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Innocent Mposha

Innocent Mposha

Lusaka

Summary

Projects Manager with extensive experience at MIG Engineering Limited, specializing in project supervision and client relations. Demonstrated success in plant machinery installation and project management, resulting in significant productivity improvements and high customer satisfaction. Skilled in decision-making and implementing cost reduction strategies to optimize project outcomes.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Projects /Operations Manager

MIG Engineering Limited
04.2025 - Current
  • Management of All Construction, Fabrication and Plant Installation Projects.
  • Project Planning, Costing and Evaluation.
  • Preparing Projects Proposals, Reports & BOQs. Responding to clients Queries.
  • Following up clients to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
  • Always demonstrate professionalism and courtesy with customers.
  • Defined and documented technical best practices.

Site Manager

Quamech Engineering Services Limited
04.2024 - 03.2025
  • Supervising & overseeing the direction of the project (or a package), ensuring that the client’s specifications & requirements are met.
  • Liaising with the client, other construction professionals and, sometimes, members of the public.
  • Coordinating and supervising construction workers.
  • Making safety inspections and ensuring construction and site safety.
  • Checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings.
  • Maintaining quality control procedures.
  • Finding ways to prevent problems from happening, and to solve any that crop up.
  • Writing reports and keeping on top of paperwork.
  • Helping to negotiating, contracts and securing permits and licenses.
  • Assessing and minimizing risk.

Projects Manager

JWE-JMEX Agri and Industrial Solutions
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Supervision of all the Fabrication of Steel Structured Buildings, Bunker Molds, and Installation Projects.
  • Setting and managing client expectations.
  • Understanding projects risks and assigning team members to specific tasks.
  • Managing the budget.
  • Reviewing work progress planning and generating weekly progress reports.
  • Hiring of skilled personal for certain tasks to be carried out.
  • Preparation of Payroll.

Projects /Operations Manager

MIG Engineering Ltd
11.2017 - 01.2022
  • Management of All Construction, Fabrication and Plant Installation Projects.
  • Project Planning, Costing and Evaluation.
  • Preparing Projects Proposals, Reports & BOQs. Responding to clients Queries.
  • Preparing quotations.
  • Preparing of Payroll.
  • Following up clients to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
  • Always demonstrate professionalism and courtesy with customers.
  • Defined and documented technical best practices.

Projects Manager/Team Leader

Tandem Trailer Tech
06.2016 - 10.2017
  • Supervision of Completion of Shangombo General Hospital.
  • Management of all Fabrication Projects and Plant Installation works.
  • Design new models of trailers and steel structure drawings.
  • Preparation of daily work schedules and reports.
  • Producing/revising project drawings.

Supervisor/Maintenance Fitter

Lions Group Quarries – Lusaka
02.2013 - 05.2016
  • Involved in repairing of reduction gearboxes, centrifugal pumps, air compressors and conveyors.
  • General machining, Fabrication & welding of spares of earth moving machine and crusher machines spares.
  • Fabrication and construction of new Jaw Crusher Quarry plant.
  • Also carrying out preventive maintenance works on Jaw crushers Preparation of daily work schedules and reports.

Workshop Foreman

Elmar Engineering Ltd Lusaka Zambia
12.2009 - 01.2013
  • Assessing jobs brought in by clients.
  • Allocating jobs to machinists & fabricators with instructions.
  • Inspection of end products.
  • General machining, Gear cutting, Spline cutting & Welding.
  • Repairing of Industrial machinery and workshop machinery.

Machinist

AVLOW – (Barlow World Zambia)
09.2007 - 11.2009
  • General Machining of Hydraulic Cylinders Shafts (Pistons), Barrels, head glands, end caps.

Maintenance Fitter

British American Tobacco (Holdings) Ltd Zimbabwe
06.2007 - 08.2007
  • General Maintenance of conveyors, and gearboxes.
  • Daily Inspection of Conveyors.

Maintenance Fitter Machinist

Zimbabwe Agriculture Implement Manufacturing (ZAIM)
04.2006 - 05.2007
  • General Machining of Farming Equipment Spares.
  • Designing & Fabrication of Cattle Injection Boxes.
  • Fabrication and of Cattle drawn Harrows.
  • Maintenance of Hydraulic Pressing Machines.

Maintenance Fitter / Machinist

Zimbabwe Iron & Steel Company (ZISCOSTEEL)
04.2005 - 05.2006
  • General Machining of Plant Machinery Spares.
  • Day today Plant Inspections and Maintenance i.e. (overhead cranes, hoist pixies, mill drives, pumps and reduction gearboxes).
  • Attending to all Breakdowns and Mechanical faults on all Mills.
  • Designing alternative modifications where spare parts are not readily available.

Apprentice Trainee

Diamond Tools of Zimbabwe
02.2001 - 03.2002
  • General machining of consumables used in mining industry.
  • Repairing of air compressors, Rockets drills, Kempe machines and machine shop machinery.
  • Repairing of pumps i.e. (mainly Vane & centrifugal).
  • General repairs of mining machinery on all mechanical faults.

