RIAAN POTGIETER

Electrical Specialist at Vesuvius

Gauteng, South Africa

About

Experience

  • electrical contractor at Unemployed at this time
    Aug 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • Vesuvius (36 yrs 6 mos)
    • Millwright
      Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

      General maintenance and fault-finding on rotary kilns. PLC upgrade from Siemens S5 to Siemens S1600 and commissioning of electrical and instrumentation circuits. Building of control PLC and control panels.

    • Electrical Specialist
      Jan 1990 - Sep 2020 · 30 yrs 9 mos

  • Millwright at Iscor Refractories
    Aug 1997 - Present · 28 yrs 11 mos

    Instrument Technician, Exposed to AC and DC Motors and drives DC Drives are Saftronics and AC Drives are Siemens PLC – Fault finding and programming Level controllers – Installation of software devices & Calibrate of software devices and transmission to PLC Scale – Installation and calibrating of belt and platform scales Analyser – Calibrating of CO, CO2 and O2 Analysers Converter – Calibrating (Thermo Coupe input to 4-20MA) Thermo couples – Installation & Fault finding Responsibilities – 24 Hour standby for One week none stop on every second week Progress – From 1998 September I was promoted to Senior Artisan Instrumentation duties. Programming of Siemens AC-drives Siemens PLC S5 and S7 fault-finding. Installation of temperature control instrumentation

  • Millwright at Hernick Premier Refractories
    Jun 2000 - Dec 2015 · 15 yrs 7 mos

    Promoted to Co-ordinator 2012 and the Group Leader 2015 Instrument Technician – Exposed to AC & DC Motors and drives, DC Drives Saftronics and AC Drives Siemens PLC – Fault finding and programming Level controllers – Installation of software devices & Calibrate of Software devices and transmission to PLC Scale – Installation and calibration & Calibrating of CO, CO2 and O2 Analysers Converter – Calibration (Thermo Couple Input to 4-20 MA) Thermo Couples – Installation & Fault finding Responsibilities – 24 Hour standby for one week none stop on every second week Hydraulic presses – Working on Hydraulic Presses

  • Electrician at Iscor Limited
    Jan 1990 - Dec 1996 · 7 yrs

    Overhead Cranes Maintenance on Substations General Building Maintenance Delegation of Daily work Inspection of Work done Stock ordering Installation of Overhead Crane Power Tracks