Ross Wellburn
Perth,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance Planner with extensive experience at Fortescue, specializing in maintenance scheduling and data analysis. Recognized for optimizing preventive maintenance processes, significantly improving equipment availability while fostering a collaborative team environment. Strong leadership skills underpin a commitment to safety and continuous improvement in all maintenance operations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Planner / Scheduler
Fortescue
Perth, WA
10.2024 - Current
- Scheduled machinery downtime for maintenance and repair with close reference to production schedules in consultation with manufacturing management and operators.
- Coordinated scheduling of preventive maintenance activities with production departments.
- Trained and monitored employees to teach daily tasks and improve performance.
- Provided technical support and guidance to technicians during complex repairs or installation projects.
- Reported project progress, site problems and labor status to supervisors.
- Analyzed upcoming production schedules in light of availability and working condition of plant equipment and reported pressing needs to management.
- Developed strategies for addressing recurring problems with specific pieces of machinery.
- Identified cost-saving opportunities through improved processes or methods of repair.
- Created work orders with detailed instructions for technicians to complete maintenance tasks.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
Medium Term Mobile Maintenance Planner - EAM Consultant
Mineral Resources
Perth HQ, Australia
02.2023 - 10.2024
- Develop and maintain comprehensive maintenance plans, ensuring they are efficiently executed and contribute to maximising equipment availability while adhering to safety standards
- Continuously analyse planned versus actual results, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing enhancements to optimise maintenance processes
- Order and coordinate all necessary parts and materials for planned and scheduled maintenance work, ensuring timely availability to minimise downtime
- Prioritise and integrate safety measures within planned and scheduled work orders, fostering a culture of safety awareness and compliance among the maintenance team
- Provide insights and recommendations based on daily and weekly reports, facilitating data-driven decision-making for maintenance planning and resource allocation
- Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, actively participating in the development of standardised maintenance systems, standards, and processes to enhance overall maintenance efficiency and effectiveness
- A deep commitment to safety, with a focus on integrating safety measures into all maintenance activities and promoting a strong culture of safety awareness among colleagues
- A strong understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling processes, including experience with maintenance management systems, work order generation, and asset life cycle management
- Proficiency in data analysis and the ability to review planned versus actual results, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to continuously improve maintenance plans and processes
- Excellent communication skills to facilitate constructive communication with various stakeholders, both internal and external, and the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a maintenance planning team
- Strong organisational skills to efficiently order and arrange necessary parts and materials, manage material procurement, and maintain comprehensive equipment life cycle records within the maintenance systems
Mobile Maintenance Planner
RIO TINTO
Pannawonica, Australia
10.2019 - 09.2020
- Experienced in a planning, scheduling and maintenance coordination role
- Strong knowledge of heavy mobile equipment
- Experience delivering quality plans and schedules to promote the timely execution of all tasks using SAP
- Maintaining relationships and key stakeholder engagement
- Experienced and ability to provide timely advice to customers on suitable courses of action for predictive and reactive maintenance
- Demonstrated strong functional knowledge of effective work management and shutdown management
- Identify and implement systems and process improvements in a timely manner
- Proven ability to assist in the development of KPI's to measure availability and utilisation of assets
- Ability to audit and interrogate a system to deliver key project outcomes
- Facilitation and workshop experience with the ability to engage with all levels of people in the organisation
