Mechanical Engineer Technician
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Bonyfast Dlamini
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Name Bonyfast
Surname Dlamini
Date of birth 31 January 1972
Town Boksburg
I D 720**********
Phone 082*******
Postal address P.O.Box 697
Mpuluzi
2335
Street Address 37 Delmas Avenue
Boksburg
E-mail **********@*****.***
Interests Part time studies
Hobbies Road-Running
Strengths - Friendly
- Persistent
- Conflict handling
- Likes to be in-time
Weaknesses Converts weaknesses to strengths
Friendly
Health Physically strong
Employment history Apprentice
Fitter
Leaner Technician
Mechanical Technician
Engineer In Training
Projects Mechanical Engineer
Engineering Superintendent
Previous Employment Sappi
Date joined 17 January 1994
Job title Projects Mechanical Engineer
Reference: Solomon Fakude: 076*******
Position Maintenance Engineer
Accountable to Bornfree Mwaruta
Position Maintenance Manager
Carrier aspiration Maintenance Engineer
Reason for leaving Growth opportunities
Career advancement
New challenges
More responsibility
Passionate about maintenance
Previous experience with Sappi
Daily activities as Project Mechanical Engineer
-Daily plant performance statistics review
-Mill status performance review
-Overall equipment effectiveness efficiency
-Plant and Mill safety performance management
-Shut planning plant budgeting
-Root cause analysis as per equipment failure
-Plant modifications as per investigation findings and improvement needs
-Ensuring mill compliance to legal requirements
-Maintenance reviews and audits
-Statutory compliance
-Project management
-Effective stock control
-Backlog management
-Critical plant spares definition
-Problem solving and decision making
-Development and implementation of maintenance standards and maintain equipment to OEM requirements
Managing subordinates effectively through: -
- performance management,
- development needs analysis,
- clarification of rolls and responsibilities,
- carrier path management,
- effective communication and discipline,
- constantly seeking ways of plant improvement and run ability
Key achievements
1. Number 1 Uptake steam bypass
2. Concentrator tube repair, constructed by Babcock Engineering
CAPEX amount R1 million ; May 2011: first time passed leak test and pressure test
3. Evaporator 2 Cooling Towers, performed by Wasser Cooling Towers
CAPEX amount R1 million; May 2011
4. TG2 Cooling towers, done by Hamon SA and IWC
Allocated CAPEX R1,5 million; May 2011
5. Shut Engineer for Effluent and Outside Services; February 2013 major shut
6. Improved containment of fly ash in Ash plant by eliminating fly ash emissions to the environment
7. Down time reduction in the Effluent plant
8. Successful refurbishment of Centrifuge for Effluent plant
9. PF Boiler tube leak repairs
10. Coordination of Coal mill repairs
11. Yarrow boiler stoker grate chain repairs
12. Improvement of equipment documentation on SAP
13. Maintenance and best operating procedure generating
14. Led the Effluent and Outside services team successfully during the February 2013 Major shut with zero injuries and shut completed in time
Coming up: Dust suppression system
15. Completed a course on Sappi Southern Africa High Voltage Regulations
Summary of Experience
Knowledge of pulp plant
Knowledge of bleach and CLO2 plant
Knowledge of pulp digesters
Experience of an engineering workshop
Experience in the rigging department
Experience in the wood yard, wood chipping
Experience in the Kraft liner board machine
Knowledge of the Lime kiln plant
Experience in the Newsprint machine
Knowledge of the Energy Boiler
Knowledge of the Chemical Recovery Furnace boiler
Knowledge of the Evaporators
Experience in the Effluent and Outside services
Acting as foreman
Enforcing safety culture at the workplace complying with, and actively contributing to the company’s health safety and environmental policies, manuals and procedures
To facilitate information required for design functions and to disseminate information for design functions internally and externally to the design groups
Understanding and performing the responsibilities and liabilities that I have been imposed with especially in terms of the OHSACT
The application of the maintenance strategy for proper plant maintenance
Project management as lined up with the 9 knowledge areas of project management
Fast tracking employees to understand development needs
Plant problem analysis and failure close outs
Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
Writing technical reports and incident reports
Coordination of information between maintenance teams and operations
Ensuring statutory compliance of all plant equipment
Managing plant risks and potential failures
Skills and competences
-Sound knowledge of Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
-Sound knowledge of legislation eg OHSAct.
-Sound knowledge of Company and Group Policies and procedures
-Sound understanding of requirements of Quality and Environmental Systems, and Health and Safety Systems (including but not limited to : ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001)
-The ability to manage conflict resolution and negotiation effectively
-The ability to effectively solve problems in a positive manner
-The ability to generate professional written communication and reporting
-The ability to plan and delegate tasks
-The ability to analytically determine root causes and institute appropriate action
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Current employment:
Name of employer: SCAW Metals Group
Position held: Engineering Superintendent
GMR2.1 Appointee
Roles and responsibilities:
Management and control of the Engineering Department including mechanical, electrical and boilermaker workshops and planning facilities.
