Elvis Nkawaga
Kalumbila District
Summary
Experienced Maintenance Management and Project Management professional with vast experience in the Mining and Manufacturing Industry. Demonstrated and proven professional record of accomplishment of achieving results with technical and management skills in managing teams having diverse skills. Solid background in SHEQ, Quality Control, Asset Management, Maintenance Management, Project Management and onsite couching of personnel.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Superintendent Site Mechanical Projects, Rigging & Central Workshops
FQM Trident Limited
10.2022 - Current
- Currently working as Superintendent Site Mechanical Projects, Rigging & Central Workshops
- My responsibility includes having legal responsibility over Site Mechanical Projects across FQM Trident Operations and the rigging and Central Workshops under Operations Support Department
- The position is all also responsible for the management of safety, budgets, costs and personnel in the areas of responsibilities
Engineer - Statutory Compliance
First Quantum Minerals Limited – FQM Trident
12.2019 - 10.2022
- Ensuring that the Fixed Process Plant; obtain all necessary legal compliances, related to Process and Engineering functions for it to operate within the laid down guidelines of the Mines Safety Regulations
- Safely executing the testing and inspection of all statutory equipment as required by the mine safety Regulations
- Coordinating statutory compliance in the engineering department and assist other departments by creating procedures and guidelines to ensure that Governmental regulations and Industry rules are met by the company
- Coordinating the Engineering Regulators and Government Inspectors who comes to site to inspect, examine and test or audit respective statutory equipment and personnel
Central Workshops Superintendent (Acting)
FQM Trident Limited
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Covered as a superintendent while maintaining my role a Statutory Compliance Engineer
- My responsibility included management of all maintenance activities, safety, costs, personnel and continuous improvement projects in the, Fabrication Workshops, Dipper and Tray Workshops, Rigging and Scaffolding Workshops, Component Rebuild Workshops and the Salvage Yard
Major Shutdown Coordinator – Smelter
Mopani Copper Mines
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Coordinated shutdown works at the Smelter Major Shutdown to ensure that all works were executed and completed safely, within budget, within schedule and the required quality
- Coordinated shutdown works included rehabilitation of CAT ADT 30, 45, CAT 966H Front End loaders, Conveyor Structures, Reverb Crusher, Concentrate Bins, Oxygen Plant, Cooling Water Circuits, Plant Air Equipment etc
- Coordinated both cold and hot commissioning of equipment within the material handling sections, oxygen plant, utilities and plant services etc
Sectional Engineer Mechanical - IMH, Utilities & Oxygen Plant, Crushers and Conveyors (Surface and Underground)
Mopani Copper Mines
02.2018 - 12.2019
- Held several Maintenance Management positions as a Mechanical Engineer in the following areas IMH, Utilities & Oxygen Plant (Mufulira Smelter); Locomotives and Utility Vehicles, Workshops; Underground and Surface Crushing Plants; Underground and Surface Conveyors
- Maintenance Management of Oxygen Plant and Services, Concentrate Conveyor, Metso Jaw Crushers (C120), the Crushers at 1360mL, 1062mL, 14X1, 14X2 Conveyors and Mufulira West Crushing Plant (VB1311 Primary Jaw Crusher, 51/2ft Symon Crusher, 3ft Symon Crusher and 5 Conveyors)
- Also managed a fleet of 11 Operational Locomotives and 3 Workshops located on surface, 500mL, 1040mL and 1340mL respectively at Mufulira Mining as defined in the statutory appointment
- Maintenance of safe working environment as per minimum requirements of the Zambian Mining Regulations
- Ensuring adherence to statutory and domestic regulations, through maintenance of a safety audit system and insurance of standing Instructions and codes of practices in line with the appointment as a Mechanical Engineer
- Provision of service and plant equipment maintenance, as well as planning, implementing, co-ordinating and tracking engineering standards and maintenance system procedures and practices to ensure that services, plant and equipment are provided and maintained at high levels of availability and reliability
- Operating budget preparation and control, as well as short, medium and long- term Capital Project formulation and control including origination, design and implementation within budgeted costs
- Train, develop and motivate subordinates towards their full potential to ensure the continued availability of competent engineering personnel
- Maintain good industrial relations and discipline within the sections
Project Engineer – Mechanical, Glencore Expansion Projects
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
06.2015 - 06.2018
- Supervision of mechanical installations, quality control, commissioning, HSE Management, technical evaluation of tenders, reporting project progress and overall project management for all assigned projects under Mopani Expansion Projects – Approximately USD 3 Billion budget
Mechanical Engineer (Asset Management and Best Practices)
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
06.2016 - 02.2018
- Carrying out Audits on the Plant Equipment in order to establish the condition of Equipment installed and the statutory compliance with the relevant Mining Regulations and International Standards as well as Safety, Health and Environment in line with Glencore HSEC Policy
- Developing Audit Schedule and Follow-up Audit Schedules
- Conducting Audits on plant and equipment to establish condition of installation, quality of maintenance carried out and assess opportunities for improvement both in the underground and surface plants across Mopani Mine sites
- Generating audit reports and corrective action plans based on audit recommendations
- Updating the Action Manager with actions required for corrections in the Action Management Software, approving completed actions for closure
- Providing technical advice on equipment installations and plant improvements
