DYLAN LOWRIE
Baldivis
Summary
A skilled and motivated professional with 20 years experience in the mining industry, specifically working on fixed plant equipment in both a field and in a refurbishment workshop. Recent work history involves work management, specifically planning and scheduling of fixed plant shutdowns. I have also worked on the refurbishment of mechanical components, and worked in a field maintenance role in large scale iron ore crushing/screening plants. With extensive experience in shutdown planning & scheduling, I consistently seek to improve current processes and optimize schedules to align to business priorities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
FIXED PLANT SHUTDOWN PLANNER
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
01.2018 - Current
- Developing comprehensive schedules, ensuring labour and shared resources are correctly allocated to safely execute SOW, facilitate meetings and communicating constraints & opportunities, work across multi-disciplinary teams, work orders and invoicing
- Schedule loading to within targets
- Analyse previous schedules to identify areas for improvement
- Coaching & mentoring existing and new team members
- Fixed plant shutdown planner
- Experience in shutdown management
- Enhanced project outcomes by coordinating schedules and resources efficiently
FIXED PLANT MAINTAINER
10.2014 - 01.2018
- Wet and dry plant breakdown/troubleshooting and maintenance experience on: conveyor systems, screens, jaw/cone/gyro crushers, classification equipment for wet plant, slurry pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Competent in the use of SCADA software (Wonderware, Citect) for fault diagnosis
- Filled in supervisor on occasion, co-ordinating daily tasks
- On-the-job trainer for crew, providing training and assessment of work skills, managing the teams' qualifications
WORKSHOP MACHINIST
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
02.2009 - 10.2014
- CNC programming and operation & manual machining working to high tolerances (0.01mm)
- Read & interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Manufacturing of various components for fixed plant equipment such as shafts, pins, bushes, couplings, hydraulic components, threaded components, tooling
- Skilled with CNC lathes using CAM programming, manual lathes, milling machines, horizontal borers, vertical slotters
- Refurbishment of various industrial gear reduction drives (FALK, David Brown, Hansen, Brevini), conveyor pulleys, vibrating screens
- Acted supervisor for extended periods of time, successfully leading a team of approx 30 across multiple trades
- HSE representative for 5 years
Education
Certificate III - Engineering - Mechanical Fitting/Machining
Western Australian Certificate of Education
Skills
- Advanced SAP user
- Resource allocation
- Proficient in Prometheus
- Strong Work Management knowledge & experience
- Acting supervisor experience
- Proficient with MS Office suite
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- On-the-Job Trainer/Assessor
- HSE Representative
- Budget planning
- Team collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
- Adaptability
Licenses Certificates
- Western Australian MDL - C Class
- Worksafe HRWL- LF, WP, DG, RB, RI, CN, CV
- Saferight Confined Space & Working at Heights
- TAEDEL402B - Assess Competence
- TAEASS301A - Provide Work Skill Instruction
Skills Experience
- Intermediate level SAP user
- Proficient in Prometheus for scheduling and live tracking of maintenance
- Strong Work Management knowledge & experience
- Acting supervisor experience for extended periods of time
- Proficient with MS Office suite incl. Word, Excel, Project, writing Macros with VBA
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- On-the-Job Trainer/Assessor & HSE Representative
Timeline
FIXED PLANT SHUTDOWN PLANNER
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
01.2018 - Current
FIXED PLANT MAINTAINER
10.2014 - 01.2018
WORKSHOP MACHINIST
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
02.2009 - 10.2014
Certificate III - Engineering - Mechanical Fitting/Machining
Western Australian Certificate of Education
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