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Amon Thenjwayo

Johannesburg

Summary

  • I am a dedicated engineering professional with highly experienced in Power Plant Systems, Maintenance, Engineering and plant related investigation. Performance-driven, delivery focused, highly analytical and computer literacy in engineering professional with 10+ years’ experience and valid passport. My diverse experience is not limited to power plant, which it can be applicable to any engineering industry including oil, construction, petroleum, industrial gas and heavy industry. I have the highest qualification of postgraduate diploma in mechanical engineering and currently doing Masters in Engineering in Mechanical engineering which will be completed in end of 2023. I am working in all sphere of engineering field and industries with adaptation to change as well as highly self-driven including high interest career development in oil and gas, petroleum industry.
  • Proficient in maintaining smooth and efficient mechanical systems. Systematic professional with keen eye for details, strong focus on performance improvements and skill in root cause analysis. Committed to continuous improvement and finding creative solutions to complex engineering problems.
  • Solutions-oriented engineering professional with strong understanding of product development process. Brings excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with colleagues, management and vendors. Proactive in identifying areas of improvement and taking steps to drive successful completion of projects.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
3
3
Languages
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Mechanical Engineering Technician and Acting Plant Manager (Line Manager)

Eskom – Rotek Industries
03.2013 - Current
  • Department: Commissioning, Maintenance and Production
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Perform turbine generator plant and its auxiliaries commissioning, system process, and maintenance
  • Perform advanced hydraulic and pneumatic processes, systems process and operation, Commissioning and Maintenance
  • Depth knowledge of the turbine generator and its auxiliary components
  • Create and compile a modified development and implement Process Quality Plan (PQP’S), Check Sheets, Work Instruction, Working Safety Working Procedures (WSWP), HIRA, and Production Procedures , etc., Including assisting in developing Technical Notification (TN)
  • Perform plant component measurements to close tolerant specification i.e
  • Turbine valves, turbine and generator seals, pump clearances, fan blades etc
  • Perform turbine and generator protection and control components and their systems
  • Perform Quality Control and high-quality standard of work
  • Perform a full commissioning service of the turbine generator and its auxiliaries’ systems
  • Interpret engineering drawings and sketches including piping and instrumentation diagrams (process instrumentation diagram) of various systems, turbines and generators, steam ejectors, hydraulics, pneumatics etc
  • Maintain SABS ISO 9001:2015 Quality systems, ISO 14001: Environmental management systems, and the OHSAS 18001 Healthy & Safety management system on all engineering and maintenance documents
  • Perform dismantle, refurbish, and reassemble mechanical components, i.e., positive and negative multistage pumps (KSB, Goulds, hydac hydraulic etc), all kinds of valves, actuators, axial and centrifugal fans, heat exchangers – axial and centrifugal, steam ejectors, electro-hydraulic actuator (Siemens & Alstom manufacture) etc
  • Perform Planning, setting up of project deliverables, organise, tasks and budgets control, co-ordinate, resources with required skills, execution, supervision, quality assurance, develop new ways of executing a job safety, etc
  • On interim repairs (IR) and general overall (GO) including Technical and service Report Writing of an outage (Machine Shut Down for service) scope of work (I.R/G.O)
  • Perform plant performance monitoring, inspection on turbine-generator and its auxiliaries
  • Incident investigation, Fault Finding, Problem Solving and root cause analysis of equipment, components, hydraulic and Pneumatic systems and turbo Gen systems trips and failure etc and determine the scope of work after analysis
  • Perform mentorship to subordinates, including Trainees and Learners on system process, commissioning, and maintenance
  • Perform People Management and Conflict Resolution: Grievance, Disciplinary process etc
  • Perform power plant system interconnection, operational processes, electrical and C&I Processes and maintenance procedures
  • Assist in writing welding instruction on a section of a pipe considering welding standards codes
  • Perform equipment failure analysis and recommendation to engineering, then perform plant modification as per recommended, including new/refurbished equipment analyses, perform QC/QA, equipment inspection, perform reliability test on OEM premises and then install it on site
  • Perform investigations and diagnoses with various engineering and maintenance departments on engineering and technical plant problem and write technical reports on finding
  • Perform proactive, preventive, corrective, risk base and condition base Maintenance and asset performance monitoring on turbine and generator and related Auxiliary Systems i.e hydrogen plant, air-cooled condenser, Diesel generator, Condensate, water treatment plant, feed water, vacuum, Turbine HVAC, service, and control air systems etc
  • Perform maintenance on the turbine centreline, including protection and control components and systems
  • Providing supervision, plant commissioning, planning, support, advisory, execute, control and coordination of outages (IN, GIIR,MGO,GO) and plant maintenance during inspections and execution of scopes while following quality, assurance, technical standards and technique
  • Perform plant maintenance preparation for awaiting opportunity and outage defects, once resolved commissioning, and technical test to ensure 100% availability
  • Establish quality control processes to ensuring effective quality control during inspection cycle
  • Identifies, plans, and promote quality control improvement initiatives and daily plant inspection
  • Provide training, coaching, support, mentoring to ensure staff development
  • Provide technical support and advice, incident investigation on reoccurrence or new operation or maintenance problems
