Ben Lewis
Marlo,Victoria
Summary
I am approachable, hardworking, resourceful, and driven to succeed at any given task. I work well in both a team environment and when unsupervised to achieve desired goals. I am available to work weekends and public holidays to meet workplace demands as required. I have extensive experience in a range of outdoor applications including licensed operation of large earthmoving equipment, landscaping, horticultural and natural resource management. I currently work as a Ranger (Field Services) for Parks Victoria.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Ranger (Field Services)
Parks Victoria / Cape Conran Coastal Park
09.2023 - Current
- My duties include:
- Amenity cleaning and upkeep
- Litter management
- Campsite maintenance and repairs including minor carpentry, painting and plumbing
- Maintenance and upkeep of car parks, boardwalks, viewing platforms and day visitor areas
- Upkeep of walking tracks and beach access points
- Park signage and fencing installation
- Operating and maintaining chainsaw and pole saw for vegetation management
- Using battery operated power tools for various maintenance tasks
- Operating and maintaining brush cutter and hedger
- Operating and maintaining zero swing mower for grass and grounds maintenance
- Operating mobile slasher for fuel reduction works
- Operating and maintaining heavy equipment - Kubota mobile tractor on / off road
- Experience in undertaking pest animal trapping programs
- Undertake identification and control of noxious weeds
- Design and delivery of school holiday education programs
- Supervising the delivery of volunteer programs and school group field days
- Working with stakeholders and contractors
- Working with traditional owner groups
- Undertaking purchase orders and invoicing
- Undertaking site safety surveys
- Delivering site safety inductions and contractor inductions
- Being proactive with safety initiatives and responsibilities as site HSR representative
- Driving manual vehicles on / offroad
- Participate in Park patrols
- Assisting visitors with park related questions
- Backfilling Team leader role, working with a small team to reach shared goals
Foreshore Ranger
Great Ocean Road Coast & Parks Authority / Lorne
11.2020 - 09.2023
- My duties include:
- Undertaking Leadership duties in absence of managers, running a small team and delegating tasks
- Brush cutting & mowing visitor areas
- Operation of large Vermeer woodchipper
- Clearing maintaining vegetation using a chainsaw and pole saw
- Operating and maintaining heavy equipment - John Deere mobile tractor on / off road
- Repair, and upkeep of visitor areas
- General cleaning of visitor facilities
- Litter management walking track construction and maintenance
- Revegetation projects
- Undertake safety reports on visitor assets /Undertake erosion reports and storm damage reports conduct trail safety inspections
- GIS mapping of coastal assets
- Manage noxious weed species
- Preserving culturally significant areas
- Basic carpentry, painting and plumbing skills
- Working with stakeholders and members of the public on a regular basis
- Managing contractors
- Driving manual vehicles on / offroad
- Scheduled plant safety checks
Plant Operator
HOARE BROS PTY LTD / South Geelong
02.2017 - 11.2020
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION Worker
AUSSCAPES PTY LTD / Moolap Geelong
03.2014 - 02.2017
Education
Diploma of Conservation Ecosystem Management -
Federation University
01.2022
Certificate III Conservation land Management -
The Gordon TAFE
01.2021
Year 12 VCAL -
Christian College Geelong
01.2015
Skills
- Team orientated
- Ability to work autonomously
- Leaderships experience
- Problem solving skills
- Sound computer skills
- Excellent time management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Plant equipment knowledge
- Environmental knowledge
References
- Matthew Arnold, Parks Victoria Ranger Team Leader, 0487 148 386
- Susan Hopkins, Parks Victoria Ranger Team Leader, 0497 444 031
- David Coutts, Federation University Conservation Teacher, 532 785 04
Volunteer Experience
- Parks Victoria quadrat survey, Creswick Regional Park
- Parks Victoria Brush Tailed Phascogale field survey, Wombat State Forrest
- Bird Life Australia bird surveys & weed removal field day, Ballarat
- Friends of Cowie’s Creek Revegetation days
- Friends of Queens Park weed control field days
Timeline
Ranger (Field Services)
Parks Victoria / Cape Conran Coastal Park
09.2023 - Current
Foreshore Ranger
Great Ocean Road Coast & Parks Authority / Lorne
11.2020 - 09.2023
Plant Operator
HOARE BROS PTY LTD / South Geelong
02.2017 - 11.2020
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION Worker
AUSSCAPES PTY LTD / Moolap Geelong
03.2014 - 02.2017
Diploma of Conservation Ecosystem Management -
Federation University
Certificate III Conservation land Management -
The Gordon TAFE
Year 12 VCAL -
Christian College Geelong
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