Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Skillssummary
Additional Qualifications
Languages
Timeline
Marco J. Fourie

Marco J. Fourie

Moosomin,Canada

Summary

I am a qualified Electrician since 1998 with over 15 years of experience as Supervisor and Construction Supervisor / Occupational Health Safety and environmental of front-line electrical projects and operations. I am hardworking and a good leader with analytical problem-solving skills. I am a solution focused individual which strongly believe in respect, loyalty and above all integrity. I have a safety-first mindset and will always see to the safety of my team and fellow workers. I am a collaborative team player who will deliver to my commitment, and I will always use my experience to innovate and suggest better ways for better results and production.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Technician Operator Mine

Nutrien Ltd
04.2021 - Current
  • Operate underground equipment daily on production
  • Work with construction crew on shutdowns
  • Do safety inspections on equipment on a daily base and executing tasks with a safety mindset

Maintenance Lead

NSC Minerals
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Operate 980H, 980K, 980M loaders daily
  • Planning of schedules to accomplish maximum productivity
  • Do safety inspections on loaders on a daily base and executing tasks with a safety mindset
  • Daily risk assessments and rectifying planning
  • Planning of continuous maintenance on loaders
  • General Maintenance on plant with regards to screeners, conveyors and gearboxes

Farmworker

Bourgon Farms
07.2018 - 06.2019
  • Planning and schedule for crop rotation, planting and harvesting
  • During harvesting and planting
  • Operating and working with all combines, tractors, trucks, trailers, forklifts and various attachments to transport animals, feed and supplies necessary for smooth and efficient farm operations
  • Cleaning and maintenance of all combines, transport and equipment
  • Repair of all vehicles, machinery, fences, gates etc
  • Exercising all appropriate safety and environmental protocols with execution of duties

Clerk of Works/Construction Supervisor

Eskom
07.2009 - 09.2017
  • Company Overview: Eskom is a South African electricity public utility
  • Planning, supervising and overseeing of projects for excellent quality execution and progress with safety always the priority
  • Successful project completion with good planning in compliance to Statutory Regulations, Standards, Procedures and Instructions
  • Proper Planning, supervision and the responsibility for the safe and efficient direction of Shift Emergency situations
  • Planning and Supervising of all Safety Rules and Regulations combined with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in the company
  • Planning and Managing sustained safety protocols ensuring proper cost effective and safe handling and usage of equipment and materials
  • Investigation of losses, with regards to equipment damage incidents, and planning of the necessary actions required and completion of required reports
  • Planning and managing the execution of the latest standards, procedures and policies notifying management of any significant changes which can lead to resolving problems on a short-term base
  • Planning the schedules for callouts, stand-by and shift workers during certain projects and emergency tasks
  • Planning and managing safe practices within budget constraints by training construction workers on best practices and established protocols
  • Planning and supervising job site employees and subcontractors across numerous trades to ensure optimal productivity
  • Planning and analyzing projects blueprints and specifications to identify exact number of electricians together with other trades needed to complete job
  • Planning and evaluating of all orders pertaining for daily routine, emergency work as well as shutdown period
  • Planning and collaborating with management, technical crew members and fellow supervisors to organize efficient site operations and achieve demanding schedule targets
  • Plan and implemented emergency programs to eliminate obstacles to success
  • Plan and provide an effective site project quality service to support the Officer Project Management (Quality Control) and Manager Program Management or Project Coordinator Engineering in order to ensure that all allocated projects are completed within the time, cost and quality criteria as stipulated within the contractual agreement
  • Planning and managing the maintenance on networks, up to and including 132KV in accordance with policies, directives, Procedures, standards, work practices, guidelines and Service agreements
  • Planning and supervising the maintenance and repair of power lines, the replacement of faulty transformers and fuses
  • Manage and supervising of electricians with the fault finding on power outages and substation maintenance together with proper planning
  • Analyzing and capturing current operating values on transformers, lines, AC/DC systems and feeders (e.g
  • Current, voltage, loading, charging rates and temperatures)
  • Planning and executing operating and barricading on HV/MV/LV networks to ensure safe working sites
  • Eskom is a South African electricity public utility

Electrician

Eskom
02.2002 - 06.2009
  • Company Overview: Eskom is a South African electricity public utility
  • Maintain and repair power lines
  • Replace faulty transformers and fuses
  • Fault finding on power outages and substation maintenance
  • To perform planned maintenance on networks, up to and Including 132 kV in accordance with policies, directives, Procedures, standards, work practices, guidelines and Service agreements
  • Inspects, evaluates, and executes non-intrusive maintenance on substations, control rooms, lines and feeders by ensuring low impedance earth paths and earth resistivity by electrical testing, observations and executing remedial actions
  • Replenishing and replacing the following on/in transformers, breakers, isolators: Silica gel, Insulating, cooling and arc control medium, Lubrication, Electrolytes, Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Analyzing and capturing current operating values on transformers, lines, AC/DC systems and feeders (e.g
  • Current, voltage, loading, charging rates and temperatures)
  • Ensuring conformance to plant and equipment component alignment, contact pressure, insulation levels, anti-decay/ oxidation and electrical clearance requirements
  • Planning and executing operating and barricading on HV/MV/LV networks to ensure safe working sites
  • Grading settings and maintaining rural system protection elements (PMB and RTU'S)
  • Conducts maintenance on large power users supply points and metering by executing LV Current Transformer and meter change outs, ratio settings and calculating constants
  • Gathering consumption information
  • Decommissioning of plant and equipment
  • Deciding on restoration requirements
  • Replacing, repairing and setting parts and modular units
  • Commissioning and testing restored units
  • Eskom is a South African electricity public utility