  • Root cause analysis while units are in operation, de and re commissioning of plant sections, and plant maintenance section to solve complex integrated technical issues/problem
  • Optimise allocated plant performance through improved fault-finding methods, development of maintenance and operating philosophies, strategies, and modifications
  • Identify, develop, execute, implement, and evaluate solutions, executing and evaluation of implemented modification effectiveness on the plant to achieve 100% plant availability
  • Enforce qualify process and procedure on all execution of tasks during day to day, breakdown and outages
  • Write technical report on plant deviation, root cause and assist in risk analysis and risk assessment writing for out of normal operation for safe plant operation
  • Have an excellent understanding of power plant operation, commissioning, steam turbine, generators, pumps, axial fans, ejectors operation and process control systems
  • Attending to plant allocated equipment and component failure and revolve technical issues daily considering equipment life span prolongation and safety of employees
  • Perform project management and quality control including assurance on work
  • Provide monitoring of power system during operation to ensure optimal performance
  • Development of PMs of allocation of plant areas including scope of work
  • Provide advice to unit operator of any deviation during power plant start up, operation and shutdown and assist in resolving the problem in order to drive for safe health each system operation to eliminate load loss
  • Verify that correct components and spares are procured
  • Coordinate the timely supply of project material
  • Ensure adhere to organization and site related governance, policy and safety, health, environment, risks, legislation and quality (SHERQ) requirements
  • Advice and propose modifications and determine the impact on process information system performance on commissioning, maintenance, and engineering
  • Manage plant risks, modifications, and coordinate multi-disciplinary Projects
  • Implement power plant management systems and process to be followed within the department
  • Coordinates all site personnel and contractors’ functions on allocated projects to ensure project completion within time, cost, and quality
  • Support Project Management, in project engineering
  • Arranges and co-ordinates all activities required for the commissioning of plant after outage
  • Develops section specific philosophies, technical standards, procedures, work practices and specifications
  • Provides professional technical leadership over technical stuff within their own discipline
  • Perform commissioning of various features of Turbine – Generator - Exciter and their auxiliary plants, which includes De-Commissioning and Commissioning of Turbine and related Auxiliary Systems, Project related De-Commissioning and Commissioning of SOW (SIEMENS and Alstom (GE) OEM Steam turbines)
  • Commissioning and maintenance of planned and breakdown turbine generator and its auxiliaries
  • Perform condition monitoring of turbine –generator vibrations and oil analysis to ensure the oil is within international standards of cleanliness (ppm) and contaminant including control and protection of the turbine and generator
  • Perform maintenance and commissioning of turbine force air cooling compressor and performing turbine force cooling
  • Perform supervision, leadership, management, lead a project, team leader, and quality system
  • Perform Stand-by and Eskom Plant Safely Regulations in low voltages authorised as a Responsible Person (RP)
  • Conduct and lead turbine-generator production management meetings
  • Interface with other departments to ensure that all systems are maintained and commissioned timely and in an efficient manner
  • Perform engineering and maintenance (preventive, predictive, condition-based etc) on compressors( positive displacement and Dynamic), valves (isolation, regulating, safety, non-return etc), actuators (mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic etc), pumps ( positive displacement and Dynamic), bearings (Plain and rolling), filters (elements, sand etc), strainers, couplings (gear, sleeve, tired, split, fluid etc), gearboxes ( screw, worm, spur etc), heat exchangers ( tubes, plate etc), hydraulic components, pipes and fittings, orifice, flow meters, vessels, NDT, air dryers, heaters, fans (axial, centrifugal etc)
  • Perform maintenance and engineering on pipework systems for high-pressure steam and water
  • Perform and provide technical advice and support on complex technical issues, plant projects, and improved fault-finding methods
  • SAP PM – notification, work order etc
  • Power plant process systems analysis including mechanical flow diagram (MFD), process flow diagram (PFD) or Piping and Instrument Drawing (P&ID)
  • Implementation of cantered maintenance on the plant (selection, define, identify, access, select, planning, scoping and execution etc) including a forecast plan for all equipment and components of the plant
  • Perform QA/QC on thirty-party services provider or OEM by witnessing turbo machines, equipment, components, performance tests, statutory tests etc
  • Perform engineering, maintenance, commissioning, works management (create notification, prioritisation of work, work order etc) , Compile and develop work packages which includes works instruction, Safety and health standards, Quality managements, Environment management, maintenance strategies and principles development and compile, Material Requirements, skills required, planning, spares, execution Contingencies and Planning Contingencies (Possible additional BOM) for each and every component within the plant systems on the following systems equipment and components: Turbine and Generator (800
  • Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
  • Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
  • Established and monitored maintenance protocols to deliver reliable service.
  • Frequently diagnosed mechanical problems and determined how to correct issues.
  • Developed and coordinated effective predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance approaches.
  • Performed troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of rotating equipment.
  • Organized and directed maintenance shutdowns and startups.
  • Acting as a Turbine Plant Manager (Line Manager) and performing the following full duties with no limitations:


