J O H A N N E S J D E B R U Y N
Durban
Summary
Dynamic Workshop Manager with extensive experience at Ruvuma Coal, excelling in fleet management and machine fault finding. Proven track record in optimizing service schedules and enhancing team performance through effective training and coaching. Adept at crisis handling and strategic planning, ensuring high-quality repairs and maintenance of earthmoving equipment.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Workshop Manager
Ruvuma Coal
Paridiso
02.2022 - 12.2025
- Manage all workshop staff and inspect quality of work
- Work with service schedule to see the people is doing correct services
- Attend meetings production meetings
- And do parts quantity checks and order parts
- Assist in fault finding, assemble and disassemble of earthmoving machines
- Planning services and repairs
- Work out rotation of mechanics and expats
Workshop Manager
ZF Mining
Mali
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Manage all workshop staff and inspect quality of work
- Work with service schedule to see the people is doing correct services
- Attend meetings with the customer on site
- And do parts quantity checks and order parts
- Assist in fault finding
- Planning services and repairs
Fleet Manager
DRC Fleet Manager DEM Group
Congo
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Assist the mine team on faults on all excavators and dumper trucks (EX1200-6 and EH1100-3)
- Knowledge of Hitachi software
- Fault finding on machines
- EX1800-6 EXCAVOR
- Planning services and repairs
Maintenance Superintendent
MCSC
Congo
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Managing and coordinating the following key areas:
- Ordering of Parts
- Distributing Work to Mechanics
- Doing Availability Reports and Standby Rosters
- Doing Service Schedule and leave Schedule
- Maintenance of Bell and Cat 745 ADT AND EXCAVATORS Equipment on the Mine
- Attending Equipment Breakdowns
- Repair of Mechanical Work on Bell and CAT Machines
- Repair of Hydraulic Work on Bell and CAT Machines
Supervisor
CSC
Kolwezi
06.2016 - 10.2017
- Managing and coordinating the following key areas:
- Doing quotations for customers
- Site visits to the customers
- In charge of all activities at the Kolwezi Branch
- Checking fuel consumption on vehicles
- Handle the petty cash
- Arranging jobs that need to be done for Field service
- Warranty Claims on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Ordering of Parts
- Job costing
- Distributing Work to Mechanics
- Availability Reports and Standby Rosters
- Service Schedule and Rotation Schedule
- Doing and Working out Training Schedules
- Maintenance of Bell and Liebherr Earthmoving Equipment on the Mine
- Attending Equipment Breakdowns
- Product Work
- Repair of Mechanical Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Repair of Hydraulic Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
Site Foreman
Bell Equipment DRC
Congo
02.2013 - 06.2016
- Managing and coordinating the following key areas:
- Opening and Closing of Jobs
- Warranty Claims on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Ordering of Parts
- Job costing
- Distributing Work to Mechanics
- Availability Reports and Standby Rosters
- Service Schedule and Rotation Schedule
- Doing and Working out Training Schedules
- Maintenance of Bell and Liebherr Earthmoving Equipment on the Mine
- Attending Equipment Breakdowns
- Product Work
- Repair of Mechanical Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Repair of Hydraulic Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
Workshop Hands on Foreman/Supervisor
Bell Equipment DRC
Lubumbashi
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Distributing Work to Mechanics
- Availability Reports and Standby Rosters
- Service Schedule and Rotation Schedule
- Doing and Working out Training Schedules
- Maintenance of Bell and Liebherr Earthmoving Equipment on the Mine
- Attending Equipment Breakdowns
- Product Work
- Repair of Mechanical Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Repair of Hydraulic Work on Bell and Liebherr Machines
- Component rebuilds
- Train local mechanics and apprentice mechanics
Field Service Mechanic
Bell Equipment
Umhlali
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Maintenance of various bell earthmoving equipment in the field
- Attending equipment breakdowns
- Repair of Mechanical Work
- Repair of Hydraulic Work
- Component rebuild
Field Service Mechanic
Bell Equipment
Johannesburg
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Maintenance of various bell earthmoving equipment in the field
- Attending equipment breakdowns
- Repair of Mechanical Work
- Repair of Hydraulic Work
- Component rebuild
Education
R976 Liebherr excavator
Bell Equipment
Lubumbashi, DRC06.2016
Bell ADT B50D, Bell TLB315SG, All Bell Machines, Bell 820 Kato Excavator, Bell 2606/2706D FEL, Bomag Single Vario control and Tandem Roller, Large ADT Course, Fault finding on Bell machines
Bell Equipment
Jet Park, South Africa08.2015
Basic Electrical, Basic Hydraulic, Bell 850J Dozers, Controller Programming - Cancomm, Programmer, Service Advisor, AFA (Applied failure analysis), Allison doc (Allison transmission program)
Bell Equipment
Richards Bay, South Africa06.2013
Grade 12 Senior Certificate -
Johannesburg technical college
Johannesburg, South AfricaSkills
- Fleet Management
- Machine Fault Finding & Repairs
- Task Coordination
- Staff Management
- Maintenance Management & Planning
- Repair of Mechanical Work
- Repair of Hydraulic Work
- Crisis Handling
- Conflict & Query Resolution
- Training & Coaching
- Machine Report Writing
- Workforce Planning & Scheduling
- Process Improvement
- Change Control
- Time Management
- Customer Service
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Failure analyses
- Assemble and disassemble machines
- Management of staff
- SYSTEMS
- Pastel
- MS Office
- Hitachi diagnostic tools
- Diagnostic Tools for Liebherr Earthmoving equipment
- Diagnostic Tools for Bell Earthmoving equipment
References
- Ryan Wienand, Director, +255762667760
- Zander Swart, Workshop Manager, +27727999011 (available on WhatsApp)
- Tinus Maree, +27722874865
- Pieter Janse van Niewenhuizen, +27769422010
Systems
- Pastel
- MS Office
- Hitachi Diagnostic Tools
- Diagnostic Tools for Liebherr Earthmoving Equipment (Lidos, Lindiag)
- Diagnostic Tools for Bell Earthmoving Equipment (Cancomm, Programming, Service Advisor, Allison doc)
Timeline
Workshop Manager
Ruvuma Coal
02.2022 - 12.2025
Workshop Manager
ZF Mining
01.2020 - 12.2020
Fleet Manager
DRC Fleet Manager DEM Group
05.2018 - 12.2019
Maintenance Superintendent
MCSC
12.2017 - 03.2018
Supervisor
CSC
06.2016 - 10.2017
Site Foreman
Bell Equipment DRC
02.2013 - 06.2016
Workshop Hands on Foreman/Supervisor
Bell Equipment DRC
01.2010 - 01.2013
Field Service Mechanic
Bell Equipment
01.2008 - 01.2010
Field Service Mechanic
Bell Equipment
01.2003 - 01.2008
R976 Liebherr excavator
Bell Equipment
Bell ADT B50D, Bell TLB315SG, All Bell Machines, Bell 820 Kato Excavator, Bell 2606/2706D FEL, Bomag Single Vario control and Tandem Roller, Large ADT Course, Fault finding on Bell machines
Bell Equipment
Basic Electrical, Basic Hydraulic, Bell 850J Dozers, Controller Programming - Cancomm, Programmer, Service Advisor, AFA (Applied failure analysis), Allison doc (Allison transmission program)
Bell Equipment
Grade 12 Senior Certificate -
Johannesburg technical college