ABSON CHIFODYA

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OBJECTIVE

I'm looking for full-time work in the role of Maintenance fitter in the farming, fishing, forestry and mining industry. PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am a qualified, apprenticeship trained fitter and turner who is certified by Skilled Manpower Zimbabwe. I have a strong mechanical background in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of equipment like centrifugal and submersible pumps, induced draft fans, centrifugal chillers, shell and tube heat exchangers, compressors, gearboxes, bearings, overhead travelling cranes, mechanical braking systems, conveyors and vertical Francis turbine mechanical auxiliaries. I am dedicated to quality work to minimize equipment downtime. I uphold a safety- first approach in conducting work. I stand for effective workmanship to ensure efficient running of plant and equipment. My transferable skills are applicable in power generation, mining, manufacturing, ship building and construction.

WORK HISTORY

ZPC Harare Power Station

Harare, Zimbabwe

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

Maintenance Fitter

This was planned rotational work aimed at

enhancing my exposure in thermal power station

operations

• Daily logging of service running hours of

Babcock & Wilcox coal pulverizer in log

sheets.

• Daily inspection of mechanical ash

grabbing device for defects.

• Conducting routine maintenance on

pumps (boiler feed pump, ash service

pumps and general service pumps)

• Troubleshooting and repairs of gate,

diaphragm, ball, butterfly and plug valves

• Daily plant checks and inspection of

conveyor systems

• Routine lubrication of (Radicon) reduction

gearboxes

• Valve gagging on safety valves

• Maintenance on defective boiler gauge

glasses

• Conducting scheduled maintenance on

coal pulverizer

• Servicing of mixed beds in the water de-

mineralization plant

Zimbabwe Power Company

Kariba, Zimbabwe

Nov 2019 - Oct 2023

Apprentice Fitter and Turner

Doing manual machining operations adhering to

provided blueprints. Troubleshooting, overhauling, repairing and fitting of various equipment and

machines like valves, gearboxes, compressors,

pumps, cranes, gantries, induced draft fans,

mechanical braking mechanisms and more.

• Conducting Scheduled maintenance on

Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning

system. Plant include York Centrifugal

chillers, chilled water pumps, and cooling

coil matrix.

• Troubleshooting and repairs on (Sulzer)

submersible pumps and centrifugal

pumps

• Vibration and temperature monitoring on

Vertical Francis turbine top cover section

• Rigging loads below 2 tone using

electronic overhead travelling crane,

slings, shackles and other rigging

equipment

• Troubleshooting and maintenance of

turbine guide bearing, generator thrust

bearing and generator thrust bearing.

• Chemical dosing of turbine guide bearings

• Machining of shafts and spindles for

pump repairs

• Leading and testing construction of

scaffolding

• Troubleshooting and servicing hydraulic

governor system

• Repairing defective valve equipment. Also

conducting valve stroking procedure

(Auma)

QUALIFICATIONS

Harare Polytechnic

Harare, Zimbabwe

2021 – 2022

Machineshop Engineering

Trade Certificate

QuadP Consultants

Harare, Zimbabwe

2023 – 2023

Diploma in Project Management

Project management information systems Project

schedule management Project risk management

Project cost management Project procurement

management

QuadP Consultants

Harare, Zimbabwe

2022 – 2022

Certificate in Project Management

Project Communication management Project Risk

management Project stakeholder management

Project Integration

Manpower

Harare, Zimbabwe

2019 – 2023

Fitting and Turning Including Machining

Njelele High School

Gokwe South, Zimbabwe

2013

Advanced Level

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Full Class 2 License

• Ability to read and interpret technical

blueprints

• Fault finding and maintenance on York

centrifugal chillers

• Servicing of shell and tube heat

exchangers of stator air coolers

• Maintaining and repairing (Babcok &

Wilcox) coal pulverizer

• Setting up mechanical overspeed device

on vertical Francis turbine

• Manual machining using manual

Colchester Lathe, universal mill (Lagun

1400) and radial arm drill (Kitchen &

Wade)

• Troubleshooting and repairing centrifugal

pumps, piston, reciprocating and screw

compressors (Ingersol rand)

• Set up and operation of brominator for

cleaning pipe systems

• Manual metal arc welding

• Installation of new bearing on pumps and

motors

• Root cause analysis in troubleshooting

PERSONAL SKILLS

Willingness to learn

Always open to learning new ways of solving problems Effective communication

I value effective feedback from workmates

Positive attitude

I am always optimistic about situations with adversity. Effective teamwork

I appreciate the effect of combined effort from others. ACHIEVEMENTS

Designed Fish Grabbing device

2023

Designed a purely mechanical device that allows grabbing squeaker fish during cleaning of turbine draft tube. INTERESTS

• 3D designing

• CAD designing

• Long distance running

REFEREES

Referees available on request.

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