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This page is home to practical resources designed to support maintenance and asset managers at every stage of their leadership journey.
Check back regularly as we continue to add new tools, PDFs, videos, and frameworks drawn straight from the field, and from the lessons Gerard’s learned over four decades in the game.
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Defect Challenge Guideline
Ask a leader you think may be not on board, not recognise the need for improvement, or would be an influencer in the department to come with you and look at a machine or area of the plant. You could also pre-select and area that you know has significant unscheduled downtime issues and focus on that. Such as hydraulics, welding or electrical sensors. Try to do the inspection just after a PM or service has been completed.
Supervisor Shift Start Meeting Guideline
- Highlight high risks and keep safety on the forefront of everyone's mind
- Ensure people are adequately clear about the jobs for the day and the required scheduled times
- Share and discuss quality standards as they relate to maintenance execution and generate a shared understanding of the acceptable standards at Site
Self Assessment - Work Execution Quality
A simple self assessment designed to determine your current focus on quality work execution and suggest priority improvement actions.
The assessment is simple to complete with your team.
Breakdown Response Questions
Often, tradies are asked to complete a 5 Whys document for every breakdown. It is always a struggle to introduce this practice to the work environment and part of that reason is the concept of a 5 Whys. While 5 Whys is useful when an RCA is needed, it is overly conceptual and requires people to understand its use. I have drafted something more simple that should become the normal way tradies think every time they attend a breakdown.
