Thinavhuyo Hope Mutswaletswale-Sepagela

I was born and raised in the rural village in Thohoyandou Venda, Limpopo province. I am a married woman and a mother of two girls and two boys. I like cooking, baking, traveling, reading novels and playing with my kids. I do respect myself and others. I am an extrovert person and I like to interact with people of different diversity. I have a very good sense of humor and I always put a smile on people faces. I am a born again Christian and I don't criticize other beliefs. 

I am a qualified Electrician with an underground Trackless experience on Trackless Mobile Machines, 5 years experience working as a Supervisor Control Room supervising 20 Control Room Operators and 5 Data Clerks. I have worked as a Maintenance Planner since 2020 December and I am still working as a Maintenance Officer at Barberton Mines Limited. Safety is my first priority at all times and I am responsible for my own safety and safety of my colleagues as well as everyone around me. I am a hardworking person and I have good analytical, problem solving, listening, decision making, root cause failure analysis, computer and CMMS skills. I have worked on Pragma Onkey 5, Maximo, Maxxess, SAP and DMS maintenance systems. Communication is the key for me to perform my daily duties. I prioritize my daily duties. All urgent and critical tasks are always my first priority. I involve the team in order to gather the information for me to be able to do proper maintenance planning. Above all, I have 13 years working experience in the gold mining industry. 

I have acquired the following qualifications:

Matric Certificate (Grade 12)

N4 in Electrical Engineering and currently busy with N5 and N6 outstanding subjects. 

Electrical Trade Certificate with 3 years of apprenticeship. 

Maintenance Planning Certificates

Higher Certificate in Law