Collins Mwamba
Mississauga,Canada
Summary
DResults-driven Maintenance Planner Scheduler with extensive experience at NEWMONT Mining, successfully reducing downtime by more than 50% through optimized maintenance strategies. Proficient in budget management and fostering team collaboration. Analytical mindset facilitates ongoing improvements in operational processes. Technical skills ensure effective maintenance scheduling and resource allocation.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Planner Scheduler
NEWMONT mining
Red Chris mine
01.2022 - Current
- With the responsibility for providing organization and craft efficiency to the department through detailed planning and scheduling techniques to reduce operating costs and improving safety performance by maximizing the maintenance effort & minimizing the impact of downtime.
- Scopes, plans and schedules all preventative and safety work orders using SAP and Prometheus.
- Works closely with Operations, Supply and other stakeholders to optimise maintenance team productivity and minimise production disruptions.
- Sources all materials and services required for maintenance and ensures that all the required materials are available on time.
- Supports shutdowns/long-term planning in work scoping, ordering materials, and work planning ensuring that the critical path is not delayed.
- Works with Reliability and Master Data to continuously improve maintenance strategies, task lists, and BOMs.
- Works with supply chain to prepare goods and service masters.
- Participates in Root Cause investigations.
- Reviews key performance indicators, identify problem areas and improvement opportunities.
Fuel Terminal Supervisor
SUNCOR ENERGY PRODUCTS PARTNERSHIP
Oakville, Canada
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: A refined products distribution terminal operated by Suncor Energy Products Partnership that distributes products for Petrol Canada gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada.
- With responsibility for the safe and reliable maintenance & operations of the terminal which included the efficient receipt, storage, handling, and loading of refined products via rail, marine, pipelines, and trucks in a dynamic 7/24/365 operating environment.
- Supervised union and salaried staff in maintaining operating efficiency and effectiveness.
- Coordinated a collection of resident and non-resident contractors responsible for site maintenance execution and site security.
- Screened and approved all maintenance work and ensured that all work was properly planned, scheduled, and executed.
- Developed and reviewed standard operating procedures and standard work practices and identified opportunities to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Scheduled, planned, and lead safety initiatives at the site supporting our downstream business and enterprise initiatives.
- Ensured operation and maintenance activities were performed without safety and environmental incidents and reported any incidents to regulatory bodies when required.
- Maintained close interface with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, and other stakeholders.
- Participated in root cause analysis of equipment and process failures.
- Identified, developed, and provided training to all work personnel.
- Developed and mentored and motivated a team of Operators, Tradespersons, Maintenance Coordinator, and Reliability Specialist.
- Produced weekly, monthly, and annual operation and maintenance performance KPI’s.
- Prepared the operation and maintenance budgets and produced cost reports.
- A refined products distribution terminal operated by Suncor Energy Products Partnership that distributes products for Petrol Canada gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada.
Site Services and Technical Supervisor
Imperial Oil Limited
Nanticoke, Canada
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: An oil refinery operated by Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that produces products for Esso gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada and the United States.
- With responsibility for managing all Facility operations and maintenance activities while ensuring safe, efficient, and timely planning, scheduling and execution of all facility operational and maintenance functions supporting refinery operations.
- Negotiated agreements with suppliers and outside contractors while coordinating contractor activities to optimize utilization of internal and external resources.
- Managed the on boarding of contractors including orientation, mobilization, site and job specific training, pre-job planning and hazard reviews.
- Screened and approved all maintenance work and ensured that all work was properly planned, scheduled, and executed.
- As the Maintenance and operations Element holder, oversaw planned building maintenance through to completion, supervised building operations and attended to tenant complaints.
- Reviewed maintenance plans ensuring that best in class maintenance practices and philosophies were followed and hazards associated with completing maintenance activities were accounted for.
- Helped in identifying capital projects, scoping and managing the projects.
- Controlled costs and ensured that a zero deviation from budget was achieved.
- Conducted field audits to check the quality of the Contractor’s procedures and the quality of the individuals providing the service.
- Ensured Planners developed standard job plans and continuously improved the plans.
- Developed and reviewed standard operating procedures to optimize productivity.
- Participated in irregular incident investigations and root cause failure (RCFA) analysis to focus on continuous improvement strategies.
- Interfaced with and built positive relations with operations, SSHE and all other stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
- Directed the efforts of multiple Continuous Improvement (CI) teams and ran weekly maintenance meetings attended by all stakeholders to review KPIs and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Power User of the CMMS maintenance management software; trained employees on the effective usage of the technology to simplify maintenance management.
- Evaluated new technologies for deployment and developed training plans for all users.
- Led the cross-functional project teams that built and maintained automated process systems and the infrastructure to support continuous production.
- Facilitated reduction in unplanned maintenance downtime by over 50%.
- Participated as a member of senior leadership in increasing plant Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by 25%.
- Mentored members of the various project teams to improve performance and ensure on-time and on-budget completion of all assignments.
- An oil refinery operated by Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that produces products for Esso gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada and the United States.
Routine Maintenance Master Scheduler & ISTE Master Data Specialist
Imperial Oil Limited
Nanticoke, Canada
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: An oil refinery operated by Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that produces products for Esso gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada and the United States.
- Assumed responsibility for ensuring long-term viability of the refinery’s fixed and mobile operating assets.
