Sboniso Sangweni
Engineering Shift Controller
Amanzimtoti
Summary
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Shift Controller
Rainbow Chicken P2
11.2023 - Current
- Utilise the skill matrix to assess the applicability of assignments based on individual skill sets
- Plan and manage all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs
- Determine material, equipment, and supplies to be used and ensure that these are ordered and available at the work site
- Help plan and manage weekend mechanical maintenance tasks and projects
- Use planned maintenance schedules to coordinate daily activities of engineering employees and implement operational asset productivity and care through the planned maintenance strategy by noting and driving the resolution of maintenance issues
- Monitor, measure and report on engineering related down-time and general issues
- Fault find on plant equipment or machinery to ascertain and repair faults to ensure production can continue
- Attend to and resource plant breakdowns timeously in order to minimise production downtime
- Conduct planned maintenance as per the job card schedule and sign off job once fully completed
- Provide input to the Plant Engineer to cocreate and commit to an appropriate engineering budget during the annual budgeting process
- Authorise stores requisitions and provide initial sign off of invoices prior to submission to Plant Engineer
- Work with the Plant Engineer and Planner to ensure accurate reporting
- Coordinate and sign off on the team's submission of all required documentation to the Engineering Planner for inclusion in engineering information systems (On-key)
- Organise meetings with engineering staff, prepare inspection reports and action the non-conformances
- Ensure that all maintenance certificates of compliance are appropriately issued and action taken according to the scheduled plan and task lists are recorded by the planner
- Provide input to the Plant and Project Engineer on the feasibility of projects by analysing technology, resource needs and market demands to assure project feasibility
- Work with the Project Engineer to ensure that the requirements of internal customers are met and to prepare accurate project specifications
- Assist to smoothly implement projects on time and within the agreed budget
- Ensure employees follow safety rules and regulations as per the Business's safety plan
- Ensure plant safety equipment is in good working order (e.g
- Fire extinguishers) at all times
- Guide the team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance
- Measure and manage sustainability practices within the plant area
- Maintain and implement food safety standards
- Supervise the engineering personnel with regards to HR and IR issues
- Manage the day to day activities and outputs of the engineering team
- Train and mentor the team to improve performance and reduce down time
- Utilise skills matrix to assess capability gaps within the shift and develop a training plan in conjunction with the HR development specialist to address skills gaps
- Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of the team and effective maintenance of equipment
- Organise daily meetings with engineering staff and prepare inspection reports
- Manage engineering staff and facilitate their attainment of KPI's and institute corrective action if necessary
- Plan and manage the leave roster and register
- Perform work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks and compliance with legislation, SHEQ and inhouse maintenance standards
Technical Training Officer - Fitting and Turning
Shukela Training Centre
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Ensuring that instruction is given by means of appropriate training methods which ensures that students receive full coverage of the relevant syllabus
- Supervising, mentoring, coaching, and instructing Learners
- Conducting assessments, trade tests, moderations, and learner performance evaluations
- Maintaining learner records including writing of reports, generating certificates, and assisting in the compiling of POEs
- Designing, developing, and preparing quality training materials as well as ongoing refinement to training modules and programs to enhance learning understanding
- Assisting in implementing customized training courses to meet customer specific needs
- Maintaining an 'expert' knowledge level of the relevant trade through the undertaking of projects and continuous professional development
- Building in students a 'Safety begins with me' work ethic
- Complying and ensuring compliance to the requirements of the OHS Act and STC Safety Standard
Mechanical Engineer In Training
Illovo Sugar, Sezela Mill, KZN
02.2019 - 06.2022
- Support the maintenance team and Reliability Engineer by giving input into maintenance strategies and troubleshooting into heavy, critical, and intensive mechanical equipment
- Support teams through coaching on Operational Excellence principles, knowledge management, team meetings, VM, 5S, iAMP
- Provides input into and where necessary, assist with heavy, critical plant or energy project: Off-crop abnormal projects and CAPEX Projects, plant modification (change control)
- Promote and adhere to Illovo's procedures, policies, and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
- Performed thorough risk assessments before executing projects, minimizing potential hazards or delays during implementation phases.
- Evaluated final product's overall performance, reliability and safety.
- Conducted root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment issues and implemented preventive maintenance programs, reducing equipment downtime significantly.
- Implemented quality control measures, significantly reducing incidence of manufacturing defects.
Mechanical Fitter and Turner
Illovo Sugar, Sezela Mill, KZN
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Responsible for ensuring that any person been supervised on any occasion
- Maintenance and repairs of gantry cranes, Hilo unloaders, conveyors, cane carriers, hydraulic systems and heavy rotating equipment
- Fit, assemble, grind and shape metal parts and sub-assemblies to maintain production machines and other equipment
- Complete fault finding on systems during breakdowns and repair the problem to keep downtime to a minimum
- Participate in failure analysis
- Draw spares from Stores using the picking list in MAXIMO
- Required to work standby and overtime and cover breakdowns as required
- Understand and comply with the safety, health, environmental and quality (SHEQ) requirements of the section
- Comply and perform tasks as per the organizations' policies, procedures and best operating practices
- Maintain a high level of good housekeeping in the workplace at all times
- Assist production personnel with isolation processes on request
- Obtain a valid work permit and ensure compliance to safe work conditions
Shift Maintenance Worker
Illovo Sugar, Eston Mill, KZN
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
- Worked flexible hours, night, weekend, and holiday shifts
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule
Apprentice Fitter and Turner
Illovo Sugar, Eston Mill, KZN
07.2014 - 06.2017
- Fabricated, assembled, installed, and maintained piping systems
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment
- Threaded pipes using piping machines
- Applied knowledge of both standard and metric measurements and performed math associated with pipe installation, adapting items manufactured within different systems of measurement as needed
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
University of South Africa
01.2015 - 06.2018
Diploma - Fitting and Turning (Trade Certificate)
Shukela Training Centre
10.2014 - 06.2017
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Durban University of Technology
01.2008 - 12.2010
Government Certificate of Competency - GCC - GCC - Factories
Department of Labour
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Strategic planning
Staff management
Risk management
Audit preparation
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Teamwork and collaboration
Multitasking
Reliability
Time management
Team building
Personal Information
ID Number: 890523 6156 081
Timeline
Engineering Shift Controller
Rainbow Chicken P2
11.2023 - Current
Technical Training Officer - Fitting and Turning
Shukela Training Centre
08.2022 - 10.2023
Mechanical Engineer In Training
Illovo Sugar, Sezela Mill, KZN
02.2019 - 06.2022
Mechanical Fitter and Turner
Illovo Sugar, Sezela Mill, KZN
01.2018 - 01.2019
Shift Maintenance Worker
Illovo Sugar, Eston Mill, KZN
06.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
University of South Africa
01.2015 - 06.2018
Diploma - Fitting and Turning (Trade Certificate)
Shukela Training Centre
10.2014 - 06.2017
Apprentice Fitter and Turner
Illovo Sugar, Eston Mill, KZN
07.2014 - 06.2017
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Durban University of Technology
01.2008 - 12.2010
Government Certificate of Competency - GCC - GCC - Factories
Department of Labour
04.2001 -
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