Cebo Mzila

Maintenance engineering:

• Assisted in reducing downtime for machinery (sub-systems) through timely troubleshooting and repairs.
• Created multiple Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) documents.
• Created and updated Maintenance Instructions (MI's) documents.
• Engaged with suppliers to ensure maintenance is done effectively.
• Supported the implementation of new equipment by assisting the test procedures.
• Converted Supplier maintenance manuals to (MI's and MTA's) for both corrective and preventative maintenance.
• Travelled to different depots to assess the maintenance procedures.
• Gained familiarity with industry standards and regulations.
• Gained familiarity with Life cycle cost tool.
• Maintained open lines of communication with colleagues across departments, fostering a collaborative environment that facilitated the successful completion of maintenance tasks and projects.
• Assessing failures occurring at the depots and proposing ways to mitigate these failures.
• Knowledge of the design of equipment on the train.
• Developed technical skills by working with experienced engineers.
• Presented various design and consumable optimization changes to the Change Control Board.

Project Management:

• Project manager for a project where issues with the failures of the Public Address and Communication System (PACIS) on the train, had to be found.
• Responsible for creating a project plan and schedule, managing the budget, delegating project tasks to team members, managing all project deliverables, communicating with upper management and stakeholders.
• Worked closely with project sponsors.
• Gained strong project management skills.
• Completed a project and risk management training.
• Completed a working as a team training.
• Completed a basics of project management training.
• Gained familiarity with the Develop for Quality cycle.
• Made use of problem solving tools to assess the problems at hand and to come to an effective solution.
• Managed a project where I used my computer expertise to create and update training documents, which are related to the train subsystems, that increase the expertise to maintaining these sub-systems effectively. Ensuring that the documents are ready on time and the high quality is kept prior to handing it over to the customer.