Country Maintenance Manager -RSS
Africa Expeditions (a Lonrho company)
Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months
This is my present position
Overseeing and controlling facilities maintenance functions of the company in the Republic of South Sudan.
Initiating, planning, executing hotel/camp maintenance and repair programs for both civil works, electrical, mechanical, HVAC environment, plumbing, carpentry
Supervising and controlling the work of essential service providers and contractors
Inventories control, reporting and ensuring that all hotels/camps comply with the company requirements.
Sourcing of specialist spares and specifying requirements with hotel management office
Ensuring that guests are afforded their comfort by responding to their requests timeously
Maintenance of hotel health and safety procedures and training staff on safe work practices.
Ensuring that quality standards are maintained and safety procedures adhered to.
Ensuring adherence to required budget levels as per memorandum of agreement.
Assisting the Chief Executive Officer and country director on matters of technical concern and ensuring that subordinate managers/perform their tasks according to preset conditions.
Involvement in staff development to ensure a smooth transition in the event of a resignation or laws of host country not permitting expatriates
Designing fire, life, safety and environmental management procedures for use by various hotel set ups.
Planning and designing training programs for local staff.
Maintenance of good housekeeping, safe working methods and setting standard procedures for the both expatriate and local staff.
Analyzing and resolving staff disciplinary issues
Maintenance of expatriate staff leave schedule for all expatriate technicians and ensuring complete adherence.
Maintaining various forms and records of maintenance and utilities as per hotel standards
Overseeing the maintenance of Afex hotels catering and accommodating international staff for NGOs, and USAID, UNFP residences and office properties
Managing the daily PMP program and ensuring records are kept. Supervising and controlling a team of 23 technicians comprising Refrigeration and AC technicians, Electricians, Carpenters, Welders, Fitters and Turners, Boliermakers, bolier operators and sludge disposal plant operators. Ensuring 100% availability of slaughtering plant and refrigeration and storage plant. Making sure that retail outlets equipment is in proper working order. Assigning daily tasks to respective technicians and following up on progress.Maintaining Howden and Grasso Compressors. Maintaining spares inventory and raising purchase requests and following up on delayed supplies. Liaising with suppliers and service providers on technical matters. Training and development of staff and maintaining good housekeeping.
Reporting to Electrical Engineering Superintendant with a team of 36 electricians to supervise. Role involves much of the above. Maintaining kitchen equipment for 3000 construction workers and ensuring equipment is readily available.
Responsible for overall maintenance of all hotel equipment, equipment and plant maintenance for the largest hotel in Zimbabwe.
Attending management daily meetings standing in for Head of Department and participated in annual corporate strategic planning meetings.
Participated in the preparation of monthly costs, reports, and also preparation of the hotel’s operational procedures.
Rainbow Tourism Group ISO9001:2000 Quality Certificate management representative for the hotel.
Supervision and control of service providers and preparing estimates for projects.
Health and Safety Advisor and responsible for ensuring hotel meet audit requirements.
Liaising with safety auditors and essential service providers,
Contributed to the hotel’s ongoing refurbishment program.
Identifying staff shortages and participated in the recruitment of required skills.
Reporting to Head of Centre.
Training and development of trainees to be entrepreneurs in chosen fields.
Clurriculum design and developing as per memorandum of agreement.
Conducting classroom training in electrical theory and practice,
Providing small business management training.
Preparing the training materials and preparing for daily tasks. Evaluation and assessment of the training program.
Procurement of training aids and maintaining stock levels.
Assisiting Head of Centre on matters of technical concern.
Acted as Head of Cntre for 7 months and was able to maintain discipline among staff and students.
Liaising with Head office on matters of technical concern.
Maintaining good housekeeping and providing leadership to team members and students.
Reporting to OIC, Prisons Contruction Unit and OIC, Mutare Prison.
Responsible for maintenance, installations and repair of Prisons Electrical equipment. Liaising with power utlity on technical matters. Preparing estimates and quotations for new projects.
Training inmates to carry out electrical work as a rehabilitation project. Carrying out public relations duties during public functions such as Trade Fair and Agricultural Expo.
Ensuring strict adherence to electrical standards, rules and regulations.
Testing and commissioning new projects. Proving 24hr standby duties.
Maintaining good housekeeping and ensuring quality workinmanship.
Maintaining good relations with the public.
Program designed to equip participants to handle OSHAS and envirunmental officers with skills to advice on best safety, health and enviromental practices. Part 1 best student and was capable of demonstrating a higher knowledge and skills as compared to degreed students. Was automatically chosen as group leader for Part 2 based on previous performances, Got good remarks for presenting a motivational closing speech at end of part 2.
Completed 4 year apprenticeship training with the Industrial Training Department of the Ministry of Higher Education and Technology. Obatined Journeyman Class Certificate in Electrical Engineering One of the best students in Electrical Plant Installations and Maintenance. Always confident in my tasks and completed all works timely
Attended 1 year technical training in college as part of 4 year apprenticeship training and obtained the National Craft Certificate in Electrical Plant Installations and Maintenance.
Obtained a certificate in Further Education Teacher's Training. Had Distinction in Assessment and Evaloation, Classroom Organisation and Curriculum Development and Project. Was an outstanding student and always a source of inspiration to group members. One of my products replaced me when I left training to join hospitality industry.
