Zukisa Antonio Gede
Maintenance Engineering & Project Management
Centurion,Pretoria
Work Preference
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Maintenance and Local Projects Manager
dsm-firmenich
Midrand
08.2023 - Current
- Provide direction, leadership and mentoring to the Engineering Department’s staff to meet the long-term goals of the Supply Chain.
- Guarantee and foster compliance with HSSE & OSHA PSM policies for all engineering and maintenance personnel.
- Establish a strong safety culture and safe execution of all engineering/maintenance activities.
- Ensure proper alignment and efficient teamwork with key clients and partners on site (Facility Management, Production, Logistics, Quality Control, Planning and other support functions).
- Ensure that all projects are completed within an approved budget, on time, technically correct, and in compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements.
- Works with the management team to proactively develop annual and 5-year CAPEX plans.
- Implement and oversee predictive maintenance technologies to improve reliability and reduce mechanical and electrical downtime.
- Project leader for building maintenance workshop and stores
- Project leader for the raw materials and finished goods warehouse
- Project leader for liquids plant packaging line
Engineering and Projects Engineer
dsm-firmenich
Midrand
04.2022 - 07.2023
- Assists in developing Project User Requirement and Functional Specifications.
- Works closely with Production Management and HS&E to ensure safe operations.
- Works closely with other Engineering functions in order to fully develop/ execute projects.
- Provides project cost estimates and prepares presentations to Management.
- Works with contractors/ experts to expand expertise critical knowledge base and develops strategic relationships.
- Works closely with Senior Engineering functions to drive continuous improvement projects.
- Works with consultants/ contractors/ vendors to drive projects and to increase professional network.
- Works as part of multi-functional work teams.
- Project leader for fridge and freezer installation
- Initiated, planned, executed and closed out conveyoring installation for powder plants with R1m budget
- Project leader installation of Kardex machine
Engineering Maintenance Planner
Tigerbrands
Potchestroom
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Planning and coordinating maintenance activities in order to improve and maintain equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Develop, implement and maintain asset care strategies for production equipment on site.
- Support and assist production managers on maintenance budgeting for equipment on site.
Asset Care Management Strategist
Tigerbrands
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Freelance Consulting on asset care strategies.
Packaging Engineer
Distell Ltd
Distell Springs
05.2020 - 02.2021
- Ensure compliance with OSH act.
- Control and optimise Maintenance Costs.
- Support equipment life cycle and major capital investments.
- Manage RCA to improve RCM effectiveness.
- Manage maintenance planning and execution.
- Support stock reduction process for engineering spare parts.
- Evaluation and authorisation of any plant and equipment modification work.
- Drives Asset Care behavior across Packaging hall.
- Analyse plant reliability performance and make recommendations for improvement (including plant replacement).
- Weekly Engineering meeting to discuss top down-times.
- Manages performance and development of packaging engineering team.
- Project leader for improvement of machine efficiency of line 1 from 55% to 62%.
- Project leader for improvement of machine efficiency of line 8 from 40% to 55%.
Maintenance Engineer – Site
HEINEKEN - SA
08.2013 - 04.2020
- Manage third party maintenance contracts to ensure high availability and reliability of plant and equipment.
- Ensure Maintenance Procedures and equipment operations comply with both Heineken guidelines and legal regulations.
- Assist Process Improvement by suggesting and implementing modifications to maintenance procedures, plant and equipment.
- Assist the development of brewery staff by providing technical expertise for AM and PM for TPM.
- Prepare and manages budget worth R50mio for project based maintenance and shutdowns for site.
- Initiate and plan project based maintenance.
- Administer project based maintenance procurement and contractors for site.
- Manages project based maintenance activities for site.
- Manage turnaround project administration including project activities, milestones, cost, quality and human resources.
- Manage spare part stores with stock value worth R40mio.
- Sedibeng Brewery
- Project leader for implementation of shutdown spare part management.
- Initiated, planned, executed and closed out packaging lines, brewing and utilities shutdowns to a tune of R25m budget.
- Project leader for rejection tables upgrade with R1m budget.
- Project leader for crown feeder upgrade with R5m budget.
- Project leader for the upgrade of UPS's with R1m budget.
Maintenance Engineer – Plant Turnaround & Shutdowns
HEINEKEN - SA
06.2011 - 07.2013
- Initiate and plan project based maintenance.
- Administer project based maintenance procurement and contract.
- Execute project based maintenance.
- Manage turnaround project administration including project activities, milestones, cost, quality and human resources.
- Sedibeng Brewery
- Project leader spare part store design and layout.
- Project leader for the development of maintenance business procedures and processes.
- Project leader for packaging annual shutdowns with R12m budget.
Engineering Maintenance Planner
ABI
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Planning and coordinating maintenance activities in order to improve and maintain equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Develop, implement and maintain asset care strategies for production equipment in my production line.
- Support and assist production manager on maintenance budgeting for my production line.
- Asset care management for assets in my production line.
- Issue reports on equipment reliability, efficiency, asset and resource utilization for my production line.
- Doing critical spares analysis.
- Shutdown budgeting, planning and control.
- Enforce HACCP adherence in my production line.
- Midrand (SAB softdrinks division)
- Improved machine efficiency from 82% to 92%.
- Saved 5% of maintenance budget on month to month.
- Training of artisans use of SAP PM.
- Decreased machine downtime by 20%.
Maintenance Planner
BMW SA (Pty) Ltd.