Maintenance Planner Relief Fixed Plant and Mobile Maintenance
Alcoa World Alumina
, Australia
11.2015 - 10.2019
- Excellent working knowledge of workplace health and safety
- Strong Leadership and interpersonal skills
- The day-to-day management and deployment of allocated plant and equipment
- Coordination in the resolution of problems relating to design, material or management system for the discipline activities assigned
- Assist in planning, monitoring and completion of the work packs
- Ensures the work is carried out and inspected as per the specified requirements, within budget
- Manage the preparation and delivery of all safety related documentation and ensure this is in place before work starts
- Ensure the implementation and adherence of management systems and plans including quality, environmental and safety
Senior Mobile Maintenance Planner
Thiess Solomon FMG
, Australia
10.2014 - 11.2015
- Develop project maintenance plans, budgets and forecasts in accordance with the maintenance planning procedures
- Organise all parts, subcontractors and external services are ordered in a timely manner and are available at the time required
- Support Maintenance Supervisors in daily task allocation
- Produce maintenance history, data and information and work with the Technical Support to analyse downtime events and equipment reliability
- Produce regular reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of planned work completed and provide advice for identified planned maintenance improvements
National Senior Mobile Maintenance Planner
NRW Civil & Mining
, Australia
08.2012 - 10.2014
- Conduct internal audits of NRW CMMS system
- Develop and Deliver Work Management Process Flow
- Develop CMMS audit process and checks
- Continuous Improvement of the work management process
- Gap analysis of maintenance process
Mobile Maintenance Supervisor Area C and Yandi BHP
HWE Mining
, Australia
12.2007 - 12.2012
- Maintenance conducted in accordance with preventive maintenance schedules (annual, weekly, daily)
- Planned maintenance conducted in accordance with operation schedules
- Preventative maintenance performed when opportunities arise Technical Support /Trouble shooting
Education
Certificate IV Maintenance Management -
01.2012
Certificate IV Frontline Management -
01.2009
Trade Certificate (Engineering Tradesperson Mechanical) -
01.1995
Trade Certificate (Engine Reconditioning) -
01.1992
Skills
- Maintenance scheduling
- Preventive maintenance
- Data analysis
- Work order generation
- Parts procurement
- Team collaboration
Key Licences
- Rigger / Dogging
- Fork Ticket
- Senior First Aid
- Section 44 Training Current
- License to Perform High Risk Work (Work safe, WA)
- Heavy Vehicle Driver's License
- Construction White Card
Technology Snapshot
- SAP CMMS / FIORI
- Oracle
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- MS Office Suite
- JDE CMMS
- CAT SIS
- PRONTO
Trade Development
- Trade Studies Certificate in Engineering Tradesperson Mechanical (Heavy Duty)
- Trade Certificate in Engineering Tradesperson Mechanical (Heavy Duty)
- Certificate IV in Frontline Management
- Certificate IV in Maintenance Management
Equipment Experience
- Loaders: Cat & Komatsu
- Dozers: Cat & Komatsu
- Dump Trucks: Rigid & Articulated, Electric & Mechanical
- Caterpillar Graders
- Excavators & Shovels: Cat, Komatsu, Liebherr, O & K, Hitachi
- Drill Rigs: Tamrock, Atlas, Reedrill, Ingersoll-Rand, Sandvik
Key Qualifications
- Certificate IV Maintenance Management, 12/2012
- Certificate IV Frontline Management, 12/2009
- Trade Certificate (Engineering Tradesperson Mechanical), 12/1995
- Trade Certificate (Engine Reconditioning), 12/1992
Personal Information
Place of Birth: WA
Affiliations
- Restoration of vehicles
- Gardening and Growing Vegetables
- Fishing and Camping
- Family
Timeline
Maintenance Planner / Scheduler
Fortescue
10.2024 - Current
Medium Term Mobile Maintenance Planner - EAM Consultant
Mineral Resources
02.2023 - 10.2024
Mobile Maintenance Planner
RIO TINTO
10.2019 - 09.2020
Maintenance Planner Relief Fixed Plant and Mobile Maintenance
Alcoa World Alumina
11.2015 - 10.2019
Senior Mobile Maintenance Planner
Thiess Solomon FMG
10.2014 - 11.2015
National Senior Mobile Maintenance Planner
NRW Civil & Mining
08.2012 - 10.2014
Mobile Maintenance Supervisor Area C and Yandi BHP
HWE Mining
12.2007 - 12.2012
Certificate IV Maintenance Management -
Certificate IV Frontline Management -
Trade Certificate (Engineering Tradesperson Mechanical) -
Trade Certificate (Engine Reconditioning) -
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