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Simberi

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Manage workshop operations including machine and component overhauls and repairs. This includes trades people in the areas of boiler making, fitters, machinist's and painters.Provide a large focus on providing customers with value for money services to assist in reducing down time on equipmentSupply and assist with high quality parts, and manufacture when required where supply issues restrictImplement and manage processes ensuring safety and quality standards are comfortably conformed to

Initial asset management team to lead the owner operator transition from MARC contract. Ongoing lead and strive for safety and workplace improvements and initiatives ensuring the workplace constantly improves. Continued renewed focus on KPI's for fleet performance and problem areas. Work with asset health and condition monitoring teams to identify equipment issues. Supervise, manage and lead a diverse workforce with up skilling and coaching assistance where possible. Continuous improvement ideas, constantly for both housekeeping and contamination control as well as improving fleet condition.

Boddington

Advise on Full Potential projects, to assist in continued cost savings of up to $50m in value to the business.Continuous Improvement systemsChange Management and solution implementationLean Project advisor

Australia

Implement 5S system into the asset management teams utilizing Caterpillar Contamination Control methods and techniques.Site lead for global Elimination of Live work program in utilizing new technologies and methods for safer maintenance tasks by removing personnel out of the equipment footprint when equipment is live.

Perth, Australia

• Take lead over Contamination Control program and implement within allocated budget, reaching a 4 star Caterpillar rating from a previous 0 star in a 12 month period• Lead, Manage and Mentor a team including Leading Hands, mechanics, auto electricians,servicemen, and apprentices.• Drive productivity and cost management at the workshop; technician productivity increased from 60% to above target of 82%.• Turned around departmental performance, achieving significant improvements in service turnaround time; eliminated the 39% backlog of work-in-progress (WIP) above 30 days completely, and reduced the 7-day WIP from 71% to 20%. • Increased Caterpiller Comtamination Control Audit scores from 0 Star to 4 Star Rating.• Planned and implemented the Cognos budget, work orders, and schedule program; improved the flat rate averages on budgets. • Train and provide technical guidance to the young team; ensure compliance with Caterpillar CPS, Six Sigma, and S3 systems.• Streamlined systems to raise productivity and decrease costs; carry out regular health checks on machines to optimise performance.• Prepare daily plan sheets, and set up the reporting system with clear communication lines; lead morning meetings to track progress and deal with issues.

Ban Houayxai, Laos

• Supervised a workforce of 100 across the department in the smooth and efficient completion of mobile maintenance daily operations, ensuring all targets and business objectives are met • Ensured all communication between Supervisors/Foremen and maintenance workers are transmitted in a clearly defined manner • Oversaw the work of Maintenance Supervisors and Foremen as well as mobile maintenance activities to ensure environmental, safety and quality procedures are followed • Resolved a wide range of technical issues, taking immediate action if equipment is unsafe to operate or if a high potential of failure exists • Oversaw the maintenance of a various machinery i.e. Atlas Copco RocL7, PC1250, PC2000, D10T, 777D & 740 caterpillar haul trucks, mobile crushers Caterpillar 990H, 988H, 966H & 950G Wheel Loader, Hamilton Jet boats with Steyr turbo diesel engines and LV fleet. • Performed a host of diverse duties on a regular basis, from enhancing mobile maintenance infrastructure and services to providing initiatives with a continuous improvement objective • Provide constant improvement and ideas with safety and cost saving initiatives • Achieved and maintained Caterpillar Contamination Control 5 star rating • Maintained high availabilities across fleet in excess of 90%

Kyrgyzstan

Long term and short term planning of machines, Technical Advisor of problems and trouble shooting in workshop and field. Provide hands on work and training for local national mechanic's and Supervise local crews on day to day maintenance and safety on a large mining fleet consisting of -80 x CAT off highway trucks 77b-789c 15 x CAT dozers D10R-T 15 x Sandvik drills D45, DR460, CAT 5230, Leibherr 9350 and Hitachi 3600-6 shovels CAT graders 16G-M

Queensland, Australia

MARC contract mainly consisting of a fleet of CAT 797B OHT and CAT D11R dozers

South Australia, Australia

General maintenance and repair of large mining equipment including CAT D10T dozers, CAT graders 16H/M-24H, CAT 793D OHT, LEIBHERR 996 excavators, KOMATSU WA900 and WD900 loaders/wheel dozers, CAT 994D wheel loader

Adelaide, Australia

Cavill Power Products - Cavpower (Caterpillar Dealership for South Australia; ♦ Provided professional high level customer service to a variety of clients with regards to machine issues/problems and warranty claims, along with ordering of parts and bookings for machinery repairs and maintenance ♦ Traveled to and worked at various Branches throughout South Australia as required ♦ Managed and planned mine site shutdowns for machine repairs, including, prioritising and allocating tasks to Apprentices, ensuring a safe working environment, and ordering of parts ♦ Supervised, managed and trained Diesel Mechanic Apprentices, including first, second, third and fourth year ♦ Serviced and repaired a large range of Caterpillar equipment including, but not limited to: mini & large excavators, skid steers, scrapers, dozers, rollers, graders and large front end loaders ♦ Responsible for maintenance planning over a three month period, including answering customer telephone enquiries, booking field work for Field Service Mechanics, opening and closing of jobs, organising tooling and ordering of parts for Mechanics ♦ Carried out component overhauls on Caterpillar engines, transmissions, torque converters, differentials, final drives and pumps ♦ Undertook data entry utilising DBS for opening and closing of jobs and carried out general clerical duties and filing as required

Certificate Iv, Leadership And Management

Certificate 3, Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician

Apprenticeship with CAVPOWER ,CAT dealer for South Australia

Sace, Year 12 Hd, Engineering Pathway