DAVID BANDA

Mbizo, Kwe Kwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe **263

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SUMMARY

A highly skilled and adaptable construction worker with twenty-seven years’ experience in the industry. Methodical in approach with a good head for figures and measurements. Enthusiastic in nature with an emphasis on following projected plans, meeting targets and exceeding expectation. I have vast experience in piping, fabrication and installation of stainless steel and carbon, heavy metal fabrication, plant installation and structural steel erection. I have done advanced single subject diplomas. I have worked on gold, chrome, diamond, cooper, iron and steel plants. I have worked on mines on surface and underground. I have done shaft equipment and have erected single and double compartment head gears. I have installed winding machines of various sizes and makes, single and double drum hoists. I have used all boiler shop equipment and machinery. I have managed projects, supervisory level. I have managed a machine shop on all machining and fitting jobs. I am motivated and l value hard work to achieve goals. I have strong aspirations to establish a career due to my zeal for creativity in fabrication engineering and initiation in team work. I am capable of achieving good service, individually and in a team set.

HIGHLIGHTS

Piping blue print proficiency

heavy metal fabrication project management

Plant assembling exceptional problem solver

Structural steel organized and detail-oriented

Planned preventative maintenance Project management

Managerial decisions

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Held a 100% success rate on assigned projects

Project management, planning, organizing, leading and controlling

Trained and Mentored over 80 construction workers, assistants, apprentices and general laborers.

Equipment maintenance and machine repair

Performed routine maintenance on as-needed basis

Supervised project production efforts to ensure projects were completed to company standards, on time and within budgets managing projects from start till completion within stipulated time frames.

Plant installation/assembling, including double and single drum winders.

Pipe fitting/ laying. (Petroleum, water, acid)

Heavy metal fabrication and structural erection

Surface and underground mining equipment.

EXPERIENCE

SITE MANAGER

ADVANCED FIRE FIXED SYSTEMS

October 2017 to February 2018

In charge of site at Zimasco Kwe Kwe division

Fire suppression system - gas

Fire suppression system - foam

Installation of water sprinkler system

WORKSHOP MANAGHER

YAGDEN ENGINEERING

26 April-Oct0ber 2017

Joined Matabeleland Engineering T/A Yagden, as a Boilermaker artisan and rose to Workshop Manager in 5 months

Administration of the workshops

Responsible for the running of both machine shop and boiler shop workshops

Quality control

Quotations and estimations

Organizing materials

Managerial decisions in the running of the business

Reporting to the Director

WORKSHOP MANAGER

09 May 2016 up to 08 November 2016 (Company closed down due to Low business)

CALTRANS INVESTMENT

Administration of the workshop activities on day to day running of the company

Drawing up training programs for semi-skilled personnel in the workshop

Negotiations with customers

Drawing up daily schedules for the workshop personnel

Running around seeking new clients

Ensuring safety implementation and adherence

Quality control

Customer care

Managing projects

Fulfillment of statutory requirements

Appraisals for the workshop crew

Promotion of team spirit

Hydraulics

Safe operating procedures

And safe use of boiler shop and machine shop equipment

Workshop Manager

01 September 2015 up to 08 MAY 2016

Advanced Mining Solutions

In charge of the machine shop and boiler shop

Adhere to all Organizational Vision, Values, and Code of Conduct

Recruiting, training and retention of a qualified and motivated team.

Continual monitoring of processes and implement productivity improvements.

Ensure adherence and improve quality using organization standards and guidelines.ie SOP's, ISO Documentation

Regulate item inventory and labor documentation. Monitor, analyze, correct, and track results.

Provide job expectations and training to staff: planning, monitoring, and appraising job outcomes, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees using organization policies and procedures.

Ensure production and customer demands are met by scheduling and assigning proper personnel; establish priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting the results of the processing flow on shift production summaries daily.

Purchase or request tooling, supplies, or capital equipment necessary to perform tasks.

Monitor time, attendance, vacations, team punctuality and labor tracking to control labor costs.

Ensure all safety policies, procedures and training is strictly enforced.

