Prince Johnson
Prince Johnson
Mechanical Engineer
Sector: Mining
Salary: $2,000.00 / Monthly
(Age: 31 years)
Sekondi Takoradi, Western, GhanaAbout
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Academic Level Degree Bachelor
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Industry Engineering
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A mechanical engineering professional with over 7 years of experience in ensuring the integrity and availability of mining and natural gas processing plant assets and associated facilities towards meeting production targets in a safe, responsible, and efficient manner by carrying out equipment condition assessments, supervising mechanically related projects by contractors, carrying out maintenance procedures, addressing equipment reliability issues, managing CMMS (Maximo), performing root cause analysis, failure modes, and effects analysis, improving overall equipment effectiveness, and achieving zero lost time injury.
Education
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2018 - 2020
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
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2012 - 2015
Takoradi Technical Institute
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 -3
Experience
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2022 - Present
West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited
Mechanical Technician
• Perform asset management activities, which include maintenance strategy review and implementation, including critical spares and consumables management. • Using trend analysis, proactive diagnosis, undertaking systematic asset health investigations, and reporting on all elements of processing plant equipment and operational performance • Support the delivery of and challenge root cause analysis studies where appropriate. • Manage test and implementation plans for proposed solutions to analyze and verify solution effectiveness. • Perform routine Mechanical troubleshooting and maintenance repairs on assigned pipeline segment equipment and facilities such as generators, gas-fired heaters, valves, water treatment systems etc. • Charged with running the CMMS (Maximo) PM; scheduling of preventive maintenance, conversion of notifications to work orders and tracking of maintenance materials to ensure non-zero stock level. • Coordinate all third-party activities during projects (Permit to work, work supervision, reports and documentation and project progress meetings) • As and when assigned, act as contract and quality assurance compliance inspector for equipment procurement and repairs in accordance with stipulated contract documents. • Participate in team meetings, work planning, scheduling, and time management and in the standardization and improvement of team activities and work processes.
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2016 - 2022
Ghana Manganese Company Limited (Nsuta Mine)
Mechanical Technician
• Reviewed technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair. • Using trend analysis, proactive diagnosis, undertaking systematic asset health investigations, reporting on all elements of processing plant equipment and operational performance • Support the delivery of and challenge root cause analysis studies where appropriate. • Manage test and implementation plans for proposed solutions to analyze and verify solution effectiveness. • Optimize and manage condition monitoring systems, report, and flag trends of concern. • Perform servicing, maintenance, and repair on all mechanical plant and equipment such as conveyor belts, gearbox, apron and grizzly feeders, cone and jaw crushers, and vibrating screens, in line with approved maintenance standards to achieve the required plant and equipment availability. • Communicate with the supervisor and maintenance planning to ensure that all the necessary critical spare parts are available to maintain the mine and associated facilities. • Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists and preventive and predictive maintenance on processing plant equipment to ensure the reliability of assets. • Adhered to company process safety and procedures to minimize accidents. • Trained junior maintenance professionals on correct maintenance procedures.