Tongai Bangira
Electrician
Germiston
Summary
Highly motivated and result-oriented artisan dedicated to delivering quality work and excelling in a self-starting environment. Strong commitment to tasks and thrives with minimal supervision. Eager to continue professional growth. Consistently executes tasks with ease, whether working independently or as part of a team. Experience interacting with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds has equipped with the ability to adapt seamlessly to various situations and environments. Maintains a positive mindset and unwavering determination to achieve desired outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Fuel Management System Technician
Fuel Management Africa (FMA)
09.2023 - Current
- Collaborate in Installation and setup processes of new fuel management system projects, (local and international sites)
- Installing and programming probes and ATGs
- Integrating fuel dispensers to Fuel Management
- Ensure that consent quality standards are maintained through the entire installation stages
- Providing hardware technical support on installations and offering training to clients
- Collaborating with software development and support teams, gathering customer feedback, and implementing improvements
- Programming controllers, upgrading controller hardware, repairing equipment, and performing controller tests
- Conducting consistent quality inspections and assessments of installations and maintenance techniques on different sites
- Monitor frequency of product failures on sites, conduct root-cause analysis and implement corrective measures
- Preform fault diagnostics and error analysis on company equipment
- Building, Testing and loading clients on controllers and panels
- Carrying out pipe work, on solenoid valves and flow meters
- Training of new Technicians
- Conduct data tests for system accuracy
- Provide technical support and collaborate with Development Team for data integrity
- Preparing report by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data related to the company’s product failures and generate detailed professional reports
- Wiring of fuel managements panels and controllers and management of stock
- Carry out sites visits for new projects analysis, and assist the company’s stakeholders with technical advice on company’s products
- Comply with all the company’s customers rules and regulations, including Safety Health and Environment and adhering to all safety working procedures
- Attending to call outs and breakdowns (telephonic and on sites)
- Giving technical support to management for decision making
Electrician
MIE Africa South Africa
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Plant installations and maintenance
- Circuit designing and topology
- Panel wiring and testing
- Call outs and breakdowns
- Power cable joining and glanding
- Faulty finding
- Plant testing and commissioning
- Shutdown maintenance
- Lighting circuits designing and wiring
Electrician
ICS Projects
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Umufolozi Sugar Mill (Mutubatuba)
- PROJECT TECHNICIAN AND SUPERVISOR
- Titan Batch Centrifugal Project
- Installing and connecting of a Western States Titan Centrifuge machine (driven by an ABB 200 kw electric motor)
- Installing and wiring of an ABB ACS880 VSD, power control and instrumentation cables
- Running laying, glanding, crimping and connecting a 185mm^2 X 120 meters’ power cable
- Determine power, control and instrumentation cable sizes and design their routes
- Wired and connected switch gear associated with the 185mm^2 power cable in the MCC
- Wired and connected electric motors, rope switches, speed sensors (Whirligig) for conveyors in the field, and run power and control cables to the MCC and instrument cables to the DCS room
- Test running and commissioning of the project
- Ordering of material and additional tools for the project
- Day to day progress meetings with the client management team
- Supervising and conducting daily tool box talks and carrying out Risk Assessments for the project crew (Boiler makers and the general workers)
Electrician
Corteva Agriscience
11.2016 - 12.2021
- Machines Exposed to Conveyors (chain and gear box coupled), bucket elevators, Bin Tippers, Screen Cleaners (Cimbria 106), Color sorters (Satake 2), Gravity Separators (Cimbria), Destoner, Feeder Vibrators, Bagging Scales (Accutech), Dust Extraction Fans, Pallet Wrappers, Seed Graders, Seed treaters, Chemical Steerers, Bag sewing machines (Sew Rite, Union Special), Sensors (Rhomberg capacitive and inductive, Banner range, Imf range)
- Installing new seed processing and packaging plants and lines (single and multiphases)
- Testing and commissioning of new equipment and processing machines
- Installing electrical wiring and equipment in office buildings and company houses
- Circuits designing, wiring and connecting (BinTipper, Machine sequency and interlocks)
- Carrying out of Earthing and Bonding on machines, equipment and buildings
- Testing of earth leakage circuit breakers, emergency stop buttons, curtains, safety interlocks and all safety systems quarterly and documenting findings
- Installing new switchboards and upgrading existing ones (single and multiphases)
- Installing and programming of VSDs and Frequency Inverters (weg cfw 500, Danfoss, Schneider Altistart 22)
- Maintaining and serving of standby generators
- (Volvo Penta 500kva, John Deere 250kva, DSE 8610 and DSE 6120)
- Carry out maintenance and servicing of substations and switch rooms
- Installing and servicing of UPSs (3 phases and single phases)
- Designing, Installing, maintaining and servicing of site water system (submissible pumps, DAB pumps, borehole controllers)
- Designing, installing, maintaining and servicing of site lighting system
- Installing maintaining and serving of site power outlets and appliances
- Carry out shutdown maintenance on production and packaging plants
- Maintaining and servicing and calibrating of line packing scales
- (Accutech AT-30)
- Carry out fault finding during breakdowns and call outs (night shifts and weekends)
- Certification of all site electrical work carried by outside contractors to local regulations and company standards
