Max Flores

Experience

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  Komatsu Chile

  May 2005 - Jul 2006

  Planning engineer

  Responsible for planning the maintenance contracts for Komatsu equipment operating in non-metallic mining on Tarapaca Region, and also in Collahuasi mine (equipment model PC300 and PC200, WA500, GD675, D275, D375). Responsible for developing a control program for oil contaminant control for Field Service area. Responsible for planning and controlling overhaul or major repairs of HM400, WA500. He is responsible for repairing components such as transmissions and engines, generating the SAT for transport the components outside of the I region (Custom restriction under tax free regime). Also as a planner of the area, he has the responsibility of managing the purchase program for spare parts and budgets associated with the services of the area. Responsible for planning the assembly of new equipment. which include performance test and final delivery to the client. Show less

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  Conymet / Duratray

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2009

  Manager of Collahuasi Contract / Duratray Support Engineer (I Region of Tarapaca)

  Contract Manager for CMDIC (mining company Doña Ines de Collahuasi) contract, where he is promoted and directed to take the Collahuasi contract, in times of crisis for the previous administration. Where he carries out implementation tasks of the planning and structural reliability department for the entire dump truck fleet, Shovels, Front Loaders, Hydraulic Shovels and auxiliary equipment. Redesign the contract, and implements warehouse management systems, shift changes, minor equipment planning and maintenance. he improves standards in daily and weekly reportability, improves the standard of weldship 6 and matches it with Finning and Komatsu standard. Restructure the safety area and generates strategies and objectives of cultural changes and compliance with weekly programs, increases the compliance of the PECRO program by 90%. As a result of this, new opportunities are generated and the endowment of 32 people increases to 86 people. As a Duratray Support Engineer in the first region, I had the mission of monitoring and improving the condition of the Duratray body fleets of Cerro Colorado, Quebrada Blanca and Collahuasi. It improves the standards of technical reports, and generate protocols for maintenance and testing of Dump bodies in the mine site. Performs maintenance personnel training programs to improve the maintenance standards of the Duaratray fleet in Collahuasi. Show less

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  HC iquique Spa

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  Workshop Chief

  He works in HC Iquique companies, twice, in the first one as workshop Supervisor (for 7 months in 2006 period) and as Head of Operations in the period declared in this section.During both periods he has under his responsability the safety and operational management of the manufacturing and repair workshop of hydraulic cylinders of high tonnage mining equipment, the reparation of mechanical components such as final drives of Cat equipmentm gear box, rear and front suspension. And finally also in charge of structural repair buckets and Dozer blades, structural recovery of counterweights and fuel tanks of CAT and Liebherr equipment.In addition, he carried out commercial support task for Clients such as Collahuasi, Cerro Colorado in the great mining industry. And clients like Cosayach, SQM and ACF in non-metallic mining. Within these functions of commercial support, also was the development of technical and economical offers in tendering of hydraulic cylinder repair contracts for Cerro Colorando and Collahuasi. I participate in the team that certified the Iquique workshop for the first time in the integrated system ISO 900, and Oshas 14,000 and 18,000. Also Designed and implemented a excel system that automates the process of technical evaluations, costing, quotation and final technical reports, which was able ti increase and generate more than 8 quotes and evaluation report per day.And finally the mission of changing the workshop culture to a culture of safety. Show less

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  Austin Ingeniero Chile

  May 2010 - Aug 2012

  Producto Support Chief

  Post sale technical and customer support of Westech dump truck bodies, buckets and water tanks, which included field support through onsite inspection and field report.Services deployed through the north mining of chile, south of peru, south of bolivia and Colombia.

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  Austin Ingenieros Chile

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2016

  Operation Manager of Austin Ingenieros in the city of Calama managing the workshop for major repairs of dump truck bodies (Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr), Bucyrus and P&H Dippers, Cat and Letourneau loader buckets. Also in charge of tendering, implementing and operation of Austin's Maintenance and Repair contracts (MARC) for Minitro Hales division, Gabriela Mistral division, and Centinela, counting their Oxido (Ex Treasury) and Sulfides (Ex Experanza) pits. Among its functions is the generation of Annual Budget for the operation, monthly control of the income statements, generation of safety goals and objectives, and operational strategies for the MARC contracts and repair Workshop. Responsible for the design and development of the APP AE Mobile technology project, which allows to automate the process of Reportability on Risk Prevention, and reportability on planning, execution and statistics of the operational site contracts.. (Is attached a news paper article of APP AE posted by Mercurio Antofagasta News Paper) Show less Responsible for detecting, participating in tenders of the structural area of ​​high tonnage equipment, where he tendered the technical and economic offers, participates in the negotiation processes, and is responsible for 100% of the implementation of contracts which includes selection of personnel, equipment , vehicles and facilities. Contracts tendered and awarded under his responsibility are; DMH Structural MARC Contract, DGM Structural MARC, CENTINELA Structural MARC, P&H El Abra Dipper Repair Contract, DGM Crane Contract. Participation in DMH cranes contract and conceptual generation of R + F model and team participation that awards R + F Collahuasi contract. Show less

  • Operational Manager

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Contract Manager

    Sept 2012 - Dec 2013
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  GMetal Mining SPA

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2018

  General Manager

  Gmetal Mining is a company dedicated to achieve solutions on custom design and fabrication of Dipper, Buckets, Dozer blades and dump truck bodies for the Chilean Mining .Also with capabilities to repair and service Mining Mining equipment regarding Dippers, buckets, blades and Truck bodies.

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  HC iquique Spa

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2019

  Manager

  Manager of HC Iquique SpA, Company focus on hydraulic component repairs, such us hoist cylinders , hydraulic cylinders, wheel front, hydraulic suspension, gear box, final drive. Also he has the mission to include over the branch of service the fabrication and repair of structural components such us dozer blades, wheel front buckets, bull dozer push arms and other parts for face shovel.

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  Centinela Mining Company

  Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

  Mining components repair and refurbishment Supervisor

  He works in the repairable area of the Mine Maintenence Managment. Where he supervises the power train repair and exchange mining component contract for Centinela, which include the CAT 797 B/F, CAT 793 B/F dump truck fleet and auxiliary equipment such as CAT D10T, CAT D11T, CAT 854K, CAT 834H, 24M, CAT994H.Within his responsability is the planning, quoting, repair control of the mining components sent out of the mine site for repair and liberation process of the repaired components before scheduling the sending to the mine. Show less

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  Austin Engineering Ltd

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2022

  Regional Business Development and Special Projects Manager – South America
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  Aletek

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

  Gerente desarrollo negocios
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  Austin Engineering Ltd

  Nov 2023 - now

  • General Manager North America

    Apr 2024 - now

  • General Manager North America

    Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

  • DGM Austin USA

    Nov 2023 - Jun 2024