CHARLES CHITSUNGE

***-*** ****** *** *** street

Bezvalley

Johannesburg- South Africa

Mob+278********-+277********

Work PermitNO JOH 116542/ 2015/ ZSP

Email:acvy37@r.postjobfree.com

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

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