Operations and Maintenance Support
Whether your strategy is to completely outsource the operations and maintenance of your asset or need support managing your operations and maintenance during the operational phase, STELO can support your needs. We pride ourselves in building high performance operations and maintenance teams with a mix of industry leaders and local talent that will care for your asset in the most lifecycle conscious manner. The knowledge that your asset is in good hands allows your operation to focus on other critical operational areas increasing your chances of achieving your targets.
Operations and Maintenance Optimisation
Getting the most out of an aging asset is always challenging. Our practical structured approach to operations and/or maintenance optimisation balances risk, production and cost to achieve the best sustainable asset performance. Our team of experienced consultants will support and guide your teams through the optimisation process. Scope definition starts with a STELO Operations and./or Maintenance Management Assessment, assessing performance and maturity against best practices, positioning your organisation in our tried and tested 3 Phase Framework.
Phase 1
Fix & De-Risk Plant
- Operational readiness assessment/ roll out
- Review asset management policy/ strategy
- Baseline risk assessment
- Critical equipment, materials & spares evaluation
- Manpower/ skills assessment
- Mobilise expert teams (maintenance, operation & supply chain)
- Facilities/ tooling/ equipment gap analysis
- Refine asset care/ production plans
- Implement/ reconfigure systems e.g. production, CMMS
- Implement effective work planning and control
Phase 2
Stabilise & Improve
- Implement Management Strategies, Plans
- Improve Safety and Quality Systems / Culture
- Implement Statutory Requirements
- Upskilling, training & development
- Financial control and budgeting
- Effective reporting (Leading & Lagging Indicators)
- Shutdown/project planning and management
- Process/ operations management
- Stores management, stockholding optimization
- Repair Spare and refurbishment management
- Condition Monitoring
Phase 3
Sustain - Develop Skilled Care Culture
- Regular Risk Compliance Audits/ interventions
- Skills Transfer & Care Culture
- Identify plant improvements to improve throughput
- Identify process improvements/ debottlenecking
- Refurbishment/Modernisation
- Performance management
- Review and optimise system, work planning and control
- Contractor/OEM Management and coordination
- Focused Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Expert Off Site Support
- Procurement & Contract Management
Skills Development
STELO believes very strongly in developing local skills wherever we operate. It can either be done through coaching interventions or more formal practical training programmes. Normally we start with a structured skills assessment and then customise the coaching and training interventions accordingly but ensuring that it is more practical of nature. We normally combine this training with our Operations and Maintenance Management service offering. STELO also provides online Asset Management training in line with the Institute of Asset Management’s certificate qualification.
- Technical Skills Training (on the job/practical) (6-18 months) – 6 Courses
- Asset Management/ Maintenance (classroom/remote) (1-3 days) – 14 Courses
- Institute of Asset Management (IAM) certificate (online) modules (short courses) (1-5 days) – 16 Modules
