Experience

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  Resolute Mining Limited

  • Mali

  • Maintenance Shutdown Planner

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • Mali

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  Ambatovy Minerals, S.A.

  • Madagascar, Africa

  • Senior Mine Fixed Plant Maintenance Planner

    • Mar 2018 - Jun 2020
    • Madagascar, Africa

    Provide support / training of National planners to upgrade their skills, to a level which provides for an autonomous planning section in fixed equipment planning. Integrate all EAM functionality into the planning of weekly, monthly, yearly and long term plans. Priority given on planned work based on OEM maintenance best practices. Supervise and develop the planning team to insure efficiency of maintenance tasks. Insure Work Order life cycle from Work Request to Work order completion. (Validation, Estimation, Work Pack, Scheduling, Execution, Completion, Data entries, Closing). Coordinate planning activities required for both corrective and predictive maintenance tasks. Ensure major and minor planned work within his area is coordinated with other support groups as required. Ensure continuous training of his team regarding EAM and planning best practices. Gather and integrate all shutdown activities, related to operational shutdown plans, which will be utilized to generate plans, schedules and critical paths. Develop budgets for scheduled work and planned overhauls, as well as fixed planned maintenance. Implement forecasting in EAM as a budgeting and forecasting tool for monthly and annual planning. Using the planned maintenance forecast, assist planners to ensure that all required spares, materials and service contracts are corresponding to support the planned maintenance annual plan. This position coordinates through planner under responsibility, all KPI reporting to various levels of management. Integrate "lessons learned" meetings after the major fixed Plant equipment shutdowns to ensure that proposed actions are addressed. Issue post reports for major equipment overhauls or fixed equipment shutdowns ensuring all executed work orders are properly documented and finalized in the CMMS.

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  Outotec ( Netherlands ) B.V. Phil. Branch

  • PASAR - LIDE, Isabel, Leyte

  • Lead Planner

    • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
    • PASAR - LIDE, Isabel, Leyte

    Works as lead planner of mechanical, electrical and automation and scope the full extent of maintenance work needed to conduct the relevant repair/ preventive/ predictive/ design-out activities on the plant and equipment utilizing EAM. Plans and develops maintenance system of site operation in a manner which achieves/ exceeds specified production, cost and safety targets. Coordinates with production in order to schedule and plan weekly, monthly, yearly operations and shutdowns. Plans and develops cost and time estimates of maintenance work concerning labour, spare parts, materials, external services and documentation to perform the maintenance work. Follows up on the execution of maintenance schedules, coordinating as necessary with operations and engineering supervisors. Ensures feedback from technicians and blue collar for the plan content in order to minimize process plant downtime due to equipment failures. Continually updates work plans, BOM’s, equipment trees and other EAM related master data related to planning functions. Monitors all maintenance work carried out by Outotec including third party work, managing and scheduling third party contractors. Participates in downtime analysis with Reliability Engineer. Provides reports as required internally to managers and externaly to customer. Writes applicable maintenance procedures that promote defect-free maintenance work quality. Establishes, maintains and improves the maintenance planning and scheduling process. Scheduling must be done in good cooperation with stakeholders.

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  OceanaGold Philippines, Inc

  • Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

  • Senior Maintenance Planner

    • Sep 2012 - Mar 2016
    • Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

    Establishes a small team of maintenance planners to meet the process plant and site requirements for fixed plant, power station, mobile fleet, and site services. Establishes a maintenance management system based using the Pronto CMMS. Ensures that accurate BOM’s are drawn up and critical spares are carried in the warehouse. Implements a preventative maintenance schedule system. Ensures maintenance records and trends are maintained. Liaising closely with the maintenance, operations and warehouse departments to ensure shutdowns are planned in detail and all materials are available. Liaises with the maintenance superintendents and supervisors on site to ensure that scheduled maintenance systems are implemented and maintained. Assists the maintenance and operations departments on site in identifying and solving reliability issues. Drawing up detailed weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance plans and shutdown schedules. Compile reports with the CMMS regarding maintenance compliancy. Assists maintenance superintendents in arranging resources for shutdowns. Identifies and coordinates statutory inspections and maintain records of inspection. Establishes and takes ownership of condition monitoring on site. Provides assistance to superintendents and supervisors during shutdowns. Facilitates shutdown planning meetings. Provides management with detailed shutdown reports. Participates in preparing annual maintenance budgets.

