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Perth, Wa, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Responsible for management of the Ausdrill Perth maintenance facility and full end-to-end Asset Management requirements for Exploration and Drill and Blast business units. Achievements:• Amalgamated all regional maintenance workshops into core head office facility in Perth. Wound down the Drill Rigs Australia business and managed the integration process folding into Ausdrill. • Created and developed internal plant department model and plant charge/recovery rate operating model to enhance improved asset condition and management. • Led the Idle Plant reduction project Circa $22M reduction to $9M through strategic disposal strategies.• Standardized the capital fleet selection and refreshment process aligned with the group asset management strategy and annual capital budgets. Ranging for $25M to $100M.• Led safety & cultural improvement changes within internal operational business units and asset management teams which comprised of 120 EA maintenance employees and up to eighteen operational staff and 6 direct reports.• Developed existing leaders and identified emerging leaders through training and mentoring. • Built strong relationships with OEMs due to internal manufacturing capacity reduction. • Key stakeholder and managed a successful non-core inventory reduction project $23M reduced to $18.1M more in line with business revenue and fleet size. • Ensured equipment operates within budget and key performance metrics. • Strengthened and enhanced the Ausdrill apprenticeship and trade upgrade development programmes.• Integral role with annual plant budgets and forecasting with finance teams.

Perth Applecross

This role involves multiple key functions within the Asset Management Group, the key pillars of the role include but not limited to the provision and governance of all maintenance execution activities at operational projects in line with the asset management-operating standard and the safety system framework.Achievements:• Led the operational readiness of asset management resources, systems, for multiple new rapid start up projects and expansions.,• Improved technical and product support for new projects and project teams.• Managed strategies with asset health reliability and planning function.• Integral involvement with the mobile fleet capital procurement process aligned with asset management strategy. • Built and strengthened relationships with OEMs and operational teams. • Ensured fit-for-purpose equipment selection based on commodity and project.• Played an influential role in targeted recruitment selection of key maintenance personal for project expansions. • Developed fleet/plant rate build up structure and commercial recovery process which was a new direction for the organization.

Perth Wa

National role providing leadership and management of mobile plant assets and maintenance teams across Australian mining projects.Achievements:• Implemented Work Management Process and Asset Management Strategy across the surfaceprojects.• Ensured understanding and compliance with OHS policies and safe systems of work with the workforce.• Led significant improvement initiatives for full fleet performance optimising CAT technology tools at Macmahon largest project at the time Tropicana Gold Mine, in particular the CAT 793 Product improvement program in conjunction with Caterpillar & IGO and key Macmahon stakeholders.• Developed condition monitoring based strategy for improved component forecasting.• Provided regular monthly reporting with performance metrics, workforce tracking, and financial performance data against budget and FC.• Conducted regular site audits and mentoring to maintain high performance standards.• Integral stakeholder with annual plant budgets and forecasting with finance teams.• Improved and built excellent relationships with key OEM and clients as a senior management representative. • Lead and managed a large maintenance team in conjunction with the project management function, circa 120 plus EA employees and up to 20 mechanical staff. With 5 direct reports.• Co-ordinate and administer all major component and equipment overhauls/repairs, warranty claims both internally and externallySchedule and attend regular meeting with suppliers (OEM’S, Hire Equipment Providers) for monthly reconciliation with contractual charges, warranties, major component replacements and condition monitoring.

Perth, Australia

This role involved the procurement of all mobile plant for the surface mining division, both new and used.Achievements:• Developed engagement processes with asset management team, OEM, and macmahon project personnel for accurate equipment selection. • Improved asset selection process based on machine life cycle costing and project specifics. • Developed capital justifications displaying clear return on capital which was a clear improvement for the existing process and aligned with the business deprecation process. • Created and improved Macmahon standard equipment build specifications for new and existing plant which enhanced standardisation and safety compliance and fleet consistency.

Qld Mackay

The QLD / NT Maintenance Manager is responsible for all maintenance activities throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory. The current machine population is 185 units of plant spread across 29 sites with currently 22 different customers in the diverse areas of Coal, Gold, Zinc, Lead and just recently the civil construction markets. This role requires effective leadership, management of maintenance activities across project sites in QLD and the NT along with the maintenance facility in Paget and the field service division in Mackay.Actively promote and work with the OHS Manager to ensure the work teams understood the OHS management plan and maintained a high level of compliance. Monitor, manage and report on the fleet performance both commercially and actual availability and reliability metrics. This information was delivered to the QLD rental manger on a weekly and monthly basis.Always thinking of innovation and strategic plans to reduce costs and improve the cost, quality and timeliness of the service provided.Work closely with the QLD Asset Manager to ensure all maintenance activities be it minor maintenance or major expenditure activities are being carried out inline with the budget and the plant life cycle.Coordinate monthly meetings to liaise with OEM representatives to discuss product issues/improvements, product support and warranty concerns.

Qld Mackay

Manage the Mackay maintenance facility, which includes the mechanical and fabrication teams along with the external paint and blast facility.Actively promote the OHS management plan and always continually monitor all work practices within the maintenance group for compliance and improvement.Develop effective maintenance repair strategies for the incoming off hire rental equipment or newly acquired assets to be added to the fleetDevelop and resource a weekly schedule plan of maintenance activities to provide all customers accurate release dates of equipment for either hire or saleAdhere to the repair and maintenance budget by the development of work repair maintenance scopes using the best possible maintenance practices to achieve equipment availability and maintain machine integrity.

Newlands Mine Qld

Tom Price

Kalgoorlie

Northern Terriroty - Various Mine

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