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NEVERSON RUKOMWE

Wellard,WA

Summary

Experienced Boilermaker/Welder with a diverse background in mining, engineering workshop, mobile equipment, transport, manufacturing, and safety equipment. Proficient in various welding techniques including T.I.G, M.I.G, arc/stick welding, and flux core welding processes. Skilled in structural, pipe, mobile bucket repairs, and aluminum welding. Extensive expertise in working at heights and in enclosed spaces. Known for being a hardworking problem solver who is always open to learning new things. A reliable and trustworthy individual with a strong ability to lead and work as a team player to enhance organizational operations. Professional technician with high standards and focus on achieving results. Skilled in troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance for variety of systems and equipment. Strong team collaborator who adapts to changing needs and ensures reliability. Known for problem-solving abilities, mechanical aptitude, and effective communication skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance Technician

BHP Billiton Iron Ore
04.2025 - Current

Consistently led routine maintenance tasks to meet high benchmarks.

Enhanced efficiency of operations via engineering fabrication ,welding and executing maintenance tasks.

Adhering to safety protocols and procedures

Fixed plant checks,maintanance ,projects and shutdowns jobs

Welder Fabricator

SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS
11.2022 - 03.2025
  • Performed production tasks involving aluminum through fabrication and welding.
  • Cutting, Drilling, bending, grinding with various types of machines and equipment
  • Making louvres and heights safety belts holders
  • Constructed handrails using aluminum materials through welding techniques.
  • Conducted aluminum steel structure fabrication and welding.
  • Using T.I.G welding processes
  • Using Robotic welding machine
  • Using Arc welding machine
  • Using MIG welding machine.
  • Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
  • Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
  • Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
  • Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
  • Successfully completed complex repair tasks within tight deadlines, minimizing disruptions to daily operations.
  • Improved equipment functionality by conducting regular maintenance checks and repairs.
  • Contributed to a safer work environment, promptly addressing any identified hazards or concerns.

Coded Welder

DELTA GOLD MINE ZIMBABWE - (EX RAFFERTY INVESTMENTS)
08.2020 - 11.2022
  • 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.

Coded Welder

HLABAHLOSILE TRADING PROJECTS
08.2019 - 07.2020
  • 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.

Coded welder

MUTANDA Mine (Congo(drc) Glencore
07.2010 - 07.2018
  • 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.

Coded welder

STEAVAL Engineering (south africa)
07.2007 - 12.2009
  • 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.

Welder

ZIMBABWE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRIES Ltd (Zimbabwe)
05.2004 - 06.2007
  • 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.

Welder

Asphalt Africa (pvt) ltd
10.2000 - 02.2004
  • 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

Class C - Driving And Safety

Dot Australia
Cannington, WA
03.2023

WELDING First Class - Mechanical Engineering

Tradeskills Australia
High Wycombe, WA
02.2023

WELDING - Coded Welding

Skills Welding Centre
Harare Zimbabwe
05.2006

WELDING - Welding Engineering

Harare Polytechnic
Harare
12.2000

High school Certificate - Maths &English

Mabvuku high school
Harare Zimbabwe
12.1996

Skills

  • Blue print Reading
  • Fabricating
  • Gas welding
  • Arc welding
  • TiG welding
  • Fluxcore welding,Aluminum welding

Name & Contact

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,Jim alco workshop manager 0451014887design@safemaster.net.au

Personal Information

Contact number:0421614026

0408831345

Email:nrukomwe@gmail.com

Hobbies and Interests

Reading, watching movies and soccer

Contact

Canning Vale, WA 6155

Languages

English
Full Professional

Education

Harare Zimbabwe,Harare,Harare Zimbabwe ,V I D Zimbabwe,High Wycombe, WA

Certification

Construction white card ,working at heights ,confined space,gas testing courses

Timeline

Maintenance Technician

BHP Billiton Iron Ore
04.2025 - Current

Welder Fabricator

SAFEMASTER SAFETY PRODUCTS
11.2022 - 03.2025

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

WELDING First Class - Mechanical Engineering

Tradeskills Australia

WELDING - Coded Welding

Skills Welding Centre

WELDING - Welding Engineering

Harare Polytechnic

High school Certificate - Maths &English

Mabvuku high school

Class C - Driving And Safety

Dot Australia
NEVERSON RUKOMWE