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Daniel Baillie

Daniel Baillie

Stansbury,Australia

Summary

Results-driven Quarry Operations Manager with a strong background in large-scale mining operations. Demonstrates exceptional leadership in ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement. Skilled in strategic planning and execution, with expertise in heavy machinery operation. Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency and fostering a culture of safety and excellence.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager - Quarry Operations

ADBRI
Stansbury, SA
06.2023 - Current

Company Overview: SA Quarry operations C&L - Supply of Raw materials to Birkenhead and Augustan cement plants

• Acts as the designated Mine Manager as per the Chapter 10 of the Work Health and Safety Regulations for the Klein Point mine and fringe quarry's .
• Ensures regulatory compliance with the approved Mine Plan (PEPR)
• Ensures compliance to the ABC Group Policies, standards procedures as well as Legislative requirements and License conditions at the Klein Point mine.
• Manages the mining, rehabilitation, crushing, stockpiling, ship berthing, and ship loading operations to meet safety, environmental, regulatory, quality and volume requirements.
• Ensures the timely collection and analysis of drilling samples to facilitate short, medium and long-term mine plan development.
• Manages the development of new mining areas within the PEPR and assists with proposed changes to the PEPR to allow new mining areas.
• Ensures the kiln grade and high-grade limestone loaded on the Accolade and delivered to the Birkenhead Site are at the required quantity and quality to maintain Clinker and cement production.
• Ensures the development and execution of a long-term mine plan to ensure optimal long-term cost of operations and maximise resource life.
• Ensures asset life plans are in place and complied with for mobile equipment.
• Capture and implement small group improvement initiatives
• Model exemplary safety behaviours and lead a safe working culture

• Manage the mining operations to ensure sufficient stock build at Birkenhead and to meet production targets.
• Develop and execute an annual operating and capex budget.
• Manage operations to minimise cost per tonne by optimising mining equipment efficient utilisation, minimising overtime, and minimising equipment hire costs.
• Planning and coordination of the daily mine plan to meet quality requirements.
• Supply and ensure the effective oversight to berth the Accolade.
• Manage ship loading operations to meet target loading rates.
• Stock management and surveys

• Demonstrates visible leadership on all safety and environmental matters
• Promotes a strong safety culture that aligns with Adbri’s safety initiatives and programs
• Drive a ‘safety before production’ culture with a goal of zero injuries
• Implement strategies to drive continuous improvement in hazard identification, reporting and reduction
• Facilitate timely investigation and implementation of learnings on near miss incidents
• Regulatory and ABL standards compliance
• Manage site licences and other regulatory requirements

Mining Superintendent

RIO TINTO
Weipa, Australia
06.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: Weipa Operations QLD - Mining Superintendent - Bauxite mining and delivery
  • Managing the mining of 35mil tons of bauxite pa
  • Managing a team of 16 supervisors/support staff and 240 equipment operators
  • Weipa Operations QLD - Mining Superintendent - Bauxite mining and delivery

Mining Superintendent

RIO TINTO
Gove, Australia
12.2020 - 06.2022
  • Company Overview: Gove Operations NT - Mining Superintendent - Bauxite mining and delivery
  • Managing the mining of 16mil tons of bauxite pa
  • 2 Months acting in the operations centre (Brisbane) superintendent role
  • Managing a team of 6 supervisors/support staff and 88 equipment operators
  • Gove Operations NT - Mining Superintendent - Bauxite mining and delivery

Operations Supervisor

RIO TINTO
Gove, Australia
07.2016 - 12.2020
  • Company Overview: Gove Operations NT - Operations Supervisor - Bauxite mining and delivery
  • Provide supervision to the day to day running of the mine with my crew consisting of 22 operators
  • Developing work priorities in conjunction with operator and plant availability
  • Ensure KPI’s are meet and/or exceeded
  • Conducting daily tool box safety meetings
  • Conduct regular in field safety interactions
  • Lead productivity projects
  • Develop and safe and productive crew and working culture
  • Work closely with mine planer’s both short and long term
  • Plan and execute Bauxite haulage, Overburden removal and mine development
  • Gove Operations NT - Operations Supervisor - Bauxite mining and delivery

