Mpumelelo Ncube

Experience

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  Merptech

  Jul 2014 - now

  Director

  We specialise in tailormade low cost industrial, home and industrial automation systems.

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  Ukhaliphile Technologies

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

  Trainee Operations Engineer
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  Winnerman Engineering

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Manufacturing Engineering Intern
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  ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of plant instruments, control systems, electronics and electrical related projects for improved plant performance • Maintaining plant and equipment at green fuel Zimbabwe, an ethanol production company which produces ethanol from sugar cane. Also responsible for maintaining their electricity production plant.• Overseeing and managing electrical and control technicians and trainees, focusing on task management through System Applications and Products (SAP)• Plant Optimization, control strategy formulation and systems data generation, analysis and management. Identifying operational gaps and fostering system improvement for increased production• Formulating yearly and quarterly budgets fir the department in line with company’s vision and mission, ensuring optimum use of the allotted budget with maximum output. • ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 45001 management systems implementation and internal auditing, ensuring strict adherence to quality management, environmental management and occupational health standards.• ICT technical support, upgrade and maintenance for plant automation software and hardware.• Write software programs for microcontrollers, PLCs, SCADA system for control and automation purposes. • Materials planning and resource management. Ensuring the stores has all adequate electrical materials and instruments required for day-to-day operations including critical spares • Produce electronics drawings or other graphics representing industrial control, instrumentation, sensors, or analogue or digital telecommunications networks, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. • Drawing maintenance schedules for preventive and corrective maintenance works including emergency shutdowns • Drawing up technical specification documents for all electrical and instrumentation tenders, and inspecting all deliveries from external suppliers for compliance to specifications and international standards. Show less

  • Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
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  The Luke Commission

  Jun 2021 - now

  Senior Systems Engineer

  • Project management from conception to closing mostly for construction projects, plant automation projects and digital systems projects.• Systems and product design, Quality assurance, testing, implementation and lifecycle management and generating standard operation procedures.• Leading maintenance team in commissioning, service, repair, calibration and maintenance of plant and biomedical equipment, providing maintenance or commissioning reports and calibration certificates.• Overseeing operations for 10 maintenance and operations departments, ensuring optimal performance in line with KPIs. Also responsible for allotting meaningful work to each employee on a daily basis based on company goals and vision ensuring optimum involvement for each team member. • Developing operational plans and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for different departments within the company• Maintenance, repair, upgrade and management of the only large-scale Oxygen plant in the country, ensuring 100% round the clock availability of oxygen to our wards and all health intuitions country wide. • Developing monitoring and control systems (PLC and SCADA based) for central monitoring and control of both our plants (oxygen and water treatment) and biomedical equipment (Vitals reporting from ventilators, etc.).• Developing, implementing and maintaining digital systems including the national digital vaccination management platform and our internal patient medical records system. • Cloud hosting of all our internal data for logging, record keeping and for further processing using data management ad presentation tools like tableau, out systems, etc. • Stakeholder engagement and contractor management for key projects, including document review and interfacing with consulting engineers and all other external engineer teams.• Driving performance and compliance amongst employees and promoting good organizational image through managing employee behavior and etiquette. Show less