Njabulo Mkhokheli Mhlaba

263-***-******

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** ********** ** *********, ******, Zimbabwe, 263

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a highly qualified and experienced journeyman in the Mechanical Engineering trades of precision Machinist/ Tool, Jig &Die Maker. This has largely been in the Manufacturing Industry, both as a service technician and Process Engineer. My collective experience is well over 25 years spread across these manufacturing sectors; Motor Industry, Plastics Industry and Equipment Manufacturing Industry. Tool design & Manufacturing has been the base of my experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

Machinist/ Machine Builder/Projects Jan 2016 - Present

Proplastics • Harare, Zimbabwe

Read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams to determine assembly operations

Fit and assemble prefabricated metal parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment such as construction, farming, and processing machinery, railway vehicles and aircraft engines

Move and align subassemblies and components using lifting and transporting devices such as overhead cranes

Install major components such as gears, pumps, motors or hydraulic assemblies

Inspect parts, subassemblies and finished products to ensure quality.

Read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications of tools, dies, prototypes or models

Prepare templates and sketches, and determine work processes

Compute dimensions and tolerances and set up machine tools

Position, secure, measure and work metal stock or castings to lay out for machining

Set up, operate and maintain a variety of conventional and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools to cut, turn, mill, plane, drill, bore, grind or otherwise shape workpiece to prescribed dimensions and finish

Verify machined parts for conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments such as verniers, callipers, micrometers, coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and electronic measuring devices

Fit and assemble or disassemble parts using hand tools

Test completed tools, dies, jigs or fixtures for proper operation

May program CNC machine tools.

Machine, fit and assemble parts to make metal moulds and cores for plastic injection moulding, or other production processes

Lay out, shape and assemble patterns of metal, wood, plastic and other materials from blueprints, models or templates

Precision Machinist Feb 2012 - Jul 2015

Klt Automotive (Ford manufacturing Plant) • Pretoria, South Africa

Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables or study sample parts to determine machining operation to be performed, and plan best sequence of operations

Compute dimensions and tolerances and measure and lay out work pieces

Set up, operate and maintain a variety of machine tools including computer numerically controlled (CNC) tools to perform precision, non-repetitive machining operations such as sawing, turning, milling, boring, planing, drilling, precision grinding and other operations

Fit and assemble machined metal parts and subassemblies using hand and power tools

Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments

Verify dimensions of machined parts or tooling using micrometers, verniers, callipers, height gauges, optical comparators, coordinate measuring machines (CMM) or other specialized measuring instruments

Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, height gauges and other measuring devices

Complete and maintain inspection reports.

Process Engineering; Jigs and fixtures calibration.

Subassembly stations maintenance & modifications.

Press tools setups & trouble shooting.

Tool Jig and Die Maker May 1989 - Mar 2007

Proplastics • Harare, Zimbabwe

Read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications of tools, dies, prototypes or models

Prepare templates and sketches, and determine work processes

Compute dimensions and tolerances and set up machine tools

Position, secure, measure and work metal stock or castings to lay out for machining

Set up, operate and maintain a variety of conventional and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools to cut, turn, mill, plane, drill, bore, grind or otherwise shape workpiece to prescribed dimensions and finish

Verify machined parts for conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments such as verniers, callipers, micrometers, coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and electronic measuring devices

Fit and assemble or disassemble parts using hand tools

Test completed tools, dies, jigs or fixtures for proper operation

Machine, fit and assemble castings and other parts to make precision models of required shape such as metal patterns, core boxes and match plates

Machine, fit and assemble parts to make metal moulds and cores for plastic injection moulding, or other production processes

Lay out, shape and assemble patterns of metal, wood, plastic and other materials from blueprints, models or templates

Product and Mold designing.

EDUCATION

SAQA South African Qualifications Accreditation Feb 2007 - Jul 2007

SAQA • Pretoria, South Africa

This is the Accreditation of my Zimbabwean Educational Qualifications, to South African SAQA Equivalent.

Mechanical Engineering Technology Jan 1992 - Sep 1994

Harare Polytechnic • Harare, Zimbabwe

This was a parallel program with my 5 Year, Tool, Jig &Die Making, Apprenticeship training. Focusing on Mechanical Engineering Technology theory and practical studies Diploma level. The program breakdown; Engineering Maths, Engineering Science and Engineering Practice.

Apprenticeship Trained, Tool, Jig and Die Maker (First Class [1] Journeyman) Apr 1989 - Sep 1994

Apprenticeship Board • Harare, Zimbabwe

This is an Apprenticeship training program, in Tool, Jig and Die Making done through the Apprenticeship Board, in full attachment to a Toolroom/ Machine Shop. With Apprenticeship Board Supervision/ Assessments. At completion of the 5 Year program, a successful trainee is Trade tested and issued with a First Class [1] Journeyman’s Card/ Licence.

SKILLS

CAD Designing

Product Designing

Mold designing

Machine operation skills:

Lathe

Mill

Boring Mill

Grinders

Electro discharge machine

Microsoft office packages

Microsoft projects

Autodesk Inventor

Corel Draw

Spoken English (advanced)

Written English (advanced)

Note: all my studies were in English.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

First class(1) Journeyman Tool, Jig & Die Maker

AWARDS AND HONOURS

CIPMZ(chartered institute of project managers Zimbabwe) Project manager of the year Manufacturing 2021

This award was issued after a successful installation of the state of the art equipment, for a new Plastics extrusion and Mixing plant worth USD 6million.

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