Solid works/AutoCAD
Karabo Chiloane
Mechanical Engineer
Barberton
Summary
Graduate Mechanical Engineer who stitches together operations, projects, and systems to turn scattered workflows into predictable delivery. Exposure and hands-on work with rotating/hoisting equipment, mobile machinery, electrical distribution and protection, plant utilities (compressed air/water)., HVAC/Refrigeration, and process facilities, plus automation/SCADA, CMMS/BOM change control, and reliability methods (RCA, MTTR/MTBF). Design-ready with CAD/drafting, materials and equipment selection, and calculation fundamentals (stress, fluids, heat transfer). Consultative by nature providing code-of-practice guidance and clear technical reports aligned to MHSA/SANS/ISO. Capable of liaising with internal and external teams, and assisting business development.
Overview
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1
year of professional experience
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Certification
3
3
Languages
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Graduate Mechanical Engineer
Pan African Resources - Barberton Mines
05.2024 - Current
- Authored technical manuals, specifications, and reports aligned to scope, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinated engineering, planning, and safety; executed quality-assurance walkdowns, and closed non-conformances, maintaining legal compliance underground (conveyors, railbound equipment, drilling equipment, winches, chairlifts, lifting equipment, fire systems, and structural works).
- Delivered winder brake upgrade (mechanical fitment and hydraulic alignment), and protected schedule and quality hold points.
- Conducted hoisting inspections and statutory rope assessments; produced audit-ready documentation, and closed corrective actions.
- Performed statutory over-inspections on trackless mobile machinery; serviced and tested hydraulic, and spring-applied, hydraulically released brake systems.
- Installed and commissioned pumps and compressed-air systems; optimized settings to reduce energy losses.
- Designed and delivered a shaft material cage (CAD to commissioning), set guide-shoe clearances, produced details, and supervised site tests, streamlining shaft materials transport and reducing production loss.
- Monitored reliability KPIs (mean time to repair, mean time between failures, and availability) and drove preventive maintenance improvements via the computerized maintenance management system.
- Maintained Mine Health and Safety Act–compliant records, 5×5 risk assessments, issue-based, continuous, mini risk assessment packs, and full audit trails.
- Commissioned underground electrical reticulation: transformers, switchgear, lighting, and distribution boards; performed maintenance, and functional testing.
- Standardized maintenance by redesigning tooling, setting spares min/max, and rolling out SOPs and pre-task observations, eliminating repeat faults.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa 01.2020 - 12.2023
Skills
Computer-aided design
Structural analysis
Manufacturing processes
Mechanical Systems
Electrical Reticulation
Heat Transfer
Hydraulic Braking
Trackless Machinery
Maintenance Planning
Reliability Metrics
Project Scheduling
Risk management
Technical Reporting
Water Balance
Software
MS Office
Certification
Product Development Technology Station
Timeline
Graduate Mechanical Engineer
Pan African Resources - Barberton Mines
05.2024 - Current
Product Development Technology Station
07-2023
Bachelors of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Central University of Technology
01.2020 - 12.2023