Mayibongwe Manzini

• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations for motors, generators, alternators, compressors, and pumps, ensuring long-term asset performance and reliability.
• Designed and commissioned mechanical test benches (pinion press, compressor test systems) to assess product performance, improving condition monitoring, and compliance with industry standards.
• Developed and implemented innovative assembly methods and jigs, enhancing production efficiency, safety, and reducing equipment downtime.
• Produced custom mechanical design solutions (lifting devices, cradles, support stands) to support safe handling, improve plant operations, and extend asset lifespan.
• Oversaw maintenance activities, quality control, and system installations, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and corporate safety standards.
• Conducted risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety audits, implementing corrective measures to enhance workplace safety and reliability.
• Drafted and updated technical drawings, BOMs, specifications, and check sheets to support procurement, production, and tender evaluations.
• Coordinated project planning, budgets, and resource allocation, ensuring cost-effective realization of technical facilities within time and scope.
• Provided leadership and mentorship to cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration across engineering, operations, and quality functions.

• Conducted root cause investigations of equipment failures, efficiency deviations, and incidents across compressors, motors, generators, and rotating machines.
• Re-qualified and refurbished components (pistons, crankshafts, pinions, pumps), developing technical specifications for component re-use, and cost-saving measures.
• Analyzed test data to establish trends, identify risks, and confirm performance compliance.
• Delivered weekly technical reports highlighting plant performance and critical areas requiring intervention.
• Developed functional analyses, design criteria, specifications, and calculations for plant upgrades and new installations.
• Produced CREO CAD drawings for auxiliary components and process flows, ensuring engineering accuracy and manufacturability.
• Supported asset management through technical evaluations and maintenance planning, improving equipment availability and lifecycle management.
• Rotated through locomotives, wagons, coaches, and rotating machines divisions, gaining cross-functional exposure to large-scale manufacturing and assembly environments.
• Recommended mechanical and process improvements to enhance efficiency, reliability, and compliance with environmental and safety standards.

• Worked with the PFMA compliance team at Transnet Freight Rail

supply chain.

Reviewed both low- and high-value tenders, with the assistance of commercial specialists.

Performed data analysis, capturing, and other admin-related tasks.

activities.