Mobile equipment maintenance standards
Scope: Support the deployment of maintenance standards in Work Management across Pilbara Iron. Using our clients internal assessment tool, a study against established standards was undertaken to identify areas of improvement. This engagement was conducted in partnership with the Maintenance Systems team who oversee governance and provided detailed assessment of performance through maintenance KPIs. To ensure appropriate governance mechanisms are in place, aspects of ongoing sustainability were incorporated as enabling success factors. In order to more broadly meet these standards a process for further deployment, with supporting guidelines, was developed.
Success: Key Work Management Steps assessed against the standard with findings identified through site interactions and interviews. A number of mobile maintenance metrics (KPIs) were reviewed to validate and verify findings. Recommendations were then established based not only on gaps, but also priority with consideration to business context and value/ease. Consideration was made to classifying recommendations around : Process, Awareness, Understanding, Compliance and Effectiveness. In addition it was agreed to include touch points with Tactics Implementation and Defect Elimination, and these were assessed separately. An assessment of Sustainability with the site leadership team was conducted to establish critical success factors to ensure long term sustainability. The Work Management standard itself was revised against a new framework with 4 levels of assessment (Poor/Fair/Good/Excellent) and to provide greater alignment.
Value: The primary value of improving standards of work management will be in the safe, effective and efficient implementation of maintenance strategies and tactics in support of the Strategic Plan. This will better ensure the reliability of equipment and minimise unnecessary downtime. Collectively this will have a significant positive impact on Availability of mobile equipment which is considered essential to achieving growth targets. Finally this will ensure better labour productivity through the optimised utilisation of labour as a result of better planning and scheduling, and avoidance of rework. A greater attention on performance metrics through measuring the right things in the right way, will provide for an improved program of defect elimination avoiding major sources of waste.