- Inspecting and testing contractor’s electrical tools and equipment before entering site
- Rendering technical support to management for decision making
- Carry Out Electrical Audits at other Corteva sites
- Electrical Safety Program member
- Isolations of Energy program focal point
- Workshop Safety Health and Environmental representative
- Training of electrical interns
- Carry out all electrical duties on the premises safely
- Carrying Out Electrical Audits
Electrical Technician (Effluent Plant)
ANADARKO OIL CORPORATION
07.2015 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: (CLEAREDGE PROJECTS)
- Wiring electrical and electronic circuits on the Effluent Plant
- Designing and wiring motor starters
- Wiring and installing electrical panels
- Designing circuits for liquid levels monitoring
- Installing, testing, maintaining and servicing of motors and pumps
- Designing and carrying out cable trunks and tray routes
- Wiring electrical and electronic circuits on the Effluent Plant
- Carrying out plumbing installations and maintenance of the Plant
- Carrying out all workshop duties safely
- (CLEAREDGE PROJECTS)
Electrician
ELECTRO-TECH (Trans Tank Africa)
05.2014 - 04.2015
- Company Overview: South Africa
- Wiring and installing electrical panels
- Designing circuits for tank levels monitoring
- Designing and wiring motor starters
- Installing, testing and maintaining motors and pumps
- Designing and carrying out cable trunks and tray routes
- Wiring electrical and electronic circuits on the petrochemical storage tanks
- Carrying out all workshop duties safely
- South Africa
Electrical Foreman
National Railways of Zimbabwe
01.2012 - 02.2014
- Check attendance of staff
- Formulate budgets on personnel & materials
- Order material, spares and stationery and ensure their availability
- Ensure machinery, tools, instruments and protective equipment are in good working condition
- Ensure authenticity and time submission of job cards, overtime, relief and other claims
- Prepare and submit monthly production reports to management
- Control shop costs
- Set targets and ensure that they are met with quality in mind
- Perform interdepartmental roles
- Assess subordinates training needs
- Schedule maintenance of plant and machinery
- Counseling and motivation of staff
- Give technical assistance to subordinates
Electrician/Apprentice
National Railways of Zimbabwe
09.2006 - 12.2011
- Conducting trouble shooting and faulty finding on electrical circuits
- Designing, Installing and commissioning of new Electrical Installations
- Inspection and testing of electrical installations to ascertain electrical standards
- Wiring, maintaining, servicing and connecting of motors (AC and DC)
- Testing, maintain and repairing and repairing of AC and DC generators
- Maintaining, servicing and repairing transformers
- Performing low voltage switching (LT) up to 33kv
- Making sure SAFETY measures are being adhered to
- Training of apprentices, semi-skilled workers and attaches
Education
National Certificate - undefined
National Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
Trade Test Certificate - undefined
SAQA Evaluation - NQF LEVEL 4
National Senior Certificate
Further Education and Training Certificate - NQF LEVEL 4
Skills
New designs and installations
Circuit designing
Topology
Panel wiring
Power cable joining
Glanding
Computer literacy
Problem-solving
Communication
Hardware management
Independent work
Teamwork
Multi-tasking
Circuit and wiring diagrams
Technical decision making
Leadership
Strategic problem-solving
Organizational skills
Project management
Fault finding
Mechanical background
Plumbing background
Work ethics
Customer interaction
Coordination
Electrical safety awareness
Understanding of electronic components
Maintenance principles of machinery
Frequency Drives
Programming
Standby generators
Electric motors knowledge
PLCs understanding
Area Of Expertise
- Very good with new designs and installations
- Strong with circuit designing and topology
- Excellent in panel wiring
- Power cable joining and glanding
- Computer literate
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and hardware management skills
- Great capability to work independently and within a team
- Great ability to handle multiple tasks without losing concentration
- Great understanding of circuit and wiring diagrams and manuals for troubleshooting
- Ability to make technical decisions independently and creatively
- Good in leadership, teamwork, and strategic problem-solving
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Proficiency in fault finding
- Strong mechanical and plumbing background
- Good work ethics
- Strong ability to interact with customers at all levels of the organization
- Great ability in coordinating and organizing
- Great awareness to electrical safety and safety in general
- Good understanding of electronic components and circuits
- Good command of English language and understanding of industrial communication
- Good in maintenance principles of machinery
- Proven experience with Frequency Drives, programming and faulty finding
- Very good in standby generators, servicing and faulty finding
- Strong knowledge of electric motors and their starters
- Basic understanding of electronic components and circuits
- Basic understanding of PLCs and their fault finding
Other Attributes
- Computer literate
- A member of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Driver License
code 10, South Africa, True
Personal Information
- Residency: South African Permanent Residency Permit
- Date of Birth: 09/01/83
- Nationality: Zimbabwean
Timeline
Fuel Management System Technician
Fuel Management Africa (FMA)
09.2023 - Current
Electrician
MIE Africa South Africa
08.2022 - 05.2023
Electrician
ICS Projects
01.2022 - 06.2022
Electrician
Corteva Agriscience
11.2016 - 12.2021
Electrical Technician (Effluent Plant)
ANADARKO OIL CORPORATION
07.2015 - 09.2016
Electrician
ELECTRO-TECH (Trans Tank Africa)
05.2014 - 04.2015
Electrical Foreman
National Railways of Zimbabwe
01.2012 - 02.2014
Electrician/Apprentice
National Railways of Zimbabwe
09.2006 - 12.2011
National Certificate - undefined
National Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
Trade Test Certificate - undefined
SAQA Evaluation - NQF LEVEL 4
National Senior Certificate