Champion and enforce 5s and Lean Management Programs.

Timely communication with all departments to maintain order flow.

Ensure Operation of all equipment by calling for repairs and evaluating new equipment and techniques

Other duties and tasks as assigned

WORKSHOP MANAGER

September 2013 to September 2015

Caltrans Engineering

resources and consumables.

Analyze and resolve work problems and assist workers in solving work problems.

Work with the Manager to troubleshoot fabrication issues to find the cause, help resolve the issue, and prevent reoccurrence Coordinate and assign job orders between the fabrication shop team.

Analyze work orders to estimate worker hours and create fabrication schedules that meet both internal and external needs.

Lead and guide the team to meet safety, quality, productivity, delivery and efficiency goals.

Lead, train, develop and mentor employees.

Manage multiple projects and consistently achieve deadlines.

Enforce organized systems for tasks, storage, inventory, etc.

Assist in accurately forecasting labor for jobs and/or projects.

Monitor volume of production, record material usage and requirements.

Part procurement, inventory tracking and control.

Manage.

Develops, recommends and implements measures to improve fabrication methods and quality of product.

Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment and processes to increase efficiency of shop, department or work crew.

Follow safety rules and procedures in the shop.

Deal directly with customers for deliveries.

Continual ideas and/or improvement suggestions for the company’s success.

Work with and report to Senior Leadership Team on all Shop Responsibilities and Production

Collaborate with other internal departments for shared information and best practices

Interface with Q.C. department

Manage and coordinate production schedules as needed within department

WORKSHOP MANAGER

January 2013 to August 2013

MAFUTA MINE

1.Providing technical direction in order to optimize on maintenance efficiencies and performance.

2. Developing and implementing strategies to achieve world class reliability and availability of equipment for production purposes.

3. Managing and ensuring that scheduled maintenance work on all equipment is performed to the highest standards.

4. Managing, supervising and evaluating sub-contracted service suppliers

5. Managing and supervising and coordinating the daily work activities of a team of tradesmen in order to maintain a high standard of operational and services on plant and equipment.

6. Ensuring daily forecast maintenance targets are met.

7. Managing the inventory of critical spares materials to ensure operations are not significantly impacted by non-maintenance of plant and equipment due to non-availability of spares.

8. Carrying out analysis of maintenance work content and development of work order documentation.

9. Providing inspection, evaluation, and oversight on work performed by maintenance crews.

10. Demonstrating leadership in Safety, Health and Environment through personal behaviors and conversations, and ensuring that the Plant and Workshop team report all SHE incidents and participate in SHE initiatives.

11. Providing clear expectations on performance in SHE through setting objectives in SHE for all employees and contractors

12. Ensuring compliance with relevant statutory requirement and legislation.

13. Leading continuous improvement initiatives and provide technical knowledge and support to improve maintenance and productivity efficiencies.

14. Developing and mentoring employees to ensure a pool of skilled employees are available.

15. Working closely and managing the procurement function to ensure adequate supply and maintenance of insurance spares and equipment

16. Implementing employee performance management processes to ensure optimum employee performance, in order to identify and remedy substandard performance and behavior.

