Hi, I’m
ISSAH BONKU
ACCRA
Summary
PROFESSIONAL DIESEL MOTOR MECHANIC CAREER SUMMARY A highly experienced service technciain in both heavy and light duty vehicles in both mining and constructions companies in Ghana and Africa. Safety conscious, dedicated and devoted to duty and ability to cope to changes of environment and combine experience to maximize output. An ambitious and truly committed individual with deep understanding of mechanical and electrical fault finding, troubleshooting, promoting occupational health and safety. I am willing to participate fully in implementing coherent strategies whilst improving performance within a competitive environment. Skilled with interpersonal relationship and assertiveness. Effective communication, decision making and problem-solving skills Able to work in a multi-cultured environment and a strong sense of integrity Capable of working on compressors and boosters Specialized knowledge to analyze and solve complex problems Ability to establish and maintain working relationship with team members of diverse cultural regardless of race, religion, age, or disability Capable of imparting my skills and knowledge to other people without any difficulties Quick to learn and adjust into changing circumstances and strong attention to details Computer literate in the following application MS Word, MS Excel & Internet Usage
Overview
20
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Pan African Equipment Group, Tarkwa
Field Service Mechanic
04.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Managing of workshop in accordance with company’s procedures and standards
- Ensuring full compliance of applicable laws and regulations of the company
- Ensuring adherence to safety standards and high engineering work ethics
- Responsible for training of both new and old employees, assigning various work targets and assist in performance monitoring of the workforce
- Assist in maintenance scheduling of both heavy-duty equipment
- Carry out cylinder cutout test with the ET (Electronic Technician) looking for poor injectors Perform injector calibration
- Change worn out tracks on dozers, replace worn top and down rollers if necessary, check for weak idlers and check for track guards, that is undercarriage Oil condition compare: used oil to new oil to the oil viscosity
- Oil cleanliness determines if abrasive contaminant is causing accelerated wear
- Additional test detects water, glycol or fuel in oil
- Engine cylinder cut out test
- Injector calibration test
- Name of Company, Heavy Machinery Dealership (HMD FORWIN) (DOOSAN, BOMAG
ASPHALT
ROLLER, Field Service Mechanic
05.2014 - 04.2016
Job overview
- Conducted and chaired daily toolbox safety meetings by treating and discussing relevant safety topics to maintain the safety standard set by the company in accordance to ISO series
- Worked under strict company's policies in achieving the set KID
- I's
- Attended to breakdowns at the mining pits, carrying out test, troubleshooting and repairing malfunctions
- Worked on different types of fixed and variable displacement pumps
- Rebuilding and resealing faulty components by replacing defective parts under a contaminant free environment
- Carried out major defective component change outs (Engines, Transmissions, torque converters, pumps, compressors, undercarriages, wheel stations shafts final drives, tracks, implements and hydraulic components etc.)
- Removed and replaced Ground Engaging Tools due to normal wear and operational damages
- Testing and setting system pressures to achieve effective equipment performance
- Prepared and submitted detailed report to the maintenance manager.
Dawnus International Limited
Plant Maintenance Supervisor
09.2013 - 04.2014
Job overview
- Efficient regional critical spares management by ensuring that critical spares are identified and available for all Africa operations
- Investigate and implement opportunities which result in productivity improvements in plant/process
- CAT, 330,320 Shovels,16H 16/24M,14H Grader D10T, D10R Dozers, 834G and wheel dozers, 934H and 966G loaders
- Carry out both undercarriages rebuild and repairs on O & K RH40, RH120, Bucyrus RH340, RH200 shovels, Volvos
- ADT and Komatsu Dozers 285,155,375,475 machines and implementation of associated maintenance and repair processes
- Compliance with all corporate and statutory SH&E requirements and standards
- Designing and establishing projects of facilities and equipment; Prepare plans and implementation specifications indicating the materials used and the manufacturing methods
- Calculates cost of hand labor and materials, as well as other costs of manufacture, assembly, operation, maintenance and repair
- Superintends the assembly, maintenance and repair facilities and mechanical equipment
- Make sure that the work done is in accordance with the specifications and safety standards; collaborate in implementation of safety standards, Health, Hygiene and
- Environmental Protection; collaborate the implementation of quality standards defined in the Quality and Safety Manual
- Comply with and enforce the orders, regulations, manuals and other internal guidelines or External issued superiorly
- To provide Maintenance Engineering and logistics support for regional business
- To ensure that preventative maintenance programs are in place and active
- To make recommendations and apply corrective actions that improve regional plant and process productivity and reliability
- Final Drive oil drained and refilled because there is no filtration system
- Taking of oil samples from the various components at every scheduled service hour and at each oil change for oil analysis to help detect problems before they lead to costly repairs and downtimes carried out coolant analysis test
- Carried out backlog repairs (includes resealing or pumps, replace burst hoses, worn seals, damage to components, etc.
