Mr. Marks Makgasane has over 15 years of experience in electrical maintenance and production roles. He holds a diploma in electrical maintenance from Selebi Phikwe Technical College and various technical certificates. His career includes roles as a production technician at Cadbury Botswana and Benson Craig, an electrician at Schachter & Namdar Botswana, and apprenticeships with Electrical Installations and BPC Training Centre. He has strong skills in preventative maintenance, problem solving, and production planning. References are available from previous employers.
Oil, Gas and Field Inspection Professional
Comprehensive experience in energy services fields and oil and gas production. Working knowledge of flow testing, maintenance, troubleshoot, repairs and adhering to industry standards to assure continuous peak performance. Dedicated to improvement and enhancement of safety awareness in work environments, regularly training and developing employees to adhere to regulatory policies and the highest levels of safe operation protocols.
Oil, Gas and Field Inspection Professional
Comprehensive experience in energy services fields and oil and gas production. Working knowledge of flow testing, maintenance, troubleshoot, repairs and adhering to industry standards to assure continuous peak performance. Dedicated to improvement and enhancement of safety awareness in work environments, regularly training and developing employees to adhere to regulatory policies and the highest levels of safe operation protocols.
I have hands-on working experience on the following equipments:
• SIEMENS S7-300,400,200 PLC.
• B&R PLC.
• ALLEN BRADLEY PLC.
• OMRAN PLC.
• MARTS (OPTIC FIBRE) PLC.
• ERGO BLOCK KRONES LINE
• Erection, Commissioning and Installation of ERGO Block KRONES Line at the speed of 36000 bottles per hour.
• Erection, Commissioning and Installation of Checkmates at Can Line.
• Repairing, Maintenance and Trouble shooting of all types of INVERTERS (Danfoss, ABB, Sew, Carpanalli, Siemens, LG, Mitsubishi etc).
• Repairing, Maintenance and Trouble shooting of SERVO DRIVES (Sew, Acopos, Cosmos).
• Repairing, Maintenance, Trouble shooting and calibration of level transmitter, level probes, level switches, pressure transmitter, pressure switches, I/P converter, positioners, flow meters, proportional valves, temp controller, sensors, encoders, solid state relays, PT 100, thermo couple.
• Repairing, Maintenance and Trouble shooting of SERVO DRIVES (Sew, Acopos, Cosmos).
• Practical work experience on different Communication Protocols like Profibus, Asi-net, Ethernet etc.
• I have experience of installation, erection and commissioning of beverage plants with foreign experts (German, Italian and Chinese -- recent are Krones S14 blow mold, labbler and complete combi line)
• Hold working experience on Sidle, Simonazi, Krones, Sympack,Vander Molen and Techlong Company plants.
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ADDRESS: P O Box 82166, Molapo Crossing, GABORONE
EMAIL: marksmakgasane@gmail.com
CELLPHONE: 71206148 / 71697692
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EDUCATION
1993 – 1995 Selebi Phikwe Senior Secondary School
Cambridge Certificate (COSC)
1991 – 1992 Makhubu Community Junior Secondary School
JC Certificate
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INSTITUTIONS
1998 – 2002
Electrical (Maintenance Industrial)
Selebi Phikwe Technical College
COURSES
Diploma – Cigarette Making machine / TYPE - 6S
Decoufle – France
Certificate – 350 Hinge Lid Packing Line machines with Beckoff TwinCAT IPC
Focke & Co – Germany
Basic SHE Training Course – Grinaker – LTA M & E
Work Risk Assessment Course - Grinaker – LTA M & E
1st Line Problem Solving – RDM Consultants
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WORKING EXPERIENCE
1. Cadbury Botswana – Jan 2009 to Dec 2014
Production Technician
Duties / Responsibilities
Carrying out planned maintenance of equipment and smooth plant
operation
Conducting fault finding and repair electrical and minor mechanical
breakdowns
Ensuring continuous power supply to production unit
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Inspecting electrical systems and components to identify hazard defects
and to ensure compliance with regulations
Responding to breakdowns and faults
Participating in finished and in process quality related problem solving
Executing the process area production plan
Inspecting, monitoring and managing assets
Creating operational job cards
Preparing resources and spares for maintenance days
Doing scheduled maintenance and inspections
Doing audits in process area
Doing autonomous maintenance planned job assessment
Documentation of spare parts for traceability
Assisting with buildup of new equipment and inhouse activities
Adhering to and promoting safety, health and environmental policies and
procedures
Worked on generators, compressors, AC drives, encoders, counters,
solinoids, air-handling units, temperature controls, motors, pumps,
conveyors, metal detectors, scales, vibrator, packaging, labelling and date
coding machines
Sealing, vaccum, shrinking and boxing machines
Lubricating machines and mechanical installations
2. Benson Craig T/A Africa Tobacco Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Production
Technician 2007 – Dec 2008
Duties
Ensuring that factory machines which include vacuum pumps, PLC’s,
compressors and all electrical facets are in good working condition
Programming PLC’s and VSD’s
Configuring touch screens and installing software on the machines
according to their interface, save and restoring data.