INCHARGE-PIPING

August 2012 to November 2012

Active Measure Limited-Chambishi Metals, Zambia

Installation of stainless steel piping

Fitting reducers, T pieces, valves, flow meters

Installation of heat exchangers

Passivation

Fabricating stands and supports

Making punch lists

Pressure testing lines to design pressure capacities

commissioning

PROJECTS – SITE INCHARGE

March 2012 to August 2012

Pistol Engineering-Orapa & Jwaneng, Botswana

Managerial decisions

In charge of workshop activities

Overseeing site projects

Installation of ore chutes

Modification of feed chutes

Fabrication of velocity breaking chutes

Fabrication and installation of settling zones

Installation of impact idlers complete with frames

INCHARGE-WORKSHOPS

June 2011 to March 2012

De Wet drilling technologies-Gaborone, Botswana

Was in charge of day to day running of the workshop

Organizing all the material and human resources for the jobs

Planning, organizing, leading and controlling

Repairing trucks and fuel bowsers

Made a service truck

Did pipe work

Fabricated different items for use at different sites

Fabricated items for drill rigs, the elephant and rhino types

Modifications on small vehicles

Piping Foreman

January 2011 to June 2011

S.M.E.I.-JWANENG, BOTSWANA

In charge of piping crew on the Debswana cut 8 project

Did diesel one stop piping

Blue print interpretation

Laid cap stones and installed pipes

Did water pipe line and the required color codes

Did safety meetings and risk assessments before work commencement

SITE MANAGER

January 2008 to Dec 2010

Fraser Alexander—Jwaneng and Francis town, Botswana

In charge of management and maintenance of slimes dam

Even distribution of slime to promote good beach freeboard to enhance decanting

Repaired gullies, cracks, access roads, ramps, gouged walls, base roads etc.

Fixed rat holes

Serviced cat walks, platforms and the jet float

Opened and closed penstock rings (decanting)

Installed road sings

Sleeved the penstock tower

Carried out weekly inspections and logged down as per statutory requirement

Depth penetration tests

Deposition plans and methods of deposition

Controlled seepage

Fabricated and installed the penstock tower

INCHARGE-SITE

Marc 2007 to January 2008

C.U.L-Jwaneng, Botswana

In charge of piping and heavy metal fabrication

Installed water pipelines in workshops, conveyors and parking places`

Made spool pieces and fitted valves, hose reels, fire hydrants

Made chutes, head and feed, for the scrubbing plant and installed them

Fabricated conveyor stringers

ORE TEAM SUPERVISOR

January 1997 to March 2007

Casmyn global resources, Turk mine, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

UNDERGROUND

Installed pump columns (T-pieces, bends, pipe clamps)

Made Shepard crooks and palm bolts for UG support

Constructed pump stations underground

Installed charging bays (Loco bays)

Maintenance of underground fleet, air loaders, locomotives, coco pans

Fabricated coco pans, tipping skips and tipping paths-camel backs and man ridding skips

Installation of underground hoist

Fabrication and installation of underground conveyors complete with feed chutes, vibro feeders and fluxes

Fabricated collar sets, shaft doors, runners and installed

Stands for shaft bells and electrical starter boxes

Organizing spares for the 1,5t piccanin locomotives, 12B air loaders, LM37 air loaders, air lifter pumps and other equipment

Installation of submersible pumps to dewater the shaft

Built up worn out loco shafts and machined to size

Maintenance of underground fleet to reduce down time

PLANTS

Fabricated various chutes, double feeding chutes

Worked on crushers, gyro sphere

Made and installed counter weighted scrappers and installed them

Repaired vibrating screens

Made frames for mounting magnets for conveyors

Made surge bins and installed them

Made conveyor stringers and used Jim poles to install

Made feed spouts, trammel screen and mill rating for ball mill

Made scrapping buckets for feeding ore on the grizzlies

Made filter pots

Made head and tail pulleys and installed

Installed VD12 vibrating screens and made distribution boxes and trash screens

Fabricated hand rails, platforms, gantries, columns and beams and installed

Made carbon inter stage baskets for C.I.L. plant

Made sower boxes and installed emergence showers in the plant

Did Planned Preventative maintenance

Installation of spindle pumps and spillage pumps

WORKSHOPS

Was responsible for electrical, mechanical and boilermaker crews

Was in charge of equipment and machinery like the GA 250 compressors, slurry and clear water pumps, air and water reticulation systems and gen sets

Did welding repairs on all types of metals

Made water traps for air lines

Made cousin jack boxes for underground and Fabricated pump stations piping

Built up worn out shafts for machining

Maintenance of air and water reticulation pipes.

