Zelalem Habtegiorgis, Maintenance Manager

Zelalem Habtegiorgis

Maintenance Manager

Xtramix concrete solutions

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Business Adminstration
Experience
23 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 2 Months

Maintenance Manager at Xtramix concrete solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 2014

• Handle maintenance, planning and optimization of the maintenance processes while minimizing breakdowns & down times of 14 batching plants, at 9 locations in Abu Dhabi, Western region and 4 off shore islands.
• Responsible for Setup of Ready-Mix concrete plants, refurbishment, erection and Dismantling with all amenities
• Responsible for the safe maintenance, repair or replacement of plant equipment and systems & logistical equipment, to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the division.
• Continuously evaluate the operation of the company plant and machinery in order to cover the need for procurement and replacements of the division’s equipment’s and machinery as well as the employee mix.
• Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance
• Responsible for the overall maintenance activities of Concrete pumps, Transit Mixers, Cement Bulkers, Truck mounted cranes, wheel loaders, forklifts, power generators and other concrete equipments
• In charge of setting up pipelines, placing boom, stationary pumps for high rise, horizontal pumping and below ground concrete placing activities at different project sites
• Coordinates with equipment manufacturers, suppliers of equipment and OEM regarding maintenance requirements, spare parts and technical issues
• Plans the preventive maintenance of the equipments and ensures that maintenance procedures are implemented
• Implementation of QEHS regulations & policies in workshop and Equipment operations

Maintenance Manager at United Quarries
  • United Arab Emirates - Fujairah
  • March 2012 to April 2014

Key Achievements
• Improved the availability and uptime of machineries to 85%
• Implemented a comprehensive preventive maintenance system for machines which includes condition monitoring by oil, coolant and fuel analysis and annual and periodic inspections.
• Standardized the spare parts and service supply system by defining the supplier list for parts and service as per equipment manufacturer’s specification.
• Managing the day to day operations of Maintenance department follow up work in progress, schedule major repair works, plan parts and manpower
• Determine the stock level of parts for preventive maintenance, scheduled repairs and refurbishment works
• Follow up the status of outside repairs, maintain maintenance and quality standards, and represent the organization in technical matters related to Vendors and customers.

Assistant workshop Manager at Unibeton Ready Mix llc,
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2007 to September 2011

Key Achievements
• Managing the day to day operations of central and branch workshops follow up work in progress, schedule major repair works, plan parts and manpower
• Determine the stock level of parts for preventive maintenance, scheduled repairs and refurbishment works
• Follow up the status of outside repairs, maintain maintenance and quality standards, and represent the organization in technical matters related to Vendors and customers.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Planning
September 2008- May 2009
Unibeton Readymix Llc, Part of Al Fara Group of Companies
Dubai, UAE
Key Achievements
• Planning activities of maintenance division, analysis of plan against progress, produce action plans and strategies to achieve the planned goals and objectives of the division.
• Carryout material and resource planning for routine and periodic repair of plant and equipment. Raise material requests, specification of materials, follow up purchase process and on time delivery of materials/ services.

Workshop Engineer
May 2007 - September 2008
Unibeton Readymix Llc, Part of Al Fara Group of Companies
Dubai, UAE
Key Achievements
• Involved in the electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
• Excellent skill in servicing, troubleshooting and repairing transit mixers, shovels, cement bulkers, trailers, automobile cars and other operating vehicles of the organization.
• Assist in trouble shoot, repair/replace and install pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical parts and components of the aforementioned equipments.
• Investigated and evaluated cause and extent of damage to vehicles involved in accidents.

Project Equipment Head, Maintenance Head, Mechanical Engineer at Satcon Construction PLC
  • Ethiopia
  • September 2000 to April 2007

• Handle the maintenance of Atlas Copco screw compressors and crawler wagon drills. able to understand and identify control of pressure and flow regulation systems, drilling rig components the ways in how to manoeuvre and positing the rig in longitudinal, overhead and vertical drilling techniques.
• Erect commission and operate Metso a-3 stage stone crushing and screening plant, advise the manufacturer on the site conditions and equipment requirements of the same for the successful integrity on the site.
• Handles routine repairs of mechanical and electronic controlled earth moving machineries Caterpillar Bull dozers, motor graders and wheel loaders plus New Holland Kobelko crawler excavators.
• Repaired and maintained machinery and mechanical equipment such as engines, transmissions pneumatic tools, hydraulic pumps and motors.
• Observed mechanical devices in operation and listened to their sounds and operating condition to locate causes of trouble
• Dismantled devices to gain proper accesses and removed defective parts using hoists, cranes hand tools and power tools.
• Inspected used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements using wear limits callipers, micrometers and other measuring instruments.
• Repaired and replaced defective parts, using hand tools and power tools.
• Set up and operate lathe, drill press and grinder and other metal working tools to make and repair parts.
• Disassembled diesel engines, inspected parts check against specifications, repaired and replaced parts, rebuild, fine-tuned engines, tested and mount, perform operational tests.
• Disassembled EATON and ZF gear boxes, inspected parts for wear and tear, repair/replace worn parts, assembled & checked, mount perform operational checks.
• Repaired displacement and screw compressors and their accessories, air motor and pneumatic tools like, rock drills, jack hammers. Troubleshoot throttling, air treatment and pressure regulation of compressed air systems.

Education

Higher diploma, Business Adminstration
  • at University of Wales
  • August 2015

Buissnes Management

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Addis Ababa University, Technology Faculty
  • February 2003

Mechanical Engineer

Specialties & Skills

Automotive Engineering
Inspection
Maintenance Engineering
Maintenance Management
Business Management,Conflict Management,Negotiating,Analytical Ability
Listening,Mentoring,Flexibility,Inspiring Trust,Creative Thinking
Team Building
Communication
Honesty,Integrity,Passion,Influencing Others,Leadership
interpersonal

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Ethiopian Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member
  • August 2003
Concrete Technology Association Middle East
  • Member
  • January 2014