Lyle Johnson Email & Phone Number

Mary River

Labrador City

Accountable for producing quality product in the Concentrator area; responsible for production of 30 000+ tonnes per 12 hour shift; compliance with ISO quality control standards; coordinate Focused Hazard Inspections; conduct daily safety talks and daily CRMs to ensure safety goals are met; supervise a crew of up to 20 employees, comprised of control room operators, attendants and other tradespeople; use SAP to address maintenance issues, order parts and pay employees; work alongside other departments to set maintenance priorities; share experience with junior supervisors; and set daily and weekly production records.

Labrador West Iocc

Supervision of twenty tradespersons (welders and millwrights); responsible for the maintenance and reliability of the equipment in processing separation and drying of concentrate; Equipment includes slurry, filtrate, vacuum, and glandseal pumps (170), horizontal filters, pipes, spirals, and variety of valves; Ensure necessary tasks are completed in a timely fashion to support production targets; Maintainenance of budget goals; Plan for weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance services and projects; Delivery of safety talks, planning of general inspections, conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and JHA's; Assist Operations Department with trouble shooting and production-related problems; Improvement of maintenance reliability and efficiency; Creation of up-to-date isolation lockout sheets, parts storage area and responsible for clean up of process operations area; Ordering of parts using SAP, creation of pm workorders and notifications; Assist Operations Department in managing the Concentrator and Tailing area; Work with team members to create training and deveopment opportunities; ensure employee compliance with safety protocol.

New Brunswick, Canada

Responsible for working closely with Operations staff to plan maintenance, troubleshoot operational issues and improve overall operation; supervision of crew composed of electricians and millwrights; assisted in the training of apprentice millwrights and electricians; worked with Maintenance Team to standardize older equipment, railings, stairs, guarding, PPE, tools, signage and other safety components.Accountable for ordering necessary parts and creating work orders using One World database; supervision of team members and creating a safe work area via safety talks, observations and audits. Worked with contractors to ensure maintenance issues were effectively resolved, implemented Take 5 procedures and conducted one-on-one safety observations. Responsible for monthly/yearly budget as well as company vehicle.

Labrador West Iocc

2004-2010 Team LeaderPlanner TailingsAccountable for the planning, operation and maintenance of the Tailings area; maintained spare parts and inventory; supervised mechanics, electricians, operation attendants and pipe crew; in charge of the Process Water Plant (90 000 gpm), 250 ft thickener, five Tailings lines (50,000 gpm) consisting of 4 stage pumps and dump ponds.Responsible for effective management of budget and cost saving; coordinated re-vegetation of Tailings area and erection of dykes at discharge area; conducted planned general inspections and safety talks; worked alongside engineering and construction departments in the Tailings Upgrade Project; recipient of the inaugural "President's Housekeeping Award" for cleanliness of work area; maintained production targets with little or no downtime; member of commissioning team for new pumphouses and worked with environmental group in the Tailings waste Management Program.2002-2004 Dayshift Team LeaderResponsible for spiral repair, spiral components and filter improvements; developed and implemented material stocking system; responsible for coordinations/review od isolation checklist for Concentrator area; leader for the development of isolation ckecklists; involved in the commissioning of the Concentrator Upgrade Project; member of team involved in analysis of the cost of concentrator operation; identified changes necessary to reduce costs and increase plant operational performance.2000-2002 Process Area Team LeaderResponsible for the maintenance and operation of the Spiral area; accountable for the budget and performance of the Iron Recovery Plant; concentrated on filter upgrades and performance.1997-2000 Operations Shift SupervisorAccountable for producing quality product in the Concentrator area; responsible for production of 25 000t per 12 hour shift; compliance with ISO quality control standards; coordinated planned general inspections; implemented MEO Program(Maintenance Equipment Operator)