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Heavy Equipment repair mechanic

Location:
Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia
Posted:
April 06, 2025

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Resume:

JOHN KALENGE

**** ******* ******, ***** ******, email: *********@*****.***.

PERSONAL DETAILS

D.O.B 01/03/84

Gender Male

Marital status Married

Nationality Zambian

N.R.C. 388729/61/1

Passprt ZN921765

Religion Christian

Language English

Mobile phone number +260********* or +260*********

WhatsApp number +260*********

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented heavy equipment repair mechanic who consistently completes scheduled maintenance works accurately and efficiently.

Dedicated to keeping team members safe.

Well-qualified heavy equipment worker versed in performing services, rebuilds, locating faults, removing worn parts and installing new components and soughting out breakdown repairs.

Effective at operating wide range of tools and gauges to complete maintenance and repair actions on time.

Hard working, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in industry.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenge problem-solving skills.

SKILLS

Time management

Organizing and prioritizing

Effective Communication

Adaptability and flexibility

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Collaboration

Teamwork

Creativity thinking.

Speed and Acuracy

Loyal and trustworthy

Good house keeping

Honesty

Safety conscious at work

Fast learner

Ability to diagnose and rectify mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical faults.

Ability to use Cat sis and Cat ET .

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WORK HISTORY

Currently working

Position: Heavy Equipment Repair Mechanic

Duration: 2024 to date.

Company: Zambezi Portland cement- Ndola,Zambia

Working on the following catapiller machines.

Loaders- 980G, 966G, 966H,962G 950 H

Dump trucks- ADT 740, ADT 730, ADT 725

Excavators - 374 DL, 365 C, 345 DL.

Grader- 140K

Dozers- D6R, D8N

Position: Heavy Equipment Repair mechanic

Duration: 09/2018 to 02/2024

Company: Reliant Mining Construction Zambia, 3 shaft kcm Chililabombwe copperbelt, Zambia.

Worked on following machines-

Caterpillar loaders: R 1600G, R1600 H

Scooptram epiroc loaders: ST1020, ST1030 reload, and: 1530.

Epiroc dump trucks MT2010, MT431B, MT436B.

Sandvik Dump Trucks: TH 540,TH 545, TH545 i, TH330.

Sandvik loaders TH514, TH517 and TH410.

Sandvik rigs DD 321.

Epiroc development and production long-hole drill rigs s1d, boomer 281 and 282.

Scissor lift (normet).

Toyota Land cruiser and hilux utility vehicles.

Resmine machines. Scissor lifts, development and production drill rigs rupter and dual 88.

Engines: Detroit 60 series, CumminsQSC8.3/ QSL9-cm 850, Volvo engines, and DEUDZ

Bell underground Hall trucks B30L.

Position: HD/LD mechanic

Duration: 2014- 2017

Company: Northrise farms.

Worked on Bell backhoe loader

Toyota hillux

John Deere tractor

Responsibilities

Performes preventive maintenance on engines, transmissions, tires and other vehicle systems.

Changes lubricants, air Filters, hydraulic oil filters, fuel filters, and collects oil sumples of engines and other related systems before and during services.

Tracking of fleet operating hours and plan for services

Troubleshoots and diagnose problems related with mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical systems on systems e.g engine losing power, brakes, steering, dump and hoist, non-start engines, cooling system, lubrication system, suspension and transmission systems.

Dismantles and assembles machines .

Works on electrohydraulic systems on mentioned machines.

Use of special equipment, standard tools, and gauges to complete assessment and all repairs.

hydraulic and, pneumatic pressure setting.

Repairs equipments e.g. grease pumps, re-sealing hydraulic cylinders, pumps and motors, changing of differential units, torque converters, engines, spider bearings, pulley bearings, drive lines, gear sets, drive belts, planetary and brake assemblies, fire suppression system, upbox, drop box etc.

Carrying out pre shift check ups on machines before start of shift. Mean time before failure is regarded.

Good house-keeping before and after service works.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Grade 12 certificate: 2001 - 2003: Lubuto high school

Craft Certificate: Heavy Equipment Repair,01/ 2009 - 12/2010

Mufulira Technical Training Institute - Mufulira Town Zambia.

Member of Engineering institution of Zambia. EIZ.

TRAININGS

First aid

Working at height

Safety and health.

Holder of class"C" driver's license.

CERTIFICATION

Technical Education, Vocation and Entrepreneurship Training Authority. TEVETA.

Certified Full Craft person in heavy equipment repair mechanics by Engineering Institution of Zambia. certificate year- 2020.

REFEREES

Mr. Musonda Gilbert, Mr. Lombe Mwape

Cell +260*********, +260*********,

Senior farm Forman, General supervisor,

Northrise university, Maintenance and Services,

Ndola, Zambia. Zambezi Portland cement PLC.

Ndola Zambia.

Mr. Walter Leon, Mr. Lazarous Longwe,

Cell +260*******-**, Cell +260*********,

Engineering maintenance manager, Human Resource manager,

Chililabombwe 3 shaft underground mine, Chililabombwe 3 shaft underground mine,

Reliant mining construction Zambia. Reliant mining construction Zambia.

Mr. Ian B Nkula, Mulenga Mukango Mutati,

Cell +260*********, Employee, Labour Relations and Security Coordinator,

Academic director, Cell +260*********,

Mufulira technical training Institute, reliantmining.com.

PO box 240271,

Mufulira, Zambia.



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