While Employed at ESE I worked closely with engineers, customers to design & build control panels for mining, agriculture and power distribution.
Our products varied from general site install, relay control panels, small & large scale busbar power distribution panels, solar & diesel power generation, power storage & PLC integration control panels for process control.
As part of my job i would frequently work away on a vast range of projects, some of these included
- Transformer instrument upgrades, testing & shutdown work with ABB Electrical & HVC.
- Solar farm warranty work & upgrades with SMA Solar Technology.
- Inverter upgrades & retro fits.
- Aid in the installation of bores for mining contracts with Flow Water Systems.
- Construction & commissioning of bore skids and pumping systems for mining and agriculture.
- Installation & setup of radio systems for bore fields.
My day to day duties contained the following
- Liaison with engineers and customers on design, functionality and install details.
- Aid engineers with drafting, checking & adjustment of wiring diagrams via the use of design software like AutoCad.
- Organise materials for site & workshop projects.
- Run workshop projects to deadlines (both solo builds & team builds) while updating involved parties on progress & lead times.
- Run site projects remote & local.
- Commissioning of builds & site installs in conjunction with engineers.
- Maintain & repair plant equipment.
- Use of 2D & 3D design software (AutoCad, AutoCad electrical, fusion360) to create labels & solutions for custom projects.
- Use of workshop Equipment (Laser engraver, Metal lathe, Milling machine, welder) to build solutions for custom projects.
- Mentor Apprentices.