Richard Rodríguez

Maintenance Manager

Zambia

About

• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, 22 years of experience in mining industry, 10 years working as expatriate, 3 different countries. • Project management, business management, continuous improvement. • Planning, Reliability & Condition Monitoring. • Strong technical and management skills. • Experience and developed of high-performance teams from multicultural backgrounds. • Influencer with full-cycle maintenance experience. • Manage capital projects and cost structures of mobile equipment.

Experience

  • Maintenance Manager at Minera Las Bambas
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Mine Maintenance Superintendent at First Quantum Minerals LTD
    Nov 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

    • Develop the maintenance strategy for mining equipment (Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, Epiroc, Sandvik, Furukawa), shovels, trucks, drills, support equipment. • Responsible for implementing and managing the PCR (Planned Component Replacement) for the entire mining ultra-class fleet. • Develop the strategy and implement of condition monitoring and reliability. • Reduce the total cost of PCRs in 20%. • Development of Mine Maintenance Budget OPEX and Capex. • Cost reduction strategies. • Technical developments to improve the performance and capacity of the mining fleet. • Develop the plans to improve the skills, implementing the diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives to support the workforce in order to improve their performance and professional life.

  • Caterpillar Inc. (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Site Manager
      Jan 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      • Product support and performance support for all Cat equipment in Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. • Support Barloworld Equipment for growth plans, component rebuilds, capabilities, service engineering, parts availability, improvements, provide solutions, increase speed and responsiveness. • Lead Caterpillar support in Jwaneng (Botswana), Swakop (Namibia), Sentinel (Zambia), for Shovels, trucks and drills.

    • PROJECT MANAGER/MARC MANAGER
      Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 · 2 yrs

      • Managed Botswana Project (shovels assembly and MARC contract). • MARC contract negotiation team member. • Technical support, skill mentor for local people in safety, shovels assembly, planning, backlogs management, inspections, maintenance, repair procedures and troubleshooting. • Cultivated strong relationship with Debswana Diamond Company with initiative, excellent communication, reliability and commitment. • Achieved first 200,000 hours without loss time incidents by the time in charge. • Develop a new culture of maintenance in ultraclass machines. • Best electric rope shovel availability compared with the operations in southern Africa with similar machines. • Achieved Caterpillar CEO award for Jwaneng Project.

  • Bucyrus International (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Service Manager
      Nov 2008 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Provide adequate technical support and resources to all customers in Peru like, Southern Peru Copper, Antamina, Shougang, Tintaya, Antapacay etc. • Organize training programs for maintenance and operation for Bucyrus machines. • Manage the team of “subject matter expert” team to support the customers. • Responsible for repair and rebuilds of components and overhauls for rope shovels and drills. • Develop training courses for Shovels and Drills for customers in house. • Speaker Master Mechanic Yanacocha – Cajamarca 2009

    • MARC Manager
      Nov 2007 - Nov 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Responsible of the maintenance team for shovels and drills. • Ensure an adequate profit for MARC contract, developing proper maintenance strategy, maintenance plans and technical support. • Ensure the continuity of planning and scheduling activities including overhauls. • Ensure and reinforce the company culture of safety, occupational health and environment. • Promote and implement continuous improvement plans. • Zero lost time incident culture achieving 1Million lost time incident free. • Achieved the best machines performance among all MARC contracts around the world.

    • Maintenance Superintendent
      Aug 1999 - Oct 2007 · 8 yrs 3 mos

      • Supervise field team to get best performance results aligned with the proper plans. • Developing technical skills, quick sense of response, troubleshooting, field repairs, plan maintenance and overhauls. • Direct responsible for the filed maintenance team. • Developed and excellent teamwork through a healthy environment and a good interpersonal skill. • Continuous improvement, high availability and MTBF, motivated team, data analysis implementing proper plans and strategies to minimize the risks.

  • Mine Maintenance Supervisor at SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION
    Feb 1995 - Aug 1999 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Responsible of the maintenance task for Komatsu trucks and P&H Rope Shovels. • CAT auxiliary equipment (loaders, dozer, motor graders, and wheel dozer). • Responsible to improve the maintenance and repair procedures in order to improve the reliability and availability in the trucks and shovels. • Improved equipment availability was increased through improving the planned component replacement change out. • Developed the plan to increase the efficiency and productivity for the welding shop. • Maintenance Trainee engineer. • Internship of Maintenance Engineering Department.