Samuel Matayaya

Experience

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  National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  - Maintenance of all plant equipment which include pumps ,valves, and volumetric metres- Plant inspection

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  National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  - Maintenance of centrifugal pumps, hydraulic valves and all depot equipment- Monitored the plant status on SCADA and compiled the daily plant status report

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  Mufakose High School

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  Physics Teacher
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  The Zimbabwe Bata Shoe Company

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2018

  Trainee Production Engineer

  -Comprehensive training on shoe manufacturing processes including maintenance management of related plant and equipment.-Monitored plant key performance indicators and assisted the production managers in addressing any deviations.-Work study on production methods, standard times, facilities layout, quality management systems as well as review of health and safety procedures.

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  National Railways of Zimbabwe

  May 2018 - Jul 2020

  -Diligently monitored all Rolling Stock maintenance activities in the region, ensuring that all wagons are inspected regularly to meet safety regulations.-Coordinated all activities related to the clearance of a derailment and other breakdowns ensuring minimum blockage of the railway line.-Reduced the number of red crossed wagons at Dabuka Repair Siding from 40 to 25 wagons per week by ensuring strict adherence to scheduled services and train examinations.-Designed and led the modification of plain bearing cane wagons to roller bearings which resulted in the reduction of maintenance costs by 40%. Show less

  • Section Engineer Rolling Stock

    Apr 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Trainee Mechanical Engineer

    May 2018 - Apr 2020
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  National Railways of Zimbabwe

  Dec 2022 - now

  - Managing production processes and maintenance activities including major overhauls for Diesel Electric locomotives, rail tankers and various types of wagons.- Planning and budgeting for labour, materials, equipment to ensure adequate capacity for Rolling Stock maintenance and sub-assemblies' production.- Monitoring performance indices including availability, reliability and safety of all plant and equipment in the Workshops.- Continuous development of standard operating procedures, safety and quality systems.- Optimized fuel tank refurbishment workflow processes thereby improving the production output from 5 to 7 tankers per week. Show less -Effectively managed all maintenance operations of the Motive Power Depot by ensuring that all performance standards are met, and work activities are carried out as per laid down procedures thereby improving locomotive reliability by 25%.-Implemented the Daily Risk Assessment which led to zero injuries on duty and significantly improved locomotive safety compliance.-Led FMECA committee meetings and conducted Root Cause Analysis in order to optimize preventive and predictive maintenance of locomotives and depot equipment.-Prepared staff budgets, material requirements plan and reduced maintenance costs by monitoring adherence to standard times and minimizing recurrence of failures through RCA methodologies. -Improved locomotive weekly scheduled service compliance by 20 % through effective planning and resource utilization. Show less

  • Regional Engineer ( Traction & Rolling Stock )

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Section Engineer (Traction & Rolling Stock)

    May 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Section Engineer Diesels

    Jul 2020 - May 2023

  • Acting Regional Engineer (Traction and Rolling Stock)

    Dec 2022 - Jan 2023