Tatenda Zvingowanisei
Harare,HA
Summary
Detail oriented engineer drawing on exceptional experience in commercial and hospitality maintenance. Adept at implementing cost-saving preventative maintenance measures and addressing emergency issues through efficient resource allocation. Provide solid staff direction and oversight to ensure optimal operations and efficient allocation of maintenance resources.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Manager
OK Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - Current
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Completed commissioning and decommissioning of equipment for green installations and refurbished plants.
- Scheduled regular inspections of equipment and facilities to manage wear and tear.
- Created and submitted detailed reports to highlight maintenance activities and equipment performance.
- Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
- Documented inventory of spare parts to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Created and implemented maintenance program to optimize operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Prepared and reviewed maintenance contracts with external service providers to offer mutually binding agreements.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
- Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability whilst complying with industry standards and government regulations.
Plant Engineer
Greif Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 02.2022
- Created standardized set-ups for staff workstations and tools to streamline opening and closing operations.
- Implementing energy efficiency codes,standard regulations and energy management systems
- Drafted preventive maintenance schedules around avoiding service disruptions and equipment breakdowns.
- Prepared performance appraisals of plan personnel, highlighting exceptional performances and illustrating remedial requirements.
- Remained abreast of new and emerging industry regulations and guidelines for plant operations.
- Audited and trained maintenance personnel to verify presence of necessary skills and competencies.
- Maintained open communication channels to verify prescribed operational levels for equipment and tasks.
- Calculated overall production costs by evaluating material, labor and other expenditures.
- Managed supplier development efforts through engineering design, technical producibility, manufacturing reviews and development of solutions.
- Provided recommendations for approval and delivered technical assistance for resolution.
- Managed design and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints.
- Developed streamlined manufacturing process, which boosted productivity and saved $1 500 000.
- Mitigated supplier risk through investigation and sourcing of qualified suppliers and on-site evaluations of processes and capacities.
- Resolved technical and quality issues by collaborating with customer, manufacturing, quality assurance, vendors and supplier personnel.
- Performed concurrent design and manufacturing engineering and other functions to reduce time required to bring product to market by 15%.
- Identified appropriate methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins in the steel factory by 8%.
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Greif Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Revised instrumentation guidelines to address exceptions and provide clarification, where needed.
- Designed automation concepts and protocols for diagnostic testing and simulation purposes, applying Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP) protocols.
- Participated in design specification review meetings, coordinating with inter-departmental teams to align ongoing efforts and overall business goals.
- Drafted full piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) documents for use in new plant installations.
- Monitored pre- and post-production operations for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines.
- Prepared detailed reports on electrical systems and components for project review.
- Initiated project management knowledge study and subsequently standardized project management practices.
- Designed and approved power distribution requirements for facility construction.
- Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes.
- Implemented and approved design control procedures for electrical development in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
- Evaluated project scope to estimate costs and set timelines for project delivery.
- Coordinated with vendors to identify and procure appropriate equipment necessary for project completion.
- Monitored installation and operations to consistently meet rigorous customer requirements.
- Established and maintained effective communication with clients and contractors.
- Conducted projects and performance presentations to clients and company executives.
- Evaluated and identified opportunities to improve performance of electrical systems.
- Designed and approved power distribution requirements for the pulp factory thereby reducing energy demand by 6%
Junior Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Olivine Industries Pvt Ltd
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Designed automation concepts and protocols for diagnostic testing and simulation purposes, applying Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP) protocols.
- Revised instrumentation guidelines to address exceptions and provide clarification, where needed.
- Authored workflow diagrams and instructional manuals for edible fats and soap factories
- Designing and selection of mechanical and electronic components and their control such as sensors, actuators, microprocessor based components etc.
- Designed and maintained a distributed control system.
- DC and AC drives, soft starters configurations.
- Calculated component and instrumentation specifications for air conditioning systems, utilizing both off-the-shelf components and custom-built solutions.
- Completed calculations and design simulations to assess power needs and choose optimal components.
- Design and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Education
Masters in Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering & Operations Management
National University of Science & Technology
Bulawayo Zimbabwe10.2017
Bachelor Of Engineering Honours - Mechatronics
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe10.2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Electrical Systems
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Contractor Management
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Safety Monitoring
- HVAC Systems
- Building Automation Systems
- Energy management
- Preventive Maintenance
- Facilities Management
- Staff Management
- Resource Allocation
- Maintenance Planning
- Safety Protocols
- Asset Management
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
- Institute of Engineering and Technology Uk
- Engineering Council of Zimbabwe
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI
Institute of Engineering Technology (MIET)
Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (Pr Eng)
Languages
English
Native language
Timeline
Maintenance Manager
OK Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - Current
Plant Engineer
Greif Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 02.2022
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Greif Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 03.2018
Junior Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Olivine Industries Pvt Ltd
08.2012 - 08.2013
Masters in Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering & Operations Management
National University of Science & Technology
Bachelor Of Engineering Honours - Mechatronics
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI
Institute of Engineering Technology (MIET)
Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (Pr Eng)
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