- Maintained and improved an effective preventive maintenance system that optimized equipment efficiency and reliability and ensured efficient, cost-effective management of all resources.
- Planned, scheduled, and executed weekly and monthly site-wide maintenance work programs ensuring that work was completed in alignment with business demands as agreed with operating personnel.
- Conducted weekly and 4-weekly scheduling meetings with Maintenance, Operations, and other supporting departments.
- Managed resources effectively meeting workload and business team demands while staying within business unit labor budgets.
- Produced KPI reports, interpreted the data and drove continuous improvement strategies to improve maintenance plans, craft productivity, practices, policies, and procedures.
- Collaborated with Planners in improving job plans, and ensuring that all parts, materials, external services were available for scheduled work.
- Performed scheduling tool Administrator duties and trained Execution Leads in the use of the scheduling tool for updating schedules.
- An oil refinery operated by Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil that produces products for Esso gas stations in Canada and other oil companies' distribution networks in Canada and the United States.
Team Leader Maintenance Planning
EkatI Diamond Mine
04.2013 - 09.2013
- Company Overview: Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine located 310 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
- Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent with accountability for all Long-Term Planners, Routine Planners and Schedulers, worked with Reliability Engineers, Execution Leads, and Operations in developing effective preventive, predictive and repair maintenance plans for all process plants and mobile equipment following best-in-class maintenance practices and philosophies (Reliability centered maintenance, TPM).
- Ensured that all safety and health requirements were an integral part of the maintenance plans.
- Worked with diverse groups of people in challenges of working in the North.
- Effectively led, mentored, and coached the planners and schedulers.
- Led the Planners in developing maintenance plans, schedules and standards while promoting and demonstrating safe work practices.
- Constantly evaluated performance, developed, and implemented training plans ensuring that Planners and Schedulers were adequately trained.
- Set priorities and delivery timelines.
- Developed critical spares lists and monitored spares availability.
- Helped in maintenance plan and budget preparation; monitored the budget and produced cost reports.
- Monitored KPIs: equipment availability, mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), percent planned downtime, etc. and supported continuous improvement of mining equipment strategies (shovels, trucks, support equipment and light vehicles).
- Monitored equipment condition using predictive techniques including oil analysis, vibration analysis, NDT and from component operating hour data, operating reports and mechanics reports to propose and schedule component replacements.
- Assisted in introducing recent technology by acquiring a new Fumes Monitor and an Oil Filtration System.
- Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine located 310 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Mobile Maintenance Planner
EkatI Diamond Mine
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Optimized resource productivity and work quality by developing and maintaining complete and accurate maintenance plans including but not limited to plan development, parts ordering, materials ordering, maintain budget requirements, development of tool requirement lists, external services, contractor interaction and KPI (Key Performance Indicators) management.
- Coordinated with all stakeholders to deliver four week rolling plans and ensured alignment on priorities and resources.
- Created detailed work packages for routine maintenance and developed a job plan library.
- Engaged all crafts, field Supervisors, Reliability Engineers, and Operations to continuously improve the Maintenance Management System.
- Promoted and demonstrated safe work practices by identifying all Safety, Health and Environmental hazards and accounting for them in planning.
- Coordinated with the materials management group to establish lead times and availability of materials.
- Maintained work centers capacities and leveled resources according to schedules.
- Monitored task list usage, tracked backlog, and equipment history.
- Worked closely with the condition monitoring personnel to assess and prioritize condition-based work orders.
Mill Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
KonkoLa Copper Mines
01.1995 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: Anglo American
- Anglo American
Education
Diploma - Maintenance & Reliability Management
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC01.2019
Project Management -
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
London, ON01.2012
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
Toronto, ON01.2011
Skills
- Work management process
- Technical skills
- Analytical skills
- System implementation
- Safety regulations
- Financial management
- Budgeting
- Cost control
- Maintenance Management Process
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Mitigation
- Training
- Coaching
- Team building
- Relationship building
- Business process optimization
- Cultural diversity
- Global teamwork
- Technical knowledge
- Interpretation of drawings
- Engineering specifications
- Codes and regulations
- Scope of Work
- Stakeholder management
- Customer care programs
- Blueprint interpretation
- Schematic interpretation
- Standards interpretation
- Design specifications
- System auditing
- Guidance
- Mentoring
- Analysis support
- Business communication
Additional Information
Professional references, computer literacy details, fleet management experience, rail experience, project management and language skills available upon request.
Timeline
Maintenance Planner Scheduler
NEWMONT mining
01.2022 - Current
Fuel Terminal Supervisor
SUNCOR ENERGY PRODUCTS PARTNERSHIP
01.2019 - 01.2022
Site Services and Technical Supervisor
Imperial Oil Limited
01.2015 - 01.2019
Team Leader Maintenance Planning
EkatI Diamond Mine
04.2013 - 09.2013
Routine Maintenance Master Scheduler & ISTE Master Data Specialist
Imperial Oil Limited
01.2013 - 01.2015
Mobile Maintenance Planner
EkatI Diamond Mine
01.2012 - 01.2013
Mill Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
KonkoLa Copper Mines
01.1995 - 01.2005
Diploma - Maintenance & Reliability Management
North Carolina State University
Project Management -
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology