Experience

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  Conuma Resources

  • Tumbler Ridge BC

  • Maintenance Superintendent

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Tumbler Ridge BC

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  The Mosaic Company

  • United States
  • Mining
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Inflow Control Maintenance General Foreman

    • Apr 2012 - Feb 2023

     Responsible for the health and well-being of 5 Supervisors and 50 plus employees (multi trades), and the safe and efficient operation of Mechanical, Motorized and Pumping equipment and systems integral to the operation water control underground. Mentor and coach the supervisors in the pursuit of becoming great leaders. Lead for departmental incident/accident investigations and equipment failure through the use of Causal Analysis, DNV Incident Investigation and Defect Elimination. Regularly interview employment applicants using Behavioral Based Interviewing Techniques  Interact daily with departmental managers, supervisors, planners, union representatives. Interact daily with hourly employees through observations and formal safety interactions. Facilitator and trainer for the “Incident and Injury Free” program in the workplace. Work to help set-up and refine the maintenance practices in the underground.

  • Inflow Control Maintenance Superintendent

    • Sep 2015 - Jun 2022

    Responsible for the health and well-being of 6 Supervisors and 45 plus employees (multi trades), the safe and efficient operation of our motorized fleet, maintain of the operational infrastructure and the pumping equipment and systems integral to the operation water control underground. Mentor and coach the supervisors in the pursuit of becoming great leaders and team builders.Lead for departmental incident/accident investigations and equipment failure through the use of Causal Analysis, DNV Incident Investigation and Defect Elimination.Responsible for interviewing employment applicants using Behavioral Based Interviewing Techniques Interact daily with departmental managers, supervisors, planners, union representatives.Interact daily with hourly employees through observations and formal safety interactions.Facilitator and trainer for the “Incident and Injury Free” program in the workplace. Zero Harm.Work to help set-up and refine the maintenance practices in the Inflow department.

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  Rio Tinto Alcan

  • Kitimat BC

  • Plant Services Maintenance Coordinator

    • Oct 1998 - Apr 2012
    • Kitimat BC

     Responsible for the health and well-being of 5 Supervisors and 100 plus employees (multi trades), and the safe and efficient operation of process equipment and buildings. I was responsible for overseeing 5 maintenance work shops,  I am experienced in Labour Relations, adjudicate and answer 1st and 2nd stage grievances. Regularly interview employment applicants using Behavioral Based Interviewing Techniques  I set Performance Expectations and did semi-annual and annual reviews with all supervisors.  Interact daily with departmental managers, supervisors, planners, union representatives, and employees Believe in and work for “Zero Harm” and conduct daily health and safety interactions and pre-task risk assessments (Observations, Take 5’s, HSE Interactions) with employees; first aid visits have been reduced immensely as a result of interaction with employees  Work with continuous improvement strategies and programs to streamline processes, maintenance, and best practices to result in financial savings to the company Forecast and monitor monthly and annual budgets, in excess of $14M  Set annual departmental objectives, i.e., safety, overtime, planned vs actual work, etc. Initiate 5S World-class housekeeping practices, resulting in a reduction of accidents and an increase in efficiency in the work area Run a daily operational Lean Center and am responsible for cascading this to the floor level with the supervisors. Experienced working with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)  Certified Contractor Representative for Rio Tinto Alcan Active member of a number of Committees including The Supervisors’ Network, Ergonomics, and Micro-Environment

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  Maple Leaf Foods Inc

  • Winnipeg, Canada Area

  • Maintenance Supervisor

    • Oct 1980 - Oct 1998
    • Winnipeg, Canada Area

     Supervised, delegated duties, and evaluated the performance of up to 45 employees in Maintenance Department Scheduled preventative maintenance on all equipment and machinery Responsible for all purchasing, receiving, and processing of invoices, as authorized purchaser for the Maintenance Department Maintained a comprehensive computerized inventory control system Specialized in the maintenance and operation of the slicing and vacuum packaging equipment in the Finished Product Department Performed all maintenance required for the required plant for a period of five years