Goldfields Ghana Limited
Field Service Mechanic
11.2010 - 09.2013
Job overview
- Ensure all maintenance teaks performed are within the compliance of Mine safe operating procedures, standard job guidelines and if not, a comprehensive job safety analysis is performed
- To monitor the performance of all the maintenance personnel in the shop and field, to execute and supervise of all the maintenance repairs planned, and unplanned
- Provide the required reports as requested by your supervisor
- Train the maintenance personnel under your supervision to provide a safe, efficient and effective work place
- Participate in the technical and performance evaluation of your subordinates, and provide constructive feedback to improve their competency
- Assist in the development of work procedures, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) systems and standards that will comply with occupational health and workplace standards to meet company and national guideline, policies and legislation
- Taking charge in maintenance and repairs of equipment on site
- Greasing of all equipment at the end of every shift
- Liaise with the Mechanical supervisor on duty to arrange for equipment servicing on daily basis
- Perform daily machine inspection and lubricant level checks and top and record all defects Carry out service schedules on Equipment machines such as:
- Carry out Daily Service and Scheduled Maintenance Service from 250 hours – 2000 hours
- All maintenance services are based on caterpillar specifications
- Making sure parts are ordered for defective components
- Make sure that task are carried out in a safe way
- Perform follow ups on parts ordered for maintenance, assigned tasks, monitoring and effective communication with team members
- Ensure machines is parked with the park brake on (Tag out and Lockout)
- Take oil samples from various oil compartments for scheduled oil sample analysis test Engine oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, transmission filter and hydraulic filters all changed Final Drive oil drained and refilled because there is no filtration system
- Taking of oil samples from the various components at every scheduled service hours and at each oil change for oil analysis to help detect problems before they lead to costly repairs and downtimes carried out coolant analysis test
- Carried out backlog repairs (includes resealing or pumps, replace burst hoses, worn seals, damage to components, etc.
Mantrac Ghana Limited
Back Logs Service Bay Mechanic
04.2009 - 11.2010
Job overview
- Train the maintenance personnel under your supervision to provide a safe, efficient and effective work place
- Perform all maintenance and servicing of equipment’s on site
- Participate in the technical and performance evaluation of your subordinates, and provide constructive feedback to improve their competency
- Assist in the development of work procedures, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) system
- And standards that will comply with occupational health and workplace standards to meet company and national guideline, policies and legislation
- Assist in the development of equipment parts lists, consumable lists, stock levels of parts and consumables
- Greasing of all equipment at the end of every shift
- Liaise with the Mechanical supervisor on duty to arrange for equipment servicing on daily basis
- Maintenance, servicing, repairs, overhaul of rotary head, cat engines (C27, C18
- C14, C7, 3406 & 3208)
- Carry out complete overhauling and repairs on CAT machines component such as
- CAT
- Engines 3512B, 3408, 3508B, C32 and C27 ACERT Engine Models, Final Drives, Pierro Engineering and Mining Service
Heavy Duty Mechanic
01.2008 - 01.2009
Job overview
- Managing of workshop in accordance with company’s procedures and standards
- Ensuring full compliance of applicable laws and regulations of the company
- Ensuring adherence to safety standards and high engineering work ethics
- Responsible for training of both new and old employees, assigning various work targets and assist in performance monitoring of the workforce
- Assist in maintenance scheduling of both heavy-duty equipment’s and partly light vehicles
- Carry out cylinder cutout test with the ET (Electronic Technician)
- Change injectors
- Perform injector calibration
- Change worn out tracks on dozers, replace worn top and down rollers if necessary, check for weak idlers and check for track quads, that is undercarriage Oil condition compare: used oil to new oil to the oil viscosity
- Oil cleanliness determines if abrasive contaminant is causing accelerated wear
- Additional test detects water, glycol or fuel in oil
- Engine cylinder cut out test
- Injector calibration test
Ghana Manganese Limited
Heavy Duty Mechanic
01.2004 - 01.2007
Job overview
- Provide the required reports as requested by your supervisor
- Participate in the technical and performance evaluation of your subordinates, and provide constructive feedback to improve their competency
- Assist in the development of work procedures, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) systems and standards that will comply with occupational health and workplace standards to meet company and national guideline, policies and legislation
- Assist in the development of equipment parts lists, consumable lists, stock levels of parts and consumables
- Greasing of all equipment at the end of every shift
- Liaise with the Mechanical supervisor on duty to arrange for equipment servicing on daily basis
- Managing of workshop in accordance with company’s procedures and standards
- Ensuring full compliance of applicable laws and regulations of the company
- Responsible for safety and training of employees of workforce
- Assist in maintenance scheduling of heavy-duty equipment’s
- Field servicing of equipment and defects
- Undertake safety and environmental planned inspections, risk assessment, safety audit, critical and planned task observation and other related duties
- Contamination Control tool used
- Oil particle analyzer
- Ferrous debris analyzer
- Fluid recovery system
- Kidney loop machine
- Rear axle filter buggy
- Vacuum extraction
- Suction tube and dust cap
- Refract meter
Cat
Electronic Technician
Job overview
- Service Information System (SIS)
- Vital Information Monitoring System (VIMS, HIS, CTS)
- Telescopic Boom Handler - Transvaal Training
EQUIPMENT
RH
Job overview
- O&K RH40, RH120, 200,340, 170, RH90 Excavators
- CAT 6018,330,320 Excavators
- Bucyrus RH340 and RH200 shovels
- Komatsu PC5500,1250,1800,2000 Excavators
- Komatsu 785 trucks, 800 Wheel Loader
- Bell Equipment, Volvo Articulator trucks
Mr, Werner Schaber M. Richard Fly
CONTACT PERSON
Ghana Manganese Company Mantrac Gh.Ltd, Peter Odoom Mr.Awie Lansberg
Chief Engineer Project Manager
Job overview
- O.Box 2 P
- Wassaw Tarkwa
- Mr.
