Peter Olobaniyi

Mechanical Engineer with approximately four years of progressive experience in heavy equipment maintenance, preventive and corrective maintenance, hydraulic and basic electrical troubleshooting, and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). Holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering with Second Class Honours (Upper Division) and is HSE certified. Experienced in maintaining heavy-duty equipment, improving equipment reliability, leading maintenance teams, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Maintenance Engineer 1 at African Pits and Quarries Ltd (APQ) (2023-10 – 2025-07)

• Career Progression: Promoted rapidly from Graduate Trainee to Maintenance Engineer 1 following consistent technical execution, leadership aptitude, and deep commitment to safe industrial maintenance practices.
• Asset Uptime Optimization: Planned and executed comprehensive preventive and corrective maintenance schedules for high-value assets including CAT, SANY, and Volvo excavators, dozers, heavy drilling rigs, dewatering pumps, and industrial generators, significantly improving plant equipment availability and minimizing unplanned downtime.
• Hydraulic/Electrical/Mechanical Troubleshooting: Diagnosed and resolved mechanical, hydraulic, and basic electrical faults on excavators, dozers, drilling rigs, dewatering pumps, and diesel generators, minimizing equipment downtime.
• CMMS Administration: Supervised maintenance efficiency by fully utilizing Maintenance Pro Web (CMMS) for asset lifecycle management and maintenance scheduling.
• Site Supervision & Safety: Led a multidisciplinary crew of maintenance technicians, coordinated spare parts provisioning, and strictly enforced zero-incident HSE procedures during heavy machinery overhauls.

Maintenance Graduate Trainee at African Pits and Quarries Ltd (APQ) (2022-12 – 2023-10)

Mechanical Fitter (Shutdown Maintenance) at G.M.O Tech. Nig. Ltd (2025-10 – Present)

• Turnaround Execution: Assisted in executing core mechanical fitting, rigorous equipment inspections, non-destructive diagnostic evaluations, asset dismantling, and high-tolerance reassembly during the intensive Lafarge Cement plant turnaround.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked within a high-tempo, multidisciplinary engineering team to ensure rapid turnarounds and safe execution of fast-tracked shutdown timelines.
• HSE Compliance: Maintained a flawless safety record under hazardous working conditions by ensuring absolute alignment with complex Permit-to-Work (PTW) frameworks and corporate safety benchmarks.

Industrial Trainee at Hamstring Engineering Company (2019-07 – 2019-12)

• Workshop Operations: Assisted senior fabricators in complex machining, sheet metal fabrication, industrial welding, and mechanical component assemblies for custom manufacturing projects.
• Safety & Standards: Handled heavy workshop milling and machining equipment while adhering to strict engineering standards and operational safety procedures.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering – Federal University of Technology, Minna (2021)