Electrician

IST Industrial
01.1999 - 12.2001
  • Fitment of instrumentation on equipment
  • Doing all electrical work and piping on instrumentation
  • Responsible for assisting the engineering team
  • That all wiring of instrumentation and control requirements for compressors and dryers according to the detailed design
  • All work associated with instrumentation and cable installation, cable racking, hardware
  • Plant instrumentation maintenance, fault finding, preventive maintenance and commissioning of new systems and plants
  • Wiring on PLC controlled equipment
  • Fault finding

Electrician

ISCOR Opencast Iron Ore Mine
01.1995 - 12.1998
  • All maintenance and fault finding on single and 3 phase motors
  • Fault finding on relay panels and metal detectors on the conveyors
  • Installation and maintenance of cable ranging from multi core cables to 11KV XLPE and paper insulated, lead sheathed cables
  • On surface as well as underground
  • Motor control from Liquid starters, Star-Delta starters, Direct on-line starters, Auto transformers, Soft starters to Frequency drives
  • Maintenance Conveyor systems and 1.1 KV motors
  • Transformer on surface Mini-Sub Stations 6,6KV/525/400/110V from 10KVA to 1MVA
  • The Main Substation had a 22KV incoming line which was stepped down to 6,6KV for reticulation on the mine
  • The plant had crushers which were driven by 6,6KV motors
  • Agitators and Conveyor belts all that had to be maintained

Education

Grade 12 -

Kathu High School, Kathu
12.1992

Skills

  • Leadership Skills
  • Interpersonal/Communication Skills
  • Organization and Planning Skills

Skillssummary

Consistently trusted with greater responsibility than that of job level. Promoted to supervisor at a very early age., Willing to own responsibility and accept accountability., Accomplish tasks with minimal direction or supervision yet work equally as well in team environment., Consider past experiences, company needs and ethical standards when problem solving., Accept new ideas, solicit consensus, and active participation from team members., Very comfortable and confident presenting programs or information to small or large audiences., Use assertive communication to negotiate issues, mediate conflicts, and effect compromise and positive outcomes., Employ perceptiveness, sincerity, and respect for differences to build rapport and trust with diverse groups., Will not hesitate to help or give training/information where needed., Able to write comprehensive and effective reports and business- and/or financial communications., Identify and assess needs, draft plans, prioritize steps, implement action and evaluate outcome., When coordinating projects, assign tasks, use resources, troubleshoot problems and follow up to stay on track., Set priorities and continuously monitor progress, adjusting when necessary., Efficiently manage time as demonstrated by ability to coordinate work schedules.

Additional Qualifications

  • Qualified Electrician Red Seal Mining Industry of South Africa, 01/01/98
  • Health and Safety Representative Course SAQA unit Standard 13963 and GNR 1010
  • Planned Task Observations and Root Cause Analysis Cert no 0156/2008
  • Behavioral Safety Observation
  • Basic Rigging Cert no.24053
  • Certified Galvanizers Inspection Cert no. 2012/II/H/096
  • NEBOCH International certificate in Construction Health and safety (IGC1. ICC 1&2)
  • Hazardous Chemical Handling
  • First Aid Level two
  • Individual Facilitators Course learning using of giving Methodologies Course based on Unit Standard 117871 Cert no 0706068UC
  • Effective Incident Investigation SAQA unit Standard 115087 Cert no 108408
  • DuPont Senior Leadership Training
  • Conflict Management
  • Engineering and construction contract course NEC contracts
  • SHERQ Training
  • SHEQ and enterprise Risk management
  • Legal Liability regarding the QHS-act
  • ISO9001 Management System Implementation
  • Practical introduction to EMS-ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001
  • Microsoft 2019 EUP1501 end-user computing Student no 4643640

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Technician Operator Mine - Nutrien Ltd
04.2021 - Current
Maintenance Lead - NSC Minerals
06.2019 - 03.2021
Farmworker - Bourgon Farms
07.2018 - 06.2019
Clerk of Works/Construction Supervisor - Eskom
07.2009 - 09.2017
Electrician - Eskom
02.2002 - 06.2009
Electrician - IST Industrial
01.1999 - 12.2001
Electrician - ISCOR Opencast Iron Ore Mine
01.1995 - 12.1998
Kathu High School - Grade 12,

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