Ensuring that conveyors, motors, compressors, blowers are running well.
3. Mathias AC & DC Power Control Systems - Service Technician 2006 -
2007
Duties
Repairing machinery lifts, hoists, cranes, and attending complex faults in
areas like BDVC, Bank of Botswana, Barloworld, and assisting with
technical skills.
4. Schachter & Namdar Botswana (Pty) Ltd – Senior
Electrician/Technician 2005 - 2006
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Duties
Maintenance and preparing plant machinery
Doing complex maintenance of diamond cutting machines
Initiating service schedules in the plant
Working continuous on upgrades and improvement of polishing machines
Providing strategic skills, initiating, innovating and empowering the team
regarding safety in the workplace
Ensuring smooth running of all plant machinery (Compressors and
motors)
Ordering material and keeping workshop tools
5. Grunwald Electrical Contractors (Pty) Ltd (Debswana – Jwaneng
Mine)
1st March 2004 to 30th June 2005
Duties
Connecting distribution boards, control circuits, motors
Doing maintenance in substations/plants
Ensuring preventive maintenance to all electrical equipment under
projects
Installing electrical equipment property and meet all standards
Connecting and wiring sump-pumps
Connecting isoloc monitoring system (disneutor)
Cable joining
6. Randridge Botswana Electrical Engineering & Instrumentation
(Gaborone/Maun) 12th November 2003 – 27th February 2004
Duties
Maintaining installations, commercial and industrial including checks
Installing single phase and three phase transformers
Overhaul test using measuring instruments to measure and interpreting
electrical and other physical quantities e.g ammeters, voltmeters, LCR
testers, etc.
Domestic and industrial installations using both BE conduits (steel) and
PVC
Fixing power tools and cookers
Fixing motors, control circuits, traffic lights
Connecting distribution boards
7. Electrical Installations (Pty) Ltd (Gaborone) – Construction of new
senior officer’s mess and auditorium at SSKB
(7th August 2002 – 31st October 2003)
Duties
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Site Foreman
Job planning e.g. ordering and controlling materials
Job allocation and record of site
Helping apprentices
Testing installations
Carrying maintenance both in commercial, domestic and industrial
Checking installations done by electricians on site
Monitoring all duties
Reporting all general information to the Site Supervisor
Interpretation of drawings to the team on site
8. Apprenticeship training at BPC Training Centre (Gaborone)
Duties:
Learning Safety and First Aid
Installing meters in domestic dwellings
Helping in domestic testing and inspection of electrical wiring
Doing maintenance where possible e.g. transformers, powerlines, HV-
power plants e.t.c
Bending of BE conduits and wiring of control circuits
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Understanding production plan
Preventative maintenance principles & processes
Problem solving & decision making principles & practices
Good Interpersonal and communication skills
Pro-active and initiative
Decisive
Assertive
Team worker and good time keeper
Punctual and good attendance register
Produces quality work
REFEREES
Mr Arnold Boitshwarelo Mr Molope
Engineering Controller (Pty) Ltd Engineering/Maintenance Foreman
Cadbury/Kraft Botswana Nutri Feeds
GABORONE Pilane
Tel: 3957172/ 72320111 Cell: 72107311
Cel: 71303595
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Mr K Farrari
Production Manager
Benson Craig
GABORONE
Tel: 3165183/4
HOBBIES
Playing chess
Fixing all sorts of electrical/electronic appliances
Listening to music and reading newspapers