ADAM JAMES MCKERROW
Golden Bay,Australia
Summary
Adept at maintaining quality and safety standards, I excel in unsupervised maintenance and installation, honed through roles at BHP Nickel and other leading companies. My expertise includes equipment testing and system assembly, ensuring operational excellence in pressurized environments. I bring a blend of technical proficiency and the ability to prioritize tasks efficiently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Fixed Plant Fitter
Mount Keith BHP Nickel
Mount Keith, WA
03.2023 - Current
- Maintain and repair mechanical drives and transmission assemblies.
- Pump and motor change-outs and installation.
- Apply principles of OHS in the work environment.
- Interpret technical drawings.
- Perform fault diagnosis, installation, and removal of bearings.
- Perform leveling and alignment of machines and engineering components.
- Assembled and installed a variety of mechanical components, including pumps, motors, fans, valves and compressors.
- Performed preventative maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operation.
- Inspected machines and identified any potential issues or malfunctions.
Dewatering for Utilities
Telfor Mine
06.2022 - Current
- Maintenance of booster stations, Legra Pumps and trailer pumps within the mine pit
Fixed Plant Fitter
Ravensthorpe
02.2022 - 06.2022
Fixed Plant Fitter
Barto Gold
06.2021 - 02.2022
Mechanical Fitter
Western Workforce
06.2017 - 06.2021
- Service and Maintenance of cyclone and slurry pumps
- Maintenance and servicing of the exciters in Screen Houses
- General Service and lubrication of the concentrator plant (lube oil station motors and hydraulic hoses)
- Service and maintenance of knifegate valves
- Maintained high level of safety awareness included the requirement to decontaminate PPE at regular intervals
Marine Mechanical Fitter - Leading Hand
Gorgon Project
04.2016 - 04.2017
- Maintenance of jetty's, wharfs and boat ramps
- Service of navigation markers
- Service and Maintenance of Oil Response Equipment
- Service and Maintenance on diesel pumps, generators and water pressure blasters and mechanical Equipment
Mechanical Fitter - Leading Hand
Monadelphous
04.2014 - 04.2016
- Inspection and maintenance of valves, pipes and components as per schedule prior to shipping to Barrow Island - Gorgon Project
Mechanical fitter
03.2013 - 04.2014
- Construction of power station in Carnarvon, WA
- Shutdown work consisted of working on stackers and reclaimers Screen houses, bucket elevators and conveyors
Education
Skills
- Ability to work in a pressurized and diverse environment
- Maintaining quality and safety standards
- Unsupervised work on planned and corrective maintenance
- Experience with diesel generators, switchboards, refrigeration, water chillers, sewage plants, transmission and drive shafts, pumping systems, and compressed air systems
- Material prepping
- Job order prioritization
- Piping specifications
- Installation and maintenance
- Equipment testing
- System assembly
Training
- White Card
- Working at heights (BHP Endorsed) Perth training centre
- Confined space entry and work (BHP Endorsed) Perth training centre
- Maritime Security Identification Card (MISC)
- Marine systems technician
- Sewage treatment systems
- Small boats maintainer
- General industry construction induction
- Navigation observation and action
- OHS and risk management
- Asbestos training for maintenance logistics personnel
- Auxiliary machinery operations
- Pit Pass
Licence
MR Class
Previoushistory
- Sales and marketing
- Delivery driver for timber yards.
- Construction laborer.
- Timber and hardware sales.
References
Chris Gardner Superviser Mount Keith BHP
Mobile : 0439 672 315
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Fixed Plant Fitter
Mount Keith BHP Nickel
03.2023 - Current
Dewatering for Utilities
Telfor Mine
06.2022 - Current
Fixed Plant Fitter
Ravensthorpe
02.2022 - 06.2022
Fixed Plant Fitter
Barto Gold
06.2021 - 02.2022
Mechanical Fitter
Western Workforce
06.2017 - 06.2021
Marine Mechanical Fitter - Leading Hand
Gorgon Project
04.2016 - 04.2017
Mechanical Fitter - Leading Hand
Monadelphous
04.2014 - 04.2016
Mechanical fitter
03.2013 - 04.2014
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