“If you’re running Pronto without SWM, do yourself a favour and implement it”
Q&A with Justin Anthony, Maintenance Superintendent at Silverlake Resources’ Deflector Operations
Silverlake Resources’ Deflector Operations, located in the southern Murchison region of WA is a shallow narrow vein, high-grade gold and copper underground mine with an onsite fit-for-purpose processing facility.
In December 2023, following three days of training, the operation installed Schedule Work Mate. Maintenance Superintendent Justin Anthony spoke to us on that impact SWM has had.
Q: How did you learn of SWM and what were the factors that made you decide to implement the platform?
JA: I’ve used SWM on a previous site, so when I started at Deflector it was high on the list of improvements that were required to streamline the weekly scheduling function.
QA: What efficiency or productivity gains have you experienced since installing SWM and/or what pain points has it resolved? What have these improvements meant for the maintenance planning team?
JA: Scheduling time has reduced by at least 25%. KPIs are readily available in SWM so this makes identifying issues and implementing improvements quick and easy.
QA: What kind of impact has SWM had on the broader operations of the project?
JA: Since installing SWM, we are now able to show production our KPIs and targets in a simple visual format.
QA: What would you say to maintenance teams currently using Pronto but not using SWM?
JA: If you’re running Pronto without SWM, do yourself a favour and implement it to improve your maintenance work management practices.
I’ve used SWM on a previous site, so when I started at Deflector it was high on the list of improvements that were required to streamline the weekly scheduling function.
Since installing SWM at Deflector, scheduling time has reduced by at least 25%. KPIs are readily available in SWM so this makes identifying issues and implementing improvements quick and easy, and we are now able to show production our KPIs and targets in a simple visual format.
If you’re a maintenance team running Pronto without SWM, do yourself a favour and implement it to improve your maintenance work management practices.
Justin Anthony
Maintenance Superintendent
Silverlake Resources’ Deflector Operations