Batsirai Bothwell Manengamambo
Carmarthen,Carmarthenshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with a strong foundation in engineering repairs and machinery installation, complemented by expertise in welding and blueprint interpretation. Demonstrates innovative thinking and effective team collaboration, ensuring safety consciousness and precision in task completion. Proficient in project management, risk assessment, and mentoring, with a focus on planned preventative maintenance and hydraulic systems. Committed to leveraging skills in communication and time management to drive successful project outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certification
Work history
Maintenance Engineer
Dunbia (United Kingdom)
Lampeter, Ceredigion
08.2024 - Current
- Routine Maintenance - Performing scheduled maintenance procedures to keep equipment in optimal working condition.
- Preventive Maintenance on machines
- Tig and stick welding
- Drives ie is maintenance of gear boxes, parasite drives
- Safety procedures
- Installation of valves, pumps and pipes
- Knowledge with abattoir equipment
- Pressure washing
- Pneumatics and hydraulics
- Cylinder maintenance both pneumatics and hydraulics
- Basic knowledge with electricals
- Ensured optimal machine performance with regular maintenance and calibration.
- Completed all assigned work on time and to high quality standards.
- Responded to plant breakdowns and emergency callouts.
- Tested equipment to identify potential issues and maintain compliance with safety standards.
- Minimised plant breakdowns with rigorous Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
Mechanical Fitter
Aermech ltd( United Kingdom)
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Installation of pipes in aeration tanks
- Stainless steel pipe fitting
- Leak and pattern testing
- Valve fitting and pump installations
- Knowledge in mig and stick welding
- Air blower and ducts installation
- Fabrication
- Safety procedures
- Guaranteed safe working environment compliance with industry standards and legislation.
- Interpreted technical drawings accurately, ensuring correct assembly processes.
Mechanical Fitter
Windmill Pvt Ltd
Harare, Harare
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Maintenance, overhauling and servicing of all mechanical pumps
- Conveyor belts maintenance
- Knowledge in screw conveyors
- Maintenance and servicing of gearboxes
- Maintenance of all mechanical drives (pulleys, chains, v belts, gears)
- Maintenance and replacement of bearings on mechanical components
- Worked with hydraulics and pneumatic equipment
- Use of oxy-acetylene cylinders for cutting and heating
- Boiler maintenance (gear box, pumps, changing bearings, maintaining stocker mat etc)
- Servicing and maintenance of Pellet mill ie changing bearings and rollers of the mill (Stock feeds Plant)
Maintenance Fitter
Beta Holdings
harare ,zimbabwe, harare
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Worked with concrete aggregates quarry mining equipment
- Acquired knowledge of crushers, jaw and cone crushers
- Knowledge of aggregates screens
- Conveyor belt tracking and repairs
- Worked on a new project, construction and commissioning of new bricks production plant
- Installation of conveyors, cutter, mixer, disintegrator, roller mill, gearboxes, box feeders on the new project
- General plant maintenance ie all rotational equipment, pumps, drives, conveyor belts etc
- Worked with Steel 75 and steel 50 clay brick machines
- Repair and maintenance of disintegrator (crusher)
- Repair and maintenance of VBX concrete brick machine
- Installation of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders
- Knowledge in Manual lathe machining, milling, drilling and the use of powered hand tool.
Maintenance Fitter
Delta Lagers
Harare,Zimbabwe
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Carrying out planned, preventative, corrective and frontline maintenance
- Repair and maintenance of valves
- Worked with boiler equipment and machinery
- Repair, service and install mechanical gearboxes
- Repairing and servicing chain conveyors as well as dismantling and assembling of links and pins
- Carrying out maintenance and installation of industrial pumps (centrifugal, gear pumps etc)
- Good knowledge of power plant (Boiler) maintenance of equipment (fans, conveyors, safety valves, etc)
- Operating machineshop machinery (lathe, milling machine, shaper etc)
- Conveyor belts maintenance (chain, slate, screw and rubber conveyors)
- Use of oxy-acetylene cylinders for cutting and heating
- Basic arc welding
- Lubrication of plant equipment
- Knowledge of cooling towers
Education
Level 3 NVQ/SVQ - Machineshop Engineering
Harare Polytechnic
Harare,Zimbabwe 01.2014 - 12.2016
O and A level -
Rio tinto mhondoro high school
Mubaira 01.2007 - 12.2013
Skills
- Good communication
- Innovative thinking
- Team collaboration
- Safety consciousness
- Good Time management
- Persistence in task completion
- Planned Preventative Maintenance
- Pneumatics
- Project management
- Hydraulic system experience
- Mentoring
- Precision measurement techniques
Personal Information
Title: Maintenance Engineer
References
Available upon request
Project
Complete and commissioned the plant 2 weeks before the scheduled deadline. It was a 5 million dollar project and it was completed within the stipulated budget., 2022, Completed and commissioned steel 50 brick making machine project (2022 beta bricks), Increased plant availability from 90%-95%, Reduced Downtime by 5% Mentoring a fellow mechanical engineering student
Certification
National certificate in machineshop engineering
Class 1 journeyman card
Scissor lift license
CSCS card
Languages
English
Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Maintenance Engineer
Dunbia (United Kingdom)
08.2024 - Current
Mechanical Fitter
Aermech ltd( United Kingdom)
01.2021 - 12.2021
Mechanical Fitter
Windmill Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2017
Maintenance Fitter
Beta Holdings
01.2015 - 12.2015
Level 3 NVQ/SVQ - Machineshop Engineering
Harare Polytechnic
01.2014 - 12.2016
Maintenance Fitter
Delta Lagers
01.2012 - 12.2012
O and A level -
Rio tinto mhondoro high school
01.2007 - 12.2013