Rynon Christopher Bezuidenhout
New Lynn,New Zealand
Summary
I am a qualified Millwright with over 8 years' experience on various production lines in the automotive industry. I have experience as a cell technician in multiple areas, applying preventative maintenance to keep robots in continuous production and repairing when necessary. Being a Millwright I have been trained to improvise and work under pressure, fault finding / troubleshooting and maintaining both mechanical and electrical.
Detail-oriented Battery Technician with excellent technical knowledge and electrical experience. Successful at managing high volumes of work and handling different types of batteries. Focused on supporting business operations with accurate disassembly, repair and installation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
6049
6049
years of post-secondary education
Work History
High voltage battery technician
Rocket lab Corp
Mt wellington
10.2024 - Current
- Operated battery testing equipment for quality assurance in aerospace applications.
- Assembled battery packs according to engineering specifications and safety standards.
- Conducted routine maintenance on battery systems to ensure optimal performance.
- Inspected cells and made sure they correct standard for flights utilization
- Diagnosed and repaired battery issues using specialized tools and techniques.
- Collaborated with engineers to improve battery technology and processes.
- Trained junior technicians on best practices for battery handling and safety protocols.
- Documented test results and maintenance activities for compliance audits.
- Implemented safety measures during battery assembly to minimize hazards in the workplace.
- Used hand and power tools to work safely with different types of batteries.
- Discharged lead acid cells safely before disposal according to environmental regulations.
Electrical Pump Technician
The Wet Sparky
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Installation of various pumps
- Centrifugal, Diaphragm pumps submersible pumps, sump pumps, septic+ sewerage pumps
- Did regular Inspection of pumps
- Did electrical switchboard building for pumps systems
- Did repairs and replacements of faulty pumps and switchboards
- Did pipe building modification when required with various plumbing equipment
- Did orders and invoices for clients
- Guaranteed work satisfaction for clients
- Installation of hot water cylinders electrically
- Ensure all electric work was done according to AS/NZS 3000:2007
Process Technician
Wet Gisborne PTY LTD
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Producing product that meets or exceeds the specification and quality requirements
- Achieving Level 3 competency in all zones of the production process.
- Monitoring and adjusting production parameters to support key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Remaining safe in your work place and ensuring compliance to the health and safety plan and associated policies and procedures.
- Refining automated plant equipment and control system to continuously seek further production performance and efficiency
- Understanding and complying with all business policies
- Understanding complying and providing input into the ongoing development of our standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Fully understanding and remaining up to date with operational key concepts as they continue to refined and developed
- Inspecting plant to ensure optimum performance is maintained
- Performing the preventative maintenance of plant equipment and supporting the definition of appropriate maintenance schedules
- Timely engagement with production events to both reset and repair machine centres while applying critical thinking to understand the problem(s), develop solutions and also implement where possible to reduce the number and impact of such events
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
- Setup and commission of automated machinery when required as per specification in a mechanical, electrical, and control capacity
- Repairing plant equipment to minimise downtime without compromising ongoing reliability
- Remaining compliant with the quality management process and striving to exceed all product quality criteria.
- Potential secondment into the Production Support team working on improvement Project including installation and commissioning of our new G1.2 production line
- Loading and/or issuing of raw materials to the production process
- Preparing and performing QA Testing requirement required within the production process
- Processing rejected and on hold product which includes aspects like QA assessments, cutting down product and partial work organisation
- Packing and preparing finished goods ready for storage and shipment
- Using business systems to record production data to help deliver business benefits
- Keeping the site clean and organised
- Perform any other duties reasonably required from time to time to support plant operations.
Maintenance Technician
Yanfeng Automotive
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Preventative and corrective Maintenance activities
- System inspections, fault finding and execution of repairs, including parts replacement
- Ensure that all mechanical/electrical repairs are communicated before work commence
- Ensuring that all maintenance activities are undertaken in a proper and work/manlike manner and within the time frames stipulated in the ACSA contract
- Providing verbal and written reports on system availability, breakdowns and corrective Maintenance activities
- Overseeing availability and care of tools
- Facilitating training and skills transfer to junior technicians'/trainee artisans
- Technologies include gluing of cockpit, all doors and Cover underneath
- Foaming and also lamination
- Ensuring Robots in spray booth are in continuous operating condition
- Plant maintenance, repairs and commissioning of: Electrical distribution panels including single and three phase, AC/DC motors single phase and three phase, Domestic and industrial lighting, Diagram and electrical drawing analyzing and implementation, ABB robotics, Siemens(PLC) Programmable Logic Controllers, Hoists(ABUS&DEMG), Transformers, Electrical, Profibus, and Ethernet cables
Cell Technician Trainee
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
12.2019 - 04.2022
- Ensure production line is moving by attending to faults and fixing them as quickly as possible.
