MULUNDO CHOMBA
Tamworth,Australia
Summary
Comprehensive knowledge of repairing and maintaining heavy equipment diesel and Agriculture machines Mining and Construction Equipment. In-depth knowledge of methods of operating and maintaining different types of trucks construction and mining equipment. Skilled in operating and inspecting heavy equipment or machines to diagnose malfunction or defects. Possess ability to modify repair and overhaul constituents of equipment.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy duty Mechanic
Multiquip Pty Ltd
Tamworth, Australia
01.2025 - Current
- Performed major repairs by dismantling, repairing, and replacing critical components including engines, transmissions, and differentials.
- Using Specialized Tools and computerized –Diagnostic to identify mechanic electrical and hydraulic and air issues.
- Trailer –Specific repairs working on trailer air systems brakes and other related equipment
- Conducted inspections and implemented preventive measures, reducing likelihood of future breakdowns.
- Testing –Taking vehicles for test driving to verify that repairs have been completed correctly.
- Executed routine maintenance tasks such as oil changes, filter replacements, and fluid checks to ensure optimal vehicle performance per manufacturer recommendations.
- Scania trucks R420 R470 R500 R520 R620 R580 Mark 535 Trucks
- Operated forklifts to transport materials within the warehouse.
Heavy Duty Technician
Hutcheon and Pearce Company Australia
Tamworth, Australia
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Currently working on Heavy Equipment Tractors Combines Sprayers Forklifts
- Diagnose, Service and repair of various systems that are found in heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls Electricals
- Managing to replace parts such as alternators starter water pump radiators hydraulic hoses hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, and hydraulic valve
- Achieved certification in John Deere equipment maintenance
- John Deere Dealership
Lead Mechanic
African Plantation Company Sudan Ltd
Khartoum, Sudan
06.2020 - 09.2023
- Manage to work on agriculture and Construction Equipment
- Working on Massey Ferguson Equipment like Tractors MF 8737 MF-8700MF MF7726 MF7180 MF7726 MF7600 MF7170 MF7600 MF6713 MF6700 MF4700 MF7719 MF7720 MF7722 MF7724 MF 440 MF7170 MF 290 MF480 MF 400
- Working on Heavy Trucks and Trailers, Volvo, Man, Scania Benz Fuso Kenworth Freightliner Howo Sino truck
- Combine Massey Fergusson T5 John Deere CP 690, Cotton pickers
- Earth Moving Equipment, Caterpillar, Graders, Bulldozers, Excavators Front End Loaders, D10, D08 320, 950 GC, 938M
- Planters Tempo F8, Simplicity, MF 555, Sigma Planters
- Other machines like Land Preparations Kelly chains off sets
- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or system using hand and tools.
- Inspect, test and listen to defective equipment, to diagnose malfunctions using test instruments such as hand held computers.
- Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper working condition.
- Diagnosis, services and repairs of various systems that are found in piece of heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls, air brake systems, transmissions, computer controls.
- Managed to replace parts such as alternators, starter motors, water pump, radiators, hydraulic horses, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, hydraulic cylinders and fuel system components.
- Test drive of tractors and combine harvesters to diagnosis malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
- Worked on electronic systems, replacing computers and CAN SYSTEM (Controller Area Network)
- Farming and Transporting
Lead Mechanic
Euro-Africa Bus Services
Lusaka, Zambia
09.2015 - 06.2020
- Managed to build diesel engines for buses and trucks such as Benz and Scania Hino Volvo and other heavy-duty vehicles.
- Inspect repair and maintains mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors
- Inspect test and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunction using test instruments such as had held computers.
- Test drive Buses and trucks to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly
- Inspect repair and maintains mechanical
- Managed to change parts like water pumps, alternators, starter motor, gear box, transmission system, and brakes.
- Worked on electronic systems, replacing computers and CAN SYSTEM (Controller Area Network)
- Diagnosis, services and repairs various systems that are found on buses, such as mechanical and computer electronic controls
- Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, changing filters, checking batteries.
