DANIEL TEMBO
Kabwe
Summary
Dynamic Senior Engineer with extensive experience at Zambia Railways Limited, excelling in root cause analysis and predictive maintenance. Proven track record in enhancing plant reliability and achieving maximum availability. Strong analytical skills and effective communication foster collaboration and drive successful outcomes in maintenance operations.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineer P&E Maintenance
Zambia Railways Limited
01.2024 - Current
- Prepare and carry out detailed failure analysis on all plant machines and engines that are repaired at workshops.
- Ensure planed and unplanned maintenance works are executed effectively and safely.
- Monitor plant machinery condition and recommend predictive, preventative and corrective actions.
- Provide technical guidance, recommendations and inspections on fixed plant mechanical maintenance items as required.
- Ensure reliability and maintainability of all machines and Engines and provide reliability reports.
- Assist in troubleshooting/ fault finding and identifying of faults on all equipment within the workshop and provide recommendations based on the findings.
- Conduct daily shift safety talks, give out operational targets, equipment status updates and daily tooling/material needs.
- Provide guidance on the mechanical fixed plant equipment to have the correct protection and safety parameter settings for safe and effective operations.
- Achieve maximum plant availability on all fixed plant maintenance sections all the time.
- Undertake predictive and preventive maintenance. Ensure reliability centered maintenance (RCM) on critical machinery.
- Develop preventive maintenance schedules and ensure they are adhered to.
- Identify tooling, spares, material and man power requirements for all maintenance works.
- Ensure correct work orders are done review and close work orders and keep accurate records.
- Provide input in the development and implementation of Maintenance Management System (MMS) and prepare monthly reports.
- Develop and implement life cycle asset management (LCAM) processes for all project equipment.
- Schedule maintenance activities pertaining to plant machinery and engines with optimum utilization of resources, manpower, materials, and time.
- Ensure timely availability of spares and tools by timely raising of requisitions using CMMS.
- Minimize employee overtime and ensure a zero tolerance to employee idle time.
- Develop maintenance section budget and ensure compliance to budget through efficient and efficient utilization of workforce and material resources.
- Utilization of reports from the Maintenance Management System (MMS) to facilitate estimation costs.
- Ensure effective and efficient utilization of materials to meet budget costs.
- Ensure correct and accurate capturing of information on time dockets for cost management and record keeping.
- Ensure departmental KPIs assigned to the section are met.
- Provide necessary information to internal and external stakeholders for decision making.
- Ensure timely communication of any workshop shutdown maintenance works to all affected stakeholders.
- Attend meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Engage with procurement section and verify spares supplied by contracted external suppliers.
- Verify contracts and ensure they all meet the technical specifications.
- Compliance to industrial governing laws.
- Liaise with other sections of the department to increase partnerships for provision of engineering solution.
- Liaise with other units for timely acquisition and stocking of spares and materials.
- Adhere to all workshop policies, procedures and legal regulations regarding safety, health, environment and quality.
- Identify subordinate skills and allocate tasks based on priorities to ensure optimum utilization of man power.
- Supervise a maintenance team of artisans, electricians and mechanical fitters.
- Come up with well-coordinated succession plans for all positions under the section.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to all subordinates with regards to standard maintenance procedures.
- Provide leadership to subordinates, training and development, performance management, conflict management and crisis management.
- Assist in section risk assessments, and audit and accident investigations.
- Ensure that all maintenance works are carried out in compliance to health, safety and environmental(HSE) standards.
- Ensure use of appropriate PPE and safe working practices.
Maintenance Engineer
Zambia Railways Limited
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Hands on experience on: Repair of water pumps, oil pumps and fan gear units.
- Repair of motors, DC generators and motor blower units.
- Locomotive Engine overhaul and repair.
- Overhead crane maintenance.
- Motor vehicle maintenance.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering(Hons) - Mechanical
The Copperbelt University
01.2022
GCE 'O' level -
Mkushi Secondary School
01.2014
Junior Secondary School Leaving Certificate -
Daina Kaimba Basic School
01.2011
Skills
- Root cause and failure analysis
- Predictive and preventive maintenance skills
- Proficient in all MS office packages
- Working Knowledge of heavy duty diesel engines
- Time and workload management skills
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Good observation skills
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
Certification
- Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia, 2021-Present
- Overhead crane operation and maintenance
- Microsoft projects
Languages
English, Native language, able to understand, speak, read and write
References
- Eng. Evans Chibuye, Senior engineer, Zambia Railways Limited, Chibuyeevans@gmail.com, 0968367902
- Dr. Floyd Banda, HOD School of Engineering, CBU, Floyd.banda@gmail.com, 0971863349, 0966926533
- Eng. Bubaya Malambo, Workshop manager, Zambia Railways Limited, Bubaya.malambo@zrl.com, 0965193546, 09788261
Attributes
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure and deliver needed results to meet set deadline
- High levels of professionalism and able to make timely and rational decisions
- Great sense of professionalism
- Accountability and integrity
- Highly committed to work and result oriented
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Self-motivated and Able to work well in a cross-functional team
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- ID Number: 361600/10/1
- Date of Birth: 12/24/96
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Zambian
- Marital Status: single
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Senior Engineer P&E Maintenance
Zambia Railways Limited
01.2024 - Current
Maintenance Engineer
Zambia Railways Limited
01.2023 - 01.2024
Bachelors of Engineering(Hons) - Mechanical
The Copperbelt University
GCE 'O' level -
Mkushi Secondary School
Junior Secondary School Leaving Certificate -
Daina Kaimba Basic School
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