1. Personal Data
Surname Bothma
First Names Johannes Albertus
Identity Number 6105075011080
Date Of Birth 07 May 1961
Sex Male
Marital Status Married
Drivers Licence Yes, Code 08
Nationality South African
Languages Fluently Speak, Read and Write Afrikaans
and English
Criminal Offences None
Health Excellent
Home Street address Con Amore 2
Collison Str 32
Manaba Beach
Home Tel Number +27 76249 8321
+27 82499 2847
Home Postal Address PO Box 4711
Manaba Beach
4276
E Mail ronel.bothma1@gmail.com
Education
Matric with Maths and Science
Qualified: Fitter
Qualified: Millwright
Qualified: Assessor: Mechanical & Electrical
Completed GREEN BELT training modules.
Employment History
Name of Firm Mozal BHP Billiton
Position Maintenance Specialist
Duration December 2008 to November 2014
(Contract ending end of November 2014)

2. Job Description
Maintenance audits and trouble shooting
 Monitor maintenance efficiency using standard procedures.
 Investigate technical problems, identify and recommend solutions.
 Conduct non-routine technical analysis, evaluate and report thereon.
 Recommend modification to technical parameters.
 Keep abreast of latest equipment and material technologies/trends.
 Develop and co-ordinate standards.
Plant reliability
 Adhoc maintenance performance analysis
 Perform calculations/re-design to solve down-time problems.
 Co-ordinate maintenance modifications.
 Update/write specifications or procedures.
 Liaise with various production departments.
 Co-ordination and controlling of Root Cause Analysis/ Continuous
Improvement Programs (RCA/ CIP) initiative.
Equipment availability
 Investigate reasons for downtime, makes recommendations and takes
corrective action.
 Liaise with various production departments.
Commissioning of plant equipment
 Technical auditing of designs and as built drawings.
 Assist with evaluations and acceptance of new plant, and equi pment.
 Define and write maintenance procedures and monitor their effectiveness.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT # 1
Name of Firm MULTY MAN MARKETING Training Company
Position Assessor and Facilitator
Duration May 2008 to November 2008
Job Description
 Facilitation of classes for artisans and operators
 Basic skills development
 Preparation of apprentices for full artisan trade tests
 Developing of modules for plant specific equipment
 Assessment of maintainers and operators on modules
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT # 2
Name of Firm: Hillside Aluminium Smelter, BHP Billiton
Richards Bay
Position: Artisan Millwright
Duration April 1995 to April 2008

3. Job Description
 Start-up and commissioning of cast house;
 Mechanical & electrical maintenance;
 Problem solving on equipment;
 Fault finding and repair;
 Compiling of maintenance task lists;
 Stock creation of maintenance spares;
 Continuous improvement projects;
 Liaising with, controlling and supervising of contractors on upgrades and
engineering projects;
 Upgrading of ingot casting lines 1 to 5 from Gautchi lines to Befesa in 1998-
1999;
 Upgrade of casting lines from hydraulic dropouts to pneumatics 2007 to 2008;
 Creating of notifications, and work orders;
 Purchase requisitions, purchasing of spares and refurbishment of spare parts
to save cost.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT # 3
Name of Firm Tubatse Ferrochrome, Steelpoort
Position Held Fitter and Turner
Duration July 1991 to February 1995
Job Description
 Plant maintenance in Chrome smelter
 Machinist
 Maintenance turning
 Operate milling machine
 Programming of profile cutting machine
 Supervisor machine and maintenance work shop
 Training of junior artisans, apprentices and semi-skilled fitters, boilermakers
and electricians
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT # 4
Name of Firm: Iscor Services, Vanderbijl Park
Type of Firm: Steel Factory
Position Held: Operator, Apprentice and Maintenance Fitter.
Duration December 1979 to June 1991
Job Description
 Operating a process and quality analysis on end product
 Mechanical plant maintenance.
 Installation and commissioning of new equipment
 Project coordination.
 Training of apprentices and operators.
GENERAL INFORMATION
 24 years’ experience in smelter and industrial environment with start-up,
commissioning, maintaining plant equipment and training apprentices

4.  5 years in chrome smelter, machine shop environment, machining, fabrication
and refurbishment as well as supervising the complete workshop.
 Training of junior artisans, apprentices and semi-skilled fitters, boilermakers
and electricians
 19 years in aluminium smelter with Gautchi and Befesa (Spanish) equipment in
Casthouse Hillside and Mozal Aluminium.
 Conveyors, Hot metal handling, cooling conveyor, cooling towers, pump
stations, stacker robots, skimmer robot, Signode plastic strapping machines.
 Development of training manuals on equipment.
 Training of operators and Maintainers (Mechanical and Electrical).
 Develop bill of materials for the cast house.
 Compile task lists for artisans and operators.
COMPUTER LITERACY
 Alu SAP
 1 SAP – 1 - 3
 1 SAP ERP System
 Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft Project
 Microsoft PowerPoint
 Visio
REFERENCES
Christopher Mabika
Maintenance Control Superintendent, Maintenance
BHP Billiton Hillside
Mobile: +27 834170118
Work: +27 35 908 8643
Archie Buchanan
Manager Production Carbon, Mozal S.A.R.L.
BHP Billiton Mozal
Mobile: +258 82 318 4820
Work: +258 21 73 5346