Darren Chetty

Experience

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  Transnet Port Terminals

  Feb 2013 - Jan 2014

  Mechanical Engineering Technician
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  Reliability Engineer for Hire

  Feb 2014 - now

  Engineering Technician

  Providing technical support to technical managers within the department.Drafting project plans including technical scopes and project motivations.Compiling reports including equipment performance, project progress, spares stock out, and fleet conditional assessment.Monitor equipment reliability including predicting and preventing premature failures. Conducting breakdown analysis on equipment to improve equipment reliability.Carrying out Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on equipment breakdowns to prevent recurrence.Compiling oil and bearings condition monitoring databases.Conducting fleet condition assessment for the purchase of new equipment.Trial-testing of new equipment initiatives before being rolled-out on the entire fleet.Projects worked on thus far include: ● Management of tyre contractor for supply and maintenance of Pier 1 Tyre Fleet Equipment – completed.● Management of cost-saving initiatives on tyre brands and types to be roll-out across all Transnet Terminals – completed. ● Mid-life refurbishment of 10 Kalmar RTG cranes – in progress. ● Purchase of new over-height spreaders to replace unsafe and longer turnaround chain system – completed.● Purchase of 14 new haulers including negotiation of brand preference – completed. ● Purchase of 10 new trailers with design upgrades – completed. ● Drafting scopes for contracts for stock items across DCT – in progress.● Refurbishment of Kalmar Reach Stacker – In progress.● Creation of Bill of Materials (BOM) for new Liebherr Reach Stacker as stock items – In progress.● Relocation of two Kalmar RTGs from TPT, Ngqura to DCT – In Progress. Show less

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  MSSL Global RSA Module Engineering Ltd

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2014

  Product Development Engineer

  Overview of project planning for the manufacturing of plastic-moulded automotive parts for Toyota:● Checking drawings are done according to specifications. ● Compiling BOM.

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  Transnet Port Terminals

  Jan 2018 - now

  Oversight and technical assistance for the reliability of RTG and STS cranes. Project responsibilities:Demand Planning Project:Optimizing maintenance of critical components on RTG and STS cranes by using planned long-outages to prevent unplanned breakdowns:● Investigating types of major failures on critical components of fleet (occurrence and frequency).● Analysing maintenance requirements and repair times. ● Compiling maintenance schedules for the replacement of critical components.● Reporting the Demand Plan to Senior Engineering Manager to ensure availability of required spares, to avoid long lead time.Eliminating stockouts for service materials:● Creating master data (specifications) of materials according to the original manufacturing equipment and or the desired requirements, using PiLog.Initiatives to reduce downtime and recurring breakdowns of RTG and STS cranes:● Determining the source of frequent breakdowns on RTG and STS cranes, using reports on investigations carried out.● Conducting research and small-scale testing of solutions.● Managing the implementation of initiatives to address the areas of breakdowns, within the time constraints set by operational demand of cranes.● Analysing and presenting on subsequent equipment performance, as a show of success.Mid-life Refurbishment (preventative maintenance) Project on RTG cranes to optimize equipment operation and ensure design life is reached:● Managing crane maintenance according to the project scope. ● Oversight of quality checks on work done, and load-test on repaired equipment. Show less

  • Technical Manager

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Reliability Engineer (Acting)

    Jan 2018 - now