Maintenance Machine Operator
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Curriculum Vitae
For
Charimba James
The Crescent Green Avenue
Edleen
Kempton Park Cell : +277********
Email: adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth : 31/01/1977
Sex : Male
Nationality : Zimbabwean
Drivers’ Licence : 11093H
Passport number : FN 458074 SAIEE Membership : 14939
Career Profile
A qualified electrician with close to 15 years of plant maintenance and industial automation experience. Adapt in performing electrical installations, maintenance, repairs on industrial and plant facilities. Experienced in analyzing and following manuals, schematic and circuit diagrams and other specifications. Excel in analyzing and solving problems with various electrical controls and systems. Experienced in machinery operation, minding and fitting, worked with hydraulic presses and ginnery equipment. Mechanical/Electrical repairs and maintenance of lifting equipment (Overhead Cranes and Hoists), conveyors, fans and boilers.Knowledge of basic pneumatics and hydraulics.
Key Skills
Installations and maintenance
Trouble shooting/Fault finding
Electrical systems and controls
Electromechanical Repairs
Schematics
Circuit diagrams
PLC experience (Siemens Series and Allen Bradley)
Generators and Transformers
Switches and circuit breakers
Motors
VSDs and Softstarters
Wiring diagrams
Mechanical repairs and maintenance of machinery
Hydraulic pressing equipment
Basic Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Professional Qualifications
Class 1 Electrician Trade Tested(SAQA Evaluated)
N5 Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
Department of Education(SA) 2018
N4 Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
Department of Education(SA) 2016
Certificate in Electrical Installation Rules 1and2
Department of Education(SA) 2017
National Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering(SAQA Evaluated)
Mutare Polytechnic 2003
Certificate in Programmable Logic Control
Harare Institute of Technology 2015
A member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
Currently studying for N6 Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
Academic Qualifications
Six Ordinary Level Subjects including English,Mathematics and Science
Dadaya High School 1990-1993
Work Experience
1)Current Occupation
Employer : Snow Soft Tissue t/a Picknik Marketing
Position : Plant Maintenance Electrician
Period : January 2018 to date
Main Duties and responsibilities
Service and maintenance of electrical equipment in a paper mill and tissue converting plant.
Installation,service,maintenance and troubleshooting of PCMC paper converting machines (Forte and Amica).
Installation,service,maintenance and troubleshooting of TMC packing and bundling machines (Uno and Due).
Service,maintenance and troubleshooting on Serviette(Omet),Interfolder and Industrial Paper Towel Machines
Installation,configuration and maintenance of Variable Frequency Drives
Parker Hannfin AC890 Series;Common Bus Supply,Common Bus Drive and Standalone Drive with Safe Torque Off and Dynamic Breaking Resistors
Allen Bradley Power Flex 700S/PF70/40P;Standalone Drives with Safe off Option Board
Allen Bradley Kinetix 7000/6000;Intergrated Axis Modules,Axis and Shunt modules,and Braking choppers
Schneider Pac Drive 3 and 4;Mac 5;Elau Multi Axis Controllers with inverter enable safety
Monitoring and maintenance of Industrial Communication Protocols
Serial Realtime Communication System(SERCOS Second and Third Generation)
Process Field Bus(PROFIBUS)
Process Field Net(PROFINET)
FireWire High speed Serial Bus
LAN Protocol and CAN bus
Troubleshooting and clearing Alarms on Allen Bradley Logix 5000,Siemens S7,Mitsubishi (MELSEC),TN5(Schneider)and BR X20 PLC programs
Maintenance and replacements of input and output field devices
Sensors;Photoelectric(Diffuse,Retroreflective and Qptic Fibre),Proximity(Inductive and Capacitive),Through Beam,Magnetic,Loadcells and Linear Transducers
Semiconductor contactors,Contactors,Solenoid coils and valves, Encoders(Incremental,Absolute and Sin/Cos) and Resolvers
Service,maintenance and replacement of 3phase induction motors and brushless servos
Service and maintenance of sealing equipment/machinery;Cartridge and Straight Elements,Thermocouples and PT100
Maintenance of all protection and safety devices
Safety Relays;Guard master,Pnoz and Pilz
Zero Speed Monitoring Relays
Prosafe(Siemens) and Allen Bradley Safety Plc
Motor protection circuit breakers and Overload relays
Door safety switches and E stop buttons and lifelines
Earthleakage circuit breakers and Residual current devices
Participated in the installation and commissioning of a new production line. Also doing procurement and management of Electrical Spares
2) Previous Occupation
Employer : OILSA/Distell Springs (Home of Ciders)
Position : Process/Line maintenance Electrician
Period : May-December 2017
Main duties and responsibilities
Working with S7 high speed bottling/canning machinery
Monitoring and servicing field devices and PLC inputs and outputs
Fault finding/detection and maintenance of electrical motors,pumps,control panels,and distribution boards to required standards
Service and maintenance of Danfos A/C Drive,Rexroth and Eco drives.
