fabrications solutions to improve processes and production
- General welding, electrical and instrumentation-doing fabricating and welding of cable trays for electrical and instrumentation
- Rawbins, Conveyorbelts, Ballmills, leachtanks, Ccds, Essexs plants
- Cobalt dryers, Manganese plant, Beltfilter, Acid tanks
- Tailing Dams, Booster stations, Copper precipitations, Cobalt prep(ctu4) I.T department, Main stores, Lime plant, Sub stations e.t.c.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained a safe working environment through strict adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Streamlined workflow processes through effective communication with cross-functional teams including engineers, designers, and fabricators.
- Maximized weld strength by selecting appropriate filler materials based on the specific requirements of each project task set forth in job orders.
- Demonstrated versatility in multiple welding methods such as GTAW, SMAW, GMAW to meet diverse project needs effectively.
STEAVAL Engineering (south africa)
Coded welder
07.2007 - 12.2009
Job overview
- Workshop welding, Welding of tanks, stainless pipes, carbon steel pipes
- Preparing of new tanks and repairs
- Structural welding, beams of mine chutes cooking drums, crusher drums, thickeners, beams
- Staircases, conveyor structures, using arc, mig and T.i.g welding
- Oxygen acetylene cutting, brazing and soldering
- Fabrication and welding of all plant maintenance, new projects.
ZIMBABWE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES Ltd (Zimbabwe)
Welder
05.2004 - 06.2007
Job overview
- Experience in Engineering Fabrication and welding
- I.e
- T.i.g, Mig, arc welding, gas welding, brazing, aluminum welding and soldering
- Using oxy-accetylene gas cutting, plasma cutting and guillotine and other workshop cutting tools and equipment
- Heavy manufacturing plant repairs, maintenance and shutdowns
- Fabricate, fit, assemble and repair parts and equipment
- Working from drawings and plans and specifications to determine proper welding techniques for various alloys, maintaining tools and equipment
- Use of plans, diagrams and job cards requests to determine new projects designs and repairs to be carried out
- Fabrication and Welding of Fertilizer, phosphates and acid manufacturing plant
- Repairing of acid Tanks & pipe welding
- Ammonia pipes and tank using(T.I.G), Arc welding, Mig welding and fluxcore welding
- Welding and repairing of conveyor structures, platform, hand structures, platform, handrails, stairs, and cooking drums
- Adhering to health and safety procedures when operating welding and other gas equipment
- ISO standards certified and certification ISO 9000, ISO140001.
Asphalt Africa (pvt) ltd
Welder
10.2000 - 02.2004
Job overview
- Fabricates equipment by cutting, bending, welding and grinding of various metals
- Repairing mobile plant equipment by using welding techniques and appropriate method i.e
- Using arc, mig, gas welding on trailer and truck repairs
- Pipe welding, Steel structures Arc welding/stick welding, mig and fluxcore welding
- Welding Tar-Tanks/oxygen acetylene cutting, grinder cutting and plasma arc cutting
- Built up worn or defective loader buckets, grader dish and excavator buckets and tips
- Select positions, aligns and bolt parts or fixtures to be welded.
Education
Tradeskills AustraliaHigh Wycombe, WA
WELDING First Class from Mechanical Engineering
02.2023
University Overview
Certificate III in Engineering Fabrication Trade(welding)
V I D ZIMBABWEV I D Zimbabwe
DRIVERS LICENCE, Class C from Driver And Safety Teacher Education
08.2011
University Overview
Class: Class 4
Skills Welding CentreHarare Zimbabwe
WELDING from Coded Welding
05.2006
University Overview
Coded Welding Certificate
Harare PolytechnicHarare
WELDING from Welding Engineering
12.2000
University Overview
Class 1 Welding certificate
Mabvuku high schoolHarare Zimbabwe
High school Certificate from Maths &English
12.1996
Skills
Blue print Reading
Fabricating
Gas welding
Arc welding
TiG welding
Fluxcore welding,Aluminum welding
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
04.2025 - Current
Welder Fabricator
SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS
11.2022 - 04.2025
Coded Welder
DELTA GOLD MINE ZIMBABWE - (EX RAFFERTY INVESTMENTS)
08.2020 - 11.2022
Coded Welder
HLABAHLOSILE TRADING PROJECTS
08.2019 - 07.2020
Coded welder
MUTANDA Mine (Congo(drc) Glencore
07.2010 - 07.2018
Coded welder
STEAVAL Engineering (south africa)
07.2007 - 12.2009
Welder
ZIMBABWE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES Ltd (Zimbabwe)
05.2004 - 06.2007
Welder
Asphalt Africa (pvt) ltd
10.2000 - 02.2004
Tradeskills Australia
WELDING First Class from Mechanical Engineering
V I D ZIMBABWE
DRIVERS LICENCE, Class C from Driver And Safety Teacher Education
Skills Welding Centre
WELDING from Coded Welding
Harare Polytechnic
WELDING from Welding Engineering
Mabvuku high school
High school Certificate from Maths &English
References
- ZIMBABWE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES LTD, +2632424487803-6
- STEAVAL ENGINGINEERING, 0137585015
- MUTANDA MINE (END TO END DRC), +263 778 046041, nicgvp2@gmail.com
- HLABAHLOSILE TRADING PROJECTS, +27639143572, peet@hprojects.co.za
- DELTA GOLD MINE ZIMBABWE, +263777211350, geemanjonda@gmail.com
- SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS PVT LTD, +61408308766, mark@safemaster.net.au
Hobbies and Interests
Reading, watching movies and soccer
Personal Information
- Passport Number: AE293973
- Date of Birth: 10/12/79
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Zimbabwe
- Marital Status: Married
References
- ZIMBABWE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES LTD, +2632424487803-6
- STEAVAL ENGINGINEERING, 0137585015
- MUTANDA MINE (END TO END DRC), +263 778 046041, nicgvp2@gmail.com
- HLABAHLOSILE TRADING PROJECTS, +27639143572, peet@hprojects.co.za
- DELTA GOLD MINE ZIMBABWE, +263777211350, geemanjonda@gmail.com
- SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS PVT LTD, Jim Alco 0451014887 +61408308766, design@safemaster.net.au
Hobbies and Interests
Reading, watching movies and soccer
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