Hosted by Maintenance Break Podcast · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 23 episodes
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Bite-sized lessons, one break at a time.Whether you're on a coffee break or between jobs, Maintenance Break is your quick fix of practical insights into asset management, maintenance strategies, and reliability. Hosts Pete and Drew deliver jargon-free tips, real-world examples, and a dash of good humour—all in under 10 minutes.Perfect for maintenance professionals, engineers, supervisors and anyone looking to make sense of the systems that keep everything running.New episodes every fortnight.Because sometimes, all you need is a maintenance break.Visit us at www.jebsadvisory.com
Maintenance Break Podcast hosts Maintenance Break, a business show with 23 episodes published.
The JHA was done. The OEM procedure was on the table. The crew were trying to do the right thing. And a worker still ended up on the ground with a serious leg laceration. In this episode, Pete and Drew break down Safety
Show notesIs your plant running because it's reliable — or because your team is holding it together with workarounds and tribal knowledge? In this episode, Pete and Drew tackle one of the most common misconceptions in maintenance:
Show notesYou send a gearbox out the gate and it vanishes. No status update, no confirmed lead time, and an invoice that lands like a lead balloon much larger than you expect. Sound familiar? In this episode, Pete and Drew shine a
Show notesNobody questions the jump-start ute — until someone does. In this episode, Pete and Drew break down a chronic breakdown event where a dedicated vehicle and fitter were burning up to eight hours a shift just getting truck
Show notesFour metres. That's not a stumble — that's a life-changer. In this episode, Pete and Drew break down Safety Alert SA26-02 out of the Hunter Valley, where a worker fell from a Hitachi EX5600 excavator after a guardrail st
Show notesFor fifteen years, a primary production rail crane was the site’s biggest headache. Availability sat at just 65%, improvement projects kept failing, and the team had started accepting the problem as “just the way it is.”
Show notesWhen heavy metal meets gravity, the results are life-changing. In this episode, we dissect the Resources Queensland safety notice regarding a 5-piece wheel assembly incident that injured a tyre fitter. Pete and Drew walk
Show notesIs your maintenance team stuck in a "replace and restock" cycle that never actually stops the breakdowns? In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Drew tear down a real-world case study: a Hitachi EH3500 haul truck
Show notesPete welcomes Drew from JEBS Advisory as his new co-host and to discuss the JEBS PCR Triad: a framework for balancing Performance, Cost, and Risk in heavy industry. Learn why every maintenance task must justify its exist
Show notesIs your PM schedule full of "task clutter" that adds cost but no reliability? In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Sarah dive into the critical filter needed to make sure your team's wrench time is spent only o
Show notesWe've all been there: a fantastic Root Cause Analysis with a brilliant list of actions... that somehow vanish. In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Sarah dive into the accountability problem that kills reliabil
Show notesEveryone talks about "proactive maintenance," but what actually makes it stick? In this episode, Pete and Sarah dive into the real engine of reliability: operational discipline and culture. We break down why routines—lik
Show notesEven the best maintenance programs face failures — what matters is how you respond. In this episode, Pete and Sarah explore how to uncover the real reasons behind breakdowns using tools like the 5-Whys. They unpack the F
Show notesReliability doesn’t just happen — it’s powered by effective work management. From planning and scheduling to execution and analysis, Pete and Sarah unpack the full life cycle of maintenance work and why each step matters
Show notesStrong reliability starts with smart strategies. In this episode, Pete and Sarah break down the essentials: tailoring asset strategies to context, adopting an RCM mindset, and building a proactive maintenance culture. He
Show notesMost asset management improvements fail not because the ideas are bad — but because execution falls flat. In this episode, Pete and Sarah explore how to design and deliver an improvement journey that actually works. Thin
Show notesEver sat through an improvement project that sounded great in theory… then fizzled out on the shop floor? In this episode, Pete and Sarah break down how to turn asset management ideas into real, lasting results. From ass
Show notesYou can’t optimise what you don’t control. In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Sarah unpack the Asset Management Pyramid — your roadmap for building strong foundations before chasing optimisation. They break d
Show notesEveryone talks about “creating value” in asset management — but what does value really mean? In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Sarah break down how performance, cost, and risk interact to create (or destroy)
Show notesYour GM wants more production, less maintenance spend, and better reliability — all at once. Sound familiar? In this episode of Maintenance Break, Pete and Sarah walk through the six-part blueprint that helps you turn bi
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