Education

Current Studying -

Project Costing and Evaluation
01.2025

Certificate -

Projects Management
01.2023

Certificate -

Business Management and Entrepreneurship
01.2023

Class One Trade Certificate -

Fitting Including Machining
01.2007

National Diploma -

Mechanical Engineering
01.2004

Skills

  • Plant Machinery Installation
  • Surface Mining
  • Underground Mining
  • Maintenance
  • Refurbishment
  • General Machining
  • Troubleshooting
  • Mechanical Faults
  • Repairs
  • Gearboxes
  • Decision Making
  • Components Replacement
  • Designing
  • Modifications
  • Maintenance of Gearboxes
  • Air Compressors
  • Pumps
  • Job Costing
  • Evaluating
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Computer Literate
  • Time Management
  • Learning new skills
  • Teamwork
  • Initiative
  • Designing Mechanical Devices
  • Researching
  • Development
  • Building of Mechanical Devices
  • Project Supervision
  • Project Management
  • Project leadership
  • Project management abilities
  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Delegation
  • Report generation
  • Productivity improvement specialist

References

  • Mr. R Masokovere, Projects and Development Engineer, Zimbabwe Iron & Steel Company, P Bag2, Redcliff, Zimbabwe, +2635562401ext201 / +263733895369
  • Mr. Christian Wafubwa, Plant Superintendent, Lions Group Quarries Mine, Plot 129121 Mumbwa rd, Lusaka West, Zambia, +260211845532 / +260 96 334 4620
  • Mrs. Sonja van Wyngaard, Managing Director, JWE-JMEX Agri & Industrial Solutions, 278 Sam Nujoma Dr, Windhoek, Namibia, +264 (0) 81 271 6144 / +260 77 709 6255
  • Mr. Selwyn Juules, General Manager, British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings) Ltd, 1 Manchester Rd, P.O Box ST98, Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe, +263 772 131 883-6 / +263 77 487 4248
  • Mr. Douglas Chipungu, Group Projects Manager, Zambeef Huntley Farm, Chisamba, Zambia, +260 97 743 8887

Projects

Refurbishment of Blast Furnace No4, ZISCOSTEEL, Redcliff – Kwekwe Zimbabwe, 01/01/05 Setting up of manufacturing plant for agricultural farming equipment, ZAIM, ZISCOSTEEL, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MACHINERY, Redcliff Tor wood Airstrip Zimbabwe, 01/01/06 Machining and Fabrication of general spares for plant moving machinery & crusher machines, Lions Group Quarries Mine, Lusaka Zambia, 01/01/15 Manufacturing of Fuel Storage Tanks for DANA Oils, Lusaka, Tandem Trailer Tech, 01/01/16 Supervision of Plant Installation & Water pipe lines for Crisps Manufacturing Machines, Tandem Trailer Tech, 01/01/17 Managing & Supervision of Completion of Shangombo Hospital, Shangombo – Zambia, 01/01/17 Managing of Surf Manufacturing Plant, Innova Manufacturing Ltd, Lusaka Zambia, 01/01/20 Managing & Supervising all Construction and Fabrication works of MIC-MAR Hardware Shop, Woodlands Lusaka, MIG Engineering Ltd Zambia, 01/01/21 Managing and Supervision of Installation of Wall Palisade Fencing at Japanese Embassy, Lusaka, MIG Engineering Ltd, 01/01/22 Supervising on the Project of Upgrading Internet Systems at Ministry of Lands, MIG Engineering Ltd, 01/01/22 Managing & Supervision of all Fabrication works and Installation works for Zambeef Expansion Projects, Mpongwe Farms, Huntley Farm, & Kalundu Dairy Farm, 01/01/23 Overseeing construction project of Fabrication of Molasses Tank, Nakambala Sugar, Mazabuka (Illovo Sugar Zambia), 01/01/24

Drivers License Number

50000400

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 117783/58/1
  • Passport Number: ZN975820
  • Date of Birth: 02/25/84

Timeline

Projects /Operations Manager - MIG Engineering Limited
04.2025 - Current
Site Manager - Quamech Engineering Services Limited
04.2024 - 03.2025
Projects Manager - JWE-JMEX Agri and Industrial Solutions
03.2022 - 03.2023
Projects /Operations Manager - MIG Engineering Ltd
11.2017 - 01.2022
Projects Manager/Team Leader - Tandem Trailer Tech
06.2016 - 10.2017
Supervisor/Maintenance Fitter - Lions Group Quarries – Lusaka
02.2013 - 05.2016
Workshop Foreman - Elmar Engineering Ltd Lusaka Zambia
12.2009 - 01.2013
Machinist - AVLOW – (Barlow World Zambia)
09.2007 - 11.2009
Maintenance Fitter - British American Tobacco (Holdings) Ltd Zimbabwe
06.2007 - 08.2007
Maintenance Fitter Machinist - Zimbabwe Agriculture Implement Manufacturing (ZAIM)
04.2006 - 05.2007
Maintenance Fitter / Machinist - Zimbabwe Iron & Steel Company (ZISCOSTEEL)
04.2005 - 05.2006
Apprentice Trainee - Diamond Tools of Zimbabwe
02.2001 - 03.2002
Project Costing and Evaluation - Current Studying,
Projects Management - Certificate,
Business Management and Entrepreneurship - Certificate,
Fitting Including Machining - Class One Trade Certificate,
Mechanical Engineering - National Diploma,

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