• We have contacts to help you find that equipment you need to purchase.

• Our experienced consultants have the knowledge and background to step in to a management position to keep the workflow going until you can fill the open position.
• We have a database of management level contacts that you may want to consider to fill the open position .

Equipment & Maintenance Consulting

• We help our clients achieve their maintenance goals through planned and scheduled maintenance and maintenance management training. Clients achieve the following goals:

Effective preventive/scheduled maintenance planning and scheduling
Increased productivity
Decreased maintenance costs
Increased equipment availability and reliability
Reduced number of on shift break downs

• Consulting Process

Analysis: Perform a thorough audit of existing maintenance practices. This is achieved by observing maintenance activities, interviewing employees, assemble feedback from management, review documentation, visit shops and work sites to become familiar with clients unique situation.
Report: Generate a detailed report documenting our observations and make suggestions that encompass all variables that directly influence your maintenance program effectiveness.

• Create a Plan: Using audit results and needs of client create a plan for maintenance improvements. Consultant suggests a detailed course of action and works with management to create steps and time line for implementation.

• Implementation: The final step is to install and implement the maintenance plan. During the implementation process, the consultant works closely with employees and management, making small adjustments as needed, providing experienced guidance through the implementation process.

Equipment Inspections

• We can inspect a fleet of equipment or a single piece of equipment. We will provide you with a written report and pictures.
• Attend equipment auctions in your behalf, inspect equipment you may be interested in purchasing. Provide a written report and pictures of equipment you are interested in before auction starts.
• Maintenance Management Evaluation
• Analyze your current maintenance program planning, scheduling, staffing, preventive maintenance, organization requirements, training, workflow and measurements.

Provide proven strategies and policies for achieving asset and labor management costs, productivity, quality and safety performance levels

Establish “Key Performance Indicators” (KPI) to monitor compliance with Maintenance Management Program implemented

• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Perform analysis of current maintenance data collection.
• Interview personnel involved in maintenance management data collection and decision making process. Identify your needs for a CMMS system that will allow you to make informed smart business decisions.
• We will help determine your requirements and work with companies set up a program for you.
• Help set up demo of CMMS program customized to your needs. Make recommendations on maintenance data collection. Assist with implication of CMMS program.
• We are not in the business of selling CMMS programs; we have no allegiances to any company or programmer. Our goal is to assist our clients achieve their predetermined maintenance goals utilizing the most appropriate CMMS designed to meet their unique situation.

• Perform analysis of existing equipment fleet and maintenance practices to establish where you stand on operating and maintenance cost. Identify opportunities to reduce cost, increase productivity, quality of maintenance and safety.
• Interview personnel involved in the maintenance process from managers to front line personnel and make recommendations.
• Review communications and process between operations/production department and equipment/maintenance department and make recommendations.
• Review equipment/maintenance department organizational chart, budgets and assets and make recommendations.
• Visit shops, yards, work sites, and make recommendations.
• Any other audit activities you feel relevant.