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Andrew Cunningham

Padbury

Summary

I’m Andrew, a highly skilled plumber with 11 years of experience across the mining, commercial, civil, and residential sectors. Known for my strong work ethic and ability to collaborate effectively within teams, I am dedicated to continuous professional development. I thrive in high-pressure environments, consistently upholding a commitment to safety and ensuring the highest standards of workmanship and industry compliance.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Plumbing Technician

BHP Billiton Iron Ore
11.2024 - Current
  • Install, maintain and modify plumbing systems, including pipes, fixtures, sewerage, and water systems
  • Manage potable water systems, including daily chlorine testing, R/O plant maintenance, hyper-chlorination of storage tanks.
  • Completing detailed risk assessments to ensure critical controls are always implemented along with following BHP's safe work procedures.
  • Actively supporting safety initiatives and stepping up as safety representative as needed.
  • Performing routine maintenance on wastewater treatment plants, pump pits, and high/low-pressure pipelines carrying various substances.
  • Reducing plant downtime by effectively coordinating with workgroup's, BHP management, site departments, and contract partners.
  • Providing emergency response for plumbing issues such as burst pipes and sewage breakdowns, ensuring safety during overtime work.
  • Conducting system inspections to identify issues, implementing preventive measures to enhance performance and minimize breakdowns.
  • Executing plumbing tasks in challenging environments, including confined spaces, trenches with existing pipework, working at heights and extreme weather.


Plumbing Technician

BHP Nickel West
05.2021 - 10.2024
  • Maintained, installed and altered plumbing systems, including piping, fixtures, sewerage, and water systems (potable, sub-potable, raw water).
  • Streamlined plant downtime by effectively and safely liaising and coordinating with work groups, BHP management, departments within site and various. contract partners of BHP.
  • Efficiently and safely coordinating planned/unplanned shutdowns through various parts of the asset including. Large pipework replacements, pump replacements, tailings disposal, tank refurbishment, crusher rebuilds, conveying systems, etc.
  • Supported safety within multiple crews as safety representative
  • Performed routine maintenance on R/O units, wastewater treatment plants, pump pits, and high/low pressure pipelines.
  • Provided emergency response for urgent plumbing issues (burst pipes, sewage breakdowns) and ensured safe operation during night shifts and overtime.
  • Optimized system performance by identifying potential issues during routine inspections and implementing preventive measures to ensure system longevity and minimal breakdowns.
  • Executed plumbing works in limited access/hazardous areas such as. trenches with ample existing pipework, confined spaces, works at heights, working in fall restraint, extreme heat, isolation etc.

Plumber/gasfitter

Absolute Plumbing and Gas
11.2019 - 03.2021
  • Team leader for several commercial plumbing installations.
  • Extensive installation of stainless steel chemical/sanitation & large diameter copper pipeline at a large commercial site.
  • General plumbing installations
  • Extensive excavation experience

Plumber Technician

Civcon Civil and Project Management
04.2018 - 11.2019
  • Installation of copper potable water service from newly installed HDPE potable consumer main to various dwellings with the use of tapping saddles, brass fixtures and copper press systems.
  • Assisting directional drilling by locating, identifying and exposing consumer services below ground.
  • Diverse experience installing potable water supply mains in and under trafficable roads, residential property/gardens and commercial/residential unit complexes.
  • Ensuring to re-instate landscape to prior condition.

Education

Certificate III - Plumbing And Gasfitting

North Metropolitan TAFE
11-2016

High School Diploma -

Woodvale Senior High School
Woodvale, Perth
11-2012

Skills

  • Problem-Solving & troubleshooting skills
  • Strong communication, teamwork & collaboration
  • Dedication to quality risk assessments
  • Pipe installation & maintenance with various methods & materials
  • Developing effective maintenance strategies
  • Pump installation & maintenance
  • Operating high risk work equipment
  • Pressure testing/commissioning
  • Fixture installation/commissioning
  • Experience with limited access installation

Licenses & Certifications

  • Provide basic emergency life support
  • Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Provide first aid
  • Provide rescue from LV panel
  • Drive heavy rigid vehicle (HR)
  • Excavator operator license
  • Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (HIAB)
  • Licence to perform dogging
  • Licence to perform basic rigging
  • Licence to operate a forklift
  • Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform
  • Polyethylene welding using electrofusion & butt welding
  • Identify, locate and protect underground services
  • Enter and work in confined spaces
  • Working safely at heights
  • Safety representative training

Timeline

Plumbing Technician

BHP Billiton Iron Ore
11.2024 - Current

Plumbing Technician

BHP Nickel West
05.2021 - 10.2024

Plumber/gasfitter

Absolute Plumbing and Gas
11.2019 - 03.2021

Plumber Technician

Civcon Civil and Project Management
04.2018 - 11.2019

Certificate III - Plumbing And Gasfitting

North Metropolitan TAFE

High School Diploma -

Woodvale Senior High School

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