KENNEDY LUBUNDA
Chingola
Summary
Automobile mechanic, specializing in heavy equipment with much experience in Hitachi excavators, trucks and, Komatsu machines and Heavy equipment components rebuild. Trucks Hitachi Eh 4500-3AC, Eh 5000-3AC, Komatsu HD 785-7, HM 400-3R. Excavator, Hitachi EX 2600-6, EX2500-6,EX1900-6, EX1200-6
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
Barrick Gold Cooperation
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Lumwana site Zambia
- Carrying out Scheduled maintenance on different HITACHI and KOMATS'U equipment
- Carrying out major and minor shutdowns on trucks, Excavators and wheel loaders
- Maintaining and rebuilding of brake and final drive assemblies
- Inspection of equipment prior and after repair to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved
- Rebuilding wheel groups for HITACHI 4500-3AC
- Troubleshooting, commissioning of engines
- Carrying out engine valve sets on site during machine half-lives and commissioning
- Coaching new and inexperienced technicians
- Carrying out warranty jobs
- Performing product improvement programs as per equipment manufacturer recommendation
- Daily inspection of machines for defects both in the field and workshop
- Machine backlog planning and preparations before the machine goes to the workshop for service
- Ensuring proper workmanship through thorough inspections and data capturing to meet standards
- Identifying continuous improvement opportunities in component use and systems
- Measuring and reporting overall planning and execution of defects against the ones entered in the system
- Cooperating with maintenance planners regarding input schedules by providing accurate information
- Promptly reporting critical defects identified during inspections to the supervisors to prevent unplanned failure
- Servicing and Maintaining of Heavy equipment with maintenance technologies to ensure optimum equipment availability and reliability
- Carrying out scheduled /non-scheduled installations, repairs and overhauls in compliance with engineering standards and procedures
- Providing updates to the supervisor on work-in-progress to ensure effective workflow
- Carrying out risk assessments before commencing work
- Inspecting and assessing equipment performance and condition
- Adhering to all safety health and environmental policies and procedures as well as Mines, Quarries, Works and Machinery Act in area of responsibility
- Representing my co-workers in terms of safety as a Safety and Health Representative
- Using Cat Service Information System for procedures in carrying out service and maintenance duties
- Attend to breakdowns immediately to restore availability
- Cary out pressure testing on all HYDRAULIC system
- Carry out scheduled and nonscheduled installation and repairs in compliance with engineering standards
- Lumwana site Zambia
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
AVANTECH LIMITED
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: based at Lumwana mine open pit mine
- Inspect components visually, fault find, if necessary, wash, clean and repair components
- Carryout pressure testing on all hydraulic systems
- Attend to break downs immediately to restore availability
- Maintain (repair and service) machines on a scheduled basis to ensure availability
- Verify the planned maintenance schedule and recommending appropriate amendments as necessary
- Provide updates to the supervisor on work-in-progress to ensure effective workflow
- Carry out scheduled /non-scheduled installations, repairs and overhauls in compliance with engineering standards
- Compile reports and statistics as required
- Carrying out shutdowns and components change out on Hitachi excavators
- Based at Lumwana mine open pit mine
HEAVY DIESEL MECHANIC
E&SK TECHNOLOGIES
01.2018 - 10.2021
- Company Overview: based at Lumwana mine open pit mine
- Hitachi Eh 4500 and Eh 500 machine rebuilds and upgrade
- Removal and installation of wheel stations
- Strut Removal and installation and wheels spindle change outs
- Carrying out Scheduled maintenance on different HITACHI and KOMATS'U equipment
- Carrying out major and minor shutdowns on trucks, Excavators and wheel loaders
- Maintaining and rebuilding of brake and final drive assemblies
- Inspection of equipment prior and after repair to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved
- Rebuilding wheel groups for HITACHI 4500-3AC
- Troubleshooting, commissioning of engines
- Carrying out engine valve sets on site during machine half-lives and commissioning
- Coaching new and inexperienced technicians
- Carrying out warranty jobs
- Performing product improvement programs as per equipment manufacturer recommendation
- Daily inspection of machines for defects both in the field and workshop
- Machine backlog planning and preparations before the machine goes to the workshop for service
- Based at Lumwana mine open pit mine
Heavy Diesel Trainee
Konkola Copper Mine
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Servicing and maintaining of heavy equipment machines
- Carrying out service, troubleshooting, overhauls and maintenance of heavy mobile equipment
- Inspect and assessed equipment performance and condition
Education
Heavy Equipment Repair Craft certificate -
01.2016
Grade 12 School Certificate -
01.2013
Grade 9 School Certificate -
01.2010
Grade 7 Certificate -
01.2008
Skills
- Faulty finding on different equipment HITACHI
- Faulty finding on different equipment KOMATSU
- Ability to withstand pressure
- Willing to learn
- Willing to teach
- Willing to share ideals
- Coaching of new starters
- Coaching of apprentices
References
- Mr. Siame Bonaventure, Load and haul supervisor, Barrick mine (Lumwana) Zambia, +260969438741
- Mr. Chibumbu Rayford, Load and haul Superintendent, Barrick mine (Lumwana) Zambia, +260968057754
Careersummary
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, Barrick Gold Cooperation, Lumwana site, Zambia, 01/01/23, Present, Carrying out Scheduled maintenance on different HITACHI and KOMATS'U equipment, Carrying out major and minor shutdowns on trucks, Excavators and wheel loaders, Maintaining and rebuilding of brake and final drive assemblies, Inspection of equipment prior and after repair to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved, Rebuilding wheel groups for HITACHI 4500-3AC., Troubleshooting, commissioning of engines., Carrying out engine valve sets on site during machine half-lives and commissioning, Coaching new and inexperienced technicians., Carrying out warranty jobs, Performing product improvement programs as per equipment manufacturer recommendation., Daily inspection of machines for defects both in the field and workshop, Machine backlog planning and preparations before the machine goes to the workshop for service, Ensuring proper workmanship through thorough inspections and data capturing to meet standards, Identifying continuous improvement opportunities in component use and systems, Measuring and reporting overall planning and execution of defects against the ones entered in the system, Cooperating with maintenance planners regarding input schedules by providing accurate information, Promptly reporting critical defects identified during inspections to the supervisors to prevent unplanned failure, Servicing and Maintaining of Heavy equipment with maintenance technologies to ensure optimum equipment availability and reliability, Carrying out scheduled /non-scheduled installations, repairs and overhauls in compliance with engineering standards and procedures., HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, AVANTECH LIMITED, Lumwana mine open pit mine, North-Western Zambia, 10/01/21, 12/31/22, Inspect components visually, fault find, if necessary, wash, clean and repair components., Carryout pressure testing on all hydraulic systems., Attend to break downs immediately to restore availability., Maintain (repair and service) machines on a scheduled basis to ensure availability., Verify the planned maintenance schedule and recommending appropriate amendments as necessary, Provide updates to the supervisor on work-in-progress to ensure effective workflow, Carry out scheduled /non-scheduled installations, repairs and overhauls in compliance with engineering standards, Compile reports and statistics as required, Carrying out shutdowns and components change out on Hitachi excavators., HEAVY DIESEL MECHANIC, E&SK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Lumwana mine open pit mine, 01/01/18, 10/31/21, Hitachi Eh 4500 and Eh 500 machine rebuilds and upgrade., Removal and installation of wheel stations, Strut Removal and installation and wheels spindle change outs, Carrying out Scheduled maintenance on different HITACHI and KOMATS'U equipment, Carrying out major and minor shutdowns on trucks, Excavators and wheel loaders, Maintaining and rebuilding of brake and final drive assemblies, Inspection of equipment prior and after repair to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved, Rebuilding wheel groups for HITACHI 4500-3AC., Troubleshooting, commissioning of engines., Carrying out engine valve sets on site during machine half-lives and commissioning, Coaching new and inexperienced technicians., Carrying out warranty jobs, Performing product improvement programs as per equipment manufacturer recommendation., Daily inspection of machines for defects both in the field and workshop, Machine backlog planning and preparations before the machine goes to the workshop for service., Heavy diesel trainee, Konkola Copper Mine, 03/01/17, 06/30/17, Servicing and maintaining of heavy equipment machines, Carrying out service, troubleshooting, overhauls and maintenance of heavy mobile equipment, Inspect and assessed equipment performance and condition.
Timeline
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC - Barrick Gold Cooperation
01.2023 - Current
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC - AVANTECH LIMITED
10.2021 - 12.2022
HEAVY DIESEL MECHANIC - E&SK TECHNOLOGIES
01.2018 - 10.2021
Heavy Diesel Trainee - Konkola Copper Mine
03.2017 - 06.2017
Mufulira Technical Training Institute - Heavy Equipment Repair Craft certificate,
Sekela High School - Grade 12 School Certificate,
Junior Secondary Education - Grade 9 School Certificate,
Primary Education - Grade 7 Certificate,
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