01.2002 - 07.2008
- Planning and co-coordinating maintenance activities.
- Doing Preventative, Corrective and Predictive Maintenance of the plant equipment using SAP PM System.
- Creating and maintaining plant equipment register.
- Creating and updating Maintenance plans for plant equipment.
- Developing and implement maintenance strategies for equipment.
- Analysis equipment breakdowns through root cause analysis and use the information in creating proactive and predictive maintenance plans.
- Creating and maintaining equipment BOM’s.
- Shutdown planning and co-ordination.
- Report on equipment and production availability, OEE.
- Responsible for health, safety and environment in my area of responsibility.
- Ensuring that all legal certification for equipment is up-to-date.
- Training team leaders and technicians on SAP PM.
- Maintenance spares inventory management, running and controlling the maintenance store using SAP MM.
- Sourcing and purchasing of spares using SAP SRM.
- Initiate, plan and implement maintenance projects.
- Setting up service contracts and outline agreement tenders.
- Reporting on maintenance budget and expenditure.
- Report on maintenance personnel utilization.
- Liaising with OEM on equipment optimization for better uptime results.
- Paint shop
- Planned Maintenance continuous improvement projects.
- Creating Satellite stores for Maintenance spares and integrating it to the SAP PM and MM System.
- Training the Store personnel on SAP PM and MM, issuing of spares through equipment numbers.
- Project leader Installation of skid wax cleaning facility.
- Project leader for replacement of Bolhoff pumps in the paint mix to Graco pumps.
- Project leader for the Upgrade of Band filter system.
- Project leader for the replacement of Drum tumbler.
- Paint shop project leader on Maintenance spares standardization project.
- Project leader refurbishment of the paint shop.
- Project leader refurbishment of Air Recirculation Plant.
SAP PM Trainer
BMW Oxford UK
07.2005 - 10.2005
- Assist with implementation of SAP PM.
- Development of SAP PM training manuals.
- Training SAP PM end users.
Process Engineer Graduate in Training
BMW – SA (Pty) Ltd
02.2001 - 12.2001
- Creating and maintaining process standards.
- Continuous improvement of processes.
- Planning and implementing new processes.
- Project leader rework reduction project which involved analyzing data on rework, making recommendations for changes, plan for changes, implement and monitor the changes.
- Updating process standards.
- Production line optimization.
- Paint shop
Engineering Technician in Training
Eskom Duvha Power Station
01.1997 - 08.1998
- Trained on heavy mechanical maintenance which includes condition monitoring boilers and steam turbines, welding, vibration analysis, pneumatics and hydraulics fan balancing, electrostatic precipitation, fabric filtration plant, fluid drive coupling compressors, conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, alignment, valves, bearings, actuators and overhead cranes.
Education
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Peninnsula Technikon
Bellville, Cape Town 01.1994 - 11.1998
B-Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Peninnsula Technikon
Bellville, Cape Town 07.1999 - 07.2000
Advanced Project Management Programme - Project Management
University of South Africa
Pretoria 01.2005 - 11.2005
Advanced Programme in Sourcing And Supply Chain Mangement - Sourcing & Supply Chain Management
University of South Africa
Pretoria 01.2008 - 11.2008
BSc Hon - Technology Management
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 01.2010 - 06.2014
Skills
Project development
Systems implementation
Work flow planning
Workforce training
Project tracking
Relationship building
Stakeholder communications
Site safety coordinator
Risk management
Expense reports
Change control operations
Vendor sourcing
Project scope
Contract negotiation expertise
Planning and scheduling
Project development and lifecycle
Verbal and written communication
Purchasing and procurement
Project planning and development
Budget development and adherence
Budget preparation
Contract management
Advanced problem solving
Conflict management
Processes and procedures
Staff management
Coaching and mentoring
Inventory control
Resource allocation
Productivity improvement
Root-cause analysis
Vendor management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages
Xhosa
Native language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Maintenance and Local Projects Manager
dsm-firmenich
08.2023 - Current
Engineering and Projects Engineer
dsm-firmenich
04.2022 - 07.2023
Engineering Maintenance Planner
Tigerbrands
12.2021 - 03.2022
Asset Care Management Strategist
Tigerbrands
04.2021 - 11.2021
Packaging Engineer
Distell Ltd
05.2020 - 02.2021
Maintenance Engineer – Site
HEINEKEN - SA
08.2013 - 04.2020
Maintenance Engineer – Plant Turnaround & Shutdowns
HEINEKEN - SA
06.2011 - 07.2013
BSc Hon - Technology Management
University of Pretoria
01.2010 - 06.2014
Engineering Maintenance Planner
ABI
08.2008 - 06.2011
Advanced Programme in Sourcing And Supply Chain Mangement - Sourcing & Supply Chain Management
University of South Africa
01.2008 - 11.2008
SAP PM Trainer
BMW Oxford UK
07.2005 - 10.2005
Advanced Project Management Programme - Project Management
University of South Africa
01.2005 - 11.2005
Maintenance Planner
BMW SA (Pty) Ltd.
01.2002 - 07.2008
Process Engineer Graduate in Training
BMW – SA (Pty) Ltd
02.2001 - 12.2001
B-Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Peninnsula Technikon
07.1999 - 07.2000
Engineering Technician in Training
Eskom Duvha Power Station
01.1997 - 08.1998
National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Peninnsula Technikon
01.1994 - 11.1998