Experience

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  Caledonia Mining (CMCL)

  • Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

  • Trackless Mobile Equipment and Fixed Plant Engineer(Undeground)

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

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  Caledonia Mining (CMCL) -Blanket Mine

  • Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

  • Trackless Mobile Equipment and Fixed Plant Engineer (Underground)

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

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  Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Co.

  • Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

  • Mechanical Engineer( Smelter Maintenance)

    • Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
    • Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

    • Maintenance of two 18 MVA furnaces, a 100 t/day blending system, hydraulic charging vehicles, five 35 tonne overhead cranes.• Maintenance of ancillary equipment (cooling towers, 200 l/hr cooling pumps, high pressure pumps)• Planning and execution of quarterly, half yearly and yearly planned preventative maintenance programs on furnaces, cranes, charging cars, induction furnace)• Ensuring high plant availability of furnaces (97.5 %) and other critical production equipment • Carrying out equipment failure analysis on a monthly basis• Establishing critical spares availability and ensuring availability thereof.• Ensuring Safety, Health and Environmental programs and procedures are adhered to according to the NOSA SHE integrated management system• Ensuring adherence to ISO 9000: 2001 Quality Management systems and procedures• Establishing and effecting training requirements of the maintenance• Perform life cycle cost analysis on critical equipment and rotable management

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  Kadoma Paper Mills

  • kadoma, Zimbabwe

  • Maintenance Engineer

    • Dec 2008 - Nov 2009
    • kadoma, Zimbabwe

    • Ensure that plant maintenance for a 200 t/day tissue machine and a 500t/ day paper machines is carried out effectively and efficiently • Ensures plant and equipment availability for engineering sections i.e. mechanical electrical instruments boilers• Analysis of recurrent equipment failures and formulating preventive measures• Annual planned shut scheduling and execution• Managing and mechanical and vehicle workshops equipment• Managing the operations of the drawing office • Ensuring compliance to statutory requirements as laid out in the factories and works act• Compiling repair and maintenance budgets and ensuring compliance to the budgets

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  Agrifoods Pvt Ltd

  • Harare, Zimbabwe

  • Plant Engineer

    • Sep 2007 - Nov 2008
    • Harare, Zimbabwe

    • Maintenance of feed processing plant (grinders, feed pellets mills, Karl hydrothermal reactors, coolers chain conveyors bucket elevators, mixers 2 tonne batch scales)• Maintenance and management of the plant’s PLC and SCADA process control systems• Maintenance of a 1.5 ton and 2 tonne fire tube boilers, compressed air plant (atlas copco) and HVAC systems• Maintenance of factory building and structure• Analysing major and recurrent equipment failures and initiating relevant changes to maintenance procedures and practices• Analysing and interpreting maintenance performance information and statistics in order to identify areas of improvement• Preparing monthly reports outlining the results of maintenance activities• Ensuring that maintenance activities are carried out according to the specified budget• Ensuring adherence to safety health and environmental standards• Identification of training requirements for personnel in the section through regular assessmentsAchievements:. Specified, installed and commissioned a 5-tonne oil expelling machine

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  Zimboard Products

  • Section Engineer

    • Aug 2005 - Sep 2007

    • Maintenance of a continuous 120 m3 hardboard process line (drum chippers, chip washing system, defibrators, raffinators, wet forming machine, 16 daylight hydraulic press board, pallet circulation system) and a 32-bar/20 ton composite boiler• Ensuring statutory inspection of pressure vessels, lifting equipment and scaling systems• Ensuring that maintenance activities are carried out according to budgets• Ensuring adherence to safety health and environmental standards

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  Zimboards Products

  • Mutare, Zimbabwe

  • Trainee Engineer

    • Jun 2003 - Jul 2005
    • Mutare, Zimbabwe