Peter Alan Espag Engineering Workshop Manager

PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality: South Africa E-mail: ptespag@nashuaisp.co.za
Passport Number: 429999358 Landline: +27 314651451
Languages: English (fluent) Mobile/Cell: +27 83 306 8741
Date of Birth: 30 May 1971 Current Location: Durban, South Africa

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
PROFILE
Staff Management
► Team leader of project task force. Highly qualified fitter, turner and
► Trained / coached junior engineers and artisans. machinist with solid track record
► All aspects of departmental and staff management. in manufacturing for the
engineering industry.
Financial Seven years experience at
► Fiscal management and budget control. management level.
► Capex generation and review.

Management / Operations
► Full spectrum of project management, from costings through to procurement, machining, quality
control and commissioning
► Maintenance and preventative maintenance.
► Outstanding knowledge of factory and equipment operations.
► Production planning and scheduling, plant layout, warehousing and distribution.

Communication
► Interacts effectively with staff and clients at all levels, up to company executives.
► People management, with excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).

CAREER SUMMARY

01/2001-current Engineering Workshop Manager

Spare Parts Manufacturing
01/1999-12/2000 Workshop Foreman / Supervisor Leading manufacturer of
11/1994-12/1998 Fitter & Turner specialised equipment for the
industrial sector.
01/1991-10/1994 Fitting & Turning Apprenticeship
08/1989-11/1990 Mechanical Engineering Cadet – Sea Training
SAFMARINE (Merchant Navy)
01/1989-07/1989 Apprentice - South African Railway Workshops

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS (all in South Africa)

Apprentice / Artisan training 1989

- Fitting and turning South African Railway
- Diesel engines, pumps and braking systems Workshops
- Fuel injection, electrical, Pneumatics and Hydraulics
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N3 Mechanotechnology, Mathematics, 1991 - 1993

Engineering Drawing, Engineering Science Durban Technical College
N4 Mechanotechnics, Mathematics
Engineering Science, Electrotechnics
N5 Mechanotechnics, Power Machines,
Electrotechnics, Strengths of Materials & Structures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Progressive career with the Spare Parts Manufacturing Company, one of South Africa’s leading
private engineering companies established in 1951. We have taken pride in creating a reputation as a
highly respected and successful organisation within the general and precision engineering field.

Spare Parts Manufacturing produces a variety of products including “one off” designs for single
manufactured items, or spares to the manufacturing of special purpose machinery.

This operation includes the machining, fabrication and assembling of all the required components.

All of our work is handled with pride and the end result is inspected by our stringent Quality Control
Department. This has been recognized with accreditation in 1995 by Lloyds Register Quality
Assurance as complying with ISO 9002.

Engineering Workshop Manager / Director and Shareholder

► Manage a workforce of 22 Artisans; 6 apprentices, one Quality Controller and 20 Artisan Aides.
► Manage a large, specialised workshop with the following equipment and plant capacity:
o Centre Lathe
Swing: 1800mm Length: 10 000mm Mass: 15,000 kg

o Vertical Boring Mills

Swing: 3900mm Height: 2000mm Mass: 10,000 kg

o Horizontal Boring Mills (1,5 m² table)

Cross: 2000mm Longitudinal: 1900mm Vertical: 1700mm

o Milling and Planing

Length: 6000mm Width: 2000mm Height: 2000mm

o Surface Grinding

Length: 2750mm Width: 500mm Height: 500mm

o Drilling

Radial arm: 1500mm Drill size: 100mm

o CNC Lathes
Swing: 560mm Length: 2000mm between centres

► Responsible for general machining and machine building projects for customers such as:

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o Paper industry Mondi Paper and Sappi Saiccor
o Petrochemical Industry Engen and Sapref
o Rubber Industry Dunlop and Wayne Rubber
o Drum Manufacturing Grief and Rheems SA
o Sugar Industry Huletts Refinery
o Aluminium Industry Hulamin and BHP Billiton
o Shipping Elgin Brown and Hammer & Dormac

► Custom built several machines such as:

o Plodder Refiners - soap manufacture
o Bailing Press - paper industry
o Bulk Strapper - aluminium industry
o Grooving Machine - bearing industry

► Example of machine manufacture project: Pre-cure Press Machine (2004)

Client and Value Wayne Rubber – R3.75 million

Client required a new press to double their export production.

Project details  Supervised 50 staff for duration of project – 5 months

 Managed entire scope of project from ordering all steel and consumables,
to fabrication, installation and commissioning.

Scope of Work  Custom built a pre-cure press to meet demand for retread tyres for the
export market.
 The press weighed 100 tons and measured 11m in length.

REFERENCES

Eddie van Vuuren M D - Spare Parts Manufacturing Company Cell: +27 82 557 6202
E-mail: sparepar@iafrica.com
Fred Davidson CEO - Spare Parts Manufacturing Company Tel: +27 31 312 6937

Harry Simpson Mechanical Engineer – Grief and Rheems SA Cell: +27 83 540 265
E-mail: harry.simpson@grief.com
John Thornton Production Supervisor, LHM Marthinusen Tel: +27 32 205 7211
E-mail: johnt@lhm.co.za

Further details and certificates available on request

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