- Creating awareness and couching of employees on standard operating procedures, safe work procedures
- Industry best practices and Glencore Fatal Hazard Protocols and Life Saving behaviors
- Facilitating Root Cause Analysis on Equipment Failures and Incidents using Root Cause Analysis Tools such as Pareto Charts, 3-5 Why Analysis, Cause and Effect Analysis etc
- Generating Root Cause Analysis Reports
- Establishing Production Stoppers/delays and making suitable recommendations to improve plant reliability through time studies and review of Equipment history
- Asset Management using Asset Management Tool (AMT) to assess the effectiveness of the maintenance strategy
- Developing Audit/Inspection Templates using Excel and iAuditor mobile app
- Compiling Monthly Departmental Reports
Senior Assistant Engineer – Mechanical
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
04.2014 - 06.2015
Production & Maintenance Engineer
Safintra (Z)Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2014
- Production planning to effectively and efficiently meet customers’ requirements
- Ensuring utilization of machinery to full capacity and raw materials as per standard
- Management of operations, human resources and ensuring that they are utilized as per establishment and ensure individual key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved as per signed job
- Manufacturing engineering and maintenance (daily, weekly and periodical)
- Development of innovative new solution to support process robustness and system to improve site quality
- Production cost management through reduction of manufacturing waste
- Planning dispatch of finished goods within/ outside Kitwe and to other SAFINTRA Zambia limited branches in the country
- Human resource training and development in form of EMT (Early Morning Training), Job on training, or structured training from Head Office
- Planning, controlling and evaluation of various tasks
- Compensation and Benefits – looking over payroll schedule as well as advising employees on their compensation – overtime, bonuses or maternity leave pay
- Employee Relations – disciplinary procedures in form of enquiries, hearings, counseling, exit interviews
- Having Think Tanks with fellow managers and Area Manager to come up with strategies on how to improve turnover and other areas of business
Education
Diploma - Teaching Methodology
University of Zambia
01.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Zambia
01.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD
- Solid Works
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
- MS Project
- Project Management
- Advanced Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
Accomplishments
- Achieved an average equipment availability of 100% against a target availability of 96% for the Oxygen Plant
- Improved planning and spares management thereby reducing MTTR and Increasing MTBF for the plants by 20%
- Achieved an average equipment availability of 87% against a target availability of 85% for the Crushers at Mufulira
- Maintained outstanding safety performance of no incidents for Crushers, Rolling Stock and Mufulira West Crushing Plant Sections
- Successfully carried out major plant shut down works on schedule and within budget
Affiliations
- Professional Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), EIZ no. 220601142001129
- Registered Engineer, ERB No. 420601142001129
Completedprojects
Fabrication & Construction of 6-off 60m x 20m and 1-off 40m x 20m Enterprise Geology Core Sheds, Enterprise Nickel Mine Site, 2024, Enterprise Nickel Concentrate Shed Extension, Enterprise Nickel Process Plant, 2024, Design Modification, Fabrication and Construction of Sentinel Mobile Warehouse, 2024, Design, Fabrication and Construction of 2-off Truck Exchanger and Fatigue Stations (Modular Design) for Sentinel Mining Operations, Sentinel Mine, 2024, Main Warehouse Shed Corrosion Protection, Commercial Department, 2024, Environmental Oil Shed Design, Fabrication, 2024, Synclinorium Shaft Headgear: Installation of Steel structure and Commissioning the Hydraulic Control System for the compensating sheaves, Murray & Roberts Cementation (Z), $3.1m, Installation and Commissioning of 500 kg capacity T1-05 Soltec Elevator, SA French, South Africa, $108,000, Installation and commissioning of CV01A Surface Conveyor at Synclinorium Shaft, Nkana, $981,000, Installation and commissioning of TD01, underground waste handling conveyor and grizzly at Synclinorium shaft, $583,000, Construction and equipping of a suspended floor 11 KV/3.3KV Mufulira Deeps Main Substation, Installation of Switchgear and cabling in the winder substation
Personalskillsandattributes
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD and Solid Works
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
- MS Project
- Project Management
- Advanced Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
References
Available upon request
Professionalmembershipandcertification
- Professional Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), EIZ No. 220601142001129
- Registered Engineer, ERB No. 420601142001129
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Timeline
Superintendent Site Mechanical Projects, Rigging & Central Workshops
FQM Trident Limited
10.2022 - Current
Central Workshops Superintendent (Acting)
FQM Trident Limited
10.2021 - 12.2021
Engineer - Statutory Compliance
First Quantum Minerals Limited – FQM Trident
12.2019 - 10.2022
Major Shutdown Coordinator – Smelter
Mopani Copper Mines
06.2019 - 12.2019
Sectional Engineer Mechanical - IMH, Utilities & Oxygen Plant, Crushers and Conveyors (Surface and Underground)
Mopani Copper Mines
02.2018 - 12.2019
Mechanical Engineer (Asset Management and Best Practices)
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
06.2016 - 02.2018
Project Engineer – Mechanical, Glencore Expansion Projects
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
06.2015 - 06.2018
Senior Assistant Engineer – Mechanical
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
04.2014 - 06.2015
Production & Maintenance Engineer
Safintra (Z)Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
University of Zambia
Diploma - Teaching Methodology
University of Zambia
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