Electro Mechanical Band 6

SIMBARASHE GORONGA

Houses no *****, Cowdrypark, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe D.O.B : 11/06/1983

Cell : +263********* / +263*********, Email Address : ***********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simbarashe-goronga-076065169

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Certified apprentice trained electrician offering more than 12 years of dedicated exposure and specialization with installation, maintenance,diagnosis and repairs of FMCG food processing, commercial,residential,underground mining, crushing and processing plants equipment,railway locomotives and manufacturing environments .Expert in assessing electrical issues and providing strategic, safe and efficient resolutions with minimum equipment down time. Attained Certificate III in Electro technology with Vettasses skills assessment.

Experience

Proton Bakers : 09 Sept 2024 - Present

Position : Maintenance Electrician

Address : P. O Box 200, Marondera

Duties

Installation, refurbishment, maintenance, repairs and upgrades of bakery machinery consisting of mixers, deviders, rounders, provers, ovens, diesel burners and packaging machines.

Yaskawa, hyundai, mitsubishi and variable frequency drives(VFDs) installation and maintenance.

Delta, Allen Bradley PLCs fault finding and maintenance.

Perform maintenance and repairs on process conveyors and air compressors and dryers.

Compliance and adherence to HACCP and ISO standards.

Install, maintain and repair electrical panel / building air-conditioning units, chiller plant and cool rooms.

Overhead crane and hoists maintenance and repairs.

Kayzed Sales : 04 Sept 2020 – 30 August { 4yrs }

Position : Artisan Electrician

Address : Kayzed sales, P.O Box 45, Gweru

Duties

Training apprentices and assistant electricians ensuring compliance with codes Mimosa Platinum Mine.

Documented all installations, and repairs performed on equipment.

Reported all unsafe activities, situations and potential hazards to the supervisor which enabled the team to achieve two years of lost time injuries (LTI) and fatality free shifts.

Executed underground and surface 11kV substation construction i.e. HT/LV cable laying, transformer and distribution board (DB) installations, testing and commissioning.

Worked on voltage levels up to, and including 1000V AC and high-voltage equipment with zero recordable work injuries or incidents.

Replaced old wiring, upgraded and installed new distribution boards, feeder pillars and motor starter panels to comply with regulations.

Laid out and installed electrical conduits, trunking, cable trays and wiring for power, controls and lighting in residential and commercial mine estate properties including air conditioners.

Used voltmeters, ohm meters, and meggers and voltage to obtain accurate system readings.

Cleaned work sites, tools and storing equipment after completing task.

Properly used portable power tools e. g drilling machines,grinders and blowers while doing work.

Overhead crane and hoists repairs and maintenance i.e. demag and RMG makes.

Hwange coal mine : 01 Sept 2017 – 20 April 2019 {1yr 8mos}

Position : Artisan Electrician

Address : P. O Box 123, Hwange, Zimbabwe Tel. +263- 81-23401/9

Duties

Analyzing and resolving complex electrical, hydraulics and mechanical breakdowns on following flame proof / intrinsically safe underground coalmine mobile machines:

Joy Global JNAII Continuous miners, Shuttle cars, Fletcher roof bolters, Flsmidth feeder breakers.

Ensured that isolation, test for dead, lockout and tag procedure is done and maintained always.

Installation, maintenance and repair of:

Run off mine roller crushers, sizing & de watering screens (DMS and Spiral), high pressure slurry pumps, conveyor belts controls and interlocks, ventilation fans and dewatering pumps.

PLC fault finding and automation ie Siemens and Allen Bradley Logix 5000 control of motors, YTC electro-pneumatic valves, level transmitters and solenoid valves.

Scada/HMI systems monitoring and fault finding.

VFDs, VSDs and soft starters installation and maintenance.

Hwange Colliery Mine : 01 Oct 2012 – 30 June 2017

Position : Underground Electrician

Address : P.O Box 123 Hwange, Zimbabwe, Tel. +263 -81-23401/9

Duties

Production shift coverage ensuring very limited downtime of section intrinsically safe machines, convey belts, pumps and section ventilation fans.

Carried out weekly service on CAT standby generator, batteries and gen-set panels.

Overhead crane and hoists maintenance and fault resolution. Makes include Demag, ABUS and RMG.

Completed more than 10 shut down maintenance projects on crushing and processing plant safely and within stipulated time frames.

National Railways of Zimbabwe : 04 May 2009 – 21 Sept 2012 {3yrs 4mos}

Position : Diesel Electrician

Address : P.O Box 703, Bulawayo, tel : +263-**-******

Duties

Re- conditioned and bench tested :

-dc series traction motors, dc series starter motors, dc & ac auxiliary generators, radiator fan motors, lubrication and fuel pump motors for D10 & D11 diesel locomotives.

Troubleshoot electrical/electronic controls and power circuits as well as performing various maintenance works that includes replacing of faulty components on locomotives.

Dunlop Tyres Zimbabwe : March 2008 – Oct 2009 {8 mos.}

Position : Shift Electrician

Address : P.O Box 1200, Bulawayo. Tel +263-*-******-**

Duties

Electrical installations, maintenance and repairs on:

- Rubber mixing mills and extruders.

- Steam and electric heating hydraulic tyre molding presses.

- Resolved electrical problems on coal fired boilers and heat exchangers.

Piggott Maskew Rubber Specialist : 05 Jan 2004 – 11 Jan 2008 {4 yrs.}

Position : Apprentice Electrician

Address : P.O Box 8019, Belmont .Bulawayo. Tel. +263-**-******

Duties

Worked alongside Senior Electrician with other trainees to install, repair and maintain hydraulic rubber molding presses, conveyor belt manufacturing roller mills, extruders and coal fired steam boilers.

Designed, wired and tested circuits for motor starters i.e. direct on Line, forward and reverse and Star – delta assigned to me as projects in the plant.

Compressor circuits, water dam circulation pumps, lights installations and canteen equipment repairs.

EMPLOYMENT GAPS

06/2017 - 07/2017 (Unemployed)

05/2019 - 08/2020 ( Self employed)

Skills

Electrical safety

Time management

Report writing

Preventive/corrective maintenance

Troubleshooting and repairs

Domestic,commercial and industrial installations

Interpreting wiring and schematic diagrams

Hydraulic and pneumatic circuit repairs

Panel wiring and upgrades

Testing equipment operation

Strong verbal and written communication skills

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Steam boiler installation and commissioning (Dunlop Tyres in 2008)

Process plant expansion project (Hwange coal mine in 2018-2019)

Shift worker of the month award due high machine availability.

Process plant optimization project (Mimosa Platinum mine 2022-2023)

Installation and commissioning of 3 11KV / 400v transformers project @ Hippo Valley Estate (Feb-March 2024)

EDUCATION

1] Westgate Technology Centre : National Craft Certificate in Electrical Power Eng.

Period : Jan 2004 – Dec 2004

2] City n Guilds of London Institute : Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma

Period : 2011 – 2011

3] Zimbabwe Manpower Development : Apprenticeship

Period : Jan 2004 – Jan 2008

OTHER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

1] 33kV Switching Certificate {Zesa National Training Centre}

2] IELTS General Tests Certificate.

3] Certificate III in Electro technology (Vetassess)

4] Class 4 Driver's license

REFEREES

1] A. Kutadza : Projects Engineer @Mimosa mine cell: +263*********

Email : ******.*******@******.**.**

2] Deon Papayi : Electrical Foreman @ Hwange coalmine. Cell: +263-***-***-***

3] Judah Tsuro : Section Engineer @ Hwange coal mine Cell: +263-***-***-***

Email : ******@**************.**.**

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