Christopher Bongane Mlotshwa is a qualified electro-mechanician seeking a position as a millwright. He has over 10 years of experience in various millwright and technician roles. Currently, he works as a shift millwright at Weir Minerals Africa, where he performs mechanical and electrical duties including fault finding and preventative maintenance. He holds an N6 diploma in Heavy Current Electrical from Ekurhuleni FET College and apprenticeship qualifications from Majuba Training Centre.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Of
Christopher Bongane Mlotshwa
18431 Mawuane Str Ext 8
Tsakane
1550
Tel: (011) 736 9240
Cell: 084 985 9289 / 084 569 2126
Email: mlotshwacb@gmail.com
Drivers Licence: Code C1
Career Objectives
Qualified Electro-mechanician (Millwright)
Educational Qualification
Name of Institution: Majuba Training Centre (Newcastle) 2005 - 2009
Qualification: Millwright Apprentice & In-service Training with
PFG Building Glass (N6 & Millwright Trade Test)
Name of Institution: Ekurhuleni FET College (2003 - 2004
Qualification: Heavy Current Electrical (Diploma N6)
Subjects: N3-Maths, Engineering, Science
Electronics, Electrotechnics
N4-Maths, Strengths of Material, Electronics,
Science, Electrotechnics
N5-Maths, Strengths of Material, Electronics,
Science, Electrotechnics
N6-Maths, Strengths of Material, Electronics,
Science, Electrotechnics
Name of Institution: Cana Combined School (1996 – 2000)
Highest Grade Passed: Grade 12
Subjects: Zulu, English, Afrikaans, Biology, Maths, Physical
Science

2. Working Experience
Current Occupation
Company name: Weir Minerals Africa
Position: Shift millwright
Duration; 2013 to date
Task and Responsible: Mechanical and Electrical Duties
Fault finding on hydraulic pressers
And preventatives maintenance
Fault finding on hose building machines
Fault finding on paint booth
Fault finding on shot blasting equipment
Fault finding on rubber slitting and buffing
Machines
Fault finding on auto claves (hose curing ovens)
Fault finding on rubber curing ovens
Machines installation and modification
Previous Occupation
Company Name: Nampak Wigand Glass
Position: Shift Technician
Duration: 2009 to 2013
Task and Responsible: Production Duties
Quality controller e.g. take samples and stabilizes.
Processes to obtain better quality.
Machine operator on shift.
Oversee the whole process and fellow workers
working in the plant.
Plant housekeeping.
Electrical and mechanical duties.
Fault finding on electrical vibrators and
maintenance.
Fault finding on cameras and maintenance
(all in 24dc)
Conveyors maintenance and fault finding
PLC Siemens S7 fault finding
Semantic scada system using to control the plant
Previous Occupation (while i was doing apprentices training)
Company Name: PFG Building Glass
Position: Electrician and Millwright on Shift
Duration: 2005 until 2009
Task and Responsible: Electrical duties.
PLC fault finding.
Siemens plc, Allen Bradley plc and Omron plc.
CNC machine fault finding and maintenance
(glass cutting machine)

3. VSD maintenance, installing parameters and fault
finding (Allen Bradley power flex VSD).
Furnace control system, maintenance and fault
finding eg. (a)Heating electrode, (b), Heating
elements, (c) Furnace safety elements.
Reading alarms on scada system
Maintaining of glass packing machine (stackers).
Maintenance and fault finding on batch mixing
system (batch plant)
UPS inspection and attending alarms
Emergency supply (diesel generator) assimilation
Of power failure Caterpillar generators (Barloworld
control system Generator Size 2megawatt was the
biggest and 800kw smallest.
AC/DC machine maintenance and fault finding
Compressors inspection
Modification on 380acv&24dcv circuit.
Power circuit installation.
A, DB boxes installation 220v and 380v.
B, motors installation 220v and 380v.
Transformers maintenance (medium voltage)
Electric steam boilers maintenance (Thompson
boilers)
Mechanical Duties:
Gearboxes maintenance
Conveyor belt and conveyor roller maintenance and
Inspection, elevators maintenance and inspections.
Alignments and coupling work.
Closed water circuit systems pumps installation and
maintenance.
SEW euro drive motors BRAKES settings.
Pneumatics fault finding and maintenance using
schematics drawings.
Hydraulics system maintenance and fault
finding using schematics drawings.
Skills
 Computer Skills
 Communication Skills
 Electrical Skills
 Instrument and Control Skills (technical)
 Problem solving (technical)
Interests

4. Reading: I believe reading is informative and expose one to the rich diversity of the world and I
enjoy media as a whole.
Modification: I like to see things working in a simply form.
Reference
Contact Person: Jakes Els
Position: Senior Technician
Company: Nampak Glass
Contact Number: 082 332 5078
Contact Person: Mr. Andries Depeere
Position: Plant Engineer
Company: PFG Building Glass
Contact Number: 082 808 1517