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  Phu Bia Mining

  • Laos

  • Senior Maintenance Planner

    • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Laos

    Manages the maintenance planning function to ensure that the work scheduling process is being performed and meeting targeted KPI’s. Plans all major shutdown tasks, as well as weekly plans for routine maintenance. Prepares forecast of major component change outs according to the equipment maintenance strategies. Maximizes preventative maintenance system of work while minimizes unplanned breakdown maintenance by effective use of maintenance management system ( PRONTO ) and condition monitoring. Assists in developing budget plans consistent with operational goals. Minimizing maintenance costs while maintaining or exceeding mill availability KPI. Coordinates with the procurement team and vendors for the spares needed for all the plant equipment. Prepares purchase requisitions, creates work orders, formulates equipment PM’s, and stock item issue to maintenance team.

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  Philippine Gold Processing & Refining Corporation

  • Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines

  • Senior Maintenance Planner

    • Apr 2008 - Jun 2011
    • Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines

    Establishes and maintains a computer based maintenance management system (PRONTO CMMS) for the Plant, and support infrastructure. Records the current condition of the plant and equipment and ensures that all breakdown statistics are entered into the Pronto data base. Forecasts maintenance shutdowns and implements work orders for the plant and equipment. Conducts inspection and raise work orders for preventive maintenance and formulates a weekly work to list. Prepares and implements kit lists for all routine jobs so that inventory can be checked for availability of spares. Develops a program for component replacement based on history and condition monitoring. Develops and maintains systems, tools and equipment to ensure an effective continuous monitoring program (PMS). Ensures the necessary spare parts are available in the Warehouse and liaise with supply to ensure stock levels and assist in expediting to achieve this goal. Initiates purchase requests and monitors critical spares for all electrical equipment and parts installed in the plant. Continuously monitoring the maintenance system and procedures to ensure the Maintenance department is operating at its maximum potential. Scopes the full extent of maintenance work needed to conduct the relevant repair / preventive / predictive / design-out activities on the organization’s plant and equipment. Achievement of the required plant availability, reliability and capability targets. Liaises with the respective Mechanical and Electrical supervisors and ensure that the overall daily maintenance plan is being undertaken. Distributes to the respective Mechanical and Electrical Supervisors all planned maintenance tasks and scheduled work orders. Follow-up Purchasing on the delivery of spare parts and ensure availability prior to use. Participates in plant safety, health and environmental programs.

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  Rapu-Rapu Processing, Inc

  • Rapu-Rapu, Bicol Region, Philippines

  • Maintenance Engineer

    • 2005 - 2008
    • Rapu-Rapu, Bicol Region, Philippines

    Field Maintenance Supervision : Performs fault finding and rectification work as required for the Engineering sections day to day activities, team member of the Engineering Department. Provides the ‘hands on’ maintenance requirements as directed by the Electrical Maintenance Foreman. Liaison between various sections of RRPI and RRMI, contractors, consultants, service providers and suppliers as required. Ensures that supervision and support of all trainees results in safe working conditions, high morale, high work output and good quality workmanship. Camp Maintenance Supervision : Maintain all accommodation and associated maintenance requirements at the camp including water treatment and sewage treatment plant operation, concerning electrical aspects. Maintain all electrical modifications and installations. Maintains associated ancillaries electrical protection and control components / devices. Monitors and maintains ancillary site Electrical Distribution System. Prepares daily activities and reports, personnel requisitions, materials purchase requests, and schedules of manpower. Maintains records and files of documents with regards to personnel, suppliers, and equipments being maintained