mechanical and lubrication technician

Location:

Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

Salary:

US$1000

Posted:

October 06, 2017

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Resume:

Mr. Alois Zigah

Box GD *** Greendale,harare Zimbabwe

**********@*****.***

Marital status. Married

Gender. Male

Languages. English,shona,

Cellphone +263********* Date of Birth. 2 August 1978

Nationality Zimbabwean.

Objective

●To secure a challenging position as a mechanical/lubrication professional in an evergrowing equal opportuniy organization.

Summary

●Flexible and well organised mechanical and lubrication professional with over 15 years experience within cement,mining,chemical and heavy manufacturing industries.Have a successful background in machinery and equipment manufacture, maintenance,optimisation and installation,and use of manual and air lubricant dispensing equipment.Possess strong analytical,problem solving,leadership and communication skills.Able to work on own initiative with minimal or no supervision and as part of a team to achieve set results.Strong passion for Health,safety and environmental practices.

Competencies

●Project Management

●Risk Management

●Cost Control

●Maintenance Planning

●ISO Internal Auditing

●Management Reporting

●Advaced Plant downtime analysis

●People Management

●SHE Awareness

●Contract Management

●Route Cause Analysis

●Computer literacy(CMMS,SAGE X3,SAP,MS Project, Lotus Notes,Coswin,Maximo,TIG X5)

Career history

January 2017 to April 2017 Tobacco Processors of Zimbabwe

Maintenance Technician(reporting to Mr.M.Mashanga,line 1 Mechanical superintendent)

●Off season maintenance of fines and stems leaf processing equipment that included winnowers, fans,duct pipework, sawtooth conveyors,screw conveyors, conveyor preparation,splicing,installations and bonding.

April 2013 to 2016 LafargeHolcim cement Zimbabwe

Supervising Mechanica&Lubrication Technician/Planner/inspector(reporting to Mr. Wilshire Marange,Methods Manager)

●Responsible for the lubrication of all plant equipment and generally contributing to the development and implementation of health and safety programmes in line with Lafarge policy.

●Duties included detection of possible anomalies observed on the equipment while lubrication is carried out and report such to the Methods Manager.

●Monitoring the consumption of oils and greases for each equipment, taking lubricant samples from time to time as per sampling schedule for analysis purpose, preparation and following of a lubrication register for each equipment.

●Housekeeping and safety of plant and premises.

●Writing daily, weekly and monthly lubrication reports.

●Ensuring proper operations of automatic lube systems and maintenance of such equipment.

●Repairs and troubleshooting of faults on lubrication systems of reclaimers,stackers,ball mill girth gears, kiln girth gears and rider rings, screw conveyor hanger bearings, ball mill trunions etc.

●Responsible for safe storage and disposal of used/dirty rags and lubricant containers,used oil disposal, updating or editing the lubrication software/schedule and master plan.

●Coaching,mentoring and supervision of,mobile equipment operators;reclaimer operator,stacker operator,lubricators and fitters.

●Servicing and test operation of mobile equipment hydraulics and pneumatics;reclaimer,stacker,crane,front end loader.

●Inspection,condition monitoring and planning using sage x3,lotus and maintelligence software tools.

April 2012 to April 2013 Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe

Maintenance fitter(reporting to Mr.Luckson Murahwa,Mechanical Supervisor)

●Test operation,Overhaul,maintenance,servicing and condition monitoring of jaw and hydro cone crushers, ball and coal mills, kiln and kiln equipment,screw,plate,trolley and belt conveyors, bucket and screw elevators,stacker,reclaimer,haver bag loading machine, multistage and single stage pumps, atlas compressors, Cummins generators, gearboxes and overhead cranes.

●Preparations and installation of white metal(journal/shoe) bearings on ball mills,electric motors,kiln rollers.

January 2011 to April 2012 Kadoma Magnesite mine

Resident engineer;underground mining, crushing and screening plant(reporting to Mr.E Muguti,Mine Manager).

●Responsible for crossfuntional people management, mine health and safety practices and awareness, mechanical and electrical equipment installations and modifications,

●projects budgeting, cost control and management,labour loading, spares management and purchasing, monitoring spares reorder levels,

●overseeing maintenance of head gear, underground ventilation systems and equipment, mobile equipment, village water and sanitation systems, underground dewatering.

●Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly production and engineering reports for the mine manager,

●monitoring electricity consumption, control and costing.

