Maintenance Planner Electrical Engineering
Resume:
KENNEDY PHIRI
Maintenance Planner
PERSONAL DETAILS
Mobile Phone: +61-458******
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Address: Hopetoun 6348, WA, Australia
Nationality: Zambian
CAREER SUMMARY
Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in an Industry that offers professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible. I am Familiar with regulatory standard and procedures of the electrical industry. A responsible individual who is committed to achieving excellence. Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects. Excellent attention to details and well organized. Possess great analytical skills. Always on schedule and budget, able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks while effectively achieving and exceeding project goals.
EDUCATION
Advanced Certificate- Electrical Engineering
Northern Technical College
Ndola-Zambia
Completion Year: 2005
BSc Degree-Software Engineering
Information & Communication University
Lusaka-Zambia
Completion Year: 2026
General Certificate of Secondary Education – Grade 12 Mindolo High School
Kitwe
Zambia
Completion Year: 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAINTENANCE PLANNER/SCHEDULER-CRUSHING
November 2017 – July 2024
Employer: First Quantum Minerals Limited Nickel Operations (Australia) Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Setting up of Crushing Maintenance workshops and Conveyor Processes, Maintenance strategies and techniques.
• Develop robust extensive highly detailed shutdown schedules in MS Project.
• Manage timeframe and targets, tracking progress with high focus on critical paths and identifying shutdown overruns.
• Developing S Curves for displaying shutdown progress.
• Ensure that Safety is incorporated into the procedures and work orders with the execution of maintenance functions.
• Harness relations with Key peer group including Supervisors, Coordinators, Superintendents, Reliability Specialist and Engineers.
• Promote the development of sound engineering and maintenance practices.
• Contribute to the review, development and implementation of systems, processes and plans that identify improvements to equipment performance and life cycles.
• Maintain Equipment history of all major and minor tasks.
• Develop and set up maintenance strategies including PM's, BOM's and condition monitoring.
• Coordinate shutdown meetings to discuss tasks, materials, processing plant impacts and general concerns.
• Provide relevant and good quality attachments for work packs to the team members which may include but not limited to JHRs, CSRA's, SWI's etc. This includes the updating of any of these documents to ensure they are kept relevant and reflect "best practice".
• Work through project documents and vendor manuals to assist in planning, scoping and scheduling purposes. File/ record for future reference.
• Conduct Root cause failure analysis on major and repetitive breakdowns for Crushing, Conveying systems and Mobile equipment
MAINTENANCE PLANNER/SCHEDULER-MILLING, MAINTENANCE & LV WORKSHOPS July 2017 – November 2023
Employer: First Quantum Minerals Limited Kansanshi Mine PLC Zambia Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Setting up of Crushing, Milling, Fleet Maintenance workshops and Conveyor Processes, Maintenance strategies and techniques.
• Develop robust extensive highly detailed shutdown schedules in MS Project.
• Manage timeframe and targets, tracking progress with high focus on critical paths and identifying shutdown overruns.
• Developing S Curves for displaying shutdown progress.
• Ensure that Safety is incorporated into the procedures and work orders with the execution of maintenance functions.
• Harness relations with Key peer group including Supervisors, Coordinators, Superintendents, Reliability Specialist and Engineers.
• Promote the development of sound engineering and maintenance practices.
• Contribute to the review, development and implementation of systems, processes and plans that identify improvements to equipment performance and life cycles.
• Maintain Equipment history of all major and minor tasks.
• Develop and set up maintenance strategies including PM's, BOM's and condition monitoring.
• Coordinate shutdown meetings to discuss tasks, materials, processing plant impacts and general concerns.
• Provide relevant and good quality attachments for work packs to the team members which may include but not limited to JHRs, CSRA's, SWI's etc. This includes the updating of any of these documents to ensure they are kept relevant and reflect "best practice".
• Work through project documents and vendor manuals to assist in planning, scoping and scheduling purposes. File/ record for future reference.
• Conduct Root cause failure analysis on major and repetitive breakdowns for Milling, Crushing, Conveying systems and Mobile equipment
• Create detailed checklists for Earth moving machinery, ancillary and process plant equipment.
MAINTENANCE PLANNER/SCHEDULER-LIME MANUFACTURING PLANT July 2015 – July 2017
Employer: Carmeuse Lime Plant (Handymans Lime) Zambia Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Create Bill of materials for Earth moving machinery, ancillary and process plant equipment.
• Create detailed checklists for Earth moving machinery, ancillary and process plant equipment.
• Create preventive maintenance tasks for new plant items and reviewed old ones.
• Prepare wiring diagrams and specifications for low voltage electrical equipment applications.
• Conducted Root cause failure analysis on major and repetitive breakdowns for Milling, Crushing, Conveying systems and Mobile equipment
FIELD PATROLLER/FIRST LEVEL EQUIPMENT INSPECTOR
April 2010 – July 2015
Employer: Lafarge Cement Zambia
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Identify & communicate clearly on potentially dangerous situations and get confirmation that they are correctly understood.
• Incite others to behave safely.
• Manage first level emergencies and give first aid.
• Perform LOTOTO (Lock-out, Tag-out, and Try-out).
• Inspect and maintain equipment to maintain compliance with environmental policies/regulations.
• Know and prevent potential environmental spills associated with plant operations
(major equipment).
• Check the lubricant level of machines & equipment.
• Top up lubricant in accordance with the manufacture’s specifications.
• Highlight abnormal oil/grease leakage
• Manually start, stop and adjust equipment in accordance with procedures.
• Identify minor repairs and small maintenance jobs to be carried out.
• Control risks and ensure compliance with safety & environmental requirements.
• Assist the maintenance for jobs requiring coordination between maintenance & production.
• Undertake the repair jobs according to procedures and manufacturer specifications using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Communicate work status, hazards, abnormalities & unresolved problems clearly to all relevant persons to ensure that they can be fixed and taken into account during the next shift.
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
January 2006 – August 2009
Employer: Universal Fire Fighting Equipment
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Designing, installation, servicing and commissioning of fire detection and Alarm systems which include Carbon dioxide flooding systems and FM 200.
• Installation of distribution boards.
• Grading and lying of cables.
• Installation of electrical fittings and motors.
• Servicing of water pumps (submersible and booster pumps).
• Maintenance of Runway and Terminal building lighting system.
• Purification of silica gel for the transformers in all sub-stations.
• Maintenance of tripping units in sub-stations.
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Good Knowledge in Basic First Aid and Basic Health and Safety
• Problem solving Skill
• Well organized
• Skill in the installation, repair and maintenance of all types of electrical system equipment and components
• Decision-making
• Teamwork
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
• Engineering Institute of Zambia [EIZ]-Member
• Engineering Regulations Board of Zambia [ERB]-Member OTHER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Microsoft Project Training-Year 2023
• Schedule Workmate- Year 2023
• Reliability Centred Maintenance-Year: 2023
• Root Cause Failure Effect Analysis-Year 2022
REFERENCE
1. Human Resources Manager,
First Quantum Minerals,
Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations,
Australia,
Phone: +61-089*******
Email: ***.**@****.***
2. Human Resources Manager,
First Quantum Minerals,
Kansanshi Mine PLC,
Zambia,
Phone: +260-*******
Email: *********@****.***
3. Human Resources Manager,
Lafarge Cement Zambia,
P.O. Box 71572,
Ndola,
Phone: +260*********,
Email: **@*************.***
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