Manager Technician

ELI CHANDA RESUME

Passport No. ZN****** c/o P**/32 C5, Kafue Estates, Zambia Zambian I.D # 276442/16/1 Mobile : +260-***-***-***

E-mail : *********@*****.***

Career Objectives :

I am a dedicated individual ready to be part of a vibrant organization willing to extensively utilize my technical, metallurgical and/or environmental management skills and knowledge.

Attributes

Registered member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (E.I.Z) No. 025********

Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written

Ability to work under minimum supervision, pressure and travel extensively

Proficient in cleaner production practices in industry/workshop

Knowledge of ISO 9001, 17025, 18001 and 14001 Quality, Laboratory, Occupational Safety/ Health Management Standards respectively.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Universal Mining and Chemical Industries Limited (U.M.C.I.L) / Kafue Steel Plant, Zambia

Melter Shift-In-Charge (June 2010-to-December 2013)

Process Metallurgical Technician (Senior level January 2014-to-present)

Steelmakers (Zimbabwe) Pvt Ltd, Redcliff, Zimbabwe

Smelting Plant Shift Supervisor (May 2008-to-November 2008)

Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCOSTEEL), Redcliff, Zimbabwe

Metallurgical Technician (December 1999-to-August 2003)

Senior Metallurgical Technician (September 2003-to-June 2007)

Acting Process Development Metallurgist (January 2005-to-June 2005)

Acting Chief Metallurgical Plant Technician (July 2007-to-April 2008)

Summary of Duties/Responsibilities

Melter Shift-In-Charge (as middle manager) duties included, but not limited to:

Efficiently operate of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Ladle Refining Furnace (LRF) and record all process proceedings, whilst making corrective action to deviations

Plan Production to suite customer requirements (whilst meeting targets)

Monitor scrap bay receipts/offloading and advised scrap sorting

Manpower Development and Control

Enforce good safety and housekeeping practices and standards

Process Metallurgical Technician (Senior level) :

Technical meetings and standing in to advise process adjustments and optimization

Technical report writing, research and development

Brain-storm on issues of energy and consumable loss and utilization to ensure cost-reduction whilst increasing productivity and plant efficiency

Report any plant breakdowns and also monitor/advise in course of repair work to realize quick plant recovery

Smelting Plant Shift Supervisor : Assisting and reporting to Plant Manager, duties were

To operate induction furnace efficiently and meet production targets

Manpower control and development

See to it that good safety and housekeeping is pursued all times using 5 “S” System

Initiate and monitor furnace and plant accessory repair work

Senior Metallurgical Technician (promoted from junior technician) duties were :

Supervise Shift Laboratory

Perform failure analyses, physical tests, heat treatments on engineering components

Prepare welding procedures and carry out post weld inspections

Hands on foundry techniques application and advise foundry manager on results

Monitor performance of refractories on iron/steel plant ladles and furnaces

Engage in product research and development and attend implementation meetings

Acting Process Development Metallurgist reporting to Technical Services Manager, duties were :

Monitor a vast iron ore beneficiation setup and advise on material selection

Formulate process development projects/trials and analyze performance and productivity benefits for beneficiation plant and post plant refining setups

Raise non-conformance reports regarding any process deviations from devised standard practice

Identify training needs for key personnel

Account for any process losses, breakdowns and wastages

Acting Chief Metallurgical Technician (in tandem with Plant Metallurgist) duties were :

Promoted high availability/reliability of all laboratory equipment

Developed/reviewed laboratory and plant work/inspection procedures in accordance with ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 Lab and Quality Management Systems

Carried out inspection and failure analyses investigatory work at external Nickel mines, Gold processing mines on an external consultancy basis

Prepared training schedules for subordinates and ensured the training was done

Analyzed product test reports and records before certification and distribution

Safety coordination in liaison with SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality) departments, hence raised reports on SHEQ concerns

EDUCATION AND PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Completed BSc (Hons) Geo. and Environmental Studies with the Zimbabwe Open University (Long Outstanding is the final hard copy of project which is still on draft...settled and secured work outside Zimbabwe hence not well completed)

Bulawayo Poly-technical College (1997-1999) National Diploma Industrial Metallurgy

Kwekwe High School Ordinary level (1993) and Advanced level (1995)

OTHER SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS ATTAINED

In-housing training training at ZISCOSTEEL training center :

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Internal Quality Auditing

Safety representatives/inspections course

Appreciation of Welding techniques

Train-the-trainer course at ZISCOSTEEL Management Development Centre

Computer literacy :

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint

Participation in :

Documentation of procedures and work instructions for accreditation to and in accordance to ISO 17025 and ISO 9001:2000 at ZISCOSTEEL training center

Inter-laboratory proficiency tests (whilst at Ziscosteel) with the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) and National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)

Technical /safety liaison during resuscitation of ZISCOSTEEL coke ovens battery No. 1 (February-April 2008)

Heat-treatment of a 2.5meter flywheel using a make-shift furnace and devised to set up way to curb recurrent failure of same part in service

Awarded as most dedicated employee for year 2014 by current employer- Universal Mining and Chemical Industries Limited Limited, by virtue of my tireless efforts, technical bias and initiatives to save energy and increase production.

REFERENCES

Mr Richard Bwalya Mr Mathias Ruziwa

Human Resources Manager Human Resources Manager

Kafue Steel Plant/U.M.C.I.L. STEELMAKERS (Zimbabwe)

P.O. Box 30824, Lusaka, P.O. Box 120, Redcliff, Zimbabwe,

Zambia. Tel : +263-**-*****/5

Cell : +260-***-***-***

Mrs Hillaria Zambuko Mr Joseph Kamwaza

Works Metallurgist Chief Testing Metallurgical Technician

Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company, ZISCOSTEEL, Pvt Bag 2,

Pvt Bag 2, Redcliff, Redcliff, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe. Cell : +263-***-***-***

Tel : +263-**-*****/35 (Ext 304/364)

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