Adrian Zahra

• Assisted in the construction or repair of fences, sheds, or other infrastructure necessary for successful farm operation.
• Rotated animals between grazing areas to provide enough access to food.
• Operated various farm machinery including tractors, motorbikes,forklifts, side by side buggy's, excavators and manual cars.
• Supporting successful grazing operation through the control of invasive weeds.
• Ensured proper animal care by administering medications and vaccinations
• Carry out numerous tasks to insure cows, sheep and goats live a healthy disease free life
• Ability to shear and crutch sheep
• Carried out daily farm tasks such as feeding animals, and cleaning pens to ensure animal health and welfare.
• Manage a 6000 acre farm
• manage 5500 sheep and 150 cows

• Manage 112,000 acre farm with the help of my 2 employers and 2 other workers
• manage 12,000 sheep and 2500 cattle
• Drilling holes for wooden fence posts with a backhoe with the excavator attachment and auger.
• Assisted in the construction of exclusion fencing and repairs of barb wire, hinge joint and plain wire fences.
• Welding end assembles for fences and hanging gates
• Lamb Marking including picking up lambs into cradles, Mulesing, docking tails, vaccinating, ear tagging and earmarking
• Drafting sheep
• Training Working dogs
• General cattle work including mustering and yard work

• Improved communication abilities through regular interaction with supervisors, colleagues, and clients on various projects.
• Built confidence navigating workshop safely while adhering to workshop-specific protocols throughout the apprenticeship duration.
• Enhanced workplace safety by implementing proper use of tools and equipment during apprenticeship.
• Demonstrated adaptability by working on diverse projects within the industrial sector throughout the apprenticeship period.
• Read technical engineering drawing
• Safe use of using the 10ton overhead cranes in the workshop
• Safe driving of 2 forklifts which were a 2.5 ton and 3.5 ton forklifts.
• Gas mig welding of various
• Assembling projects to drawing specifications
• Pickling stainless steel
• Stacking and wrapping pallets
• Bevelling plates prior to assembly
• Using equipment such as the roller, guillotine, press, magnetic drill, pedestal drill, plasma cutter, oxy fuel cutting, bending, operating cropping machine and hole punching
• Loading steel lengths up to 18.5 metres in length into the bandsaw and operating the saw
• Grinding steel plates with a 2mm radius prior to hot dip galvanising
• Cutting of timber and fibreglass sheeting
• Passed a 3 run fillet weld and a double bevelled butt joint
• Contributed to efficient project completion by supporting experienced boilermakers with daily tasks.
• Maintained high levels of punctuality and attendance throughout the apprenticeship program, showcasing commitment to learning and growth.
• Used hand signals to notify crane operator to lift components to specific positions.
• completed 1 year of tafe and 1 year of hands on learning during the period of my apprentership
• Ability of marking out and cutting and drilling holes to requirements

Apprentice Boilermaker, MEGT, February 2021- May 2023