Mine Safety and Production Improvement
This mine achieved records in both safety and production. It all started with getting people on the same page.
“It was all about getting on the same page and then recognizing people for doing the right things.”
—Plant Superintendent
Context/Challenge
This mine achieved records in both safety and production as part of a company-wide "Investing in our People" program of production effectiveness and leadership capability improvement.
Approach
It started with the miners who set a monthly production standard in January that would take until July to surpass, but after July, they beat that monthly total every month.
- A TMP™ in February on kiln production set an infectious continuous improvement tone for the entire plant. Innovative ideas generated from this optimization workshop not only improved the duration of the kiln maintenance shutdown, they inspired improvements in other areas of the facility.
- As the team became clear about their individual expectations, roles and responsibilities became clarified and supported.
- A structured Operating Rhythm™ was established across all teams, including full ownership of results through a monthly hourly-employee led business review.
- Worker engagement surged with improvement ideas and committees.
Result
This mine achieved a positive outcome, recognized by a Best of the Best award nomination and a high ROI.
- A 20% improvement in mine production, without additional machines or personnel.
- A 28% improvement in safety performance utilizing the same systems and processes that were already in place.
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