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Heavy Equipment Operator

4420 Mallory Crest, Okanagan Falls, BC V0H 1R1 Ph# 250-497-6807 Cell 250-460-
2076 6952rkr@gmail.com

Highlights of * 20,000 plus hours as a Heavy Equipment Operator

Qualifications: * 12 plus years as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic
* Experienced in operating: up to D-9 Dozers, 300 and
400 series excavators, up to 966 wheel loader
* Experienced Heavy Haul Tractor Trailer
Operator * Welder experience in all aspects of
welding and Oxy. Act. cutters
* Experience as supervisor of 5 and
more employees * Operator of horizontal
Boring Heads and Jacking
Machines Certificates:

Emergency First Aid Safety - Industry

OFL Level 1 With Alberta Endorsement
Level - A - CPR / Class A CDL ( with air )
Fl.
Endorsement H2S Alive
W.H.M.I.S
Equipment
* Case 850LGP * Cat D5-D6
Operated: * Deere 450LGP * Excavator Cat 320
* 300 series Deere * Cat 924 wheel
loader * 360 Kobelco * Cat C500
* 340 Komatsu * Y 30
Taylor lift truck * Volvo wheel loaders *
Hyster H700 * Kawasaki 90z wheel loader *
Mack, Peterbuilt,
Kenworth Tractors * Deere 624 *
Miller 250 welder * Lincoln 200 welder *
Overhead cranes * 6’ 8’ 10’ Electric Boring Heads
( And many more )

Work Experience:

heavy equipment Reliable Peat

Co., Leesburg, Florida 2007-2008 Operator: * Operated
excavators and LGP dozers for perimeter
ditching, removal of overburden, construct roadways *
Learned to work off float mats in wetland peat
mining where I never had an incident
* In a mining environment, peat, sand and clay where
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excavated then constructed roadways and load
out areas with sand and clay mined
* Kept office informed of mine operations
and arrivals and departures of truck traffic
* Maintained and repaired my own
equipment and ensured equipment was greased,
fueled and levels checked
* Was promoted to supervisor
of main yard to ensure that maintenance was
performed and quality control was maintained

Heavy equipment
Operator:
Mack Concrete Inc. Astatula, Florida 2005-2008
* Loaded non dime ional concrete products onto
trailers with forked wheel loaders and yard lift
trucks
* Demonstrated ability to accurately read load
sheets, * Demonstrated my ability to properly lay
out tonnage on to trailers according to D.O.T./
overweight and over width permits
* Maintained roadways and
yard * Inspected all loads for
appearance on my shift where I had a perfect record for no
customer complaints of products they received
* Ensured all load
sheets and paperwork were accurately
filled out singed * Promoted to
supervisor to ensure quality control, loads matched
load sheets, completed in a timely matter and all
paper work was completed and signed
Heavy Equipment
Mechanic/ Dura Stress Inc., Leesburg,
Florida 2003-2005 Operator: * Test drove equipment
suspected of defects and determined which repairs
were required * Wrote up cost-time quotes
on repairs, kept accurate records on all scheduled
maintenance services and repairs completed
* Performed D.O.T.
inspections on tractors, trailers and dollies
* Welded
cracked and broken frames, fabricated and
rebuilt landing gears
* Preformed in frame and benched engine rebuilds,
* Demonstrated my abilities to diagnosed electrical
problems with various meters and code chasers
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Heavy Equipment
Mechanic/ Florida Concrete Pipe Corp. Astatula, Florida
2000-2003 Operator/ * Preformed all plant maintenance mechanic
duties Welder: and welder duties
* Maintained all molds in pipe
plant, cores, jackets, paddle heads,pallets ect.
* Repaired and or rebuilt all conveyors and aggregate
weigh hoppers
* Installed, programmed and maintained
automatic robotic welders and cutters
* Kept detailed records on services
and repairs of over- the-road equipment, yard
equipment and plant maintenance
* Served as back up
operator for yard equipment
Tractor Trailer
Mechanic/O.T.R. P & D Heavy Hauling
Inc., Groveland, Florida 1992-2000 Operator: * Maintained,
repaired and rebuilt engines, drive - trains,
tractors and trailers * Worked as
over-the-road operator hauling oversize construction
equipment, concrete products, tow away
asphalt plants and the clam buckets and
grapples for southern star shipping lines all over the
U.S.

Framer/Finishing Self Employed, Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1990-1991

Carpenter: * Built 24,000 sq. ft. home

Mechanic/Welder: Linhares Precast Inc. Cape Cod, Mass.

1984-1990 * Head maintenance mechanic and welder
of plant, molds, yard equipment and over the
road equipment * Updated batch plant from a scale
system to an automated digital weight
system taking production from 50 to 150
cubic sq. yd. per day * Fabricated and installed 2-
20 ton overhead cranes
Education: Welding Certificate, Niagara
county Community Collage, New York
WHMIS Certificate
Emergency First Aid - Industry OFA Level 1
Level - A - CPR
H2S Alive
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