SHINGIRIRAI NGORIMA
Service Technician
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Diesel Plant Fitter
Name: Shingirirai Ngorima
Phone number: (+263)771 554 128
Email: shingiengorima@gmail.com
Location: Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Passport: FN314512
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Interview Availability: Any Time
Notice Period: Negotiable
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Highly skilled and certified Diesel Plant Fitter with over 7 years of experience in heavy equipment
maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair. Expertise in diagnosing hydraulic, mechanical, and electronic
systems for a wide range of machinery, including dozers, excavators, loaders, and drill rigs. Proven ability
to conduct preventive maintenance, minimize downtime, and improve equipment performance. Strong
knowledge of safety protocols and compliance with ISO 14001, 9001, and 45001 standards. Adept at
working in fast-paced environments, meeting deadlines, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
CAREER HISTORY
SANDVIK MINNG AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ZIMBABWE
Service Technician
November 2022 – Present
Duties:
Perform routine inspections and Participate in Safety, Health, and
diagnostics on LHDs (208), Rigs (DD210, Environment (SHE) meetings,
DD211), and other heavy equipment to contributing to the development of safety
identify mechanical, hydraulic, and practices and compliance with ISO
electrical faults. standards.
Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic Collaborate on front-end refurbishment
systems, electronic components, and projects for DD210L and DD211L rigs,
mechanical assemblies, minimizing ensuring timely and effective completion.
equipment downtime. Document equipment repairs and
Conduct preventive maintenance and maintenance schedules to ensure accurate
periodic checks to ensure optimal reporting and compliance with operational
performance of machinery. standards.
Replace and refurbish critical components, Support continuous improvement
including worn-out cylinders, boom initiatives, identifying opportunities to
components, Tennon, and feed beams. enhance equipment performance and
efficiency.
SOUTH MINING COMPANY ZIMBABWE
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
January 2020 – October 2022
Duties:
Performed preventive maintenance, Maintained detailed job cards, tracking
diagnostics, and repairs on heavy repairs and preventive maintenance
machinery, including dozers, excavators, schedules to ensure compliance with
loaders, and graders. service standards.
Diagnosed and troubleshot hydraulic, Repaired and replaced defective
pneumatic, and mechanical systems to mechanical parts using specialized tools
address operational malfunctions and and techniques to maintain machinery
prevent equipment failure. efficiency.
Overhauled diesel engines, brake systems Ensured adherence to Safety Health,
(hydraulic and pneumatic), and Environment, and Quality (SHEQ)
undercarriage components, adhering to policies, actively supporting ISO 14001,
OEM specifications. 9001, and 45001 compliances.
Conducted oil sampling, contamination Provided technical support during
control, and other predictive maintenance breakdowns, offering solutions to
tasks to extend equipment lifespan. minimize downtime and optimize
equipment productivity.
ANGLO AMERICAN-UNKI MINES ZIMBABWE
Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic
June 2018 – August 2020
Duties:
Maintain and repair heavy equipment, Complete routine maintenance, such as
models of equipment include Caterpillar changing oil, checking batteries and
D10T, D11, D6R, Drill Rigs Dd210 and lubricating equipment and parts to ensure
DD211. vehicles have minimal preventable
Order part by using CAT SIS accurately. downtime.
Carry out preventive maintenance and Attending to faulty hydraulic systems on
repair works on various CAT machines. earthmoving equipment as per standard
Attend breakdown machines on the field procedure and assist other technicians with
as soon as problem is reported. problem solving on hydraulic and
Keep some priority machines that must electrical systems.
not go down for any reason.
Inspect and book machinery for service,
prepare and maintain job card record.
Keep logs of work and report on issues.
GREEN FUEL (PVT) LTD ZIMBABWE
Heavy Duty Diesel Technician
October 2016 – June 2018
Duties:
Maintained Caterpillar, Volvo other important parts to ensure that they
Construction equipment and generators. are on proper operating condition.
Conducted inspection on heavy plant Performed routine maintenance such as
diesel equipment and engines to determine changing oil, checking batteries and
condition. Inspected brake systems, lubricating equipment and machinery.
steering mechanisms, wheel bearings and
Inspect, test and listen to defective Tested equipment for proper performance
equipment to diagnose malfunctions using and inspected equipment to detect faults
test instruments such as handheld and malfunctions.
computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts Acquired skill in interpreting drawings of
and pressure gauges. hydraulic and electrical schematic
Inspected and verified dimensions and diagrams to pinpoint faults and
clearances of parts to ensure conformance malfunctions on equipment.
to factory specifications. Disassembled Performed routine maintenance for
and overhauled hydraulic components, equipment and generators which involves
transmissions and differential units. checking leaks, tensioning of belts, chains,
Performed diagnosis of faults or checking of cooling system, exhaust
malfunctions using computerized system and testing to find existing faults.
equipment to determine the extent of
repairs required on Volvo, Caterpillar
equipment.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Diesel Plant Fitting Class 1 Certificate - Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Industry Training
and Trade Testing Department
Operate an Overhead Crane C30 – Amosa Institute of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment
Apprenticeship Certificate in Diesel Plant Fitting - Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Science &
Technology Development Department
Diesel Plant Fitting - Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Science & Technology Development
Department
Mining Basic First Aid – Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
Certificate for Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics Course – Miconex (Pvt) Ltd T/A Mine Machines
Trackless Mining Machinery Artisan Operation Certificate - Sandvik
Ordinary Level Certificate – Mahenye Secondary School
Zimbabwe Drivers Licence
Equipment Expertise
Dozers: Hidow, CAT, DZG, D6R
Excavators: Volvo EC290BLC, Hidow, EC700Cl
Front-End Loaders: XGMA, Shantai, Volvo 120F
Grader Motors: Volvo G940, Sunny, CAT 140H
Drill Rigs: Minemaster, DD210L, DD211L
LHDs: LHD 7.4 & UVS, Sandvik 208L
LANGUAGES
English
SKILLS
Brake Systems (Hydraulic/Air) Excavator & Loader Maintenance
Component Assembly & Replacement Gearbox Overhaul
Component Fitting & Replacement Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Component Replacement & Heavy Equipment Operation
Refurbishment Heavy Machinery Repair
Computer-Based Diagnostics Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems Repair
Diagnostic Tools & Software Hydraulic Pump & Valve Systems
Diesel Engine Overhaul Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting
Diesel Engine Repair & Rebuilds Job Card Documentation
Dozer Operation & Repair Lubrication Systems Maintenance
Electrical System Diagnostics Maintenance Scheduling
Equipment Calibration Mechanical Fault Diagnostics
Equipment Inspections Mechanical Systems Repair
Equipment Upgrades Mechanical Troubleshooting
OEM Specifications Compliance
SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment,
Oil Sampling & Contamination Control Quality) Compliance
PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment,
Systems Quality) Protocols
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Spare Parts Management
Preventive Maintenance Technical Documentation
Root Cause Analysis Technical Manuals Interpretation
Safety Compliance (ISO 14001, 9001, Track & Wheeled Machinery Adjustment
45001) Troubleshooting & Repairs
Safety Protocols Compliance Undercarriage Inspections
Welding & Fabrication
REFERENCES ON REQUEST
