CHARLES CHITSUNGE
***-*** ****** *** *** street
Bezvalley
Johannesburg- South Africa
Work PermitNO JOH 116542/ 2015/ ZSP
Email:********************@*****.***
PROFILE
A hardworking technical engineer with a comprehensive understanding of industrial processes.Areas of expertise include Maintenance management-15 years experience-Construction management -5 years experience-Project management-5years experience,
Production management-4 years experience and Root cause failure analysis-28years experience-Supply chain management-28years experience-Budget and cost control- 18years experience.Mine Safety Health Act 29 of 1996-18 years experience.ISO-14001-OSHAS-180**-*****-** years experience.Trackless equipment Maintenance Pro- CMMS-RCM –RCA-ROl and NPV-6years experience.An efficient-organized individual-hardworking-dependable with absolute discretion-and excellent attention to detail.I am keen to a find challenging and suitable position with an ambitious company.
Notable Achievements
Completed all projects works on time with no safety incidents
Achieved an HSE milestone of 50 thousand hours without lost time
Implemented plant machinery replacement cycle and maintenance schedules
Implemented job risk assessments and planned task observations
Implemented annual maintenance budget and plant monthly inspections
Achieved 96% plant availability and 2 000 000 against 1800 000 target
Implemented daily-weekly and monthly management reports and statistics
Implemented stores inventory back up spares to minimum stores levels
Implemented service schedules and maintenance accurately
Achieved maintenance cost saving of 6% against annual maintenance budget
Implemented daily toolbox talk and safety compliance
Implemented maintenance work quality compliance documentations
WORK HISTORY
Jan 2014 Engineering Superintendent
todate Blake and Carrington Pty Limited
2016 Johannesburg- South Africa
Duties
Maintenance of plant equipment 50%
Implementation of plant construction projects 30%
Production quality 10%
Spares procurement 10% and safety compliance 100%
Management of 50 Artisans including assistants
Assisted in the Job card system-tool box talks
Planned task observations – Job risk assessments
95% monthly plant availability
Projects achieved on time and good quality
Manufacturing mining equipments
Maintenance of generators from -550kva-1550kva all makes
Maintenance of rotary kilns-scrapper chains-gyratory crushers/hydrocone crushers-vertical roller-reclaimers-packers-unitisers-SAG mills and Ball mills-belt conveyors and pumps
Maintenance and project budgets kept within estimates quotes
Monthly budgeted production figures attained
Liaising with customers and service reception staff
Compliance to ASME B31.8
Permit to work systems
Plant general work permits
Lock Out –Tag Out [Loto]
Current working for the above company
Jan 2013 Engineering Plant Supervisor
to Monier Coverland Pty Ltd South Africa
Dec 2013 Pretoria
Duties
Maintenance of plant equipment 60%
Project implementation 20%
Spares procurement 5%
Production quality15%and safety compliance 100%
Monitoring and improve process to maintain a monthly 98% plant availability
85% project completion on time
Calculating & verifying the estimated parts required for repair
90% spares bought on time
Investigation faults using special mechanical tools and diagnostic equipment
Liaising with customers and service reception staff
Ordering or picking up parts from suppliers
Planned schedules effected daily
Maintenance of all generators
Job risk assessments effected daily
Job cards system effected daily
Reason for leaving end of my 12 months contract.
Jan 2011 Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
to Barrack Lumwana Copper Mining Company- Zambia
Dec2012
Duties
Maintenance of SAG Mills x2
Maintenance of Ball Mills x2 and 40 floatation cells.
Maintenance of belt conveyors- various pumps-vibrator screens-Jaw crushers and Cone Crushers-
Maintenance of mining excavators and shovels- Ex 1200-6-Ex 1900-6-Ex 2600-6-Ex 3600-6-Ex 3600-Ex 5600-.
Pipe works-Cost control of maintenance budget- job risk assessments- planned task observations-plant daily- weekly and monthly inspections.-Login and out procedures daily-procurement of plant spares.Effected CMMS to maintain above 95% plant availability.
Reason -for leaving end of my two years contract.
September 2008 Engineering Foreman
to Harmony Gold Plant Pty – South Africa
Dec 2010 Johannesburg
Duties
Maintenance of gold plant equipment 70%
Safety compliance 100%
Monthly budgets formulation
Plant projects 15% and spares procurement 15%
Monitoring and improve process to maintain a monthly 98% plant availability
Attained 98% production figures as per monthly budget
Safety – no incidents or accidents occurred
6% cost saving achieved annually on maintenance budget
Work reports submitted on time
Reason-for leaving end of my 3 years contract and work permit.
January-2007
to
December- 2007 –Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Kariba Hydroelectric Power Sation-750MW-Hwange Thermal Power
920MW-Station –rehabilitation and maintenance works
Maintenance of Plant Machines
SAG mills and Ball mills-drag line thickeners-vibrator screens
Agitators-elusion columns-heat exchangers-conveyors-
Crushers-centrifugal pumps-gear boxes-sawmill machines
550 KVA-1550KVA generators all makes
Heavy duty mining yellow machines-797F,793D and EH5000 Hitachi
Concrete roof tiles and concrete roof ridges 120tiles per minute-m/cs
Floatation cells-cyclones and pipe works and John Thompson boilers
High speed machines CMMS-pro maintenance systems
Belt and chain conveyors
Hydroelectric power stations and Thermal power stations rehabilitation and maintenance works.
Jan 1975 Rakodzi High School
to Marondera – Zimbabwe
Nov 1978 Four years secondary school education
Subjects
English-Mathematics-Geography-History-Shona-Brickwork-Woodwork and Science
MEMBERSHIPS& SKILLS
Aware of safety regulations when lifting heavy tools and parts
Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers
Class one skilled worker - Registered No. 1609960267L
Artisan Card Number 156446
Fitter and Turner – 5 years Apprenticeship
Microsoft Office Suite
Professional experience
Teamwork and communication
SAQA N4 level
Certificates in Supervision- Communication skills and welding
Diploma in Hydraulics hose and Fittings
Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
Certificate in Pneumatics
Certificate in Rigging
REFERENCE: Upon request