Chima Ñgwírä

ELECTRICIAN at BARRICK LUMWANA MINE

• Zambia
• My current job since January 2013

Auto-electrician at Hitachi Machinery Construction

• May 2012 to June 2012

Maintenance of electrical and diesel excavators
•Carrying out new project work, design and installation.
•Major machine component change out
•Preventive maintenance on EX 5500-5/ EX 5500E-6/ EX2500-5/ Z-axis 870
Chambishi Copper Smelter

Electrician

• June 2010 to January 2011

Maintenance of pump motors.
•Interpreting work instructions, drawings and schematic diagrams.
•Domestic installations.
•Designing and interpretation of electric circuit diagrams.
•Connecting wires to circuit breakers, transformers and other components.

Electrician at Konkola Copper Mines plc

• Zambia
• December 2007 to November 2009

Installation of lighting system in shaft No.2.
•Installation of protective devices in the conveyor belt.
•Checking & testing circuit breakers and replacing them where required.
•Maintenance of overhead lines in power distribution system.
•Preventive maintenance in substations.