THEMBA PHIRI
Maintenance lead
NIGEL
Summary
OBJECTIVES I am highly energetic, hands on, hardworking and goal driven person with passion for my job, I am willing to go extra mile and reliable trustworthy, I offer the best practice when it comes to problem solving and leadership by applying my technical knowledge I help in reducing breakdown time and knowledge sharing to team members, I enjoy learning new things Personal Profile: Identity Number : 780529
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Maintenance Lead
BRIDGESTONE, Department
04.2018 - Current
- Standards are followed by plant personnel, in accordance with OSHA;
- Troubleshoots and repairs process machinery and hydraulic equipment;
- Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee;
- Responsible for cleanliness of equipment and regularly scheduled safety inspections;
- Manage daily inventory of supplies and parts, ensuring replacements are ordered in a timely fashion;
- Follows preventative maintenance schedule on all plant equipment;
- Provides direction and leadership for the maintenance crew and daily activities and duties;
- Perform preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment, and the facilities;
- Provide good customer service;
- Ensure safety regulations are met;
- Conducts inspections of own and others work in accordance with company requirements
Machine tool fitter
RHEINMETAL DENEL MUNITION
04.2014 - 03.2018
- To diagnose faults and repair/ maintain plant and tools in the workshop
- Organize workload amongst the workshop staff to cover all departments
- Prioritize equipment reported for breakdowns
- Ensure the workshop provides equipment that is safe and ready for production
- Ensure all equipment is checked and tagged properly
- Organize and maintain an effective and efficient ‘out of hours’ telephone service in conjunction with the superintendent
- Ensure workshop is clean, tidy and well organized
- Issue all safety bulletins to workshop staff, record signatures and pass copies to General Manager for personnel files
- By reporting to the Foreman on a monthly basis, have constructive input into the progress of the department and how it progresses
- Maintain a professional and helpful attitude, passing on your technical plant and tool knowledge and experience to other members of staff.
Hydraulic technician
ROBOR TUBE
04.2006 - 03.2014
- Stripping and reporting on the wear and tear of hydraulic equipment
- Inspection and assembly of hydraulic pumps and motors to manufacturer’s standards
- Inspection and assembly of gearboxes to manufacturer’s standards
- Testing in accordance to specifications
- Respond to service calls and repairs on site
- Modify powerpacks
- Buy spares
- Keep hydraulics systems clean
04.1999 - 03.2006
- Conduct scheduled, planned maintenance of equipment
- Participate in development of a maintenance plan and maintenance schedules
- Conduct routine inspections in accordance with maintenance plan/schedule and maintenance task lists
- Report on routine inspection findings on maintenance schedules, and prioritize follow up work
- Identify equipment requiring maintenance during walkthroughs and operator interactions
- Conduct Unscheduled Repairs of Mechanical Plant Equipment
- Ensure 95% availability of equipment through planned maintenance
- Do fault finding on equipment faults
- Capture all downtime for breakdowns on spreadsheets and/or visual charts
- Perform Modifications and Upgrades of Equipment
- Compile modification/design and specification upgrade schedule
- Examine equipment diagrams to plan upgrades and maintenance
- Modification of old designs to suit available parts
- Ensure all diagrams, specifications and documentation are stored in designated storage area
- Ensure that the contractors perform according to the contract
- Conduct root cause analysis on all breakdowns (5-whys)
- Identify corrective and preventative actions to rectify breakdown and eliminate root cause
- Assist in updating of maintenance plans/schedules as required from root cause analysis
- Participate in higher level problem solving (fishbone analysis) to identify possible root causes in updating of SOPs as required from actions from 5-whys and fishbone analysis
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Springs College
Skills
SkillsCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingTime managementCritical thinkingDecision-makingOrganizationalStress managementAdaptabilityLeadershipOpenness to criticismCharacteristicsKnowledge of basic process of a materials handling plant
Knowledge of pumps and associated systems
Knowledge of extrusionsKnowledge of pressesKnowledge of MixersKnowledge of tubersKnowledge of material handling equipment (conveyor systems)Ability to work independently without supervisionAbility to work under pressure and take on additional duties when requiredCertification
N1 to N5
Timeline
Maintenance Lead
BRIDGESTONE, Department
04.2018 - Current
Machine tool fitter
RHEINMETAL DENEL MUNITION
04.2014 - 03.2018
Hydraulic technician
ROBOR TUBE
04.2006 - 03.2014
04.1999 - 03.2006
Mechanical Engineering
Springs College