BENJAMIN BROWN
4 Dichiera Bend Dalyellup
Summary
I am a dedicated, reliable, hard working individual with excellent interpersonal skills. I have a reputation amongst colleagues and Supervisors as a highly valued and resourceful team player who works with integrity and professionalism to earn respect, inspire cooperation and exceed business expectations. My proven high performing work ethic, positive attitude and strong focus for on the job safety is an asset to all employment positions and contributes to the success of the work place culture.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Mine 3 Pit Coordinator Step up
Rio Tinto
03.2023 - Current
- Boosted team productivity, assigning tasks according to individual strengths and capabilities.
- Coordinated communication between departments.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between production phases, ensuring minimal downtime for equipment setup.
- Monitored and tracked progress of all production tasks for on-time delivery.
- Fuel plan set up
- Hot seat plans
- Facilitate an effective PSI
- Leadership in the field
- Suspend and release trained on the Komatsu front runner system
- R & D trained on the Komatsu front runner system
- Quality handovers
Mine 4 Pit Patroller
Rio Tinto
01.2023 - Current
- Truck management
- Dig unit management
- Auxiliary machine management
- Material management
- Crusher management
- Working closely with a controller to manage all of the above to run a successful and productive iron ore pit.
- Constructing roads, intersections and locations using the Autonomous Haul Truck Front Runner system
- Suspend and release trained on AHT
- Meeting targets with material movement and development work
- Road management, speed ranks, KOA's and delineation
- Komatsu front runner R&D passout
Production Operator
Rio Tinto
03.2022 - Current
- Operation of CAT D10, D11 & KOMATSU 475 Dozers
- Operation of CAT 854 & KOMATSU 600 Wheel Dozers
- Suspend and release trained on KOMATSU 930 Haul Trucks
- Autonomous Haul Truck Pit Permit
- Operation in an autonomous iron ore pit.
- Setting up work areas
- Truck management
- Tip head management - Push tip heads, reestablishment of tip heads, cut and fill, bulk pushing, push high dumps up to 60m, dump spots.
- Slot dozing
- Digger floor clean up's
- Land Clearing
- Work off of a GPS system to maintain correct floor levels ( CAES )
- Doze down contures
Level 2 Operator
B&J CATALANO
09.2021 - 02.2022
- General operation of 657G Scraper
- Load and haul various types of material
- Push & Pulling
- Strip and stockpiling various materials
- Operation of Scraper in a circuit
- Operation of Caterpillar 777 Hall Trucks
- Operation of 50 tonne Hitachi & Bell articulated Moxy dump trucks
- Reversing up & down various ramps
- Hauling various materials eg: Blue rock, gravel, mud, sand, road base
- Reversing under the bucket of Excavators and Loaders
- Working in a production and development line
- Positive Communication throughout all operational tasks
- Fault finding
- Machine Prestart
- Identifying Hazards
- Review of task and JHA’s/SWIMS before commencement of any new task
Trade Assistant
MONADELPHOUS
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Assisting welders: Tack welds, oxy cutting, grinding, mag drilling, marking out steel, grid mesh removal
- Pipe fitting
- Equipment maintenance
- Spotting and Firewatch
- Setup and pack down
- Thorough housekeeping
- EWP operations
- Flange management
- Permit to work holder
- Commissioning works
- Working safely at heights
- Thorough JHA’s and WPI’s
Diamond Driller
Australian Underground Drilling
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Prestart checks of vehicles and assist the driller with rig check
- Conduct down hole equipment checks throughout shift
- Meter averages of 75mtrs per 12 hr shift over 6-12mth period up to 156mtrs per shift
- Obtain core samples
- Rod handling
- Drill bit changes
- Set up and moving rig/site
- Retrieving tubes of core, cleaning and handling core
- Collar grouting and full hole grouting
- General Rig maintenance – Oil change, changing reamers and guide bushes: greasing and cleaning
- Housekeeping of all equipment ensuring it is of highest standard with cleanliness to all work spaces a priority
- Ensure practices are followed to enable the site to remain free of hazards
- Identify potential
- Hazards and communicate immediately to the driller or supervisor
Hard Wall Plasterer
CC Rendering
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Mixing Cement for internal and external float
- Applying cement render
- Ruling or screeding walls to level
- Erect beads with nail gun
- Sand finish render and texture coating
- White setting and multi finish internal walls
General Farm Hand
WATSON FAMILY FARM
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Sheep work in paddocks and yards: round up/rouse-about: weighing; drafting; brewing sheep feed
- Cleaning water troughs and feeders
- Fencing: driving post tractors; running wire; stringing and stapling fences
- Operator of various heavy machinery: forklift, tractor, front end loader and IT
- Filling up Seeder box with an Auger to operate
Hard Wall Plasterer
TOP COAT
03.2015 - 02.2019
- Mixing Cement for internal and external float
- Applying cement render
- Ruling or screeding walls to level
- Erect beads with nail gun
- Sand finish render and texture coating
- White setting and multi finish internal walls
Skills
- Safety Focused
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Reliable
- Positive Attitude
- Self Motivated
- Organisational skills
- Time Management
- Adaptable
- Communication skills
- Self Disciplined
- Proactive
- Attention to detail
- Problem Solver
Additional Information
Rio Tinto
Supervisor: Damien Curnuck
0457 089 064
Rio Tinto
Supervisor: Jared Yates
0477 338 360
Australian Underground Drilling
Supervisor: Anton Ulrich
0497 620 091
CC Rendering
Owner: Chad Curnuck
0497 915 855
Timeline
Mine 3 Pit Coordinator Step up
Rio Tinto
03.2023 - Current
Mine 4 Pit Patroller
Rio Tinto
01.2023 - Current
Production Operator
Rio Tinto
03.2022 - Current
Level 2 Operator
B&J CATALANO
09.2021 - 02.2022
Trade Assistant
MONADELPHOUS
03.2021 - 09.2021
Diamond Driller
Australian Underground Drilling
10.2019 - 03.2021
Hard Wall Plasterer
CC Rendering
08.2019 - 10.2019
General Farm Hand
WATSON FAMILY FARM
02.2019 - 08.2019
Hard Wall Plasterer
TOP COAT
03.2015 - 02.2019