January 2010 to January 2011 Kadoma Magnesite Mine

Engineering Supervisor;diesel plant workshop, boilershop, electrical workshop and machine shop(reporting to Mr.Mukombiwa,Production Foreman).

●Supervision and coordination of fitter/turners, electricians, boilermakers and diesel plant fitters. Overseeing fabrication works, surface and underground maintenance works, new installations, electrical power repairs and installations, scheduling planning and procurement of spares.

●Mobile equipment management.

●Working on Heights and confined spaces

●Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all mechanical equipment in the department, ensuring that the equipment complies with Original Equipment Manufacturer specifications and acceptable engineering standards.

●conducting Root Cause failure analysis and recommend remedial action

●controlling and improving the preventative maintenance system, including conducting routine time based inspections to improve plant efficiencies.

●Ensuring the availability of sufficient spares and maintain standby equipment in the correct condition.

●Solid understanding and experience in hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, chain conveyors, boilers, bearings, couplings,drawings (development; interpretation),

●basic welding

●Accountable for the planning of work,quality of workmanship and the productive use of personnel in the Engineering department.

●Interaction with other engineering Companies and other departments to ensure coordination and cooperation so that the business meets its objectives

●responsible for the adherence to safety procedures and safe operation of plant,equipment and jobs under my control.

●Conducting risk reviews and effectively plan tasks pointing out potentially unsafe practices, conditions and equipment to my superiors and improve them.

●Maintaining housekeeping standards in the workshops and offices in my area.

●Ensuring compliance with OHSAct within department.

●responsible for the upkeep of all records as determined by the Mine Manager and Company policy and procedures.

●Responsible for maintaining discipline in the department, initiate and chair disciplinary hearings.

●Planning, leading, organising and controlling activities of team and taking definitive action on non-compliance

●Training and development of staff (including on the job training),

●conducting performance reviews and one on one meetings.

January 2006 to December 2009 Xstrata Ferrochrome Lydernburg South Africa

Workshop Technician;(reporting to Mr.Boshoff,Machineshop Engineer).

●Operator for various machines,lathe,milling,boring,shaping,grinding,broaching,lapping,etc

●Spare components assembly.

●Reading autocad drawings,blue prints and machining as per drawings.

January 2002 to December 2002 minerals marketing cooperation of Zimbabwe

Project supervisor;mechanical roasting plant(reporting to Mr.Mushoriwa,Plant Engineer).

●Installations of elution boilers, agitators, crushers, warman pumps, dtv pumps, slimes dam piping and compressors

●Advising on and guiding maintenance section in the solving of complex technical problems

●Safe project execution, reading project programme and assisting Project Manager to identify contractor delays and stumbling blocks to ensure consistent project progress.

●Performing project management and Contract Management.

●Recommending maintenance related enhancements.

●Rendering technical advice or support.

●Executing and evaluating the effectiveness of modifications

●Attending to equipment caring and personnel safety.

January 2003 to December 2005 Zimchem Refineries

Mechanical Technician-Tar Plant(reporting to Mr.Masvaya,Plant Engineer).

●Overhaul and maintenance of gear pumps, installation of mechanical seals, fueling equipment and piping

●Maintenance of Cochrane fire tube boilers.

January 1997 to December 2001 Sable Chemicals

Apprentice-fitter machinist

Acting Maintenance Fitter

Maintenance Fitter-Boiler House(reporting to Mr.D Kandengwa,Section 1 Charge hand).

●Overhaul and maintenance of Cochrane 12 tone fire tube boilers and boiler equipment, boiler feed water pumps, forced and induced draught fans, safety relief valves, chain grate stockers, variable speed gearboxes and economizers

Maintenance Fitter-water treatment plant(reporting to Mr.D Kandengwa)

●Overhaul and maintenance of cooling towers, cooling tower fans, double volute pumps, floculators, sand filters

Maintenance Fitter-Ammonium Nitrate Plant(reporting to Mr.D Kandengwa)

●Overhaul and maintenance of fischbein bag stitching machines, sulzer compressors, quiri compressors, ingersol rand compressors, waste- heat exchangers, ksb pumps.

Professional training

●4 years apprenticeship training as fitter machinist.

●City and guilds technician certificate in production engineering.

●National certificate in machine shop engineering.

●B-tech honors degree in industrial and manufacturing engineering.

●Supervisory Management Certificate.

●Project Management Certificate.

In-house training and tasks

●Machinery lubrication technician course from Institute of Machinery Lubrication

●Safety Chairman at Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe

●Safety Coordinator at Zimchem Refineries

Education