THULANI FORTUNE NGULUBE
J C Smale Engineering
Melbourne,VIC
1
Language
1
Certification
18
years of professional experience
Proactive machinery professional with 16 years of both fitting and turning, conventional and CNC machines. Possesses a proven history in production, Tool room and Maintenance environments, Supervisory, provide end-to-end machining solutions, Quality control, Planning and continuous improvement.
Work History
CNC Machinist
3 Months- Programming/Setting and operating CNC lathes and milling machines.
- Monitoring of machine operations and performing routine inspections to ensure quality standards are met.
- Interpretation of technical drawings to set up machining processes accurately.
- Turning on conventional vertical borer and lathes
- Adhering to high level of safety by following company rules and regulations.
- Use of micrometers and callipers to achieve close tolerances.
Fitter and Turner Machinist
1 Year 3 Months- CNC machining on Victor 4axis milling machine.
- CAM programming using mastercam
- Conventional turning on Scheiss vertical borer.
- Conventional machining on Union vertical borer.
- Setting and operating Hass lathe
- Reduced downtime by performing preventative maintenance on all machinery, ensuring smooth operations.
- Helped with quality control, including checking sizes, and non-destructive evaluations which included but not limited to Dye penetrant test, ultra-sound test, and Magnetic Particle Inspection.
- materials machined include cast iron, stainless steel, bronze, white metal alloys and peek.
Boring mill machinist
1 Year- Machining on conventional boring mill and vertical boring mill
- Hydraulics cylinders and line boring
- Adjusted machine settings to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- Improved workplace safety by performing routine maintenance on machinery and ensuring all equipment was in proper working order.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes, and grinders.
- Utilized micrometers and vernier calipers to measure and verify precise tolerances.
- Materials machined included steel, cast iron, bronze
- Machined big earthmoving machines which included booms, buckets and frames.
CNC Machinist
1 Year 10 Months- CNC programming, setting and operating
- Edgecam programming and manual programming
- Vertical borer machinist on YSP machine, fanuc control
- 5 axis machining on Leadwell machine
- Fanuc and Siemens control
- Performed preventative maintenance on CNC machines, prolonging their operational lifespan and reducing repair costs.
- Horizontal Boring mill on Sanco and Skoda machines
- Maintained tight tolerances with design specifications.
- Studied daily work instruction, sketches, drawings, blueprints, and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately.
CNC Machinist
3 Years- Conventional machining on lathe and milling machine
- CNC programmer, setter and operator on CNC lathe, Siemens control
- CNC deep drilling, Fanuc control
- Quality control
- Supervising and stock control
- Maintained excellent production levels by completing regular Kaizen and 5s inspections on equipment and environment
- materials worked with included Stainles steel, inconel, visconite
Senior Turner Machinist
5 Years 8 Months- Building and repairing gearboxes
- Machining on conventional lathe, milling machine and vertical borer
- CNC programming of milling machine using MASTERCAM and manual programming
- CNC programming, setting and operating on lathe for long shafts, GSK control
- CNC machining of different kind of jobs and different materials on Mori seiki, victor, leadwell lathes using Fanuc and Haas controls
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on best practices related to construction management and technical expertise.
Fitter and Turner Machinist Apprentice
4 Years 2 Months- Machineshop knowledge of working on lathes, milling machine, horizontal and vertical borers, shaper and all power machines
- Maintenance of gear boxes, pumps conveyer belts and boilers
- Mounting and installing new machines
- Basic workshop technology, use of hand and power tools
- Measured, marked, cut, bored, fitted and installed various piping or structural components in accordance with blueprints and job specifications using hand and power tools.
- marking out
Education
Mastercam
Mastercam
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Passes in, Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Technology, Engineering Drawing, Computer Aided Drawing/ Computer Aided Manufacturing, Industrial Management
National Certificate - Machineshop engineering
Passes in subjects including Engineering Mathematics
Skills
Mastercam
Edgecam
CNC machining
Mechanical skills
Skilled worker class 1 fitting and turning
Machine maintenance
Precision machining
Quality control
Assembly and production
Materials management
Languages
English
References
References available on request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Gym
- Travelling
Certification
- MEM30205 Certificate III in Engineering-Mechanical Trade
Additional Information
I'm currently working for a company which casts and machine white metal.
we specialize in machining bearings and pads. We support mining and manufacturing industry.
the single job usually takes a day up to a week on the machine depending on the work required and the size,
the cnc machines i'm currently using use fanuc and hass controls.
I help training the apprentices and semi skilled workers.
i can operate up to 3 cnc machines concurrently.
Timeline
CNC Machinist
J C Smale Engineering
06.2026 - CurrentRead More
Fitter and Turner Machinist
Valard bearings
02.2025 - 05.2026Read More
Boring mill machinist
Eventspec Engineering and Mining
01.2024 - 01.2025Read More
CNC Machinist
Strucmac Heavy Engineering
03.2022 - 01.2024Read More
CNC Machinist
Endress+Hauser Pyrotemp
12.2018 - 12.2021Read More
Senior Turner Machinist
Vanmech Engineering
03.2013 - 11.2018Read More
Fitter and Turner Machinist Apprentice
Anolle Castings and Engineering
04.2008 - 06.2012Read More
Harare Polytechnic College
National Certificate from Machineshop engineering
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Bulawayo Polytechnic College
Diploma from Mechanical Engineering
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Mastercam
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Ikusasa training centre
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