Lunghile Chaba

Red Seal qualified Millwright (Electromechanician) with over 5 years of experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding, breakdown support, and production environments. Strong background in automotive and heavy industrial plants, ensuring equipment reliability and strict safety compliance.

Maintenance Support (Millwright) at Tata Motors South Africa (2021-08 – 2025-12)

• Inspect, maintain, and operate plant utility systems to ensure reliable operating conditions.
• Perform preventive maintenance, planned projects, and machinery improvements to minimize downtime.
• Test, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical equipment, components, and control systems.
• Maintain air compressors.
• Repair and maintain solenoids and flow control valves.
• Maintain spare parts inventory to reduce production downtime.
• Ensure all work complies with SOPs and established safety standards.
• Install, test, and maintain electrical circuits and control panels
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production teams to minimize downtime.
• Training of learnership trainees to support skills development.
• SHE REPRESENTATIVE.
• Installation and servicing of air conditioning.
• Installation or routing of pneumatic pipes

Assembly Fitter at Tata Motors South Africa (2021-08 – 2025-12)

• Performed truck assembly, cab dropping, chassis build-up, and component fitment.
• Electrical wiring, routing, and securing of vehicle electrical harnesses.
• Installed and aligned mechanical components according to drawings.
• Operated overhead cranes and tow trucks for safe movement of components.
• Reading and interpretation of process sheets.
• Assembling the truck according to the given process sheets specification.

Millwright Apprenticeship at Transnet SOC Ltd (2014-05 – 2018-10)

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance of industrial plant equipment.
• Practical and theoretical training.
• Basic PLC, Pneumatics and Hydraulics.
• On job training
• Fault finding on motors, control panels, and electrical circuits.
• Installation and alignment of motors, gearboxes, and pumps.
• Maintenance of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

Red Seal Millwright (Electromechanician) – Transnet (2018)

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering N2 – Tshwane South College (2016)

Mechanical Engineering Diploma – UNISA

Grade 12 (2013-01 – 2013-12)