- Monitor the quality output and come up with effective containment if there are deviations in the output quality.
- Responsible for preventive maintenance on weekends to ensure machines are running in their optimum performance and minimize breakdowns.
- Responsible for buffer management to ensure the production line isn't starved or blocked and also recording the downtime on the line.
- Responsible for cleaning both atomizers housing and bell on both base coat and clear coat using two different cleaning detergents to ensure constant good spraying quality output.
- Always ensure start up checks.
- Buying off qualify 5x4 checks and updating TPM Boards.
- Engaging customer and supplier.
Millwright Apprenticeship
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2019
Trainee Machinist
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Worked on water jet
- Machining i.e. Lathe n milling machine
- Can work on both
- Drilling
- Tapping
- Screw cutting
- CNC milling machine (basic)
- Notable Achievements in this Role: I designed a KTL skid shaft with a schamper allowing KTL paint to fall through easier due to the gap of the schamper and allowing the KTL not to be solidified coming from the KTL oven
Constable
SAPS
01.2007 - 12.2015
- Basic training
- Probationary (Mdantsani NU1 SAPS)
- EL dog unit
- Patrol explosive dog handler
- Required diligence and shear discipline
- South African Police Service
- Reason for Leaving: Wanted to pursue a career in engineering field and better my future
Education
National Certificate - Policing NQF Level5
Electrical Engineering - N4, N5
Buffalo City College
Millwright Apprenticeship - electromechanician, Electrical Engineering, Basic Robotics, AIK Sealer, Mechanical joining, Mechanical systems EGT, Basic PLC
MercedesBenz Learning Academy
Skills
- General Mechanical Skills
- General Fabrication Skills
- General Machine Shop Skills
- General Machine Shop - Drill Press
- General Machine Shop Metal Cutting & Bending
- General Machine Shop Turning Lathes
- General Machine Shop Milling Lathes
- General Hydraulics Bleeding
- General Hydraulics Ram Rebuild
- General Hydraulics Circuit Reading
- General Hydraulics Hose & Line Manufacture
- General Hydraulics Value Banks Rebuild
- General Hydraulics Value Pumps Rebuild
- General Hydraulics Power Packs Rebuild
- General Hydraulics Installation
- General MIG Welding
- General TIG Welding
- General Pneumatics Rams, Valves Feedline Install
- General Pneumatics Rams, Valves Feedline Maintenance
- General 24V Wiring & Device Install
- General 240 - 400V Wiring & Device Maintenance
- General 240 - 400V Wiring & Device Install
- General Electrical Diagnostics
- General PLC/Scada/Instrumentation/Sensor Diagnostics
- General PLC I/O Install & Config
- General Ignition (Scada/HMI) Programming
- General PLC Programming
- General Ignition & PLC Programming Advanced
- General Detection (Vision) Device Install & Configure
- General Measuring Device Install & Configure
- General Robotics Install & Configure
- General Robotics Programming
- General Production KPIs & Improvement Initiatives
- General Team Management
- General Change Management
- Battery testing
- Quality assurance
- Safety compliance
- Battery diagnostics
- Technical documentation
- Preventative maintenance
- Process improvement
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Training junior technicians
- Continuous learning
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/01/85
Skills
4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5
References
- Rocket lab Corp
- Lucian Hans
- +64 27 345 7588
Timeline
High voltage battery technician
Rocket lab Corp
10.2024 - Current
Electrical Pump Technician
The Wet Sparky
03.2024 - 05.2024
Process Technician
Wet Gisborne PTY LTD
03.2023 - 03.2024
Maintenance Technician
Yanfeng Automotive
05.2022 - 02.2023
Cell Technician Trainee
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
12.2019 - 04.2022
Trainee Machinist
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
07.2019 - 11.2019
Millwright Apprenticeship
Mercedes-Benz South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2019
Constable
SAPS
01.2007 - 12.2015
National Certificate - Policing NQF Level5
Electrical Engineering - N4, N5
Buffalo City College
Millwright Apprenticeship - electromechanician, Electrical Engineering, Basic Robotics, AIK Sealer, Mechanical joining, Mechanical systems EGT, Basic PLC
MercedesBenz Learning Academy