Tumelo Mogoru

Maintenance Manager with 23+ years of experience driving plant reliability, asset performance, and maintenance excellence across FMCG, energy, and industrial environments. Proven ability to improve OEE, reduce downtime, and lead multi-disciplinary teams while ensuring compliance with OHSA and SHEQ standards. Strong track record in delivering cost-effective maintenance strategies aligned to production and business goals.

Engineering Technical Manager - Nuctech South Africa

(2026-02)

• Leading maintenance operations on X-Ray container and baggage handling scanning equipment across major South African borders and Airports posts and outside countries
• Management of technical stuff from daily meeting site visits support and supervision
• Managed multi-disciplinary technical teams and subcontractors across multiple sites
• Coordinated breakdown response, ensuring minimal disruption to production
• Ensure the OSH Act requirements are compiled
• Managing project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
• Perform equipment installation and commissioning
• Ensure all maintenance schedules are approved by the client and submitted
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies to minimize downtime and optimize lifecycle cost of assets
• Drive performance management, training, and continuous improvement initiatives

Engineering Technical Manager - Nuctech South Africa

(2026-02)

Key Achievements

• Implemented maintenance strategies across all sites
• Project managed site across the country with successful delivery
• Established procument structures and policies

Technical Manager - Envision Growth (Pty) Ltd

(2023-07 - 2026-02)

• Led maintenance operations across major clients including Tiger Brands, Unilever, and PepsiCo
• Directed preventive and corrective maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
• Managed multi-disciplinary technical teams and subcontractors across multiple sites
• Coordinated breakdown response, ensuring minimal disruption to production
• Conducted health & safety audits, risk assessments, and compliance enforcement
• Managed project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
• Management of company fleet
• Maintenance project costing and BOQ pricing
• Business development – Facilities Management
• OHSA Section 16.2 Appointee (Assistant to CEO)

Technical Manager - Envision Growth (Pty) Ltd

(2023-07 - 2026-02)

Key Achievements

• Improved maintenance response time and reduced repeat breakdowns
• Successfully delivered multi-site technical projects within budget and deadline
• Delivery of compliant maintenance programs assisting FMCG client to receive clean facilities audits

Maintenance Foreman - Commercial Cold Storage

(2020-02 - 2023-06)

• Managed full plant maintenance including refrigeration (NH3), forklifts, generators, HVAC systems
• Ensuring OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) remains above 85%
• Implemented planned maintenance schedules, improving equipment reliability
• Supervised maintenance staff and coordinated daily maintenance activities
• Led safety compliance and chaired the Health & Safety Committee
• Managed breakdown response and critical equipment repairs Minimizing errors, damages to products and claims through ongoing corrective actions
• Service and maintenance of standby Generators
• Management of workshop staff timekeeping and management of overtime
• Coordinating site security with contracted security guarding contractor
• SHE Committee chairperson
• Coordinating safety walkabouts and audits

Maintenance Foreman - Commercial Cold Storage

(2020-02 - 2023-06)

Key Achievements

• Reduced product loss and operational disruptions through proactive maintenance
• Improved plant uptime and operational efficiency by 40%
• Maintained OEE above 85% ensuring reduction in spoiled consumer goods
• Member of TVET centre of specialisation reference committee

Senior Technician (Data Centres – MTN/ NEOTEL) - SELMEC

(2017-10 - 2020-02)

• Service and maintenance of all Data Centre electrical Equipment
• Project management of all contract work done in the Data Centre
• Understanding the operation and switching procedures of all MV system and panel
• Testing No and Full load of Generators
• Operating and faulting finding of change over switches
• Chiller plant switching, isolating and Operation
• AHU units switching, isolating and Operation
• HVAC system operation and fault finding
• Operating and fault finding on UPS equipment
• Service and maintenance of Neotel and MTN site equipment
• Service and maintenance of standby Generators
• Standby and attending Breakdowns

Chief Technician - SASOL GAS

(2008-07 - 2017-09)

• Service and maintenance of SASOL natural gas pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa
• Daily production meeting with management and other departments for planned maintenance and standby breakdowns
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning on projects
• SLA agreements meetings with other departments and contractors
• Responsible for work schedules, planning for Artisans, excavation team and pipeline operators
• Data capturing and analysing of data captured by pipeline operators
• Service and maintenance of Electrical rectifiers from Mozambique to South Africa
• Remote monitoring and controlling of equipment in the pipeline
• Issuing of electrical permits and excavations permits with risk assessment
• Risk and integrity assessment of all SASOL gas pipeline using radio Active equipment
• Compiling reports and recommendations on projects, pipeline and electrical investigations
• Chairing the health and safety committee
• Performing health and safety audits and recommendations on all SASOL Gas depots
• Performing hazards area classification identification
• Operating and maintenance of high voltage equipment Switching and Earthing of high voltage equipment

Technical Supervisor - TFMC (now Bidvest Facilities Management)

(2007-10 - 2008-06)

• Service and Maintenance of all Telkom Electrical Equipment
• Ordering of material from stores using SAP
• Service and maintenance of standby Generators 100KVA to1000KVA
• Updating the Departments budget and timesheets using SAP system
• Fleet management
• Project management to contractors
• Verification of job done by contractors and hand over of projects done by contractors

Substation Technician - Transnet Freight Rail

(2003-04 - 2007-10)

• Service and Maintenance of high mast electrical light
• Service and Maintenance of 3KV-DC Substation
• Planning of Maintenance schedules with planning departments using SAP
• Weekly meetings with other departments on activities aligned with electrical department
• Service and maintenance of standby Generators
• Attending to breakdowns/theft and maintenance of 11KV overhead transmission lines
• HT/LT cable testing and jointing
• Project management to contractors
• Switching and isolating of high voltage electrical equipment and cables, Maintenance of high-speed circuit breakers, substation protection, Earthing and troubleshooting on high voltage equipment and working in close proximity to exposed high voltage equipment such as 123KV, 88KV, 25KV, 11KV, 3KV- DC

Telecontrol Supervisor - Electra Radio Tele Communication

(2001-01 - 2002-12)

• Operation of Telecontrol Equipment
• Meeting with technical team about daily faults and resolutions
• Compiling and updating staff timesheets
• Preparing accounts and itemized billing to clients

Process Trainee - SAPPI Ngodwana Mill

Matric Senior Certificate - Mathematics and Science Stream - Valencia Combined School (1997)

Certificate - Electrical Engineering N5 - Pretoria Technical College of Engineering (2002)

Certificate - Electrician Trade (Red Seal) - Spoornet Technical College Transnet (2005)

Certificate - HT Reticulation (132KV, 11KV, 6.6KV) - Rail Engineering College (2007)

Diploma - Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration - OTTC Refrigeration College (2014)

Diploma - Corrosion Management - International Institute of Corrosion CP1 Cathodic Protection (2012)

NQ4 - Core supervision & Management - First Line Management (2012)