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THEMBA PHIRI

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

Skillsundefined

Certification

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

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