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Heavy Equipment Vehicle Technician

Location:
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Posted:
April 16, 2023

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WILLIAM COLEMAN

P.O. Box Office ***, Takoradi, Ghana • +233 (0-24-994-**** • adwk0o@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Passionate, experienced, motivated and a hard-working multi-skilled mobile equipment and a heavy-duty technician. Experienced in component rebuild, maintenance and repair, troubleshooting and handling of tools and equipment. Comprehensive knowledge of repairing and maintaining heavy equipment, diesel and petrol engines. Skilled to diagnose fault or malfunction equipment using computerized and other testing equipment to determine the extent of repair required. Capable of reviewing technical problems in details.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Wbho Ghana Limited, Newmont Ghana Gold Site Ahafo

February 2022 – Date

Senior Mechanic

Utilize computerized and other testing equipment to determine repairs and create detailed service report.

Interpret and complete both schedule and unscheduled work orders. Order and track parts for the purpose of ensuring parts availabilities.

Conduct Safe inspection, troubleshooting, replacement, repair, testing and general maintenance and associated parts, accordingly

Make recommendations regarding repairs and methods for improvement and perform routine maintenance in line with approved maintenance standard.

Analyse specific problems and issues to find the best technical solutions within specification/drawings, in accordance with manufactures specification.

Test repaired equipment to determine the extent of effective functioning and ensure that maintenance practices result in maximum equipment availabilities.

Conduct mobile equipment and plant upgrades/modification as required.

Saudi Comedat Company Limited, Ma’aden Phosphate, Saudi Arabia

November 2016 – April 2021

Heavy Equipment Technician [Expatriate

Diagnose mechanical defects on diesel, gasoline powered, earth moving, haul trucks fire apparatus as well as other mechanical equipment for the purpose of determining needed vehicle component rebuilds. Analyze vehicles computer related systems for the purpose of diagnosing component and providing needed repair rebuild.

Submit detailed analytical inspection on plant and equipment; write technical reports. Repair equipment, components overhaul and vehicle systems, engines, transmissions, brakes, hydraulics, differentials drive trains, steering and cylinders. Maintain equipment such as wheel loaders, dozers, motor graders, dump trucks, trailers and Toyota pickup in a good manner.

Fill work orders and prepare documentation for the purpose of trucking labor and parts information to comply with regulation guidance. Assist in ordering parts and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items. Fabricate braces, fittings and parts for the purpose of providing repairs and retrofit parts.

Apply electricals and hydraulic schematics for the purpose of preforming needed repairs and replacements within specification. Replace defective vehicles parts and systems for the purpose of ensuring the availability of vehicles in a safe operating condition. Maintain a shop area, tools and equipment.

Supervise and assist with daily schedule of jobs in the pits and workshop and attends to breakdowns on both Caterpillar and Terex equipment and other equipment.

Automotive Management Services, Liberia

New Liberty Goldmine

August 2016 -November 2016.

Field Technician [Expatriate

Supervised and assisted with daily schedule of job both in the pits and in the workshop activities on both Komatsu and caterpillar equipment. Stripped and inspected components; ordered parts for rebuilding to manufactures specifications.

Attended to breakdowns and troubleshot of plant and equipment. Carried out daily workshop maintenance such as preventive maintenance.

Conduct maintenance checks on plant and equipment. submit detailed analytical report on machineries and wrote technical report.

Fill work orders for the purpose of trucking labor utilization. Order and track parts for the purpose of ensuring parts availability.

Other assignment from Management.

PW Mining International, Kumasi, Ghana

Asanko Goldmine Site.

January 2016 -August 2016

HME Component Rebuilt Technician

Striped, inspected and rebuilt component such as Wheel Station, Hydraulic Cylinders, Circle Drive, Final Drive, Steering and brake groups, Suspension Cylinders, Axles, Brake and hub assemble, Engines, and Godwin Water Pumps on machines such as off highway trucks; articulated dump trucks-dozers, excavators and motor graders.

Conducted preventive maintenance checks on plant and equipment and troubleshot and diagnosed machine fault.

Re arranged workshop for safe and efficient working environment and fabricated tools and workbench for proper component rebuilding.

Ensured correct parts were ordered in a timely manner and ensured regular audit of workshop tools for replacement of worn materials.

Mantrac Ghana Limited, Takoradi, Ghana

Caterpillar Dealer

April 2008 -January 2016

Caterpillar Mechanic

Serviced tools such as hydraulic cylinders, wheel stations, axles, brakes and hub assembly, circle drives, steering and brake groups, final drives, suspension cylinders on machines like off high way trucks, wheel loaders, excavators, wheel dozers, truck dozers, underground machine [R2900G, AD55b], motor Graders, and articulator dump trucks.

Conducted preventive maintenance checks on a plant and machines and also on tuxco cylinder service bench, wheel station turning tool, forklifts and solvent cleaner.

Troubleshot and diagnosed machine fault on equipment such as Off highway trucks, Excavators, Motor Graders, Wheel loaders, Forklift, Bulldozers etc.

Used caterpillar electronic tool such as SIS and ET to conduct troubleshooting, tested and adjusted and calibrated equipment.

Tested equipment for proper performance and ensured work meets manufactures specification and conducted safety checks on equipment.

Submitted detailed analytical inspection report on a timely basis and wrote technical report and conduct a periodic waste walk in workshop to eliminate waste and re-arranged safe and efficient working environment.

M. Tabbica and Sons, Takoradi, Ghana

2006 - 2007

Heavy Duty Mechanic

Cleaned, lubricated and conducted other routine maintenance works on heavy trucks like Iveco, Man Diesel, Leyland and Scania.

Diagnosed fault using hand tools and other manufactures literature to determine the appropriate repairs.

Attend to breakdowns and other repairs of servicing brakes, Gearbox, Engines and trailers etc.

EDUCATION

Mantrac Ghana Limited, Takoradi, Ghana 2008 – 2011

Caterpillar Certificate of Apprenticeship

National Vocational Training Institute, Takoradi, Ghana 2006 – 2007

Motor Vehicle Technician Part II

National Vocational Training Institute, Takoradi, Ghana 2005 – 2006

Motor Vehicle Technician Part I

National Vocational Training Institute, Takoradi, Ghana 2004 – 2005

Motor Vehicle Mechanic Work

N.V.T.I Trade Test Grade I

National Vocational Training Institute, Takoradi, Ghana 2002 – 2004

Motor Vehicle Mechanic

N.V.T.I Trade Test Grade II

SKILLS

Knowledgeable in operating forklift and overhead cranes.

Extensive knowledge in stripping and inspection and rebuilding of components and good knowledge in using SIS and ET and other service literature.

Skilled in keeping records, Supervising. ordering parts and ensuring availability of equipment in timely manner.

Skilled in Stripping, Inspection and rebuilding of component, Engines, wheel stations, Final Drives, Hydraulic Cylinders, Brakes, Steering and Brake groups, Suspension Cylinders, Circle Drives etc. in machines like off highway truck, Wheel Loaders, Excavators, Motor Graders, and Dozers, Underground machine [AD55B and R2900G].

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and possess good driving lessons.



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