  • Production, maintenance pre-planning and mobilisation.
  • Write reports on plant operation and production, safety, quality, procurement, statutory equipment compliance, recruitment, finance, spare required, KPIs, Capex, and Opex on weekly and monthly.
  • Daily feedback on plant defects, breakdown resolution times, and unplanned outages with optimized and efficient resolution timelines.
  • Supervision of Machinery GMR 2(7) Appointment
  • Planning and coordinating of planned outages/breakdowns and recovery plan if slip occurred.
  • Manage the business department plan
  • Performance management, including lead time on and requirements on spares, assets, and budgeting
  • Plant system operation, maintenance and processes management
  • Manage systems and procedures, including department maintenance priorities
  • Business and Quality Management.
  • Plant reliability system management.
  • Manage the supply chain of the department
  • Maintenance strategy implementation.
  • Drives individual development plans for direct and indirect reports to employees through training and re-skilling.
  • Ensure compliance and maintain the Occupational Health and Safety Act, construction regulation, environment and fire management system and SHE policies
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management of resources, including recruitment and department HR related.
  • Works Management
  • Manage asset for the department, including spares requirements
  • Project Management and co-ordination
  • Plant production meetings with different managers from different section areas of the plant.
  • Maintenance budget management in line with the PFMA
  • Continuous control, implementation, and maintenance of all related ISO standards like 9001:2015, 14001:2015 etc
  • Perform a business presentation to senior managers for any item that needs to be a procedure but is above the allowable limit to be approved.
  • Cost management of section assets, including logistics
  • Planning and procuring of tools, consumables, spares,
  • Ensure that all legal appointments are valid and in place for your area of control.
  • Conflict Handling. Grievance and the disciplinary process
  • Financial Management (manage cost centre, Opex and Capex)
  • Continuous audit and optimization of department performance and standards.
  • Negotiation and Contract Management
  • Quality Management System Management
  • Change Management
  • Supervisory and Management
  • Section asset performance optimization
  • Personnel and people Management
  • Measurement, analysis, and improvement reporting

