Nickson  Ganda, mechanical technician

Nickson Ganda

mechanical technician

bulkstream Limited

Location
Kenya
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
3 years, 0 Months

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mechanical technician at bulkstream Limited
  • Kenya - Mombasa
  • My current job since May 2022

Coordinating with project manager and designated supervisor to carry out installation and maintenance of drive components e.g gearbox, motor, fluid and rubber couplings, bearings etc.
Installation and maintenance of transport chain conveyors, belt conveyor, chain sprockets and drum rollers.
Liase with designated supervisor to carry out installation and maintenance of centrifugal pumps.
Monitoring the packaging plant and carrying out installation and maintenance of weighers, calibration of weighers and weight adjustments, maintenance of stitchers and packaging line and also carrying out repair and replacement of pneumatic cylinders of the weighing pan.
Monitoring the discharge line and carrying out condition based maintenance on the discharge line from the port to silos to ensure smooth flow of materials.
Facilitating facility maintenance of equipment by inspecting, cleaning and carrying out maintenance including unblocking the drainage system to avoid contamination of materials handled.
Developed quality control procedures, implemented quality assurance and conducted regular inspection of discharge line to ensure smooth running of production.
Carrying out vibration analysis of the drive components e g (gearbox, motor and bearings) and implementing new methods to minimize vibration.
Carrying out Corrective and preventive maintenance on compressor (L55) by replacing the air filters, oil filters and separator and also troubleshooting to identify the faults and carry out repair and replacement of worn out parts.
Carrying out installation of compressor motor and commissioning to ensure efficient performance.
Carrying out Autocad design and sketching of different machine components.

Mechanical Technician at keda ceramic
  • Kenya - Nairobi
  • June 2021 to January 2022

Working closely with head of department and other shift leaders to carry out planning and execution of press machine maintenance and transmission line.
Production planning and optimization through designing production line, identifying defects and implementing methods of eradicating defects to maximize production.
Timely monitoring of production process and transmission systems and carry out maintenance of the transmission systems.
Recording and filling press operation records.
Promoting team work and communication among team members to ease in identifying defects and solving the problem as a team.

mechanical maintenance engineering at Rai Cement
  • Kenya - Kisumu
  • May 2019 to August 2019

Project work i.e
- Installation of the new cement roller
- Installation of new vibrating screen
- Installation of magnets
Fitter i.e
- Maintenance of machines including disassembling and assembling of various parts of machines
Carried out lathe machine operations i.e
- Turning
- Facing
- Boring
- Threading

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Technical University of Mombasa
  • February 2021

Design of mobile plastic shredder machine

Specialties & Skills

Troubleshooting
Robotic Systems
Machine Control
AutoCAD
Maintenance Engineering
Mechanics
Maintenance Services
Engineering
Maintenance Management
Microsoft excel
autocad design
Mechanical Testing
Operation
Preventive Maintenance
Plant Maintenance
Production
Installation
Planning
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
Manufacturing

Languages

English
Intermediate

Memberships

Engineering board of kenya
  • Graduate Engineer
  • April 2022