Site Supervisor / Acting Project Manager

Exact Mining
Jacinth Ambrosia, Australia
09.2014 - 07.2016
  • Company Overview: Jacinth Ambrosia SA (Iluka) - Site Supervisor / Acting Project Manager - Mineral Sands Mining
  • Provide supervision to the day to day running of the mine with my crew consisting of 14 operators and 4 fitters
  • On site plant consisting of 1 D8 dozer, 2 D9 dozers, 3 D10 dozers, 1 D11 dozer 2 Komatsu 457 dozers, 2 Cat 345 diggers, 1 Hitachi 1100 digger, 1 Hitachi 1900 digger, 5 Cat 777 haul trucks, 14h and 16h grader, 988-980 and 2 966 Cat loaders, Cat 740 articulated water truck and a Cat 775 water truck
  • Involved with all aspects of the mining activities on site from overburden stripping and stockpiling, supplying feed to a mining unit, mine rehabilitation, haul road construction and maintenance, tailings storage and dewatering and various other tasks involved with the successful running of a mine
  • Ensure contractual compliance
  • Provide a safe workplace
  • Ensure KPI’s are meet and/or exceeded
  • Assist with work shop maintenance, planning and scheduling to ensure sufficient plant availability
  • Maintenance planning in regards to service scheduling and defect repairs
  • Conducting daily tool box safety meetings
  • Ensure personal and skill coverage for all crews
  • Conducting daily plant, area and operator inspections in regards to safety and procedural compliance
  • Delegating work load and job duties
  • Providing annual leave coverage to site project manager and superintendent
  • Daily data logging
  • Assisting in geological surveys and mine surveying
  • Jacinth Ambrosia SA (Iluka) - Site Supervisor / Acting Project Manager - Mineral Sands Mining

Site Supervisor

Exact Mining
Cloudbreak, Australia
02.2014 - 09.2014
  • Company Overview: Cloudbreak WA (FMG) - Site Supervisor - Ancillary Crushing and Screening
  • Mobilise plant and mine support services to site
  • Ensure contractual compliance
  • Provide a safe workplace
  • Ensure KPI’s are meet and/or exceeded
  • Assist with work shop maintenance, planning and scheduling to ensure sufficient plant availability
  • Maintenance planning in regards to service scheduling and defect repairs
  • Conducting daily tool box safety meetings
  • Monitoring and testing of ore quality
  • Eg
  • Rock size, clay content, fines ratios and moisture levels
  • Conducting daily plant, area and operator inspections in regards to safety and procedural compliance
  • Developing work priorities in conjunction with operator and plant availability
  • Manage a mobile crushing and screening fleet consisting of Metso and Striker plant
  • Manage a work force consisting of 10 operators and 6 maintenance staff
  • Cloudbreak WA (FMG) - Site Supervisor - Ancillary Crushing and Screening

Site Supervisor / Relief Project Manager

Exact Mining
Gove, Australia
12.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Gove Operations NT (RIO) - Site Supervisor / Relief Project Manager - Bauxite Crushing and Haulage
  • Provide a safe place of work for a crew of 16 operators and 6 maintenance staff
  • Plan and construct a 24 km haul road from mine to refinery
  • Plan and construct ROM pad to ensure safe and productive commencement of crushing operations
  • Develop extensive traffic management plans for haul roads, ROMS, mine offices and workshops
  • Mobilise a fleet from plant to site to commence mining, haulage and crushing operations
  • Mobilise site work shop and offices
  • Ensure contractual compliance
  • Ensure KPI’s are meet and/or exceeded
  • Ensure personal and skill coverage for all crews
  • Assist with work shop maintenance planning and scheduling to ensure sufficient plant availability
  • Conducting daily plant, area and operator inspections in regards to safety and procedural compliance
  • Developing work priorities in conjunction with operator and plant availability
  • Gove Operations NT (RIO) - Site Supervisor / Relief Project Manager - Bauxite Crushing and Haulage

