Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Quinton Pretorius

Napier City,HKB

Summary

Proactive Electrician with extensive experience in high voltage systems, substation panel recovery, and installation of protection relays. Skilled in fault finding, maintenance, and remote switching on 11kv circuit breakers. Bringing strong adherence to safety standards and a collaborative team approach. Reliable and efficient professional with strong communication and customer service skills. Knowledgeable about wide range of electrical systems and electrical components. Takes pride in completing projects on-time and within budget while complying with safety standards and applicable regulations.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Electrician

Falcon Electrical
04.2023 - Current

Cyclone Gabrielle flood recovery at PAN PAC

  • Installing new distribution panels, I/O panels, cables and testing as per company standards
  • Wiring of I/O panels
  • Recovery of 11kv substation panels and testing of main busbars as per company standards
  • Installing remote switching on 11kv circuit breakers
  • Rewiring of 11kv circuit breakers to accommodate remote switching
  • Installing protection relays and arc flash protection

Reference Josh Chiverrell

Contact number: 027 237 4009

Ravensdown Scrubber project

  • Installing new distribution panels, I/O panels, cables and testing as per company standards
  • Wiring of I/O panels
  • 11kv terminations
  • Installing transformers, 11kv switchgear and testing as per company standard
  • Repairing leaking bushes on transformer
  • Installing, connecting ABB vsd’s and Power Electronics soft starters

Reference Jaryd Louter

Contact number: 021 033 5180


Electrician

Palabora Mining Company
02.2008 - 04.2023
  • Installing, commissioning, maintaining, troubleshooting and fault finding electrical and instrumentation systems and components including switch gear and motors
  • Testing, installing and maintaining fire systems, maintaining overhead crane systems and conveyors
  • Responsible for all electrical equipment in mine shafts
  • Cable installations, jointing and terminations
  • Performing as a strong member of a cohesive team with strict adherence to health, safety and statutory regulations, governance processes and compliance requirements

Specialist Skills

  • High voltage switching and phasing
  • Installations, commissioning, maintenance, and fault-finding
  • Process automation hardware
  • Substation switchgear
  • MV/LV reticulation infrastructure
  • Identifying potentially hazardous areas, activities and conditions and taking the necessary precautionary and corrective measures immediately.
  • Adherence to all legal and HSEQ standards and ensuring they are maintained.
  • Carrying out maintenance, fault finding, repairs, modifications, improvements, and legal inspections on MV, and LV electrical equipment, ensuring it is done according to the OEM and GS6 specifications.
  • Maintenance, repair, and testing of 11000-volt infrastructure including isolators, circuit breakers, open and ABC conductor overhead lines and related equipment.
  • Managing spares for equipment to ensure minimum downtime.
  • Maintenance on diesel electric locomotives.
  • Maintenance on workshop equipment i.e., overhead cranes, boring mills, lathes, surface grinders, drilling/welding machines, etc.
  • Maintenance on chemical laboratory equipment i.e., ICP, Press, LECO, Drying ovens, etc.
  • Standby duties.
  • Maintenance and fault finding on winding systems, fridge plant /ventilation equipment and general

electrical and instrumentation installations, Schindler elevators, overhead cranes including legal

requirements.

· Modifications and improvements in responsibility area

· Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards

· Ensuring adherence to legal inspections on electrical and instrumentation installations.

· Performing standby duties and working shifts when required

· Performing housekeeping tasks in area of responsibility.

· Ensuring that all installations and maintenance are done according to the GS6 and GS7

specifications

· Effectively performing administration duties e.g. work orders, spares requests, breakdown / RCA

documents etc.

· Performing proper daily routines and ensuring that the equipment and systems are operating to

the highest level.

· Doing basic maintenance and fault finding on PLC's and ET200's up to card level Maintenance on

OTN, Leaky-feeder, Cats System, Fibre network as well as CCTV and Access control system .

· Testing and maintaining fire systems in all plants (Co sensors, fire valves) in all plants.

· Maintaining fault finding and repairs on systems from 24V to 11KV and navigation of Win CC

systems.

· Managing stock levels of spares in area of responsibility.

· Willingness to work underground when required

· Good understanding and knowledge of planned maintenance principles

· Relevant knowledge of crushing and conveying systems; and operations

· Ability to work under pressure and without supervision

· Ability to fault find on all electrical and instrumentation equipment

Education

High School Diploma -

High School Frans Du Toit
Phalaborwa South Africa
12.1999

Skills

  • Wiring installation
  • Electrical Repairs
  • Electrical Installation
  • Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Lighting Systems
  • Works well in team environment
  • Electrical Panel Upgrades

Timeline

Electrician

Falcon Electrical
04.2023 - Current

Electrician

Palabora Mining Company
02.2008 - 04.2023

High School Diploma -

High School Frans Du Toit
Quinton Pretorius