WORK HISTORY

Year

Site & Duties

Position

Summit Care – Wallsend

• Residental aged care support
• Facilitation of Leisure and Health Activities
• General Conselling 

Activities Coordinator

Casual 

Profesional Care Supports

• Community Inclusion
• Individual Support

Suppot Worker

Casual 

Maitland Community Care Services

• Aged care transport
• Bus assistant
• Training – Digital Mentoring

Driver

Casual Volunteer

Integrated Reliability Solutions

• Machining
• Repairs to pumps and lubrication equipment
• Light fabrication
• Manufacture of oil / fuel distribution facilities

Fitter & Machinist

Casual (Labour Hire)

Hardy Spicer 

• General machining
• Inspect and repair drive shafts
• Manufacture, weld and assembly of drive shafts

Fitter & Machinist

Casual (Labour Hire)

Toshiba (PGSR)

• Tallawarra Power Station NSW – Repairs to transformers including Oil fixing leaks and oil polishing
• Bayswater Power Station NSW– Repairs to transformers including Oil fixing leaks and oil polishing as well as overhauling valves and other equipment.
• Stanwell Power Station Qld – repairs and modification to condensator.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Macquarie Manufacturing

• Assembly of mono-rail equipment

Mechanical Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

Coal Mine Services

(Labour Hire)

• Overhauling of Roadheader centrifugal loading arm gear boxes

Mechanical Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

One Steel – Rod Mill

(RIG Installations)
(Industrial Maintenance & Fabrications)
(New Hunter Industrial Services)

• Inspections, maintenance and repairs to mechanical equipment including furnaces, compactors, valves, cylinders, cranes, rolls, gearboxes, etc.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual & Shut Downs

Newstan Collieries CHPP / Northern Coal Services 

(Industrial Maintenance & Fabrications)

• Non-structural welding and gouging and oxy cutting rusted structural plant to rebuild.
• Confined space century / fire watcher
• Mechanical repairs
• Operate forklifts

Fitter / Welder

Casual 

MT Arthur 

(JMG Maintenance & Fabrication)
(Joy Global)
(Lend Lease)
(Kirfield Pty Ltd)
(Downer Group)

• Mechanical repairs to P&H 4100XPC Shovel
• Inspections, maintenance and repairs to CHPP equipment including pumps, screens, conveyors, cyclones, centrifuges, stackers and reclaimers, feeders, screens, valves, gearboxes, coal valves, etc.
• Repairs and maintenance to sizing equipment including roller screens, crushers, etc
• Working services division performing building maintenance, grass cutting, etc.
  Confined space century / fire watcher

Position: Mechanical Fitter

Casual & Shut Downs

One Steel – Conti-Stretch

(RIG Installations)
(New Hunter Industrial Services)

• Inspections, maintenance and repairs to mechanical equipment including winders, stretch units and drive systems.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

One Steel – Wire Mill

(New Hunter Industrial Services)

• Remove and replace cooling system pipe network.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

FanQuip / Minetek

• Manufacture of fans, wastewater evaporation units, sound suppression systems and dust suppression systems.
• Operate Forklift / Pack / Crate

Fitter & Machinist

Casual (Labour Hire)

Sanitarium

(Dart Engineering Services)

• Overhaul and replacement of steam valves & general maintenance

Mechanical Technician

Casual

Lake Macquarie Council

• Machining, welding and light fabrication
• Construction of hand rails and park / mall type equipment
  Servicing trucks, street sweepers, tractors and other mechanical equipment
• General repairs to pumps, tanks, grass cutting and mulching equipment
• Operation of trucks, tractors, rollers, forklifts and various other plant equipment
• Fitting out Rural Fire and Forestry Vehicles with equipment such as pumps, compressors, fuel pods, fire pods and other industry related equipment.

Fitter & Machinist

Casual (Labour Hire)

Berendsen Fluid Power

• Overhaul and repair of hydraulic cylinders
• Welding and machining
• Operate Forklift / Pack & Crate

Hydraulic Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

Moly-Cop Waratah

(RIG Installations)
(Downer Group)

• Maintenance and repairs to equipment including furnaces, shears, boilers, forge presses, ladle cars, cranes, conveyor systems, billet castor, de-gassers and boilers.
  Confined space century / fire watcher
• Section shift support
  • Steel making
  • Grinding Media
  • Bar Mill
  • Rail Products

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Glencore – Bulga Coal CHPP

(RIG Installations)

• Repairs and upgrades to CHPP equipment and conveyors

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

MT Thorley / Warkworth CHPP

(Thomas & Coffey)
(TEMMCO)

• Inspections, maintenance and repairs to CHPP equipment including pumps, screens, conveyors, cyclones, centrifuges, stackers and reclaimers, feeders, screens, valves, gearboxes, pre-shutdown cleaning, etc.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Hunter Valley Operations CHPP

(Thomas & Coffey)
(Downer Group)

• Inspections, maintenance and repairs to CHPP equipment including pumps, screens, conveyors, cyclones, centrifuges, stackers and reclaimers, feeders, rotary breakers, screens, valves, gearboxes, cable winders, cable splicing, etc.
• Confined space century / fire watcher
• Assist with planning of shutdowns