Ensure that the plant performance is in line with key performance indicators
Active role in SHEQ, ensuring safe practices and principles are maintained at high levels.
Ensuring full compliance with OHS Act.
Maintenance and application of engineering standards.
Management and control of specific engineering and maintenance projects.
Manage technical investigations, projects and planned turnarounds.
Appointment / selection and controlling of contractors.
Manage working capital and specific plant spares.
Active role player in the senior management structure.
Ensure that the engineering team and oneself, fills in all required documentation and reports on the required engineering activities.
Ensure that all plant, machinery & equipment on site are maintained.
Drive innovation/renovation within the plant
Conduct weekly self-inspections of plant and machinery
Support and drive preventative maintenance initiatives and reporting thereof
Pro-actively liaises with Planning & Manufacturing departments
Ensure that the maintenance team conduct their activities in support of the site Wire and Strand Safety program
Control of Maintenance budget.
Ensure that the Maintenance department operates as a cohesive team
Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for the maintenance department.
Ensure that projects are completed on time
Prepare detailed project plans including objectives, scope, resources, costs and schedule
Provide recommendations aligned with business growth
Ensure that the plant is in compliance with legislative requirements
Summary of Experience
-Wire drawing machines
-Pre-stress machines
-Stranding machines
2. Education
Highest standard passed: Standard 8
3. Tertiary Education
1992 to 1993
3.1 College attended Umlazi Technical College
Qualification NTC 5
Subjects Maths
Power Machines
Mechanotechniques
Strength of Materials and Structures
1994-1995
3.2 Springs Technical College Part time
Qualification NTC 6
Subjects Maths
Power Machines
Mechanotechniques
Strength of Materials and Structures
1995 to 1998
3.3 Technical College of SA Corresponding
Qualification Obtained Additional Technical subjects
3.4 Qualifications
1)NTC 6
2)N Diploma
3)Trade test certificate
4)Team Leader Development
5) Government Certificate of Competency (GCC Factories)
6)ECSA registration number 201310010
Other Courses:
Root Cause Analysis Techniques
Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
ICDL – International Computer Driver License
Lockout procedure licence
SAP Knowhow
Laser alignment
Basic hydraulics - Festo
Behaviour Based Safety
Legal liability
Technical report writing
Sappi Southern Africa High Voltage Regulations
Global Metal and Mining Industry Risk Management
4. Work History
4.1 Previous Employment
After schooling
1990 Forest harvesting
1991 Joined Sawmill manufacturing pegs for mines
4.2 1994 Joined Sappi Forest Products
4.2.1 1994 to 1996
Apprenticeship (Mechanical Apprentice)
Accountable to : Tony Toughy
Qualified as artisan: 13/14 September 1996
4.2.3 1997 to 2005
Fitter
Section: Uptakes
Accountable to: Coenie Roos
Hannes Oberholzer
Venon Immelman
Responsibilities :
-Maintenance and repair of plant and machinery
-Daily plant inspections
-Perform maintenance inspection schedules
-Planned repair work
-Shut planning
-Incidental outages planning
-Contributing to safety by ensuring good house -keeping, doing Behavior based safety observation and risk assessments
4.2.4 2005 July
Accountable to Bill Field
Rob McCarthy
5. Learner Technician from July 2005
Projects tackled
- Investigatory Projects
-the reeler lowerator roll project
-oil analysis review
-no1 Uptake steam by pass
-actively participating in failure cause analysis and failure close outs
-linking machine information to OEM drawings
-further computer literacy-micro soft excel and communication through e-mail
-updating of plant spares
-plant problem solving
-learning how to do an audit
6 Mechanical Technician
Rolls and responsibilities
1)equipment modification and design
2)failure close outs
3)base line risk assessment
4)managing a project from start to finish
5)development of best maintenance procedures
6)plant modifications
7)audits of maintenance schedules and equipment
8)plant spares audits
9)management of change
10) plant improvement
11) team leadership
7 Engineer-In-Training (Support Engineer)(2009 till May 2012)
Rolls and responsibilities:
1)ensure mill compliance to OSHACT requirements
2)maintenance audits
3)project management
4)team leadership
5)budgeting in terms of CAPEX (cost management)
6)problem solving and decision making
7)development and implementation of maintenance standards and maintain equipment to OEM requirements
8)human resource management:
9) managing subordinates effectively through:
-performance management,
-development needs analysis,
-clarification of rolls and responsibilities,
-carrier path management,
-effective communication and discipline
-constantly seeking ways of plant improvement and run ability
Project Mechanical Engineer
Rolls and responsibilities
-managing subordinates through effective team building, supervision, assistance training, mentoring and coaching
-performance appraisals
-time management
-recruitment of staff
-relieving Head of Maintenance during his absence
-costs management
-safety objectives
-maximised plant availability
-optimised professional engineering workforce
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