Frank Kigen

Aiming to utilize my abilities and knowledge in a competitive environment to offer effective service geared towards achieving maximum production and processing of high quality product that will translate to profitable in the organization, more so to achieve this safety is my key factor.

Maintenance Technician - UNGA FARMCARE EA LTD

(2018-09)

• Power consumption and recording for KPI monitoring
• Promote Safety & Health of all workers in Maintenance department and contractors
• Ensure timely SHE audit action closure
• Uphold Good Manufacturing programs / procedures while conducting maintenance works
• General trouble shooting of electrical problem, plc alarms and weighing scale within the plant
• Installation and testing of new machine as per design operation
• Safety enhancement on all powered machine and coordinate energy management within the plant
• Ensure all equipment and utility services within the Plants comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements
• Accurately trouble shoot and promptly resolve machine breakdown minimize EDT and repeat breakdown Installation of motors, VFD, soft starters and programming of the same
• Support develop AM teams to be able to maintain their machines
• Do machine maintenance (preventing, corrective, autonomous and condition based) and record keeping for the same. Work on all sensors within the for plant to ensure right sensitivity
• Ensure FSMS (ISO 22000:2018) and maintenance process controls are practiced and audit citations on the same are closed

Electrical Technician - NATIONWIDE POWER SYSTEM LTD

(2017-02 - 2018-09)

• Testing of built electrical panels, transformers, RMU, AVR and triple charger
• Testing of control circuit in each design project
• Energy meter and power factor relay programming and power analysis
• Do panel commissioning for each project
• Attend site work as assign by management

Instrumentation and Control Technician - BIO-CORN PRODUCT EPZ LTD

(2015-10 - 2017-02)

• Troubleshoot, remove, repair and re-install various type of control loop, controllers, transmitters, automated valves and switches
• Troubleshoot and repair instrumentation controlled by distributed control system [DCS] and programmable logic controllers [plc.]
• Remove, repair, and re-install various type of valves positioner and actuators
• Troubleshoot and repair of temperature, level, flow and pressure monitoring system
• Effectively utilize test equipment; such as multi-meter and pressure calibrators
• Understand instrumentation principle related to temperature, pressure, flow and alarm system and level measurement
• Read and interpret loop drawings, PID`s, wiring schematic etc
• Configure, install, and loop check and commissioning new instrumentation and soft starters and VFDs
• Install instrument tubing and tubing fitting
• Remove, repair, re-install and maintain online process analyzers e.g. ph. meter
• Calibration of all measuring system equipment

Electrical Technician - Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd - Kericho

(2013-05 - 2015-09)

POWER GENERATION

• Servicing and commissioning of turbine, oil circuit breakers and turbine governors
• Servicing of three phase alternators
• Power station wiring, maintenance and troubleshooting on control panel. Including synchronisation system and protection
• Organize for exciter servicing and maintenance and periodic inspections and testing of switch gears within the power stations
• General fault diagnosis and repair of generation's system

Electrical Technician - Factory - Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd - Kericho

(2013-05 - 2015-09)

FACTORY

• Motor installation and servicing
• Installation and commissioning of switchgears
• Testing of complete Electrical installation and earth systems
• Installation and connection of DOL, star Delta and soft starters' contactors & speed drive
• Daily meter reading and recording
• Calibration of weigh cons and other measuring devices
• Installation and maintenance of lighting arrestors
• Ensuring that all circuit diagram are updated
• Monitor functionality of power factor correction bank
• Solar panels installation and maintenance

Electrical Technician - Power Transmission Line - Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd - Kericho

(2013-05 - 2015-09)

Power transmission line

• Construction of new low and high voltage line
• Overhead line maintenance and troubleshooting
• Preparation and termination of XLPE cables
• Replacement of high tension fuses and Air break switches

Electrical technician trainee - kapkoros Tea Factory

(2011-11 - 2012-01)

Higher Diploma - Electrical Engineering (Power option) - Pc Kinyanjui Technical Institute (2022 - 2023)

Diploma - Electrical Engineering Instrumentation and control option - The Eldoret National polytechnic (2010 - 2012)

Kenya certificate secondary Education - Siwot secondary school (2005 - 2008)