Curriculum Vitae
Abigail Mbambo
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname : Mbambo
Name(s) : Abigail
Gender : Female
Nationality : South African
Marital Status : Single
Contact Number : 079-***-****/ 081-***-****
Contact email : *******.******@*****.***
Availability : 1 month
Driver’s License : Code 10
OVERVIEW
I am a qualified Instrument Mechanician, highly motivated and energetic individual seeking employment opportunity in your company. I am bringing in experience from maintenance and repairs on various equipment in the plant. Experience in smelter plant as well as gas plant. I am safety conscious and ready to grow.
PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND CERTIFICATES
Institution : South African Sugar Association Training Centre (SASA) Course : Instrument Mechanician Trade Test
Completed : 2017
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Institution : Umfolozi FET College
Course : N4 Instrumentation
Subjects : Mathematics N4
Industrial Electronics N4
Digital Electronics N4
Industrial Instrument N4
Completion date : 2011
Course : N3 Instrumentation
Subjects : Engineering Science N3
Mathematics N3
Industrial Electronics N3
Digital Electronics N3
Completion date : 2008
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
Institution : Umdlamfe High School
Highest standard Passed : Grade 12
Year Completed : 2007
EMPLOYEMENT HISTORY
Current Employment : Tronox CPC (Under Adcorp Blu) Occupation : Instrument Mechanician
Key Duties
Working with E&H instrument devices
Calibrating and maintaining level transmitter
Working on electro-pneumatic positioners and control valves on open tanks
Working on dryer machines, maintaining temperature, control gas with flow valves
Working on water flow,level,maintaining density and PH
Checking calibrations on conveyor belt and speed switch
Working on schedule’s day to day maintenance on running plant
Apply all safety rules and sign permit before starting job,isolation and lock out
Solving problems and fixing plant on breakdown
Doing standby every 3rd week of the month
Shutdowns and starts up of the plant
Doing fault finding on DCS loop,using loop drawings and I\O list Previous Employment : SAPREF
Occupation : Instrument Mechanician
Key Duties
Overhauling of MV Rotork actuator striking and setting up travel
Calibration of Honeywell transmitters
Installation changing cables, junction boxes and labelling
Distributed Control systems
Loop checks,fault finding
Previous Company : Aveng Grinaker LTA (Petro SA)
Occupation : Instrument Mechanician
Duration : 3 months contract
Reason for leaving : End of contract (Shutdown)
Key Duties
Isolations and lockout
Disconnect and removal of instrument for repairing and calibration checks
DC`s migration and loop checks repair damaged cable run new connections.
Install, test and commission all equipment.
Fault finding on startup
Previous Company : South32 Hillside Aluminium
Occupation : Instrument Mechanician
Duration : 6 months
Reason for leaving : End of contract
Key Duties
PLC Allen Bradley RS logic 500 level (fundamental of basic logic programming)
RS logic 500 level 1 maintenance and trouble shooting
PA belt scales and Weighed scale (process automation, integrator level switch laser sensor
Install wiring, calibration and setting up of new instrument probe guided level
Ph conductivity transmitter, sensors on temperature and vibration
Fault finding on PLC input and output, variable speed drives
Trouble shooting on root cause, PLC upgrade and SCADA level, flow, pressure
Minimizing breakdowns, focus and apply thinking skills to keep plant running
Perform planned maintenance, adhere to all safety procedures and housekeeping.
Maintenance and fault finding on electro pneumatics. Previous Company : South32 Hillside Aluminium
Occupation : Instrument Apprentice
Duration : 3 years 8 months
Reason for leaving : Completed training
Key Duties
Perform duties as required to gain knowledge and skills in the instrument mechanician field, working with instrument mechanician in various sections of the plant and signing off completed tasks as required.
Perform all other duties as per above -Instrument Mechanician. SKILLS
Computer Literacy word, excel, PowerPoint
Sap work management-work request notifications and workorders
Order spares,updates booms on system
REFERENCES
Manqoba Makhwasa
Tronox CPC (MSP) Maintenance Supervisor
Raymond Cele
Automation Engineer South32
Sean Bouverie
SASA Training Centre Instructor