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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Hobbies and Interests
Profile
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Benjamin Dunlop

Perth,WA

Summary

As a motivated, ambitious person, I seek new opportunities which challenge my thinking, allow both personal and career growth and provide continued professional development and learning.

Professional with well-rounded expertise in managing and optimizing industrial processes, ensuring efficiency and safety. Adept at collaborating with teams to achieve operational goals and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in equipment operation, process monitoring, and troubleshooting, always delivering reliable outcomes. Known for strong problem-solving abilities and commitment to quality standards.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Process Operator

Minara Resources – Murrin Murrin Operation
02.2025 - Current
  • Company Overview: Murrin Murrin Operation is located 880km east of Perth, producing high grade nickel and cobalt
  • Participate in daily handover and update Daily handover log.
  • Attend KPI meetings.
  • Review daily and annual targets.
  • Discuss and review safety incidents and risk events.
  • Take direction and delegation of daily shift tasks.
  • Complete area process review to identify any potential issues.
  • Complete an area walk through to ensure plant & equipment meet safe working standards.
  • Ensure daily routine tasks are completed in addition to the delegated daily tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
  • Use long standing knowledge and experience in plant operation to problem solve process and safety issues.
  • Communication
  • Proven ability in liaising with area and senior shift co-ordinators.

Control Room Specialist

South 32
01.2006 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: South 32 is a mining and metals company. In Australia, Bauxite is mined at Boddington which is then transported to the Collie refinery where it is processed into alumina powder.
  • Participate in daily handover and update Daily handover log.
  • Attend KPI meetings.
  • Review daily and annual targets.
  • Discuss and review safety incidents and risk events.
  • Take direction and delegation of daily shift tasks.
  • Complete area process review to identify any potential issues.
  • Complete daily area walk throughs to ensure plant & equipment meet safe working standards.
  • Ensure daily routine tasks are completed in addition to the delegated daily tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
  • Use long standing knowledge and experience in plant operation to problem solve process and safety issues.
  • Mentor and train other crew members and trainees.
  • Show initiative by liaising with operations and maintenance supervisors to ensure plant operations are streamlined and running efficiently.
  • Assist maintenance and operational personnel with the identification, clearance and isolation of plant and equipment using Intellipermit.
  • Complete safety audits by identifying potential and imminent risks and lodge necessary work requests via SAP.

Wespine Industries
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • Timber Grading and stacking
  • Forklift driving and Yard work

Internal Sales

BME Industrial
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Customer Service, Sales and Quotes

Internal Sales

Sweetman Fasteners
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • Customer Service, Sales and quotes

Education

High School Diploma -

Australind Senior High School
Australind, WA

Certificate III - Process Plant Operations -

South Regional TAFE
WA

Skills

  • Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint Proficient
  • SAP, LMS, Intellipermit, Oracle, Honeywell Experion SCADA Highly proficient
  • Process control
  • Safety protocols and procedures
  • Housekeeping skills
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Control room operations
  • Chemical handling

Certification

  • Certificate II & III Process Plant Operations
  • Worksafe Tickets
  • Dogman
  • Elevated Work Platform National Standard
  • Forklift Operation National Standard
  • Overhead Cranes National Standard
  • Safe Work At Heights
  • White Card
  • BA Training
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Hobbies and Interests

Hockey, Travelling, Spending time with family and friends

Profile

  • 19 years background in mining as a Process Operator/Control Room Operator, previous experience in Industrial Internal Sales
  • Extensive experience in the servicing and maintenance of a wide variety of plant and equipment.
  • Strong safety record. Comply with safety related best practices whilst ensuring all risk events are reported.
  • Personnel management experiences as relief supervisor of 8+ crew members. Ability to co-ordinate, delegate and supervise crew with proven success in achieving work processes efficiently, effectively whilst ensuring safe production.
  • Work independently or in a team environment. Willingness to work together to achieve common goals and objectives. Shown initiative to work independently to complete additional tasks.
  • Track record of solving problems. Through excellent organisational and time management skills adapt to changes in work load with ability to prioritise work based on level of risk and importance.
  • Software proficiency includes SAP, LMS and Intellipermit. Word, Excel Ability to learn new software quickly.

Timeline

Process Operator

Minara Resources – Murrin Murrin Operation
02.2025 - Current

Control Room Specialist

South 32
01.2006 - 01.2025

Wespine Industries
01.2003 - 01.2006

Internal Sales

BME Industrial
01.2000 - 01.2003

Internal Sales

Sweetman Fasteners
01.1999 - 01.2000

High School Diploma -

Australind Senior High School

Certificate III - Process Plant Operations -

South Regional TAFE
Benjamin Dunlop