Article by Cain Andrews, courtesy of North West Telegraph.
Ms Findlay also developed a digital maintenance tracking system that decreased downtime, cutting deballasting delays from 34 hours to just six, enabling 378,000 additional tonnes to be shipped in six months.
“One of the things that I’m most proud of is the implementation of loadmasters at port,” she said.
“We’ve seen a huge uptick in productivity. What we were chasing was removing de-ballasting delays, which was in and around the effect of a 370,000 tonne loss per six months.”
The mother of two also developed innovative safety training to prevent fatal incidents around mooring lines and championed a day services team at the port, creating flexible work opportunities for Indigenous women and local mothers.
Ms Findlay said she was “overwhelmed” with the win.
“Overwhelmed is probably the main word, but incredibly humbled as well. It’s something that I certainly didn’t expect,” she said.
“A special thanks to our executive chairman Mrs (Gina) Rinehart, who truly is the most remarkable woman in mining and an inspiration to so many of us.”
”A massive thanks to my husband, Phil, and my parents, Michael and Debbie and Roy Hill. Between all of them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
