Power Plant Project Manager
Resume:
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RODERICK STECKHAHN
Box 314, Evansburg, AB, Canada T0E 0T0
Home: 1-780-***-**** • Cell: 1-780-***-**** • Email: *******@********.***
PROFILE
Extensive background as a General Foreman Operations, Coal Processing Plant Sr. Supervisor,
Plant Supervisor, General Foreman Maintenance, Maintenance Planner and Production Supervisor
with coal handling facilities & open pit-mining operations • Proven success in improving equipment
availability, throughput, worker safety and maintenance costs • Respected for leadership, innovative
solutions and a practical, hands-on approach in improving performance and productivity • Strong team-
building, training, employee relations and client relationship management skills • Project Manager
experience in mining projects includes the on-time/on-budget completion of plant upgrades, planned
shutdowns, road construction and land reclamation projects • Core competencies include:
Plant Upgrades Mine Maintenance Planning
Maintenance Schedules Operations Management
Supervision & Training Safety Leadership
Project Management Budgeting
Client Relations
OIL FIELD EXPERIENCE
SITE (PROJECT) SUPERVISOR:
• Supervised the day to day site operations
- Coordinated site clean ups
- Coordinated construction & repairs up grades of into oil leases.
- Sourced transportation for excavation equipment.
- Sourced trucks for the removal of impacted soils from site.
- Conducted daily tailgate meetings with crews
- Liaised with corporate office & financial departments.
- Coordinate and schedule activities.
- Ensure adherence to corporate policies including safety, environmental and labor.
MINING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
GENERAL FOREMAN OPERATIONS:
• Managed the coal valley day to day operations
Coordinated daily production requirements 40,000 raw tons =30,000 clean tons per day.
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Coordinated daily train loading 20,000 tons
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Coordinated daily production crews 60 personal per crew.
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Coordinated by-weekly supervisor meeting.
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Coordinated road construction & maintenance.
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Conducted weekly safety meeting with crews & supervisors
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Planned & reviewed long moves of primary equipment ( Hyd Shovels, Draglines)
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Supervised, trained, coached and evaluated all personnel (120 employees).
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Daily supervision of surface mining operations.
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Direct oversight of crews & of heavy equipment operators.
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Coordinate and schedule activities.
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Maintain training records and arrange for training as needed.
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Ensure adherence to corporate policies including safety, environmental and labor.
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Investigated equipment & personal incidents.
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Attend daily morning production equipment requirements for each 24Hr period
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Attend by-weekly engineering, production requirements
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PLANT MANAGEMENT:
• Managed the Whitewood Mine coal processing facility, which had a throughput of 1500 tons/hour,
supplying 3.5 million tons/year of coal to the Trans Alta Utilities Wabamun Power Plant (its sole
client).
- Supervised the operation, maintenance and repair of all mining and coal handling equipment.
- Supervised, trained, coached and evaluated all plant personnel (25 employees).
- Prepared short- and long-range plans, capital and operating budgets, preventative maintenance
schedules and equipment maintenance orders.
- Planned scheduled shutdowns.
TRAINING SUPERVISOR:
• Directed training on equipment & completing ground checks with trainees
• Maintain training records and arrange for training as needed.
• Wrote & reviewed SP&Ps / Standard Operating Procedures
• Trained employees on all shifts to operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
GENERAL FOREMAN MAINTENANCE:
• Directed the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair & replacement of all mining & coal
processing equipment used in crushing, screening, stacking, loading, transporting & reclaiming coal
at Whitewood Mine.
• Supervised mechanics, welders and electricians.
• Supervised repairs 1350 Ransom Rapier, Marion 8750, 8200, 8050, 7800 and Bucyrus 1360
• Supervised running repairs & major overhauls on support equipment
• Planned maintenance programs for support equipment.