Mechanical Fitter

Casual & Shut Downs

Swanson Industries

• Overhaul, inspect and repair Longwall equipment
• Service and repair U/G Coal cutting equipment
• Operate forklift / Pack & Crate

Mechanical Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

Joy Rutherford Workshop

• Overhaul of shuttle cars, miners, etc
• Overhaul of longwall mining equipment
  Operate cranes and forklifts (up to 16 Ton)

Mechanical Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

One Steel – AusTubes Mills

(Casmat Engineering)

• Inspect and servicing of cooling towers

Fitter / Labourer

Casual

Bengalla

(Joy Global)

• Mechanical repairs to P&H 9020 Dragline

Mechanical Fitter

Shut Down

Port Waratah Coal Loader

(RIG Installations)

• Maintenance and repairs to conveyor systems.

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Transpacific Oil Refinery

(TEMMCO)

• Shut down – Mechanical repairs (flange / pipe fitting)

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

RCR Energy

• Liddell Power Station NSW – (Mac Gen & AGL) – Mechanical repairs
• Port Augusta Power Station SA – (Alinta Energy) – Mechanical repairs
• Orica – Kooragang Island – Mechanical repairs – Flange / pipe fitting

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Nepean Longwall Pty Ltd

• Overhaul of BSL, roof supports and other longwall equipment

Mechanical Fitter

Casual (Labour Hire)

Triple C Mining / UGM Engineers

Integra Underground Mine

• Assist with longwall relocation and equipment recovery
• Conduct road works and concreting of the Hebden drifts
• Road maintenance
• Assist with decommissioning of mine and the removal of mechanical equipment in preparation for care and maintenance status

Operator

Casual

SETCO Australia Pty Ltd 

• AS3584 compliance upgrades and general overhauling of underground diesel vehicles including:
  • LHD’s
  • Ram Cars
  • ED40s
  • 936s
  • Personnel transporters
  • Shearer carriers, power trams, etc
• Repairs to chock trailers, pipe trailers, QDS attachments, etc
• Pre & post hire inspections
• Fault finding hydraulic and pneumatic circuits
• Testing & commissioning of vehicles
• Machining and light fabrication.

Diesel Mechanic

Casual

UGM Engineers 

• Work conducted at various mine sites and workshops includes:
  • Conducting statutory mechanical inspections of mobile and fixed plant machinery
  • Break downs and overhauls of mining equipment
  • Servicing of diesel vehicles
  • Fault finding – Mechanical / hydraulic / pneumatic / diesel issues
    Installation of fixed plant equipment including conveyors and other mines services
  • Conducting routine maintenance
  • Conducting Risk Assessments
  • Assisting with Shot-firing
  • Operation of mobile, fixed plant, handheld and other equipment
  • Production of coal, drift development, road works, conveyor extensions / retractions, strata control, operation of loaders, skid steers and other mobile equipment, etc

Mechanical Fitter / Operator

Permanent

Sandvik (ARO) 

• Assembly, servicing and testing of hydraulic equipment including drill rigs and mobile bolters.
• Assembly and testing of hydraulic cylinders
• Inspection and repairs to hydraulic cylinders
• Machining and light fabrication.

Fitter & Turner

Casual

Powerflow Systems Pty Ltd 

• Servicing and overhauling of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment including:
  • Pumps
  • Cylinders
  • Valves used by mining, aluminium and other industries.
• Machining and welding

Fitter & Machinist

Casual

Coal Mine Services

• Overhauling of underground mining equipment including:
• Mitsui S200 Roadheaders
• Power trams
• Roof bolters
• Grout pumps, air-legs, etc

Mechanical Fitter

Casual

Self Employment

• Computer & network support
• Graphic design (Adobe CS2 suite)
• Web design (Dreamweaver 3)
• Sales (General printing, promotional products and customised packaging)
• Bookkeeping & accounting (MYOB)
• Property maintenance & landscaping including:
  • Painting
  • Fencing
  • Concreting and paving
  • Slashing and mowing
• Other short term employment & volunteer work

Full-time Study and Travel – Qld, NT, WA, SA, Vic, Tas

Volunteer Roles

• Assistant on sugar cane farm (Home Hill – Qld)
• Driver / assistant at a hang-gliding school (Cairns – Qld)
• Assistant at Crocodile Farm (Wyndham – WA)

Goninan’s Mining & Industrial Services 

• Light to heavy machining (lathes, borers, mills, etc)
• General fitting & assembly
• Site repairs & maintenance at BHP steel works and other Hunter Valley industries.
• Inspection & quality control
  Maintenance & overhaul of machinery
• Crane & forklift driving
  Store duties
• Training of apprentices
• Welding, fabrication, shrink fitting and other fitting related duties

Fitter & Machinist

Permanent

 Newcastle Engineering & NEI Pacific

(NE acquired by Goninan’s in 1995)

• Roles same as above

Fitter & Machinist

Permanent

Apprenticeship – Newcastle Engineering / NEI Pacific

(NEI acquired by NE in 1988)

• First 9 months – Contracted to Alcan’s Apprentice Training Centre for training
• All general aspects of fitting and machining
• General apprentice type duties

Apprentice Fitter & Machinist

Contract