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Overview
Work History
Education
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Computer Software Experience
Certification
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SAANI MOHAMMED

SAANI MOHAMMED

Boilermaker/ First Class Welder
Port Adelaide

Summary

I am a professional tradesperson prepared for a demanding boilermaker welder role, bringing hands-on experience in structural fabricating, assembling, and repairing heavy earth-moving mining equipment, known for safety compliance and efficient work practices, with a commitment to quality and reliability. Proven ability to collaborate with team members and adapt to evolving project needs, valued for technical skills and dependable work ethic.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Boilermaker Welder

Advanced Steel Fabrications
09.2024 - Current
  • Streamlined assembly processes for enhanced productivity, utilizing advanced welding techniques.
  • Minimized environmental impact with implementation of sustainable welding and fabrication methods.
  • Improved fabrication efficiency, integrating new technologies and techniques into daily operations.
  • Ensured safety standards were surpassed by conducting detailed inspections and implementing corrective measures.
  • Elevated quality of workmanship, adhering strictly to blueprints and specifications for each project.
  • Reduced potential hazards on-site, enforcing strict compliance with safety protocols and regulations.
  • Enhanced project coordination, liaising effectively with engineers and project managers to clarify requirements.
  • Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
  • Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
  • Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
  • Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
  • Conducted rigorous post-weld inspections to guarantee structural integrity of each piece.
  • Solved complex welding challenges by applying specialized techniques in MIG, TIG, and Stick welding.
  • Used hand signals to notify crane operator to lift components to specific positions.

First Class Welder (Structural Welder)

SAMARAS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
05.2023 - 09.2024
  • Conducting job safety briefing and understanding the important of all safety aspect of the job.
  • Utilizing hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to weld metal components to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
  • Interpreting technical drawings, blueprints, and schematics to identify welding requirements
  • Studies engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences
  • Performing pre and post-inspection activities to ensure the quality of the welds
  • Manage flow at the loading and dumping points to prevent bunching by diverting trucks for breaks or lubing where possible
  • Operating all equipment, including press machines, grinder, drills, sheer cutters etc.
  • Performing various size pipes welding in the 6G position
  • Following pattern of blueprints, complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables
  • Monitoring the fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid over heating of parts, warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of materials.
  • Performing a variety of welding task on fabricated products, utilizing detailed drawings and welding procedure specifications, with advanced knowledge of welding characteristics of metal, including low carbon steel, stainless and other commonly used alloys.
  • Checking welding leads and writing and change filters for preventative maintenance.
  • Using chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
  • Maintaining accurate records of welding activities and materials used
  • Other duties as assigned

Welder & Fabricator Lead Hand/Trainer (Boom & Stick Crack Repairs)

SHORT BODY ENGINEERING & MINING SERVICES
02.2013 - 05.2023
  • Liaising with mining department to achieve planned and scheduled maintenance
  • Supervised welding projects for timely completion, ensuring adherence to blueprints and specifications.
  • Reviewing and evaluate the effectiveness of skills development program and show a monthly report of progress against plan and corrective actions taken if there are deviations
  • Ensure Site is working with safe practice. Promote and challenge HSE initiatives during construction phase to keep people mobilized and safety minded. Keep people aware of Project safety objectives
  • Enhanced welding quality by implementing and enforcing strict safety and procedural guidelines.
  • Receives work orders and determines priorities based on work schedules and commitments, if necessary visits work site to determine extent of work and other requirements, obtains appropriate materials, special tools and equipment as required, assign craftsman to the various jobs and provides necessary technical instructions.
  • Leading and assisting the welders to carry out crack detection and repairs on hydraulic shovel booms and sticks, using advanced welding procedures and techniques.
  • Provide support to Successors in terms of coaching, mentorship and other relevant support structures and record same for reporting purposes
  • Entrench behaviour, company values and actions in support of business culture.
  • Ensure that effective engineering standards and procedures are developed and implemented in compliance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements.
  • Monitoring Welder performance and their repair rates in accordance with job quality requirements.
  • Checking, inspecting and testing incoming welding materials to ensure they meet job quality specifications
  • Ensured consistent weld quality through frequent visual inspections and non-destructive testing methods.
  • Carry out designated tasks as outlined by workshop manager and/ or the fabrication department manager and includes arc-air gouging of major components
  • Trains workers in operation of equipment and supervise brazing and soldering operations
  • Maintain the welding and fabrication areas in a clean and orderly condition
  • Increased production efficiency, closely monitoring welder performance and providing timely feedback.
  • Repair, modify cranes and associated steel structures
  • Completing different projects to assist in mine expansion.
  • Assist the welders to carry out crack detection and repairs on hydraulic shovel booms and sticks, using advanced welding procedures and techniques.
  • Receives work orders and determines priorities based on work schedules and commitments, if necessary visits work site to determine extent of work and other requirements, obtains appropriate materials, special tools and equipment as required, assign craftsman to the various jobs and provides necessary technical instructions.
  • Reduced workplace accidents by conducting regular safety training sessions and equipment inspections.
  • Maintaining standards of safety and comply with Company’s Health, Safety & Environment Management System requirements.
  • Arranges for and ensure that tools, equipment, spare parts and other materials are available for field and Central Workshops’ maintenance work at all times and initiates list of spare parts and materials for replenishment of stock.


Education

Occupational Health And Safety

Institute of Commercial Management (ICM UK)
Ghana
09.2010

Advanced Welding Craft Practice

Takoradi Polytechnic
01.2010

Welding Craft Practice (Intermediate)

Takoradi Technical Institutes
04.2008

Skills

  • Arc Welding, Wire Flux Core Arc Welding, Oxy-Acetylene Gas welding and cutting
  • Air Arc gouging and Plasma Cutting
  • MIG and TIG Welding
  • General health and safety
  • Critical Task Analysis/Risk Assessment, and Safety
  • Hand and power tools
  • Blueprint reading
  • Structural steelwork
  • Maintenance of earth moving mining equipments

Interests

  • Watching Movies and TV Shows
  • Community Cleanup

Timeline

Boilermaker Welder

Advanced Steel Fabrications
09.2024 - Current

First Class Welder (Structural Welder)

SAMARAS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
05.2023 - 09.2024

Welder & Fabricator Lead Hand/Trainer (Boom & Stick Crack Repairs)

SHORT BODY ENGINEERING & MINING SERVICES
02.2013 - 05.2023

Advanced Welding Craft Practice

Takoradi Polytechnic

Welding Craft Practice (Intermediate)

Takoradi Technical Institutes

Occupational Health And Safety

Institute of Commercial Management (ICM UK)

Computer Software Experience

  • Computer Literate in the following Applications:
  • MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint & Internet Application

Certification

Certificate in:

1. Occupational Health and Safety Management.

2. Advanced Welding and Fabrication.

3. Intermediate Welding and Fabrication.

Hobbies and Interests

Reading novels and watching movies.

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