C URR ICULU M V ITAL
F EL IX K ANGWA,
H OUSE N O 04,
M ARU LA,
ORAPA,
BOTSWANA..
1)EXPERTISE
F ifteen(15)years working experience as an Art isan in the copper mining industry
(ZCCM) and Mopani Copper M ines in zambia, 0pen cast diamond mines
orapa,letlhakane,jwaneny in Botswana in wide range of Heavy Duty Machinery.Iam highly
experience in my t rade and I have a pleasant and cheerful personality.Iam dedicated to my
work and am always willing to work extra miles with my employer. I have a proven record of
accomplishment,work in a team environment to set goals for quality and adhere to health
and safety regulation.
2)ACADEM IC .
1991-1995 :Attained Grade Twelve(form 5)and obtain a School Certificate at
C hamboli Secondary School in Kitwe.
1996-1998 :Attained Heavy Equipment Repair at Nchanga T rades I nstitute(MPD)
a nd obtain a CRAFT CERT I F ICATE I N H EAVY EQU IP M ENT REPAIR.
3)AWARDS
Y EAR 1999:Awards an Advanced Certificate in F i rst Aid M i ning.
Y EAR 2001:In possession of clean D r iving License of Motor Vehicle.
YEAR 2003:Awarded a certificate in TORO 400D Technical T raining
Course by Sandvik Tamrock (south Africa).
YEAR 2005:Winner of General Managers Awards in the year 2005 with CAT
B ARLOWS,Zambia.
YEAR 2006:Awarded a caterpilla r w r ist watch by underground Manager
M opani Copper M ines(SOB)as a Token of appreciation for being bravery
a nd using initiative.(Saved man’s life)appeared in Barloworld Employee
M agazine.Title”Felix makes us proud”,its publicity is in South Africa.
Y EAR 2001:Rehabilitation of F ront and Rear Bogies of a front End Loader
T oro-301e.g C ent re H i tch.
YEAR 2005: Complete Rehabilitation and Overhaul of Cat Elphinstone-R
1300 and 1600.
5)PERSONAL DATA.
-Age:38yrs Height:1.7 Weight:70kg Nationality: Zambian Healthy:
E xcellent M a r ital Status: Ma r r ied Recreation:Traveling,Reading,Weight
L ifting,Playing and Watching Football . Passport: ZN 177314 Religion:
C hr istian Gender: Male Cell: 77449975 and 74698653
-Am also involved in Cha ritable works and provides e.g clothes to less
p r ivilege in society or people in needy in letlhakane at L IG H T M I N ISTRY
C H URC H in conjunction w ith mma pastor and pastor( M rs and M r
m asoloko).
-A peer educated on H I V & A I DS and Barloworld committee member when
I w as w ith BARLOWORLD in zambia.
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6) WORK I NG EXPER I ENCE
6.0 CO MPANY:BELL EQU I P M E N T SALES I N GABORONE
P ER IOD:2013 D EC TO TODAY
P OSI T IO N:SEN IOR F I E L D SERV ICE M EC HAN ICS
Ca r rying out services,general maintenance,troubleshooting BEL L
m achines e.g BELL LOADERS L705
E,L1004D,L1204D &E,L1506D&E,L1706D,L2106E,L2606D,L2706E.
B ELL D U M P TR UCKS –B18B,B20B,B25D,B30B,B35D AND B40B.
B ELL GRADERS-870G &GP,670,and 770D&G.
B ELL EXCAVATOR-H D 830,1430,2045
B ELL L I EB H E RR EXCAVATOR- R964C and R974C
B ELL CRAWLER DOZERS- 750J and850J.
B ELL TRACTORS-1206,1766 2WD and 4WD,1226A,1226A & F,1866A &
1866A and F mark iii.
B EL L T I ER(3) WHEE L-220A 3.5T FOLK L I FT,120 FOLK L I F T 2.75 T,220A
V ERSA L I FT,125A LOGGER FOLK L I FT,220A CANE LOADER.
B EL L(BACK H OE LOADER) T LB-315 SJ and 315 SG.
B EL L ROL LERS- ATLAS 110 and PROTEC 110
B EL L BOMAG- BC 672,772RB.
B EL L CO MPACTOR- L 1706 C
6.1 COMPANY: B.K.ENG I N EER I NG LTD I N ORAPA
P ER IOD: 2012 OCTOBER TO NOV 2013
P OSI T IO N: H EAVY D U TY M EC HA N IC
Duties and Responsibilities
-Car ry out services,troubleshoots and general maintenance on Komatsu
m achines Graders Komatsu 675 and 825A,Wheel Dozer Komatsu 600 and
800,Track Dozer D 375A and D 475A.