- Test drive trucks and buses, diagnosis malfunctions
- Passenger Transporting
Heavy Duty Lead Mechanic
United States Special Forces PAE
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti
02.2012 - 08.2014
- Diagnose service and repair various systems that are found on piece of heavy equipment such as mechanical and computer electronic controls Air brakes systems Transmissions systems
- Heavy Machines like Caterpillars Front end loaders 950 GC 938M 950K 938M 950H CAT 966 CAT 930 CAT 938 Excavators 320D
- Excavator 323D 320C,Dozers D10 D9 D11T D7R Back Loaders 428 422F2 450 432 424 Motor Graders 140G 120H 120K2
- Other military Vehicles
- Inspect brakes systems steeling mechanics wheel bearings and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating conditions
- Worked on vehicles like Scania Minibus Fork lift Fire Trucks
- Worked on Heavy duty Machines, Military Vehicles.
- Worked on Heavy Equipment Caterpillar Excavators Loaders
- Trucks and Trailers Freightliners Kenworth International
- Preform maintenance and repair activities on various pieces of heavy equipment including but not limited to heavy duty trucks and heavy military wheel drive vehicles
- Worked on heavy machines like excavators, bulldozers, graders.
- Worked on airport vehicles such as Sweepers, cargo handlers
- Military operations
Lead Mechanic
Lumwana Open Pit Mines
Solwezi, Zambia
01.2010 - 02.2012
- Worked on heavy duty equipment and generators
- Service and repair according to Manufacture recommendation
- Maintenance and serving of tools equipment maintain clean safe work place
- Equipment like bulldozes graders and other heavy mining machines or equipment
- Caterpillar, Dozer, D10 D9 D7 Front End Loaders 950, 966 972 903D 938M 950K 950GC 966 950H 930 Excavators 336E 320 GC 320 323D 320C Backhoe 428 422F2 450 424
- Worked on Generators in the open pit Cummins and Caterpillars.
- Managed to replace water pump Alternators starter motors
- Trouble shooting system
- Worked on Hydraulic system Replace hydraulic Hoses, pumps motors and cylinders
- Smooth out problems with the workplace
- Copper Mining
Senior Lead Mechanic
United Nations PAE Group
Darfur, Sudan
01.2006 - 12.2009
- Provide high level customer service and ensure compliance to all company rules and regulations
- Ensure customer satisfaction by responding to customer enquiries in a good responsive manner.
- Worked on Land cruiser servicing and repair, changing of components, alternators, gear boxes, transmission systems etc.
- Worked on heavy duty machines (Caterpillars, excavators, front end loaders, bulldozers and dump trucks)
- Maintenance and servicing of tools equipment maintains clean safe work place.
- Carry out tasks in accordance with all company policies and procedures
- Ensured all workshop personnel maintain workshop safety and tooling in accordance to working specifications and conditions.
- Manage maintenance and repair it and out the work shop
- Manage and control the stock of suppliers and ord
- Ensured all the mechanics have completed the job cards.
- Ensured all workshop personnel maintain workshop safety and tooling in accordance to working specifications and conditions
- Ensure all work is complete in a safe manner.
- Carried maintenance on heavy and light vehicles
- Carried maintenance on Generators
- Worked on Trucks Graders Excavators Bull dozers
- Ensured all daily and monthly reports are written
- Diagnose problems in the shop and in the field.
- Make repairs to automatic transmission and engines and air conditions and air operated Equipment.
- Repair and replace axles, Radiator, Fuel and water pumps
- Operations in Darfur Regions
Rig Senior Mechanic
Boart Long Year drilling/ BHB Drilling Australia
Ndola, Zambia
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Investigate breakdowns assesses level of skill necessary to perform repair and assigns work to subordinates or alternatively or alternatively such as excessive use of oil coolant or fuel initiates or undertakes investigation to establish and remedy the cause.
- Undertake the engine overhauls stripping engines checking repairing replacing parts and reassembling engines, tests to ensure good operations performs temporary repairs on running machines or recommends adjustments to running speed to machines or equipment.
- Participates in rig move activates planning preparation critical equipment operation I dismantling packing machinery props rig up and stack up at new location.
- Complete log book regular report showing machine running hour problems uncounted tasks undertaken materials parts used fuel and lubricant used this include calculating fuel water and lubricant required.