• Planned maintenance programs for 3 coal handling facilities at High vale mine (throughput 15 million
tons of coal per year) and 2 power plants, as well as draglines and shovels.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (MAJOR PLANT UPGRADE):
• Redesigned and rebuilt the entire coal handling facility, resulting in a 66.7% increase in Tons per Hr.
through put, a cost savings of $250,000/ year in maintenance costs and 50% less downtime . I
planned every aspect of this $1,000,000 project, so that it was completed in 10 day time frame.
Payback period for the project was 4 years.
- Rebuilt/upgraded ROM crushers, secondary crushers & all transfer points, extending average unit
life from 1 to 4 years.
- Developed conceptual and detailed designs for equipment and process changes.
- Sourced vendors and machine shops, and requisitioned parts, materials and labor.
- Supervised the fabrication, installation and commissioning of new equipment.
- Coordinated and supervised 6 crews, working 24/7 on this project.
- Successfully and seamlessly met Trans Alta’s coal requirements throughout project.
- Developed conceptual and detailed designs for equipment and process changes, within the active
power plants
- Wrote standard operating procedures for all new equipment.
- Repair and upgrade Rockwell ball mills
- Redesigned & installed the power plants conveyor drive system with in the active power plants
- Project managed the rebuilding & redesigning of the flight conveyor system the power plant.
- Replaced tub roller path, center pin, lower fairleads bearings, profiled fairlead sheaves Marion 8200,
8050, 7800 and Bucyrus 1360
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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT:
• Supervised 15 equipment operators in all aspects of field production, including the operation and
maintenance of bulldozers, scrapers, dragline, shovels, loaders and trucks used in the excavation
and hauling of coal to the coal processing facility.
• Supervised draglines, 1350 Ransom Rapier, Marion 8750, 8200, 8050, 7800 and Bucyrus 1360
• Led my crew in consistently achieving the highest production in the field of 4 crews.
• Trained employees on all shifts to operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Coordinated the construction and maintenance of roads for 200-ton loads.
• Directed maintenance of a de-watering system, which pumped 500 million gallons/year.
• Operated crawlers, tractors, track hoes and graders in an open-pit coal mine and on various oilfield
lease and road construction projects in remote areas of Northern Alberta.
SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP:
• Reduced safety incidents by 25% and increased safety margin by 5% at Whitewood Mine.
• As a group, successfully decreased safety incidents involved in field production by 96% over 7 years.
• Implemented safety awareness programs, led monthly safety meetings and conducted safety tours
with unions. Worked with Human Resources to develop safety procedures.
• Managed land reclamation projects, including construction of ponds & wildlife sanctuaries.
• Monitored basins and water flow to ensure environmental compliance.
CLIENT RELATIONS:
• Improved the relationship between Fording Coal and Trans Alta Utilities by initiating and participating
in joint planning meetings to better meet the power plant’s coal needs.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2010 – 2013 HAZCO – TERVITA EDMONTON AB
Site Supervisor
2009 - 2010 SHERRITT MINING, COAL VALLEY AB
General Foreman Operations (Contract)
2009 Apr- Oct 2009 EARTH & IRON CONSTRUCTION
Heavy Equipment Operator
2008 Apr- Oct 2008 STANDARD GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Heavy Equipment Trainer
2005 Aug- Dec 2007 HERBERT & JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION
Heavy Equipment Operator
2003 – 2005 LUSCAR LTD., High vale Mine, Seba Beach, AB
Maintenance Planner
1988 – 2003 FORDING COAL LTD. / LUSCAR LTD., Whitewood Mine, Wabamun, AB
Plant Manager 1997 – 2003
Processing Plant Supervisor 1995 – 1997
Production Supervisor 1988 – 1995
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EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
1988 Mine Managers Certificate
1995/2005 Upgrade Managers Certificate
Other: St Johns Standard First Aid- Level C CPR, Skid Steer, PCST, CSTS, OSSA, Ground
Disturbance Level 11, Lift Truck Level 11,H2S Alive
ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Martial Arts / Self-defense Instructor, Evansburg Tae Kwon Do (20 years)
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