Pierro Eng. Mining Ltd Goldfield Gh. Limited
Head
Job overview
- P.O.Box 697 P.O.Box 26
- Tarkwa Tarkwa
- Mr
- Byron Robinson
Dawnus Intonation Sierra Leone
Plant Manager
Calagan
General Manager
Job overview
- Panafrican Mining Service (Ghana, Nigeria and Serria Leone)
Education
Accra Technical Training, Kikam Technical Institute
Advance in Industrial Vehicle Maintenance
01.2004
Motor Vehicle Mechanic
01.2000
University Overview
Mathematics
Engineering Science,
Thermodynamics, Plant
Pneumatics, Refrigeration,
Fluid Transmission Material Science
Machinery Maintenance
Skills
- Languages :
- English
- Telephone : 233 (0) 244427684/233 (0) 241851334
- Communication Precipices, Improving Performance, Improving Work Habits
- Maintaining Improved
- Performance, Orienting the new Employee, Utilizing Effective Follow-up action
- Utilizing
- Effective Disciplinary action, Handling Complains & Talking to your Superior by
- Goldfields Academy
- Certificate of Capability of Competence Thinking Skills, Thinking Blocks, Tools
- For
- Understanding, Positive Negatives Interesting, Consider all Factors, Consequence
- And
- Sequence, Aims Goals Objective, First Important Priorities & Creativity by
- Critical Task Analysis/ Risk Assessment, Safety Certificate of Competency by Gold
- Fields Academy
- Issue Diagnosis
- Tire Changing
- Welding
- Welding Skills
Certification
First Aid standard Certificate by Ghana Red Cross Society
Certificate of Mining Maintenance Training officer in University of Mines –Ghana
Equipment Maintenance Training in Coaching Skills and Assertiveness
Development
Program, Certificate of Komatsu Ghana Limited
The Practice of Supervision for team leaders on Personal discovery, Basic
Management
Principles, Supervisory Functions, Time Management, Teamwork, Effective
Communication Skills by Capital Group and Goldfields Ghana Limited
Certificate of Plant Maintenance Training by Mines Department Ghana
Critical Task Analysis/ Risk Assessment, Safety Certificate of Competency by Gold
Fields Academy
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems Internal Auditor, Certificate of
Competency by BVQI
OHSAS 18001Occupational Health and Safety Management System Internal
Auditor, Certificate of Competency by BVQI
Certificate of Capability of Competence on Interacting with Others
Languages
English
First Language
English
Beginner
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Timeline
Field Service Mechanic
Pan African Equipment Group, Tarkwa
04.2016 - Current
ROLLER, Field Service Mechanic
ASPHALT
05.2014 - 04.2016
Plant Maintenance Supervisor
Dawnus International Limited
09.2013 - 04.2014
Field Service Mechanic
Goldfields Ghana Limited
11.2010 - 09.2013
Back Logs Service Bay Mechanic
Mantrac Ghana Limited
04.2009 - 11.2010
Heavy Duty Mechanic
01.2008 - 01.2009
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Ghana Manganese Limited
01.2004 - 01.2007
Electronic Technician
Cat
RH
EQUIPMENT
CONTACT PERSON
Mr, Werner Schaber M. Richard Fly
Chief Engineer Project Manager
Ghana Manganese Company Mantrac Gh.Ltd, Peter Odoom Mr.Awie Lansberg
Head
Pierro Eng. Mining Ltd Goldfield Gh. Limited
Plant Manager
Dawnus Intonation Sierra Leone
Calagan General Manager
Accra Technical Training, Kikam Technical Institute
Advance in Industrial Vehicle Maintenance
Motor Vehicle Mechanic
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