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ANTHONY GACHIE KIBANDI
PO.BOX 1969-00100
Mobile no. 0728112444
Alt. mobile. 0778518649
mailto:gachieanto@gmail.com
Profile summary
A professional Technician with Technical expertise and competencies gained through work experience in
industry and technical knowhow from Nairobi technical training institute in mechanical engineering plant
option which puts gained knowledge into practical field. Dedicated and enthusiastic maintenance technician
with over six years’ experience in maintenance engineering. I have proven expertise in paving maintenance
roadmap for organizations. I am looking for a position in an organization where I can bring immediate value
and attain overall company goals.
Personalsummary
Oversee Mechanical Engineering projects within the terms of set budgets, schedules and certification
requirements. I have a successful track record of continuously improving production systems and processes to
meet company and customer standards. My leadership abilities allow me to supervise and direct a team of
technician, designers and support personnel. As a true professional I can provide clear direction for the
implementation of solutions and quickly determine the causes of any operating errors. On a personal level I
am self-motivated individual who has the drive needed to create superb products each and every time. Right
now I would like to join a fast-growing company that is seeking a driven and experienced mechanical
technician.
Personaldetails
Marital status married
Date of birth 30-04-1990
Current area of profession maintenance technician
My area of specialization maintenance engineering
WORK EXPERIENCE
Maintenance coordinator,Farmers Choice ltd. 2nd January 2020 to date.
1. Delegating maintenance tasks to the rest of the team, and finding relevant vendors and service
providers.
2. Developing maintenance plans and implementing them.
3. Ensuring quality control standards are consistently met.
4. Keeping track of supply and material inventories.
5. Purchasing any equipment, tools, or materials that may be required.
6. Updating maintenance logs for all machinery.

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7. Establishing protocols for non-mechanical maintenance.
8. Ensuring basic tools and machinery are in working order by performing regular inspections.
9. Assessing procedures and making recommendations for improvement.
Senior Mechanicaltechnician, Mzuri sweets ltd. 3rd
April 2018 to 30th December2019
Duties and responsibilities:
 Organizing routine servicing schedules for all equipment and other utilities
 Following on machine spare parts availability for maintenance and ensuring spare parts strategic plan is
adhered to.
 Allocating work to maintenance team members and line technicians
 Carrying out quality inspections on all equipment.
 Responding immediately to equipment breakdowns
 Fixing critical faults or arranging for replacements of equipment parts
 Keeping production managers, maintenance managers and all operatives informed of progress of any
maintenance activity in the company
 Organizing team to make sure 24-hour shift cover is available to enhance smooth machines availability
and reduced downtime
 Service and repair the equipment, Checking and calibrating some instruments to make sure they are
accurate
 Fitting new parts as well as Overhauling and replacing parts according to schedule
 Organizing machine Autonomous Maintenance to technical operators collecting machines information
and status then scheduling maintenance accordingly
 Keeping record for major machines service and next date of service log
 Preventative or emergency maintenance by coordinating maintenance technicians on the same
 Making scheduled checks on machinery and parts
 Carrying out daily checks for machines and recording their status for proper maintenance schedule
 Diagnosing faults on machines and giving directives to solve the same
 Managing stocks of supplies, equipment, spare parts
 Promotes importance of data and service quality within maintenance community
Achievements
 Set a system of overall equipment master plan for preventive maintenance which has led to downtime
reduction by 20% and consequently increase in overall output
 Developed strong analytical and budgetary control skills on machine spare inventory leading to cost-
cutting by 6% for the company.

