Talent Matiza
Rivervale,Australia
Summary
Aimed to utilize knowledge and skills in a growth-oriented role, contributing significantly to employer objectives while fostering personal development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Hydraulics Technician
Coventry Group -Cooper Fluid Systems
07.2925 - Current
- Installing and commissioning new hydraulic systems based on the client's requirements.
- Performing onsite maintenance and repairs on equipment such as: conveyor belt tensioner, mobile grain stacker, hay bale press, recycling balers, ship loader, Airfloat air caster platforms
- Fault finding and diagnostics using technical knowledge, schematics, diagnostic tools and techniques such as pressure and flow tests to fix hydraulic systems
- Component rebuilding and bench testing
- Hose and fitting assembly, and pipe fitting.
Mechanical Fitter - Full time role
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
12.2020 - 07.2025
- Upholding the Business Management Policies and standards of the organisation.
- Participating in occupational health and safety programmes.
- Complying with all ISO, DQS and International Mining Industry Underwriters requirements.
- Installation and maintenance of fixed plant equipment such as Metso Nordberg C-series jaw crushers, Metso Apron feeders with Hytec hydraulic drives, Spillminator with Hydac hydraulic system, Astec Rockbreakers, Vibrating grizzly feeders, conveyor belt systems, load out station with Hytec hydraulic equipment, mine ventilation fans, Warman and Hart dewatering pumps, Atlas Copco GA series compressors.
- Training and motivating apprentices and subordinates.
Hydraulics Fitter - Full time role
Hilmax Engineering
07.2020 - 11.2020
- Assist in the continual improvement of Hilmax work processes.
- Provide technical support to ensure all works are completed to all safety, health, environment and quality requirements.
- Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of mechanical and fluid power mining and industrial equipment.
- Diagnosing and recommending solutions to fluid power and engineering problems.
- Accurately and effectively identify and repair fluid power components and accessories such as pumps, cylinders, valves, reservoirs, motors, accumulators, hose fittings and filters.
- Effectively perform maintenance work on fluid power and associated equipment to clients satisfaction.
- Read and interpret hydraulic schematics.
Workshop Foreman - Full time role
Angod Technical Services
10.2015 - 06.2020
- Enforcement of Workplace Health and Safety rules and regulations in the workshop.
- Playing the role of leading hand in the workshop.
- Administration of the job record system.
- Schedule service work according to priority and maintain orderly workflow.
- Job inspection and assessment to determine scope of work and spares required.
- Studying hydraulic circuit diagrams and specifications to build hydraulic power packs and drive systems using suitable material, methods and sequence of operations, and machine settings.
- Studying drawings and specifications to build new hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders from building kits.
- Repairing old hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders using original seal kits and also measuring up and selecting correct size and appropriate individual replacement seals.
Hydraulics and Pneumatics Technician - Full time role
Field Technical Services
03.2013 - 09.2015
- Studying hydraulic circuit diagrams and specifications to build hydraulic power packs and drive systems.
- Studying drawings and specifications to build new hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders from building kits.
- Repairing old hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders using original seal kits and also measuring up and selecting the correct size and appropriate individual replacement seals.
- Stripping and assessing hydraulic equipment to make records and order correct spares.
- Machining replacement components for cylinders such as glands, pistons, end caps, clevises, barrels, ports and new shafts where necessary.
- Servicing hydraulic pumps and motors, diagnosing and repairing faults with tools and machinery, and performing regular maintenance.
- Servicing hydraulic valves such as mono-block lever valves, sectionallever valves, cartridge valves and changing configurations in NG type valves.
- Crimping hydraulic hoses for earth movers, cranes, concrete mixers, ball mill lubrication systems, presses etc. Conversant with hydraulic fittings like BSP, NPT, JIC, ORFS, SAE, JIS and metric.
Fitter - Full time role
Field Technical Services
11.2009 - 02.2013
- Assembling new axial and centrifugal fans (Howden and Donkin products)
- Repairing auxiliary and mine ventilation fans, single and double inlet boiler draught fans, dust extraction and material handling fans.
- Fan installation projects.
- On site fan maintenance.
- Static balancing of fan impellers.
- Turning/machining and fitting fan shafts and other related components as per drawings.
- Training attaches.
Fitter and Turner- Full time role
Turnall Fibre Cement
10.2007 - 09.2009
- Participating in occupational health and safety programmes.
- Planning work activities.
- Installing fixed plant equipment.
- Performing condition monitoring and routine maintenance of plant equipment.
- Diagnosing and repairing faults on machines.
- Interpreting drawings, diagrams and specifications and determining suitable materials and sequence of operations to make machine parts.
- Using machine tools and hand tools to make machine components from raw materials by cutting, turning, machining, boring, drilling, pressing, grinding, shaping and filing.
- Checking machine parts for fit and finish, tolerances and accuracy using precision measuring tools.
- Interpreting diagrams and specifications to troubleshoot and fix faults on hydraulic and pneumatic circuits.
- Cutting, threading, bending and installing pipes and lines for hydraulic and pneumatic machines.
Apprentice Fitter and Turner- Full time role
Turnall Fibre Cement
10.2003 - 09.2007
- Safe use of hand tools to perform marking out, metal cutting and filing.
- Performing brazing and silver soldering to join and repair parts.
- Performing gas and manual metal arc welding.
- Performing lathe, milling and general machining operations.
- Interpret technical drawings and perform engineering measurements.
- Use power tools for handheld operations.
- Maintain and overhaul mechanical equipment.
- Perform fault diagnosis, replace and assemble engineering components.
- Perform precision fitting of engineering components.
- Perform precision leveling and alignment of machines and engineering components.
- Participate in environmentally suitable work practices.
Education
Certificate III Engineering - Mechanical Trade - Mechanical Engineering
Australian Trade Training College
Queensland 04-2024
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
01-2024
Undergraduate Certificate - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
01-2022
Certificate of Competency - Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Engineering Institute of Technology
01-2022
Diploma - Project Management
Project Management Zimbabwe
01-2016
Apprenticeship - Fitting and Turning
Turnall Fibre Cement
01-2007
National Certificate - Machineshop Engineering
Harare Polytechnic College
01-2005
Skills
- Turning
- Machining
- Fitting
- Plant Installation
- Plant Maintenance
- Condition monitoring
- Basic welding
- Project Management
- Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- Technical drawing
- Interpretation of schematics
- SAP PM
Interests
Sports, Cosmology and astrophysics
Accomplishments
Selected as one of Coventry Group Limited values champions for the month of March 2026
Timeline
Hydraulics Technician
Coventry Group -Cooper Fluid Systems
07.2925 - Current
Mechanical Fitter - Full time role
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines
12.2020 - 07.2025
Hydraulics Fitter - Full time role
Hilmax Engineering
07.2020 - 11.2020
Workshop Foreman - Full time role
Angod Technical Services
10.2015 - 06.2020
Hydraulics and Pneumatics Technician - Full time role
Field Technical Services
03.2013 - 09.2015
Fitter - Full time role
Field Technical Services
11.2009 - 02.2013
Fitter and Turner- Full time role
Turnall Fibre Cement
10.2007 - 09.2009
Apprentice Fitter and Turner- Full time role
Turnall Fibre Cement
10.2003 - 09.2007
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Certificate - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Institute of Technology
Certificate of Competency - Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Engineering Institute of Technology
Diploma - Project Management
Project Management Zimbabwe
Apprenticeship - Fitting and Turning
Turnall Fibre Cement
National Certificate - Machineshop Engineering
Harare Polytechnic College
Certificate III Engineering - Mechanical Trade - Mechanical Engineering
Australian Trade Training College