Fabricated pipe reducers (centric & eccentric), ‘’y” pieces, “T” pieces, tapered lobster back bends

Repaired trucks, changed flooring plates and side doors

Made guards for electric motors and coupling guards

Fabricated extraction fans and installed them

Upgraded Sala pump and submersible jackets

HOISTS AND HEAD GEARS

Serviced head gear HD bolts and the rest of the head gear

Made cheek plates and welded onto the inside of the drum flanges to correct rope coiling

Correction of fleet angle on the drum

Lining of sheave wheel and the hoist drum

Installed safety devices (slack rope, over and under wind limit switches)

Installed hoists from foundation

Artisan Boilermaker

January 1996 to Dec 1996

C.E.C PVT LTD – Kwe Kwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe

Did structural steel work

Fabricated purlins, cleats, side cladding rails

Fabricated beams and columns

Fabricated base plates and rafters

Workshop Charge hand

June 1995 to Dec 1995

Van Gopal Engineering- Gweru, Midlands, Zimbabwe

Fabricated air ducting

Did maintenance on structures

Made ladles for molten steel

Made conical molders

Did stainless steel pipework

CHARGE HAND

January 1995 to June 1995

G&W Steel fabrication- Gweru, Midlands, Zimbabwe

Fabricated suction and delivery manifolds and all the required piping for pump station (big diameter)

Made sheave wheels’ c/w platforms for head gears

Made platforms, base plates, and railing, side kick plates and brides for Lonely mine

Fabricated water bowsers

Fabricated double beam overhead cranes

Made pulleys and belt tensioners

Made structures for green houses

APPRENTICE & BOILERMAKER ARTISAN

January 1988 to September 1992

Zisco steel Pvt Ltd – Redcliff, Midlands-Zimbabwe

Trained in the use of tools, marking out and cutting

Pipe development methods, (radial, triangulation and parallel line)

Fabrication and installation

Interpretation of blue print

Decision making and application of concepts

Welding of ferrous and nonferrous metals

Welding technology, MIG, TIG, MMA, Co2 etc.

Structural steel fabrication, piping and heavy metal fabrication

Use of boiler shop tools, machines and equipment

Made rail frames for boogies

Repairs on continuous casting bows

Made repairs on lime kiln, blowers and welded pins on ton dishes

Made liner plates for ore skip

Repairs on steel convertors and scoops

Made cutes and conveyor frames

Did maintenance on plants

Did maintenance on iron and steel blast furnace

Modified cooper’s stoves

CHARGE HAND

September 1992 to January 1993

Eureka Pvt Ltd-Kwe Kwe, Midlands-Zimbabwe

Made man ridding conveyance skips for mines

Made water jackets

Made septic tanks for El Bateman

Smoke hoods for Zim alloys

Carbon tanks for Tabex mine

Ore bins and discharge chutes for Zisco steel sinter plant

Attributes

I am a dedicated and honest worker who can work under pressure and without supervision or monitoring. An enthusiastic, motivated, self-confident and creative worker who is eager to learn/explore new things with an unwavering commitment to service excellence.

EDUCATION

SINGLE SUBJECT DIPLOMA-PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2009

SUPA BRAIN COLLEGE-JWANENG, BOTSWANA

Single subject diploma in project management

Planning and scheduling

Managing work and costs

Nature and organization of project management

Computers and project management

The financial and commercial framework

NATIONAL CRAFT CERTIFICATE-EAVY METAL FABRICATION 1988

BULAWAYO POLYTECNICAL COLLEGE-BULAWAYO, MATEBELELAND-ZIMBABWE

Craft theory and related studies - credit

Drawing and development - distinction

Course work assessment - credit

REFERENCES

MR. WILLARD MAJONI

(PROJECT MANAGER CASYMYN MINING)

+263*********

MR WILLIE ERASMUS

(CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SENATE)

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MR ADRIES CILLIERS

PROJECT MANAGER DEWET DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES

+267********

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MR NYASHA MAJONI

(RESIDENT ENGINEER CASMYN GLOBAL RESOURCES)

+263*********/+263*********

NHAMO ZINYAKE

(MD-N.Z. ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)

P.O. BOX 82288

MOLAPO CROSSING

GABORONE +267******** / +267*******/+267********

Mr. Simon Dzoro

(PROJECTS ENGINEER-ZIMASCO KWE KWE)

+263*********

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