Service and maintenance of Siemens A/C Drives
Maintenance and repairs of sensors,sensor control,VSD,HMI,switch gear,AC motors,relay logic,temperature controllers,I/P convertors and basic Industrial Instrumentation
Adhering to and encouraging subordinates to practice safety procedures According to OHS
3)Previous Occupation
Employer : Halwick Investments t/a Whelson Gdc and Road Grip Tyers
Position : Electrician
Period : 2013-May 2017
Main duties and responsibilities
Repairs and maintenance of workshop tools:lathe machines,milling machines,heavy duty drilling and grinding machines
Repairs and maintenance of arc welding machines, aluminum synchrowave machines, CO2 machines
Repairs and maintenance of fuel pumps: power and controls
Installation, repairs and maintenance of boreholes and submersible pumps: voltagewindow comparators and pump protection relays
Wiring maintenance and repairs of tyre curing chambers: thermo couplers, temperature control circuits solenoid and pressure control switches
Service and maintenance of tyre builder circuits: forward, reverse and sequential starters
Repairs and maintenance of rubber extruder guns.
Repairs and maintenance of tyre buffing machine; forward and reverse star delta and Ac variable speed drives (1-phase in, 3- phase out)
Maintenance of Softstarters
Repairs and maintenance of compressors: power and control circuits: transducer configurations and error rectification
Designing and wiring new circuits
Repairs and maintenance of single phase motors:capacitor start capacitor run, universal motors, split phase motors
Repairs and maintenance of single phase and three phase generators
4) Previous Occupation
Employer : Mutare board and Paper Mills
Position : Electrician
Period : 2004-2009
Main duties and responsibilities
Maintenance and overhauling of electric motors ie Squirrel cage, slip ring,DC shunt, wound rotor, synchronous motors and excitation generators
Designing and wiring new circuits
Maintenance of DOL, forward and reverse star delta, liquid and rotor resistance starters
Monitoring daily machine performance i.e. checking temperatures, smoothness of rotation, winding to winding,winding to earth resistances and current balances
Installation and maintenance of proximity,float, emergency switches and pendant controls
Service and maintenance of overhead cranes and hoists: long, short traverse and hoisting circuits
Maintenance of Ac and Dc variable speed drives
Maintenance of substation switch gear for 6.6 KV, 3.3KV and 380V supplies
Domestic installations
Supervision of apprentices
Participation in occupational health and safety programmes and environmental management systems
5.1)Previous Occupation
Employer : Cotton Company of Zimbabwe
Position : Electrical Handyman
Period : 1999-2001
Main duties and responsibilities
overhauling and maintenance of electric motors i.e. Squirrel cage, DC shunt and Wound rotor
Repairs and maintenance of single phase variable speed drives
Wiring and maintenance of starters i.e. DOL,forward and reverse and star delta
Repairs and maintenance of power tools
5.2) Previous Occupation
Employer : Cotton Company of Zimbabwe
Position : Machine Operator
Period : 1997-1999
Main duties and responsibilities
Operating Ginnery stands, lint cleaners and hydraulic press
Repairs and maintenance of Gin stands, lint cleaners and hydraulic bale press
Repairs and maintenance of hoists and cranes
Repairs and maintenance of conveyers belts and screws conveyors
Repairs and maintenance of centrifugal and vane axial fans
Repairs and maintenance of boilers,stalker and FD fans
Repairs and maintenance of centrifugal and axial pumps
Referees
1.Mr D. Mtetwa Kimberly Klark of South Africa Ltd +277-****-***** Email adress:adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
2.Mr C.Mackenzie
Electrical Foreman
Picknik Marketing(Jumbo Centre)
3. Mr R. Gumbo
Director Divex Edutraincon
Email adress:adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
4.Mr Marco Mudyawabikwa
Electrical Technician
Distell/OIL SA
Email adress:adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
5. Mr A Sibanda
Maintenance Foreman
Road Grip Tyre Factory
Email adress: adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
6. Mr G Mukwashi
Mutare Board and Paper Mills
Email adress:adal3o@r.postjobfree.com
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