Quarry Supervisor

Exact Mining
Olympic Dam, Australia
10.2006 - 12.2012
  • Company Overview: Olympic Dam SA (BHP) - Quarry Supervisor - Quarry Crushing and Haulage – Surface Operations
  • Managing a team of quarry personnel ranging from; 1 leading hand, 5 crusher operators, 1 screening plant operator, 2 992 operators, 4 haul truck operators, 1 rock breaker operator, 1 dozer operator, 1 drill rig operator, 2 shot firers and a team of 6 crusher fitters which included a high voltage electrician and boilermaker
  • Conducting daily tool box safety meetings
  • Conducting daily plant, area and operator inspections in regards to safety and procedural compliance
  • Delegating work load and job allocation
  • Developing work priorities in conjunction with operator and plant availability
  • Crusher planning and shot placement to coincide with quarry blasting
  • Monitoring and providing a safe work place
  • Assisting in planning plant servicing schedules
  • Quarry design and improvements
  • Haul road design and traffic management improvements
  • Surveying of quarry floor levels to maintain consistent RL
  • Monitoring and adjustment of crusher run rates to comply with targets
  • Monitoring of stockpiled rock to ensure compliance with contractual agreements
  • Construction and design of quarry and crusher dust suppression systems
  • Monitoring and testing of rock quality
  • E.g
  • Rock size, clay content, fines ratios and moisture levels
  • Provide assistance to surface operations
  • E.g
  • Monitor ore stock piles, monitor ROM pad stockpiles, monitor concrete delivery and distribution, monitor and assist with incoming cement and fly ash deliveries
  • Olympic Dam SA (BHP) - Quarry Supervisor - Quarry Crushing and Haulage – Surface Operations

Tali Engineering
Gillman, Australia
01.2005 - 10.2006
  • Company Overview: Gillman, Adelaide - Structural steel fabrication and erection
  • Gillman, Adelaide - Structural steel fabrication and erection

Barry Stoodley Pty Ltd
Regency Park, Australia
01.2003 - 12.2004
  • Company Overview: Regency Park, Adelaide - Aluminium /steel, welding/fabricating of alloy tippers and bull bars
  • Regency Park, Adelaide - Aluminium /steel, welding/fabricating of alloy tippers and bull bars

Education

Year 12 -

Minlaton District School
Minlaton, SA
01.2002

Skills

HR truck licence

Fork lift ticket

Haul truck ticket

Water truck ticket

Wheel loader ticket

Excavator ticket

Dozer ticket

C6 crane ticket

Elevated Work Platform ticket

Working at heights ticket

Doggers ticket

Rigger (basic) ticket

Certificate 4 in Frontline Management

Certificate 1 in Appointed Persons

Certificate 3 in surface extraction (currently studying diploma)

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 09/01/86

References

  • Dan Abode, Rio Tinto, Technical Manager (closure), 0477327364
  • Samantha Humphries, Rio Tinto, Tom Price Ops Super, 0418810316

Personal Characteristics

  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Reliable and honest
  • Determined and committed to my work
  • High level of professional knowledge and practical experience in workplace health and safety
  • Ability and willingness to lead by example

Timeline

Manager - Quarry Operations

ADBRI
06.2023 - Current

Mining Superintendent

RIO TINTO
06.2022 - Current

Mining Superintendent

RIO TINTO
12.2020 - 06.2022

Operations Supervisor

RIO TINTO
07.2016 - 12.2020

Site Supervisor / Acting Project Manager

Exact Mining
09.2014 - 07.2016

Site Supervisor

Exact Mining
02.2014 - 09.2014

Site Supervisor / Relief Project Manager

Exact Mining
12.2012 - 01.2014

Quarry Supervisor

Exact Mining
10.2006 - 12.2012

Tali Engineering
01.2005 - 10.2006

Barry Stoodley Pty Ltd
01.2003 - 12.2004

Year 12 -

Minlaton District School
Daniel Baillie