Zibani Michael

Experience

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  BCL Limited

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2014

  Graduate Trainee-Mechanical Engineer

  Rigorous training across the entire mine maintenance sections as a maintenance engineer in line with Mines, Quarries, Works and Machinery Act. Installation and maintenance of underground mining equipment in electrical and mechanical sections at (South East Extension- Mine). Work included: o Repair and maintenance of ventilator and extractor fans, repair stationery and mobile diesel equipment, water and slurry pumpso Motor rewinding of the fan drive system. o Electrical connections.o Commissioning of new equipment and decommissioning of old. Repair and maintenance of various mechanical equipment responsible for cooling dust before extraction at the smelter (Gas handling section). o Boiler and its associated water reticulation pumpso Boiler steam condenser o Water coolers  Repair, maintenance and new installation of various mechanical equipment at concentrator. This inclusive of the o conveyer belts and its associated stands and rollerso Cone and jaw crushers o Transfer chuteso Agitators and the associated drives Experience in Reliability Centered Maintenanceo Went through in-house training for various maintenance strategies used by the company to run day to day maintenance on its vast amount of equipment. This is inclusive of condition based monitoring, reactive maintenance, preventative maintenance, planned maintenance, etc. o Also acquired hands on experience in planning for maintenance jobs through computerized maintenance management system and calculate meantime to break downs and mean time to repair values. Show less

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  Department of Facilities Management

  Oct 2015 - now

  Mechanical Engineer ( PrEng)

  Section engineer responsible for installations, commissioning and maintenance of mechanical installations. Analyze trends on equipment performancesDevelop and reviews short/ medium term maintenance, project and developmental requirements for the sectionEnsure that upgrade of equipment o/ machinery are performed effectivelyManages and controls engineering function at sectional level by developing an revising section proceduresRecommend best practices for equipment replacement, inventory control, service repair and refurbishment, decommissioning and disposalResearch and recommends cost effective maintenance processes Attend to administrative functions of the department Initiate, monitor and control short term sectional projects to drive the organization’s core objectivesIdentify and implement creative and innovative ideas to continuously improve organizations performance Manage the effectiveness areas of subordinates and review targetsOversee and coordinate the appropriate execution on maintenance plan as per the organization plan. Develop, implement and manages reliability centered maintenance to ensure more than 85% plant and other mechanical equipment availability through maintenance strategies such as:o Condition based serviceo Planned maintenanceo Preventative maintenance etc.Schedule, perform general repair and preventative maintenance work on a wide range of equipment types to ensure functionality, efficiency prolonged useful life.Design system requirements and concepts and select the best equipment to provide the desired indoor comfort conditions. Plan, schedule, and coordinate the preparation of activities or documents for new installations and maintenance projects.Procure and supervise installation works of plant mechanical equipment and systems ensuring that all works are completed with time, budget and no adverse incidents or accidents. Continually train juniors in areas of safety, health and the environment. Show less