-Car ry out machine major overhaul e.g Komatsu 645 Dump T r uck
E ngine(SAA 6D 170E) top overhaul,T rack Dozer D 475A complete overhaul.
-Car ry out daily,weekly,250 hours,500 hours,1000 hours and 2000 hours
services in accordance with Komatsu standards.
Ca r ry out daily machines audit.
6.2 CO MPANY: BELL EQU I P M E N T SECOND M E N T TO CHANTE TE
K ANSANSH I PROJECTS.
P ER IO D: 2010 NOV TO 2012 AUGUST
P OSI T IO N: F I E L D SERV ICE M EC HAN IC
Duties and Responsibilities
-Car ry out services,troubleshoots and general maintenance on BEL L
M AC H I N ES e.g B18 D Water buzzer, B 20 F uel buzzer,Dump T r ucks
B 20D,B25D,B40D and Excavators H D Kato 830,1430,2045 then Grader
670D,Excavator L I EB H ERR R 964C and R 974C.
-Conducting breakdowns and wor kshop repai rs.
-Repai rs and install major components on Bell machines.
-D isassembling and assembling control valves,hydraulic cylinders,final
d r ives.
-Major component change outs and repai rs.
-Receive,off load,audit,sign all paper work on behalf of Bell on new
m achines coming on site and handover to customer and or load old
m achines.
-Car ry out Foreman(Team Leader) duties when is out of the wor kshop or
o n off leave or study leave or company courses.
-Monitoring operations of the machines on site
-Car ry out daily machine audit.
-Contamination control before du ring and after every task is observed.
-Ensure safety of workmates,equipments and myself.
-Ordering spares for planned weekly schedules and follow ups spares for
b ack logs jobs.
-Car ry out also Elect ric jobs.
6.3 CO MPANY: KANSANSH I COPPER M I N ES OPEN P I T
P ER IOD:2009 APR IA L TO 2010 OCT
P OSI T IO N: H EAVY EQU I P M E N T REPA I R FORE MAN
-Duties and Responsibilities
-Supervising team technicians and helpers(T rade assistants)when
car rying out maintenance.
-Supervising services,troubleshoots,general maintenance,auditing,repai rs
a t the above mentioned mines on the following machines e.g. Komatsu PC
1250,Komatsu Dump T r ucks 785s,HD 1500 Dump T r ucts,GD Komatsu
825A,Cat F ront-end loaders 988g,834H and 992g;Caterpillar Grader
16H,14H and 140H;Caterpilla r Bull Dozer D10T,D10R, D9R;Hitachi F ront-
end loaders 170E and 290E;Bull Dozer Komatsu 375A, Komatsu Folk-lift
w heel loader(W H 716), Komatsu F ront-end Loader (W 500) and Babcock
E quipment (compactor)Bomag BW212D-40
-Car ryout daily machine audit and monthly machine safety audit.
-Monitoring operations of the machines.
-Open and close work order and generate wor k requests for the backlog
j obs
-Ordering spares for planned shutdowns and weekly schedules and ensure
safety of my work force and equipment.
-Contamination control before du ring and after every task is observed.
6.4 CO MPANY:BARLOWORLD EQU I P M E N T BOTSWANA
P ER IOD:2007 FEB TO 2009 MARC H
P OSI T IO N: MARC SITE ART ISAN D I ESEL M EC HA N IC
-Duties and Responsibilities
-Responsible for delivering services such as machine
m aintenance,inspections,repai rs and new product
p reparation,contamination control,quality workmanship,as well as
achieve outputs stipulated in individual and POP team Balanced
Scorecards.
-Machines worked on at BCL in selebiphikwe underground e.g F rond-End-
Loaders 1300,1300g,1600g,1700g and Dump T r ucks ADT 30 & 45.
-Machines worked on at D EBSWANA D IA MON D OPEN P I T ORAPA &
L ET L HAKANE M I N ES e.g Cate rpillar Dump T r ucks 789 B/C and
C ate rpillar F ront-end-Loader 992 & 994.
-Compile machine/component pa rts quotations and extract required
m achine information,specifications,remove and install e.t.c from SIS.
-Analyse machine problems utilising CAT E T and Compile a service report
o n a PC utilising M icrosoft Word P rogram.
-Compile pa rts lists and quotations as requi red to perform repai rs and
o rder necessary pa rts before,after hours utilising SIS.
-Communicates job status to supervisor.
-Ma intain onsite vehicles as and when requi red.
-Adhere to site safety,health envi ronmental and housekeeping standards.
