Collecting and analysing data in a reliable and efficient manner is crucial to obtaining good outcomes on site.  However, even the most in depth reporting and cutting edge systems are only as good as the people on the ground.  For a site to operate at its optimum, there must be trust and clear communication established from the ground up.

Our guest today is Angus Lay, Senior Analyst at Relialytics in Brisbane. Growing up on the bayside, Angus had a natural love for the water and started his career as a marine mechanic.  Working his way up through trade roles to service manager, he eventually  moved across into mining where he spent 15 years working in numerous roles including equipment health, conditional monitoring and oil analysis.

Angus talks through his current role at Relialytics and how they improve asset reliability through a different approach to analytics which alleviates the hours and money spent on manual data collection.  This enables people on site to spend more time working on the solution, which ultimately leads to better outcomes.

As a fourth year apprentice, Angus moved into a service manager role and he shares some experiences which led him to discover the importance of communicating down to the shop floor level, not just focusing on systems and great reporting.  Angus talks about the need for building trust with people on site and how receiving feedback from the team leads to better learning outcomes.

Technology is increasing rapidly, enabling better systems and reporting and whilst this provides great opportunity for reliability improvement, Angus reiterates the need for managers to bring their team on the journey to ensure they understand the processes and reasons behind the work they are doing.

LINKS:

Angus on Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/angus-lay-07087951

Relialytics: https://www.relialytics.com.au