CURRICULUM VITAE.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.
PRESENTLY SELF EMPLOYED.
Member and co-owner of Productive Solutions, a company specializing but not limited to providing advice and solutions to the textile industry on technical and productivity related aspects on a contractual basis.
Period : 30/09/97 - till Present
Presently involved in implementing SAP R3 Production Planning, Material Management and Quality Management modules at a leading Textile Manufacturer.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER 1. BERG RIVER TEXTILES
PO BOX 306
7620 PAARL
FINAL POSITION
WEAVING MANAGER
Responsible for
Personnel, budgets, costs, output and quality in a plain weave planning, preparation, weaving and inspection department.
Machines in use
Direct warpers, Slasher sizing machines, assembly warpers, Picanol air jet, Sulzer projectile looms and various inspection machines.
Period : 01/05/95 – 30/09/97
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER 2. INDUSTEX EASTERN CAPE (PTY) LTD
PO BOX 253
6230 UITENHAGE
FINAL POSITION
WEAVING MANAGER
Responsible for
Personnel, costs, output and quality in a Terry-towel planning, preparation, weaving and finishing plant.
Machines in use
Direct and sectional warpers, slacher and cold-sizing equipment. Terry-towel shuttle and rapier looms, all equipped with jacquard and or dobby. Warp-knitting, shearing, tumbling and softening equipment.
Period : 22/02/1981 – 30/04/1995.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
WEAVING MANAGER ( INDUSTEX WESTERN CAPE )
PRODUCTION PLANNING MANAGER
FINISHING AND C.M.T. DEPARTMENT MANAGER
PREPARATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER
WEAVING SHIFT SUPERVISOR
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER 3. PVBA WEYHAEGE
KERKSTRAAT
8750 ANZEGEM
BELGIUM
FINAL POSITION
WEAVING MANAGER
Responsible for
Quality and output in a synthetic fabric weaving room
Period : 24/08/1973 – 21/02/1981.
RESPONSIBILITIES IN PRESENT AND OR PREVIOUS POSITIONS.
Prepare financial and human resources budgets regarding labour utilization, spare consumption, capital investment, quality assurance, production output and raw materials.
Maintain a positive trend against budgets and comply with " Management by objective " and customer requirements.
Ensure a harmonized environment between interrelated departments, supporting departmental and customer requirements.
Maintain SABS ISO 9002 status, follow and maintain the management system set out by the quality manual.
Keep overtime in check with the budget by ensuring follow-up on absenteeism and other disruptions; maintain positive human and industrial relations. Participate in yearly wage negotiations.
Assist maintenance staff in maintaining and or improving operating costs per hundred thousand picks or operating hours, use NPI " Hok and Hop " standards in comparing oneself to the industry.
Follow-up on product development, non-conforming material and customer complaints.
Maintain a 5 star NOSA rating and prepare for ISO 11000, ensure a safe and productive environment.
Responsible for the production planning of three textile mills.
Assist during the implementation of a computerized MRP II system and subsequent training of the operators and users.
EXPERIENCE ON THE FOLLOWING MACHINES.
Various computer programs including Sap R3, Lotus, Windows, Ms Office etc…
Picanol President, Picanol GTM, Picanol Pat A, Picanol Omni.
Saurer 100, Saurer 100WT, Saurer 100/2, Saurer 400.
Sulzer PU, Sulzer TW11, Sulzer G6200, Ruti C, Ruti B.
Gúnne Ridged rapier.
Various Dobbies : Staubli, Ruti, Saurer and Kaizer.
Various Jacquards : Staubli, Giani, Grosse and Vimticile.
Karl Mayer warp-knitting ( 4 bar terry ).
Gusken, Benninger, Schlafhorst and Hakoba direct or sectional warpers.
Sucker Muller and Westpoint sizers.
Tumbling equipment.
Schearing machines.
Phaff, Merrow and Union Special sewing machines.
Schlafhorst, SSM and Gilbos cone winding machines.
Bobtex spinning.
Rieter card and draw-boxes.
Bruckner stenter.
Some understanding of computer hardware and networking.