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Mechanical technician, Kenafric industries ltd 2nd
February 2015 to 3rd
April 2018
Duties and responsibilities:
 Responsible for executing planned, preventive and scheduled day to day engineering maintenance
activities carried out in healthy and safe environment.
 Ensure the company work towards the attainment of world class manufacturing standards in terms of
quality, cost and delivery through a culture of continuous improvement by providing plant personnel with
the right competences.
 Responsible for giving correct feedback to the plant engineer on machines and equipment condition for
planning purpose, spares inventory
 To accomplish maintenance project work, emergency breakdowns and general maintenance services
within the factory premises safely, economically and timely through effective and up to date engineering
practices, for the quality product’s manufacture and continuous operations.
 Be a role model in embedding zero harm culture by ensuring that safe working practices i.e. (SOP) are
adhered to by all and use of correct PPE.
 Execute Engineering maintenance tasks to all plant equipment through SAP by raising work orders
allocating man-hours and closing at work completion
 Carry out planned and unplanned job changes. Implement agreed action plans i.e. tactical
implementation plans, to align with the perfect plant methodology and Plan and carry out unscheduled
maintenance tasks to Support 5S initiatives on the site
 Maintenance performance meetings. Induct and coach newly employed staffs on job training and
attaches on vocational period, guiding and coordinating with the contractors on the contracted jobs.
 Attending to machines and Equipment’s spare parts-drilling, machining and carry out modifications
where necessary as well as welding and fabrication jobs
 Track and monitor Plant machines and equipment operations and performance and ensure they are
reported timely and correctly.
 Lead and facilitate team to deploy the relevant LEAN/TPM tools leading to long term sustainable
performance improvement.
 Lead the maintenance team in identification and evaluation of safety risks and take action to mitigate
risks associated with all maintenance activities and electrical/electronic areas.
 in-charge of maintenance of all the plant and Equipment’s, including forming machines, wrapping
machines, boilers, compressors
 Organizing, monitoring and supervising plant maintenance operations and providing technical assistance
to the Production department.
 Identify and rectify faults on all equipment to include but not be limited to variability, repeatability,
control processes, automation, motion, thermo-dynamic [product / process temperature management]
and material wear.
Achievements
 Delivered a project of preventive maintenance (PM) and autonomous maintenance in Aug 2016 on time
and on budget.
 Developed an innovative modification of machinery responsible for elimination of waste improving the
efficiency by over 2%
 Incorporated ERP system SAP into maintenance practice making the whole process faster and efficient
saving the company time by over 3%

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Mechanical technician, Hacotiger ltd4th
January 2013 to30th
January 2015
Duties and responsibilities
 Preventive maintenance in injection molding, blow molding and ink filling machines.
 Carry out daily physical routine checks, inspections in utilities and other tasks defined in
the routine check list.
 Responsible for manning the maintenance tools and essential equipment
 Shift coordination and smoothrunning
 Identifying malfunctions and then carrying repairs on machines.
 Mold installation and repair
 Machine efficiencies calculation and recording
Key competencies andskills

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PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Engineering
 Able to adapt computer program solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness,
 Organizing records, and compiling reports using SAP computer program.
 Experience of designing cost-effective and practical mechanical equipment modifications to help
improve safety and reliability.
 Able to adhere to engineering principles, techniques and ability to evaluate and test theoretical
designs.
 Knowledge of considering time constraints like safety, cost and environmental issues
 Experience of working with minimal supervision or as part of a small team in analyzing mechanical
failures.
 Knowledge of designing and maintaining new databases
Academic qualifications
Diploma in mechanical engineering plant option
Institution: Nairobi technical training Institution 2010-2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Institution: J.g kiereini High School. 2005- 2008 (C+)
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)
Institution: St George primary school 1994-2004
Referees:
Fault location Client liaison Quality assurance Testing
Staff training Project management Strategic planning Feasibility studies
P.M planning Root cause analysis Product improvement Process validation
Jamesmusee kemboi
Maintenance engineer,
kenafriclimited.
P.O. Box 95 Nairobi
Mob no. 0720766733
museijamg@gmail.com
Timothymuiruri
Electrical ShiftEngineer,
Associationbatteries
manufacture.
P.O. Box 45702-00100 Nairobi
Mob no 0720803477
Festusmulinge86@gmail.com
Gideon Kipyegon Chirchir
Manufacturing Engineer Mzuri
Sweets Ltd.
P.o. Box 166-20200
KERICHO
Mob 0710727571