Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is an international mining and natural resources company. A member of the S&P 500 Index, the Company is a major global iron ore producer and a significant producer of high- and low-volatile metallurgical coal. Cliffs’ strategy is to continually achieve greater scale and diversification in the mining industry through a focus on serving the world’s largest and fastest growing steel markets. Driven by the core values of social, environmental and capital stewardship, Cliffs associates across the globe endeavor to provide all stakeholders operating and financial transparency.

The Company is organized through a global commercial group responsible for sales and delivery of Cliffs products and a global operations group responsible for the production of the minerals the Company markets. Cliffs operates iron ore and coal mines in North America and two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia. The Company also has a 45% economic interest in a coking and thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia. In addition, Cliffs has a major chromite project, in the pre-feasibility stage of development, located in Ontario, Canada.

Description

Summary of Principle Functions:

The Manager Global Asset – Mobile Equipment will have primary management responsibility for the operational and technical components of Cliffs’ global alliance agreements and existing legacy equipment. Responsibilities include coordinating resolution of common fleet issues and implementation / enforcement of Alliance provisions. Working with both suppliers and internal stakeholders, the Manager Global Asset will identify solutions and propagate best practices that support operational requirements, reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), drive performance improvements and increased availabilities, and that increase current asset life to offset future capital spend requirements.

Specific Responsibilities:

Alliance Management

• Liaise between sites, dealers, OEM’s, warranty, other internal stakeholders, and Senior Director – Global Capital Sourcing regarding Alliance compliance.
• Develop process, track and validate performance, and communicate compliance for key Alliance elements, including: availability, service response time, and parts delivery.
• Develop site and consolidated level maintenance / operations meeting process – establish frequency, location, agenda, participant roster, and associated report outs.
• Support semi-annual / annual corporate level meetings – coordinating safety, environmental, and sustainability requirements.
• Address issues escalating beyond scope of local management team.
• Manage TCO model, identifying performance issues and opportunities.

Process Improvement

• Develop and implement both standard systems and collaborative continuous improvement process between sites, dealers, OEMs, and other internal stakeholders.
• Ensure OEM warranty management system in place and support Cliffs warranty management team regarding warranty item identification and tracking.
• Liaise between various Cliffs’ functions (Operations, Information Technology, Maintenance, and Safety) and OEM’s to ensure system monitoring platforms in place and operating effectively.
• Develop and implement reporting system that captures key performance drivers against established benchmarks.
• Develop and implement processes that monitor OEM and/or dealer provided on-site support, operational and maintenance training, and other contractual requirements such as part returns, core exchanges, kitting, and consignment arrangements.
• Work with local and corporate safety departments to identify additional training opportunities – coordinate development with dealers / OEM’s and support site implementation activities.
• Develop and implement reporting system that captures key performance drivers against established benchmarks.
• Assume project team leader responsibilities on assigned tasks – coordinating efforts with customers, assigning and managing tasks, and reporting deliverables. Projects are typically short to medium term in nature.
• Support implementation of maintenance improvement programs, including: work management (planning / scheduling), reliability engineering (safety, reliability, maintainability, operability), defect elimination, and tactic development using RCM-based principles.
• Manage Operational Readiness elements of mobile capital projects – ensuring seamless transition from project phase through commissioning and continual operations.

Standardization/Systems Integration

• Develop mechanism for identifying and sharing best practices across ECIO, USIO, NAC, and APAC. Work with maintenance, reliability, and operational personnel to incorporate them into standard work practices, processes, and systems.
• Work with sites, dealers, and OEM’s to develop and implement equipment life-cycle monitoring and improvement process – identifying and monitoring life-estimates and actual performance of major parts and pieces of equipment.
• Work with maintenance and reliability resources to ensure mobile assets consistency with current Cliffs’ operating standards, fleet supplier performance measured and reported, and fleet performance alignment with associated operating plans.
• Support maintenance and reliability personnel in the development of practices, systems, and processes that comply with federal / state regulations and Cliffs policies / standards.
• Support operating sites development of work standards, maintenance and training materials, job standards, and operating / maintenance procedures.
• Utilize current daily accountability systems to communicate key performance drivers, raise concerns, identify root causes, and address corrective actions.
• Monitor best practice through participation in various forums e.g. industry groups.
• Undertake best practice Asset Management assessments using workshops, interviews and data collection techniques to identify improvement opportunities.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management (Required), advanced degree preferred.
• Supply Chain or Engineering certification and membership in relevant professional organizations (preferred).

Experience:

• 5 – 7 years experience managing heavy mobile equipment agreements (required) – experience with Komatsu, Caterpillar, Bucyrus, or P&H preferred
• Mining or heavy industry experience (preferred)
• Strong data acquisition and analysis skills
• Participation in a significant change process
• Proven ability to work well with different levels of management
• Ellipse system knowledge a plus