- Carries out other similar related duties such as observing rig safely procedures rig safely procedures prating good housekeeping checking and maintain lifesaving equipment
- Carry out mechanical pneumatic and hydraulic installation maintenance and repair in a safe and prudent manner perform daily inspections and maintenance on mechanical equipment
- Mineral Drilling Operations
Heavy Duty Senior Mechanic
Seabelo Express and Carriers
Gaborone, Botswana
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunction Overhaul of engines and transmissions, drive trains and other components
- Test repaired for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers specification
- Locate and repair air leaks, remove and repair / replace hoses fitting pumps gauges and other associated.
- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems using hand and tools
- Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized and other testing equipment to determine the extent of repair required.
- Serviced and maintenance of heavy vehicles like Volvo Bus and, Scania Bus, Man diesel trucks, Mercedes Benz, truck freightliner, Hino, Detroit and other Trucks /Buses
- Attend to breakdowns
- Passenger and Truck Carriers
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Euro – Africa Bus Services
Lusaka, Zambia
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Maintenance and servicing of tools and equipment, maintains clean, safe work area.
- Carried maintenance on buses like Scania Renault Volvos, ERF and Benz
- Maintains and Repairs brake system to include pneumatic inspect and adjusts breaks, remove and replaces brake pads and drums, remove and repair / replace associated components as required.
- Maintains and repairs hydraulic system to include diagnosis of problems and malfunction
- Passenger Transport
Education
Diploma in Heavy Equipment Repair Technician -
Northern Technical College
Base Engine and Electrical Diagnose -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain diagnostic -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain Test Procedures -
John Deere University USA
Engine After treatment systems -
John Deere University USA
Tech System Hydraulic/Hydrostatic -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain Hydraulic Circuit Components -
John Deere University USA
Craft Certificate in Automotive Mechanics -
Lusaka Trade Training College
Diesel Injection Pumps -
Northern Technical College
Advanced Certificate in First Aid -
Zambia Red Cross Society
Basic Certificate in First Aid -
Zambia Red Cross Society
Advanced Certificate in Logistics -
Skills
- Mining Equipment
- Drilling BHP
- LV 4x4 Vehicles
- Agriculture Equipment
- Construction Equipment
- Trucks and Buses
- Overhauling (diesel engines)
- Pneumatics and Hydraulic
- Electrical and Electronics
- Trailers
- Computerized diagnostic machines
- Certified Technician
Timeline
Heavy duty Mechanic
Multiquip Pty Ltd
01.2025 - Current
Heavy Duty Technician
Hutcheon and Pearce Company Australia
01.2023 - 01.2025
Lead Mechanic
African Plantation Company Sudan Ltd
06.2020 - 09.2023
Lead Mechanic
Euro-Africa Bus Services
09.2015 - 06.2020
Heavy Duty Lead Mechanic
United States Special Forces PAE
02.2012 - 08.2014
Lead Mechanic
Lumwana Open Pit Mines
01.2010 - 02.2012
Senior Lead Mechanic
United Nations PAE Group
01.2006 - 12.2009
Rig Senior Mechanic
Boart Long Year drilling/ BHB Drilling Australia
01.2004 - 01.2006
Heavy Duty Senior Mechanic
Seabelo Express and Carriers
01.2002 - 01.2004
Heavy Duty Mechanic
Euro – Africa Bus Services
01.1997 - 01.2000
Diploma in Heavy Equipment Repair Technician -
Northern Technical College
Base Engine and Electrical Diagnose -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain diagnostic -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain Test Procedures -
John Deere University USA
Engine After treatment systems -
John Deere University USA
Tech System Hydraulic/Hydrostatic -
John Deere University USA
Advanced Drivetrain Hydraulic Circuit Components -
John Deere University USA
Craft Certificate in Automotive Mechanics -
Lusaka Trade Training College
Diesel Injection Pumps -
Northern Technical College
Advanced Certificate in First Aid -
Zambia Red Cross Society
Basic Certificate in First Aid -
Zambia Red Cross Society
Advanced Certificate in Logistics -
References
- PAE Government Services INC., 88 SO Figueroa Street STE # 1700, Los Angeles, CA, 90017, USA, 213-593-3232
- Mr. C Kalengi, Euro – Africa Bus Services, Operation Manager, P.O. Box 31210, Lusaka, Zambia, +260 977 772 025
- Mr. E. Twambo, Seabelo Express and Carriers, General Manager, P.O. Box 1837, Botswana, +267 39557078