John  Zizhou

25 Sylton Flats 2nd Street

Gweru, MD 99

Phone: (+263)715897655

Cell: (+263) 772 416 618 /+263736337648

E-Mail: [email protected]

PASSPORT :BN 763634

Skills

Word, Excel, Windows, ellipse, internet, PowerPoint/publisher

Valid class 2 Drivers Licence, Boilers, BSc Honor Chemical Technology, Coaching, English, Inspection, ISO 17025, Leadership, Management skills, Calibration

Materials

Excel ,PowerPoint ,Publisher ,Windows ,Word ,Process Control ,Quality ,Quality control ,Recording Reporting ,Research ,Safety ,Sample preparation ,Staffing ,Statistics , Supervision ,Validation ,

Languages

English, Shona

Professional Summary

My career has led me to specialize increasingly in the management of furnaces and Laboratory systems. I have experience in: Furnace Management, batch correlation, raw material management, human supervision, water, effluent, gases analysis, Laboratory management and planning; operating different spectroscopic machines(XRFs,OES,UV VIS, Calibration of Spectrometers, methodical administration to deadlines (not to speak of crisis management where necessary); and the application of modern leadership methods (through staff motivation and involvement in both decision-making and target-setting, clarity in communication, and easy personal inter-relations). .

Work History

July 2019 to date

Zimasco Mutorashanga Division

Laboratory Technician

Operation of XRF machine for analysis.

Analysis of settling wastewater and dosages for pH control.

Analysis of chrome ore for FeO, Cr2O3, SiO2.

Training departments on Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Contacting Proper Job Observations (PJO).

Laboratory statistics recording.

Supervision of sample preparation.

Coaching on Behaviour Based Safety programs (BBS).

January 2014 to January 2019

SINO ZIMBABWE CEMENT

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

ZISCO STEEL PVT (LTD)

RESPONSIBILITY

Carrying out routine analysis of raw materials for CaO,MgO,Fe2O3,SiO2,and recommend adjustments to the operation systems basing on the results.

Shift management.

Quality check on finished product to assure customer requirements.

Sampling and sample preparation supervision.

Reporting of results to the control room operators.

Shift laboratory

Analysis of Production Samples that include raw materials added in the Furnace, cast iron and mine outputs.

Coordination and management of the information desk and calls from production managers.

Coordination and management of junior technicians and Sample Preparers.

Shifts reports writing for use by the Chief chemist.

Water Laboratory.

Water Analysis from different plants (cooling water, demineralised water, boiler waters and domestic water).

Water distillation.

Water deionization.

Power Station.

Boiler water analysis and recommends dosages.

Water Sampling from pipes, ponds and other reservoirs.

Controlling the demineralised plant by authorising dosages and carrying out hardness tests.

Main Laboratory (Research and development).

Participate in the development of Analytical methods by carrying out different tests.

Results validation.

Analysis of research samples such as platinum, chrome, copper, coal, glass, etc and methods development

Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).

Analysis of sewage (industrial and domestic) reclaimed water etc and authorise discharge of water

Coke Ovens Process Control.

Performing spot check on coke ovens gas for CO2, CO, O2 and ammonia GAS.

Assess the deficiency of coke ovens by -products lucinerations by performing fixed ammonia test on still effluent on a daily basis.

Analyse for specific gravity and distillation on oils, Benzol and tar.

Steel plant laboratory.

Analysis of bath samples and calculates charge for quality treatment using Optic Emission Spectroscopy (OES).

Ladle furnace lab.

Analysis of ladle lollypops, tundish samples using spectro cast.

Quality control of steel by analysing iron before and after blown, recommend discharge or casting of steel.

Work on molten steel until it reaches customer specifications.

Sampling and sample preparation.

Water sampling: boilers, cooling, river, ponds, dams, demineralised, tap water.

Gas sampling, tar, coal, coke, iron ores and sewage sampling.

Coal and coke laboratory.

Determining ash, phosphorus, sulphur, volatile maters as well as screen size and fixed carbon

ZIMGLASS PVT LTD

BATCH AND MELTING SUPERVISOR

Responsibilities

Ensuring compliance with working instructions of batch plant operators, furnace operators and raw material handlers.

Ensuring compliance to safety standards on all operations.

Carry out visual check of the furnace conditions for an even blanket or hot spots.

Physically inspect the batch at the distributor to check correct batch identity, moisture content at the beginning of the shift and note anything of significance in the logbook.

Looks out for any hot spot on the refractory and makes a written report( if any) in the logbook for furnace maintenance supervisor who takes the appropriate corrective action depending on urgency.

Emergency coordinating.

Ensures a good housekeeping in all areas of operations.

Raise a permit to work on critical tasks where necessary.

Checks the print for quantities added per batch and signs to acknowledge the checks.

Prepares timesheets for the section.

Ensures adequate staffing on all batch and melting sections.

Reporting shift progression to the batch and melting Manager as well as duty manager.

June 2006 to February 2013

Zimasco Mutorashanga Division

Laboratory Technician

Analysis of settling wastewater and dosages for pH control.

Analysis of chrome ore for FeO, Cr2O3, SiO2.

Training departments on Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Contacting Proper Job Observations (PJO).

Laboratory statistics recording.

Uploading data on Ellipse.

Supervision of sample preparation.

Coaching on Behaviour Based Safety programs (BBS).

Implementation of maintenance programmes.

Implementation of Safety, Health and Environmental programmes (NOSA and ISO 14001).

Section records management.

DATA capturing

Achievements.

NOSA audits since 2007 up to date the laboratory section maintained 5 Star Rating from interdepartmental, interdivisional and International audit.

The section also carries House Keeping Trophy and has even attained NOSCAR Level in housekeeping competitions.

Records Management: As the champion of section we attained the highest in mark in the whole division.

Inter laboratory analytical comparisons: My section has never produced any substandard or questionable result work.

Instrumentation

AAS

DR 2028 uv visible.

8480 XRF,Axios XRF, Bruker XRF2000

, Supper Q manager (Axios) and Bucker XRF,Carbon train

OES -Optic Emission Spectroscopy

OSSAT

PH meter

Conductivity meter

Braine apparatus for specific surface area

January 2014 to January 2019

SINO ZIMBABWE CEMENT

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

January 2012 to January 2014

January 2001 to January 2006

Ziscosteel

Senior Laboratory Technician

Education

Midlands State University

Bachelor of Science Honours Chemical Technology

CULTURAL INTERESTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION

Going to church, music, sociology, psychology

Working-out

Mr J Nyambayo

Senior Technician

Sino cement Zimbabwe

Indiva Farm Lalapanzi

Gweru

Mr S Tuturu

Zimasco Mutorashanga

Box 50 Mutorashanga

ZIMBABWE

Cell:+263772857350, Cell +263772287411

.Mr D Nhukarume

Batch and melting manager

Zimglass

Box 5077

Gweru

ZIMBABWE

Cell +2637731440515

Interests

Human health researches

Playing soccer, watching movie

I love social soccer, watching action, love and horror