Technician

Elcon Contractor cc
08.2012 - 02.2013
  • Design and configuration
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Modifying P&IDs
  • Correcting drawing through redlining
  • Installing plant kks (classifying systems and units )
  • Plant verification as per P&IDs

Mechanical Co-op (Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Technician Trainee)

Eskom - Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Mechanical Maintenance Services
02.2011 - 07.2012
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Perform on-job practical training on execution, general plant, corrective and preventive maintenance in the following mechanical maintenance equipment: actuators; gearboxes overhauls; pumps such positive and centrifugal pumps doing overhauls, repack, run-ups or running, monitoring and inspection; couple and uncoupled motor from pump; alignment using laser alignment ; valves overhauls, ordering new valve parts including equivalent spares to use on broken valve, repack valves; remove and refit strainers and filters; compressors overhauls and service; hydraulics equipment maintenance; ventilation such as dampers and fans overhaul; v belts and chain alignment using a laser alignment; pipes and fittings; making flanges and gaskets by applying maintenance technique and philosophy; lubricate various plant equipment eg bearings etc; use colour coding according to plant procedure; safely use and care of hand tools, measuring equipment, locking and fasteners; drilling machine operation; use of power saws and power and air tools safety; perform filling on mechanical components
  • Perform all mechanical maintenance on equipment and components as required at the following plants: acid plant, hydrogen plant, chlorination plant and demineralized water plant
  • Perform workshop/office daily process such as participating in attended meetings, and discussions of plant maintenance procedures, standard and instructions used on the plant during maintenance; trained on plant engineering systems; perform investigate and analyse by using work documents, case history, Original Equipment Manufacture manuals and manufacturing specifications to determine the root cause of defects and prevent it from recurring; perform explanations of procedures of the job at hand and all danger including mitigation to the employees(artisan/supervisor) and contractors before the work begin; I assisted on contractors or staff development by providing and performing on job observations, coaching, advise on plant problems and there implementation of corrective solutions; identify potential problems and initiate proactive measures to correct timeously; perform work peripheral aspects such as confirm and be familiar with various re-commission components, testing and inspection for a certain systems; perform equipment evaluation by studying drawings, OEM manuals; test and identify potentially faulty components or equipment, record details results and their possible solutions; initiate repair or replacement of faulty components or equipment; perform operation and adjustment components or equipment installed according to OEM specifications; perform work packages compilation or preparation such as defects investigation, problem solving analysis, work week and maintenance planning; assist in compiling a full maintenance work week that include correct or updated service notes, procedures and defects to ensure a successfully maintenance execution; perform quality control activities; perform simulate plant conditions on test rigs to demonstrate operation of equipment or components; ensure availability of spares and verifying the correct component spares are obtain from the supplier by ordering as per Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM); perform quality checks on equipment or components once received against technical specifications, updated spares descriptions and holding levels on computerised maintenance system (SAP)
  • I assisted with modifications to improve the reliability of plant-like analysis faults and trends to determine whether modification of the system or component replacement is required for plant efficiency, perform tests, and evaluate modifications as per drafted modification of drawing and procedure specifications
  • I assisted in writing a full detailed report on work carried out on notification or defects and planned maintenance documents of material repairs carried out and equipment used


  • Projects worked on
  • Overhauling of the multistage centrifugal pump (16m long) pumps collected condensate from the hot wells condenser to the steam generators
  • Diesel engine overhaul (shutdown) whereby we have to strip the entire 16-cylinder diesel engine
  • The overhaul of an Auxiliary Boiler that proved steam to safety equipment on the system and some of my duties during doe’s projects were project execution planning, writing reports and setting up of project deliverables, tasks and budgets, and resource scheduling with regard to time, location and required skills etc
  • Assist in contractor supervision activities and check that the contractors apply the correct permit to work practices such as compliance with legislative requirements and also implement corrective actions

Education

Master’s of Engineeing - Mechanical Engineering

University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
07.2021 - Current

