Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Certification
Personal Qualities
Timeline
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Branden Hobbs

Horsham,Australia

Summary

Reliable hard Worker, comfortable handling physically demanding tasks across long shifts and through problematic weather conditions. Experience in a variety of rolls, several licenses, eager to grow and learn new skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Civil Laborer

stawell gold mines
stawell, vic
04.2025 - 09.2025
  • Operated heavy machinery to assist in construction projects efficiently.
  • Followed safety protocols to maintain a secure work environment daily.
  • Conducted site clean-up and debris removal after project completion.
  • Loaded and unloaded materials to support project workflows effectively.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure timely task completion each day.
  • Maintained tools and equipment in good working condition for daily use.
  • Repaired broken pipes or water mains by cutting away damaged sections and replacing them with new piping material.
  • Operated heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, and backhoes to move earth and debris.

General Laborer

Wimmera Glass Works
horsham, vic
02.2024 - 04.2025
  • Manufacturing and glazing windows
  • Installing windows
  • Truck driving and deliveries
  • Forklift driving
  • Unloading freight
  • Punching aluminium in hydraulic press.

Denlea Holdings
Horsham, Australia
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Fencing
  • Tree cutting.
  • Residential block clearing.
  • slashing
  • Commercial mowing.

Tree Worker

Carters Tree Services
Warrnambool
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Roadside clearing
  • Bushfire mitigation
  • Private residential jobs
  • Storm damage clearing.

Serviceman

Horsham Lawnmower Centre
Horsham, vic
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Servicing and maintaining products.
  • Assisting in front of the shop.
  • Customer service.
  • Pick and pack orders.

Grain Handler

GrainCorp Operations Limited
Nhill, vic
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Receiving grain trucks.
  • Bunker work.
  • Outloading.
  • Cleaning the grain site.
  • Working with tarps.

Farmhand

Chislett Farms
Swan Hill, vic
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Spraying fruit crops with boom-spray
  • Mixing chemicals and fertilisers
  • Slashing
  • Maintenance on irrigation system.

Wimmera Mallee Ag
Horsham
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Service and maintain heavy machinery
  • Learning and retaining information about new models of machinery and new types of equipment
  • Installation and testing of all GPS systems
  • Answering questions and queries from farmers
  • On site installation and on farm installation

Serviceman

Family Farm
Warracknabeal
01.2010 - 12.2010
  • Preparing fields for sewing
  • Driving tractors
  • Using air seeders, slashers, and disc
  • Boom spray
  • Driving headers
  • General maintenance
  • Sheep handling, crutching, rounding them up and bringing them to the yards
  • Shearing and drafting
  • Welding and fencing

Education

Year 10 -

Warracknabeal Secondary College
Warracknabeal, VIC

Certificate II in Building And Construction -

University of Ballarat
Horsham, VIC

Skills

  • Takes initiative
  • Hardworking
  • Honest and reliable
  • Quick learner/ willing to learn
  • Good at receiving and interpreting instructions
  • Problem solving, troubleshooting
  • Great teamwork and solo skills
  • Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines

References

  • Sam Lawson, Team Leader/work colleague, Wimmera Glass Works, Horsham, Victoria, 0417825895
  • Paul Webster, Supervisor, Stawell Gold Mines, Stawell Victoria, 0438347900
  • Luke Martin, Manager, Stawell Gold Mines, Stawell Victoria, 0438581276

Certification

  • Full Victorian Manual License
  • Medium Rigid truck license
  • Chainsaw
  • Electronic work platform (EWP)
  • Electrical supply industry (ESI)
  • Traffic management
  • Traffic control
  • Spotter
  • Forklift
  • Safe approach distance - Vegetation work
  • Safe to approach SWER
  • Working with chemicals
  • Certificate II in building and construction
  • White card
  • Diesel mechanics (Partial completion of apprenticeship)
  • Confined space

Personal Qualities

  • Takes initiative
  • Hard working
  • Honest and reliable
  • Quick learner / Willing to Learn
  • Good at receiving and interpreting instructions
  • Problem Solving / Troubleshooting
  • Great teamwork and solo skills
  • Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines

Timeline

Civil Laborer

stawell gold mines
04.2025 - 09.2025

General Laborer

Wimmera Glass Works
02.2024 - 04.2025

Denlea Holdings
01.2022 - 01.2023

Tree Worker

Carters Tree Services
01.2020 - 01.2022

Serviceman

Horsham Lawnmower Centre
01.2019 - 12.2019

Grain Handler

GrainCorp Operations Limited
01.2017 - 01.2018

Farmhand

Chislett Farms
01.2015 - 12.2015

Wimmera Mallee Ag
01.2011 - 01.2012

Serviceman

Family Farm
01.2010 - 12.2010

Year 10 -

Warracknabeal Secondary College

Certificate II in Building And Construction -

University of Ballarat
Branden Hobbs