Electrical & Instrumentation Technician with PLC/SCADA Expertise

Farai T B Mukarati

ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN

Contact Address: **** ** ***** ******** *, Harare, Zimbabwe

Contact Details: +263*********, +263*********

E-mail: ********@*****.***

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farai-mukarati-976835275

Summary

Dedicated and skilled Electrical Instrumentation Technician with extensive experience in electrical engineering, instrumentation, and control systems, Power Plant and Projects. Proficient in installations, troubleshooting, and maintenance of electrical circuits and equipment. Strong expertise in PLCs programming, DCS, SCADA and Power Plant. Experienced in machine operation, maintenance, and team leadership.

Work Experience

Tongaat Hulett (Hippo Valley Estates) (Pvt) Ltd – Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

Tongaat Hulett Hippo Valley is an agriculture and agro-processing business focusing on sugarcane farming, milling, power generation, sugar packaging and distribution.

Job Title

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Period: 1 August 2024 to date

Roles & Responsibilities:

Inspecting, installations, troubleshooting, testing, adjusting and repairing electrical, electronic, mechanical and pneumatic and instrumentation components

Meet all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets and familiar with ISO standards

Calibrations and Testing accuracy of flowmeters, sensors, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, process valves and controllers using test equipment.

Carry out daily plant checks, schedule daily workloads with the plant and workshop supervisors

Carry out reactive and preventative weekly, monthly and overhaul maintenance on the equipment/plant availed for maintenance

Liaise with contractors and generate Inspection Test Plan (ITP) and Inspection Test Report (ITR)

Carryout RCA on critical and recurring components failures and generate possible solutions

Identifying of spares and meet with suppliers and reviewing SAP for budgeting

Carry out standby duties on rotational basis and internal audits

Carry out minor PLC and SCADA program changes when required to do so

Experience with Power Plant Safety and Process Control Interlocks

Carryout pre-commissioning and commissioning of installations and projects

System Integration and optimization to reduce operation costs, increase productivity and enhance quality and safety

Schweppes Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd – Harare, Zimbabwe

It is Zimbabwe’s biggest manufacturer and distributor of refreshing, non-carbonated beverages under license from The Coca-Cola Company and it employs over 700 employees.

Job Title

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician/Production Technician

Period: 2016 to April 2024

Roles & Responsibilities:

Installation, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of AC (three and single phases), DC electrical circuits and 4-20Ma circuits

Familiar with Krones rotary Contiform, Modulfill, Contiroll, Variopac and Palletiser troubleshooting and maintenance

Familiar with Pneumatics and Mechanical works

HV switching up to 33kv and cable jointing, cable pulling, traying and termination

Motors, drives and soft starters Installation troubleshooting and maintenance (ABB, Danfoss Schneider etc) Boiler Interlocks troubleshooting

Experience in Plant Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-Ups

Experience in Water Treatment Plant and CIP systems

Boiler Interlocks (safety& process) troubleshooting and maintenance

Installation and maintenance of UPS

Experience in PLCs programming (TIA SIMATICS) and DCS/SCADA/HMI designing

Familiar with Profibus, Ethernet, CAN Bus, and Asi Protocols

Pneumatic systems installations and maintenance of utilities e.g. boilers, generators etc

Calibration and maintenance of valves, positioners, sensors, motors, and drives

Training of apprentices and adherence to ISO standards and SHEQ policies

Job Title

Machine Operator Technician & Production Team leader

Period: 2012 - 2016

Roles & Responsibilities:

Machine operation, troubleshooting, and daily maintenance

Machine setting of rotary blowmoulders and fillers, rotary labellers, shrink wrappers, Flash-Pasteuriser, Deaerator and CIP Stations for KRONES, KHS and AVE

Data capturing and process monitoring

Forklift operation and team management

Inventory management and housekeeping

Education

Harare Polytechnic College, Zimbabwe24/04/2018

National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Instrumentation and Control Systems – Class 1 trade tested

Harare Polytechnic College, Zimbabwe04/2015

-National Certificate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Instrumentation and Control Systems

Harare Regional Industrial Training and Trade Testing

Trade Test Electrician - Class 1 (pending

Certification

PLCs programming and hardware configurations (TIA SIMATICS) and SCADA

11 – 33 kv switching

Substations and Transformers Maintenance

Cable Jointing and Termination

Solar Systems

Mukombami High School 12/2005

- Six Ordinary Level subjects passed including Mathematics, English, and Integrated Science

Skills

Project Management and Commissioning

HMI Situational Awareness

Multi-skilled across range of trades

PLCs, SCADA, DCS and HMI Design

Substations and Transformers

Trouble Shooting and Diagnostics

Safety and Compliance

Communication Skills

Analytical and Critical Thinking skills

Continuous Learning

Teamwork and Collaborations

Projects

Schweppes Bonaqua Bottling and Packaging Water line Installation

Driver's License: Holder of a valid class 2 driver’s license

References

Vitalis Choto

Instruments Foreman

Tongaat Hulett

PO Box 1 Chiredzi

Cell: +263*********

*******.*****@*******.***

Eria S Gomori

Electrical Supervisor

Schweppes Zimbabwe LTD

67A Woolwich Road

Cell: +263*********

*******@*********.**.**

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