Luthando Madondo [N Dip (Mech) , MSAIMechE]

Experience

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  ArcelorMittal South Africa

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2020

  Exposure:Plate Mill; Reliability Team - Maintenance Support DepartmentExperience:• Support the GMR 2.7a Appointee in Legal Compliance document management: identify plant deviations related to the asset management strategy and develop an action list for corrective actions. As part of Fatality Prevention Standard targets for mitigating risk-based conditions.• Procedural administration of plant performance parameters: strategize and implement data inputs to optimize key performance indicators (KPI’s), as a continuous best practice adoption to all levels of work execution on the shop floor.• Shutdown co-ordination: oversee the planning; monitoring and evaluation of scheduled repair and maintenance of plant machinery on the steel processing line.• Asset integrity management: facilitate the compliance of lubrication and hydraulic rooms to fire safety standards as mandated in regulatory guidelines of SANS 10139:2012.• Manage the support of maintenance & operations teams: direct the alignment of response to unplanned stoppages on the process line in order of priority to material flow (classical supply & demand line balancing). Show less Exposure:Hot Strip Mill; Reliability Progress Team - Reheat Furnaces Mechanical MaintenanceExperience:• Project management (including compiling the technical scope of work and planning of execution on Gantt chart)• Root Cause Analysis [RCA] (data acquisition and investigation of machinery failure on the plant)• SAP knowledge (generate Plant Maintenance (PM) requests to planning dept. and also track progress on spares needed for maintenance tasks)• Plant availability and performance improvements (ensure the improvement actions for plant reliability maintenance are executed effectively and safely)• Support maintenance and operations teams (fault-finding and design improvement of Hydraulic systems responsible for steel slab transfer systems into the Reheating Furnaces)• Contractor management [task initiator as part of the Fatality Prevention Standards (FPS), overseeing the preparation of documents for Site establishment and Permit To Work (PTW).] Show less

  • Specialist - Maintenance (Planning & Scheduling)

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Engineering Technician - Mechanical

    Mar 2016 - Dec 2019

  • Candidate Engineering Techinician - Mechanical

    Jul 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Learner Engineering Technician - Mechanical

    Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
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  Constructo Civil Construction and Mining Services

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2021

  Engineering and Maintenance Officer

  Operations: Materials Management - EarthmovingSite: Sibanye Stillwater - Beatrix Mine (Theunissen; Free State)Commodity: GoldDivision: Surface InfrastructureDepartment: TransportFunction : Maintenance of Load and Haul Machines ("Yellow Plant")Role: Legal Appointee - Section 7(4) and Regulation 2.9.2 of the Mine Health & Safety Act, 29 of 1996 (MHSA).Area: Trackless Mobile Machines (TMM)Responsibilities:*Managed maintenance personnel: lead a team of 4 Diesel Mechanics ; 1 Diesel Bowser Operator and 1 Maintenance Clerk. Team was responsible for the repair and maintenance of TMM.*Coordinated the stock planning and scheduling: responsible for forecasting stock acquisition and replenishment according to the Planned Maintenance Schedule for TMM.*Established and maintained relationships with relevant stakeholders: communicate and interact with suppliers for spare parts and services for the sustainability of TMM maintenance plans.*Facilitated and managed the maintenance department budget: direct the allocation of cost and financial commitments for expenditure areas in alignment to maintenance service delivery requirements, to improve Production & throughput targets of Mineral Ore Transportation.*Developed monitoring and evaluation reports of key performance indicators: generate daily MS Excel reports for the TMM utilization hours; daily maintenance cost (diesel and consumable/ spare parts); TMM availability against breakdowns costs. Show less

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  Glencore South Africa

  Mar 2021 - Sept 2021

  Construction Supervisor

  Operations: Project management - Construction Site: Western Chrome Mines - Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Plant Construction Commodity: ChromeDivision: Surface InfrastructureDepartment: SMPP - Structural ; Mechanical ; Plate-work & PipingFunction: Fabrication and Installation of Steel structuresRole: Legal Appointee - Section 7(4) and Regulation 2.9.2 of the Mine Health & Safety Act, 29 of 1996 (MHSA)Area: Engineering ; Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Show less

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  ArcelorMittal South Africa

  Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

  Maintenance Specialist

  Section: Down Stream - Flat SteelPlant: Plate Mill - Hot Rolling Department: Reliability Maintenance SupportDiscipline: Mechanical EngineeringResponsibility Area:1. Plate Mill Cutting units & Despatch - Mechanical (Gear system / Hydraulic / Pneumatic) & Flame (Plasma / Oxy-acetylene) cutting2. Plate Treatment Plant Cutting units & Despatch - Flame cutting + Shotblast & paint line3. Shutdown co-ordination - Planning & scheduling of Maintenance tasks4. Condition based monitoring analysis- Vibration and Tribology test results5. Cross-functional support of Operations & Maintenance Teams Show less