36 Years of Australian Mining and Industrial Experience: The Projects That Prove It.
Every item below represents a real engagement, a real client and a real outcome. This is not a capabilities statement, it's a track record.
Production Loss Prevented, Unplanned Shutdown Recovery
An unplanned maintenance shutdown at a major Australian mining operation. A critical component had failed and the required spare could not be sourced through standard procurement channels. The mine was facing going into care and maintenance, a catastrophic outcome.
Every Engagement. Real Results.
Chronological history of KNA's site-level engagements across Australian mining and industrial operations.
Iron Bridge Magnetite Mine, Rolling Shutdown Planning
Fortescue Metals Group (via MSS)
Subcontracted by Maintenance Systems Solutions (MSS) as Shutdown Planner for the Iron Bridge Magnetite Mine, one of Fortescue's flagship operations in Western Australia.
- Rolling 13-week shutdown program: major, minor and modular shutdowns
- Work package preparation, labour and materials coordination
- Pre and post shutdown audits
- SAP PM guidance to Engineering and Reliability teams
Covalent Lithium, Concentrator Improvement Program
Via Crystalise 360
Engaged as Project Planner for Covalent Lithium's Concentrator Improvement Program, a significant capital works program at one of WA's new lithium operations.
- Project planning for Concentrator Improvement Program works
- Site Planning and Execution Team support
- Rolling 9-week shutdown cycles: major, minor and modular
- SAP PM functionality guidance to Engineering and Reliability teams
Timberlink Australia, Master Data Management
Via MSS
Engaged by Maintenance Systems Solutions (MSS) for a master data management project at Timberlink Australia's Bell Bay pulp and paper operation in Tasmania.
- Full plant asset audit: identification, current condition and criticality assessment
- Maintenance spares cataloguing
- Onsite training in maintenance planning and warehouse best practice
- Pre and post shutdown audits
Nyrstar Port Pirie Smelter, Site Operations Manager
Complete Belting Solutions
Site Operations Manager for the conveyor belt maintenance program at the Nyrstar Port Pirie Smelter, one of Australia's largest lead smelting operations.
- Full management of onsite conveyor belt maintenance team
- Inspection, reporting and maintenance facilitation for all conveyors on site
- Long-term and short-term planning, breakdown response
- Shutdown task development and critical asset end-of-life review
Nyrstar Hobart Smelter, Planner & SAP Mentor
Nyrstar Hobart Pty Ltd
Planner and formally appointed SAP Mentor and Trainer for the Nyrstar Hobart zinc smelter.
- Preventative maintenance plan development in SAP
- Long-term and short-term planning, shutdown task development
- SAP Mentor and Trainer for all planners, schedulers and key SAP stakeholders
- Equipment spares review for end of life, replacement and redundancy
Vestas Wind Systems, 250+ Wind Turbine Generators (8 Years)
Vestas Wind Systems Pty Ltd
Eight-year engagement as Planner/Scheduler for Vestas Wind Systems, responsible for remote planning of 250+ wind turbine generators across Tasmania and South Australia.
- 250+ WTGs: Tasmania (56 WTG) and South Australia (75 WTG)
- SAP service plan development, maintenance manual simplification, site-based cheat sheets
- SAP Mentor and Trainer for 3 new planners
- New farm commissioning and handover, Musselroe Bay WF and Granville WF
- DNV Insurance audits and ISO55001 Site and Systems audits
- V52, V66, V90, V117 WTG models. BOP: transformers, substation, switchyard
Bluestone Mines, Maintenance Planner, Renison Bell
Bluestone Mines Pty Ltd
Maintenance Planner for the Renison Bell tin concentrator in Tasmania, a complex fixed and mobile plant operation.
- Pronto business system implementation, configuration and end-user training
- Full maintenance program design and work order process implementation
- Scheduled shutdown planning
- Full inventory management, rotable spares program, material reorder forecasting
- Equipment: pumps, pipelines, conveyors, crushers, mills, screens, float cells
Geographe Enterprises, Branch Relocation & SAP Cleanup
Geographe Enterprises
Planner/Scheduler for Geographe Enterprises' Port Hedland branch, serving BHP, HWE, Rio Tinto and other major Pilbara operations.
- Cleaned 90-95% of erroneous GSAP data entered at the branch since 2002
- Vendor, customer and material master data, production planning, scheduling, equipment and maintenance BOMs
- Procedures and system shortcuts for BHP, HWE, Rio Tinto requirements
- Project managed NW branch relocation to new premises, on time, under budget
- Resolved all outstanding accounts receivable and payable issues
Dampier Salt (Rio Tinto), Supply & Warehouse Officer
Dampier Salt Limited
Supply and Warehouse Officer for Dampier Salt (now a Rio Tinto operation), managing procurement, inventory and supply chain for a major industrial salt production facility.
- Purchased approximately 200,000 individual items over two years
- Catalogued 600+ critical spares to NATO Auslang standards
- ABAP query development for vendor and freight reconciliation
- Developed and implemented electronic dispatch system
- Standardised equipment and maintenance BOMs across 3 business units
Your next shutdown doesn't have to be a gamble.
Whether you're planning a major maintenance shutdown, dealing with a SAP system that's costing you more than it's saving, or facing an equipment failure you can't resolve, Kris has seen it before and knows what to do.
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