Postgraduate - Engineering

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch
02.2020 - 03.2021

Bachelor of Technology Degree - Mechanical Engineering

University of South Africa
Pretoria
02.2018 - 04.2019

Skills

  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Facilitation and investigation skills
  • Fault finding and root cause failure analysis
  • Technical problem-solving and technique skills
  • Teamwork and a leader
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Risk assessment and safety knowledge
  • Leadership skills
  • Data interpretation and analysis
  • Management and Supervisory skills
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Engineering design, standards and codes
  • Analytical and conceptual skills
  • Diagnose and efficiency skills
  • Assertive and self-motivated
  • Critical and creative thinking
  • Technical Report writing
  • Decision making
  • Time management
  • Planning, presentation, organizing and coordination
  • Negotiation skills
  • Customer oriented
  • Research and strategy
  • Will to learn and grow
  • Multitasking abilities and capacity to work to deadlines
  • Highly organized, punctual, and dedicated with a positive attitude
  • Geared toward efficiency, achievements and attention to details
  • Computer literacy (Microsoft office and Microsoft project)
  • Mechanical design packages (Solid works, ANSYS and Auto desk, AutoCAD, FreeCAD, Paraview, Creo parametric, UGS NX Unigraphics; Abaqus/CAE 611,)
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Mechanical troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Project manager supervision

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Zulu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Sesotho
Advanced (C1)

Certification

  • Precision Measuring
  • Pumps
  • Process Quality Plan (PQP/QCP)
  • Maintenance Philosophy
  • Turbine Alignment
  • Turbine Maintenance
  • Maintenance of actuators and valves
  • Bearings in machine and equipment
  • Material types and sealing components
  • Maintenance indirect drives (belts and chain drives)
  • Pipe fitting
  • Filters and strainers
  • Measuring skills
  • Maintenance of the gearbox
  • Heat Exchangers Level 2
  • Turbine Fundamentals
  • Generator Principles
  • Maintenance of compressors
  • Hydraulic systems and maintenance
  • Pump Fundamentals and Maintenance
  • Turbine Alignment
  • Safety for Managers
  • Safety for leaders
  • GMR 2 (1) Supervisor for Machinery
  • SAP PM
  • Legal Responsibility and Accountability
  • Vibration analysis CAT 1 (Mobius institute)
  • Incident investigation
  • Non destructive Testing (NDT)
  • Technical Report writing
  • Change Management
  • Supervisory Management
  • Contracts and Contractor Management
  • Plant safety regulation
  • OHS Act and Quality (ISO Standards 2015)
  • Contro-steam v3 maintenance (OEM - GE)
  • Steam turbine governors (OEM - GE)
  • Steam Turbine Gen & Aux for Mechanical Maintenance (OEM - GE)
  • Air Cooled Condenser for Operators and Maintenance (OEM - SPX)
  • Diesel Generator Plant Training
  • Performance management
  • Power plant overview (OEM - GE)
  • Oil analysis 1 (Noria)
  • Machinery Lubricant Analyst I/Technician (ICML)
  • Ansys Space Claim direct modeller, CFD/FEA, Workbench Meshing, HFSS, Maxwell, FLUENT and mechanical.

Accomplishments

  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Supervised team of 20 staff members and Contractors.
  • Project Development - Collaborated with team of different department in the development of Shutdown project.
  • Created Bills of Materials (BOM) and Scope of work for a project.
  • Process Improvement - Created new departmental procedures manual and assessed department training needs.
  • Increased efficiency of [Name of process] by [Number]% with the implementation of [Name of Product or Innovation].

Interests

I am interested in energy and oil/petroleum industries, manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and design especially in mechanical engineering filed

Timeline

Master’s of Engineeing - Mechanical Engineering

University of The Witwatersrand
07.2021 - Current

Postgraduate - Engineering

Stellenbosch University
02.2020 - 03.2021

Bachelor of Technology Degree - Mechanical Engineering

University of South Africa
02.2018 - 04.2019

Mechanical Engineering Technician and Acting Plant Manager (Line Manager)

Eskom – Rotek Industries
03.2013 - Current

Technician

Elcon Contractor cc
08.2012 - 02.2013

Mechanical Co-op (Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Technician Trainee)

Eskom - Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Mechanical Maintenance Services
02.2011 - 07.2012

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