YONA MATIYA
Kwekwe,Zimbabwe
Summary
Dynamic Mechanical Fitter with extensive experience at Zimbabwe Platinum Mines, excelling in equipment maintenance and project management. Proven track record in enhancing safety compliance and team supervision, ensuring operational efficiency. Skilled in hydraulic systems and effective communication, driving successful outcomes in high-pressure environments.
Overview
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28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Foreman
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
07.2025 - Current
- Maintain Crushing, Screening, Conveying, Pumping and other utility equipment for the mine.
- Supervising Mechanical Engineering Contractors working on site and ensuring that they meet their set objectives including safety.
- Providing supervision and enforcing standards as per statutory requirements and standard work procedures.
- Safeguarding the health and safety of employees.
- Effective management of costs and working within budget limits.
Maintanance Fitter
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
01.2008 - Current
- Maintaining and servicing Crushing plant equipment (Metso C140 Jaw Crushers, D6 Apron Feeders, vibrating grizzleys, BX 40 hydraulic Rockbreakers)
- Installing, Maintaining, servicing and repairing conveyor belts (hot and cold splicing, mechanical joining of conveyors, patching with cover strips, replacing belt cleaning scrapers, replacing gearboxes, pulleys, idler frames and rollers)
- Maintaining Compressors (Atlas Copco GA 75, GA 200 and GA 250)
- Maintaining water reticulation equipment (warman centrifugal pumps, vertical spindle pumps, valves, booster pumps)
- Maintaining Emergency Man carrier hoists
Fitter Machinist
Bindura Nickel COOPERATION
Shangani Mine
07.2006 - 12.2007
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of the crushing and wet plants in accordance with the required ISO55000 asset care approach, KPIs, and production targets.
- Machining plant spares and assembling of gearboxes, pumps and compressors.
- Maintenance of conveyors, repairs and installations.
- SAG mill, MESTO ball mill, OUTOTEC floatation cells, launders, cyclones, and tailing pumps maintenance.
- Liaison with the maintenance planner on the equipment condition and work order completion and retention.
- Ensuring plant lifting equipment maintenance schedules are updated, including all NDTs and periodic color codes.
- Providing all critical spares in liaison with the foreman and performing supervisory duties.
- Implementing safety, health, environment, and quality requirements, including compliance with regulations and statutory standards.
- Practicing hazard identification and control and ensuring proper usage of resources.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of crushing equipment - jaw crushers hydro cone crushers, vibro feeders and screens.
- Mining
Apprentice Fitter Machinist and Artisan Fitter Machinist
Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco)
Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
01.1999 - 07.2006
- Workshop Machining of plant spares in accordance with supplied drawings and occasional plant installations.
- Overhauling of plant equipment that includes Gear boxes, pumps, compressors, valves, boreholes, hydraulic rockbreakers.
- Maintenance of Furnaces, Overhead cranes, Cooling towers and cooling fans, conveyor belts, jigs, screens, Crushers (Nordberg Hp 300 an Hp 500 Cone Crushers, Telsmith jaw crushers).
- Metso CJ Crushers (C 140 and C 150)
- Mining and Smelting
Education
National Certificate - Machineshop Engineering
Kwekwe Polytechnic College
Kwekwe, ZimbabweSkills
- Equipment maintenance
- Mechanical repairs
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Equipment installation
- Safety compliance
- Project management
- Team supervision
- Machining processes
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Personal Information
- Citizenship: ZIMBABWEAN
- Place of Birth: Chinhoyi, Lomagundi
- Date of Birth: 06/17/80
- Marital Status: Married
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Mechanical Foreman
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
07.2025 - Current
Maintanance Fitter
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
01.2008 - Current
Fitter Machinist
Bindura Nickel COOPERATION
07.2006 - 12.2007
Apprentice Fitter Machinist and Artisan Fitter Machinist
Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco)
01.1999 - 07.2006
National Certificate - Machineshop Engineering
Kwekwe Polytechnic College