Alex Chappell
Heddon Greta,NSW
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
GPS Excavator Operator
Skelton Earthworks
03.2025 - Current
- Operated excavators to execute precise digging and grading tasks on various construction sites.
- Conducted daily equipment inspections to ensure optimal performance and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with site supervisors to coordinate excavation schedules and workflow efficiency.
- Trained junior operators on equipment operation, safety protocols, and maintenance procedures.
Lead Excavator operator
JJK Plumbing
08.2024 - 03.2025
- Lead Excavator operator, complying to maintenance and safety company standards. Trenching various size trenches, backfilling, bulk excavation works and final trim. Operating various machine sizes.
Lead Excavator Operator
Hitec Drainage
11.2022 - 07.2024
- Lead Excavator Operator, keeping up with maintenance of multiple machines, trenching sewer up to 8m deep, trenching water, benching excavations and shoring excavations. Running machines from 1.5T-40T. Bulk earthmoving, final trim and following lift charts.
Athassel Civil
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Operating excavators on large sites in a variety of sizes ranging from 8T-40T, completing equipment checks everyday and keeping up with due servicing. Installing large watermains, completing final grading, craning and lifting following load charts and full safety measures, large bulk earthmoving and trenching in electric conduit and pits.
B.R.P. Industries
05.2019 - 10.2021
- Operate Excavators 1.8T-30T depending on job locations, digging around heavily serviced areas and tight locations and operate directional drills. Everyday tasks varied from full time equipment operations, Polyethylene welding of various sizes and pipe wall thickness. Driving with M.R. license in wide variety of vehicles. Filling dig permits, hazard assessments, environmental control plans and resourcing equipment and materials needed for ongoing jobs.
Total Underground solutions
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Operating various pieces of equipment involving Excavators, Directional drills and forklifts. Complete jobs all around the city involving trenching and drilling. Digging and drilling around heavily serviced locations. Read and interpret DBYD plans and build plans. Involving a lot of electrical works including new builds and emergency repairs.
Civtec Ltd.
03.2018 - 10.2018
- Installing major telecommunications infrastructure in Waikato, NZ via Horizontal directional drill operations and Excavator operations. Mainly installing heavy fibre networks vis drilling or trenching. Most work was not in populated areas so problem solving and repairing issues last minute were of always extremely important.
Smythe Contractors
10.2017 - 03.2018
- Installing many different high pressure water mains around NZ, Polyethylene welding both Electro-fusion and Butt. Operation of Excavators of various sizes, forklift operations and skid steer operations. Many different welding projects including but not limited to structural welding and repairs, vacuum truck tank repairs, building new trailers and reworking all types of plant issues.
Education
Telecommunications Engineer Cert 4 - undefined
Comtech Telecommunications College
Homebush, Australia01.2020
Welding and fabricating
Red Deer College
Alberta, Canada01.2017
Skills
- Experience on all sizes of Excavator varying from 18T-40T
- Construct and install wastewater and drinking water ticket
- Control electrical risks ticket
- Cadia gold mine site induction and Rail Induction
- Sydney water FIFM wastewater and water ticket
- GPS operations course
- Electro-fusion/ Butt fusion Poly welding license
- Vast experience operating around high density service areas
- Experienced reading DBYD plans and build plans
- Proficient computer skills
- Fully licensed Welder/fabricator
Timeline
GPS Excavator Operator
Skelton Earthworks
03.2025 - Current
Lead Excavator operator
JJK Plumbing
08.2024 - 03.2025
Lead Excavator Operator
Hitec Drainage
11.2022 - 07.2024
Athassel Civil
10.2021 - 11.2022
B.R.P. Industries
05.2019 - 10.2021
Total Underground solutions
10.2018 - 05.2019
Civtec Ltd.
03.2018 - 10.2018
Smythe Contractors
10.2017 - 03.2018
Telecommunications Engineer Cert 4 - undefined
Comtech Telecommunications College
Welding and fabricating
Red Deer College