-Act as a Foreman at BCL mines when Foreman goes for t raining
p rogrammes in southafrica,on leave or when out of the w/shop.
-Compile daily timesheets,daily mines job cards,retu rn unused par ts,close
j obs off and hand to supervisor.
-Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and
d emonstrate effective self management.
Support and drive the business core values,building and maintaining
r elationships.
-Perform”World Class”maintenance practices on equipment.
-Perform standby duties.
6.5 CO MPANY:BARLOWORLD EQU I P M E N T ZAMB IA
P ER IOD:2004 JAN TO 2007 JAN
P OSI T IO N:ART ISAN D I ESEL F I T T ER
-Duties performed & equipment used
-Car ry out services,troubleshoots and general maintenance on caterpilla r
C 6.6,3306,3176,C11,C15 and C18 engines
-Car ry out machine major overhaul and daily machine audit.
-General maintenance,services and repai rs on underground ar ticulated
D ump t ruck AD 30 and AD 45.
-Ma intaining and repai r on caterpilla r R1300G,R1600G,R1700G and
E lphinstone R1300 and R1600 machines.
-Car ry out daily,weekly,250hrs,500hrs,1000hrs and 2000 h rs services in
accordance w ith CATERP I L LAR standards.
-Car ry out monthly machine safety audit and monitor ing operations of the
m achines.
-D ismantling and assembling of Engines,control valves,hydraulic
cylinders,pilot valves and inspections of pa rts and components.
-Use of H yd raulics Schematic D iagrams to diagnose faults and also known
how to inte rp ret H yd raulic symbols.
-Appointed Safety representative officer.
-Use of H yd raulic P ressure Testing Equipment and also dismantling and
assembling of machines when lowering underground.
6.6 CO MPANY :SANDV I K TA MROCK EQU I P M E N T
P ER IO D:2002 J ULY TO 2004 JAN
P OSI T IO N:ART ISAN D I ESEL F I T T ER
-Duties performed and equipment used
-Car ry out service,general maintenance,troubleshoots and repai rs on
T ORO underground machines
-Machines worked on TORO 301,TORO OO6, TORO 400 and TORO 400D.
-Resposibilible(ownership) of 3 TORO machines in te rm of
servicing.general maintenance,troubleshooting,ordering
spares,breakdowns,bucket management for my machines,make hydraulic
h oses as per specification,reduce/eliminate oil leaks as measured per
h our,ensure that my machines are within availability range.
6.7 CO MPANY:ZCCM MOPAN I/NKANA COPPER M I N ES
P ER IOD:1999 MAY TO J U NE 2002
P OSI T IO N:ART ISAN D I ESEL F I T T ER
-Duties performed and equipment used
-FA(FU LLY ACCEPTED)A r tisan at Mopani Copper M ines at H EAVY D U TY
CATERP I L LAR SECT IO N
-Conducting breakdowns,servicing,general maintenance, repai rs and
t roubleshooting on the following machines F ront-end-Loaders
926G,950,966,926,824G and 834H, CATERP I L LAR GD 16H and 140H and
CAT DOZER D8R,D9R and D10R.
-Repai r and install major component.
-Rebuild 926G and 966 caterpillar front-end-loader.
-Always on standby ROSTA for one week.
-6.6) ACH I EVE M E N TS
-Achieved 90% Machines availability.
-Solved major problems which tempora rily halted production.
-Skills to car ry out project e.g. rehabilitation of machines.
7 ) SK I L LS D EVE LOP ME N T
-Attended and successfully completed the Toro 400D Technical Course and
a warded a certificate in south Africa.
-Attended POP(Performance Ownership P rogrammer ) w ith Caterpilla r
B arlows .
-Technical knowledge on Electronic Technician(ET)
-Technical knowledge on service information system(SIS)
8) PERSONAL ATTR IB U T IO N
-Ready to learn new skills
-Able and willing to manage time effectivery
-Dete rmined to complete give assignment in time.
-Able to work w ith minimum supervision and own initiative.
-Can communicate effectively.
9 )) RE FERENCE
1.LEVY MWEE MBA,
MA I N TE NANCE T RA I N ER,
KANSANSH I OPEN P I T M I N ES,
SOLWEZ I.
CEL L +260*********.
2.GIVEN SI M USA,
FORE MAN BARLOWORL D,
LU MWANA,
ZAMB IA.
CEL L +260*********.
3.PATR ICK GONDWE
FORE MAN BELL EQU I P M E N T ZAMB IA
BUS I N ESS PARK,
SOLWEZ I BRANC H,
CEL L +260*********
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