CHRISTO NIENABER
Planning Engineer
Contact
Address
19C Graham Road
Pretoria, 0084
Phone
ad4yhd@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christo-nienaber-1977may
Skills
Root Cause Analysis & Defect
Reliability & Maintenance Excellence
Problem solving, reasoning and creativity Leadership
Adaptability Teamwork Results driven
TimeManagement
Materials requisition
Contractor oversight
Electrical systems
Results driven individual with more than 18 years' experience in the engineering industry. Leading and training new electrical apprentices during on-job training. Extremely motivated and perform well on my own but thrive in a team environment. Excels at fault finding and problem solving. Promoted to maintenance coordinator given strong leadership skills. Skilled in SAP, Ellipse and EAM. Talented leader and analytical problem-solver with over 6 years of experience successfully managing front-line maintenance operations. Efficiently maintain and repair electrical and mechanical equipment. Coordinate resources and staff to handle any requirement.
Work History
2022-06 - Current
E & I Shutdown Planning Engineer
Iota Group, Toamasina
Work scoping and planning on all E & I work requests.
Walk downs for scaffold and lighting requests.
Creating BOM and raising pick tickets.
Logistical support during shutdowns.
Progress report on MS Projects.
Budgeting forecast.
Improving and creating new work order templates to improve maintenance.
2021-04 - 2021-12
Maintenance Planner
Pragma Africa, Middelburg
Only planner that could create DE work orders.
First planner to start reviewing downtime and creating DE work orders.
Only planner to have a healthy back & forward log Planning & scheduling all routine and nonroutine work Creating of adhoc, followon & RCA work orders Reviewing all downtime and creating DE work orders Review routine/standard work and making changes Creating KPI reports.
Facilitating planning meetings & defect elimination sessions.
2016-02 - 2020-12
Maintenance Coordinator
Khwezela Colliery, Anglo American Thermal, Witbank
March 2019 set new world OEE record for Marion 8200 Dragline Created all artisan & operators prestart & daily books Supervise 20+ artisans & contractors on maintenance days Supervise 50+ artisans & contractors on Dragline Shutdowns Planning & scheduling of all routine & nonroutine work
Create weekly KPI reports from tableau Scrutinize reports and create followon work
Capturing & analyzing downtime, create DE work orders and facilitate DE sessions
Maintenance Tactics through Rylson8 Create 52week plan
Review all maintenance plans & make changes where necessary to improve efficiency and reduce/eliminate downtime.
2006-06 - 2016-02
Electrical Artisan
Goedehoop, Middelburg
Experienced in underground and opencast mining and wash plants Achieved a zero effective delay for electricians in 2015, which has never been achieved before.
Responsible for training new electrical apprentices Leading the team from time to time as Foreman and MCO.
Preventative maintenance in plant and outside on conveyors and substations.
Switching and phasing on MV substations.
Education
2006-06 - 2008-08
Electrical Trade
Colliery Training College - Witbank. South Africa
Completed professional development in Application of Electrical Engineering
2002-01 - 2008
S3: Power Engineering
Tshwane University of Technology - Witbank, South Africa
Application of electrical engineering. It has not been completed yet, but I wish to obtain my diploma
Continuing education in Power Engineering
2022-04 - 2022-04
Reliability and Maintenance Excellence: RME
Udemy - South Africa
Accomplishments
Supervised team of 30 staff members.
Achieved World OEE record by completing Shutdowns and Maintenance with accuracy and efficiency.
Achieved zero effective delays in the wash plant by completing maintenance with accuracy and efficiency.
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