Sayen Loganathan Govender
Azaadville
Summary
Skilled Fabrication Welder with expertise in reading and applying technical drawings to deliver consistently high-quality welds. Possesses excellent attention to detail, resulting in reduced waste and increased productivity. Operates machinery to fabricate items while complying with government guidelines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Welder
Betterrec Chamdor South Africa
05.2021 - Current
- Use MIG and TIG welding on structural supports.
- Prepare welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Calibrate flow and pressure settings to build and maintain flames.
- Test welding and safety equipment to check performance.
- Maintain full set of personal tools to use on jobs.
- Work correctly with each material such as steel or aluminum.
- Clamp and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
- Fabricate steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or instructions from site managers.
- Weld, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears, and welding equipment.
- Coordinate with crane or signaled equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members and hoist beams, girders, and columns to correct positions.
- Follow blueprints and instructions from supervisors to erect columns, beams and girders.
- Review work plans and blueprints to ascertain all requirements for project.
- Follow safety guidelines to fasten structural steel members and hoisted cables, chains and rope.
Boilermaker
PICM Randfontein
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Checked cut length frequently for deviations in cut length specs.
- Read and followed blueprints and weld diagrams.
- Documented welding on specified work order.
- Resolved weld-related problems by researching and using appropriate repair practices.
- Tested strength and quality of welds using tension, bend and penetration tests.
- Provided input into selection of welding supplies, negotiating best deals to make welding process efficient and cost-effective.
- Maintained clean and organized work area to prevent workplace accidents.
- Performed preventative maintenance and minor repairs on welding and fabrication equipment to keep in optimum working condition.
- Communicated with supervisors and engineers to verify quality of finished work met specifications.
- Prepared surfaces for welding by smoothing and removing debris to achieve proper adhesion and weld quality.
- Measured and cut metal pieces to correct length and angle to attain proper fit and alignment of pieces.
- Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
- Finished welding and fabrication projects using grinders.
Welding Instructor
Randfontein Welding School
02.2014 - 03.2017
- Used various teaching methods to decrease learning gaps and increase student motivation for long-term educational success and placement
- Maximized student success by keeping up-to-date on course materials and modern curricula.
- Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
- Observed and evaluated students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Identified program successes and failures based on student assessments and course reviews.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Fabrication Engineering
Randfontein Welding School
Randfontein11-2017
Skills
- Finishing work
- Flux core welding
- Overhead welding
- First aid and CPR
- Pipe welding
- Site supervision
- Construction techniques
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Monitor safety procedures
- Professionalism
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Mechanical aptitude
- Specifications conformance
- Health and safety compliance
- Inventory procurement
- Security awareness
- Security management
- Project oversight
- Site coordination
- Compliance monitoring
- Safety management
- Inventory purchasing
- Negotiation
- Subcontractor management
- Field inspection
- Construction safety
- Project coordination
- Personnel oversight
- Permit acquisition
- Quality assurance
- Strategic planning
- Environmental awareness
- Safety assessment
- Facility inspection
- Site safety
- Raw material processing
- Maintenance and repair
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Afrikaans
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Structural Welder
Betterrec Chamdor South Africa
05.2021 - Current
Boilermaker
PICM Randfontein
03.2019 - 06.2021
Welding Instructor
Randfontein Welding School
02.2014 - 03.2017
Certificate of Technical Studies - Fabrication Engineering
Randfontein Welding School
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