Brendan Hofstetter
GLADSTONE ,QLD
Summary
Driven professional with extensive experience in rigging, scaffolding, and crane operations, notably with Downer. Excelled in roles requiring scaffolding management, safety inspection, and problem-solving aptitude, ensuring project completion with a 100% safety record. Demonstrates adaptability and professionalism, with a strong focus on achieving results through effective communication and technical skills.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Rigger, Scaffolder, Crane Driver
Downer
Gladstone, Qld
01.2019 - Current
- Read and interpret work orders and production schedules.
- Determine job instructions and specifications.
- Examine work to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials or equipment, and notify supervisors.
- Maintaining service cycle records.
- Complying with industry safety norms and standards of working.
- Regular inspection of work to ensure no breakdowns, and to ensure all production processes are smoothly carried out.
- Coordinating work with fellow workers and other departments onsite.
- Ability to effectively manage time and complete all delegated work within the specified timeframe.
- Cargo Ship maintenance
Supervisor Rigger/Scaffolder, Crane Driver
MHPS
Gladstone, Qld
01.2015 - 12.2018
Supervisor Rigger/Scaffold and Crane Driver
CBH
Gladstone, Qld
01.1991 - 12.2013
Lagger, Stores, Forklift Driver
BELLIS Australia
Gladstone, Qld
01.1987 - 12.1991
Parks and Gardens
Gladstone Regional Council
Gladstone, Qld
01.1984 - 12.1987
- Performed maintenance tasks such as mowing grass, pruning trees and shrubs, watering plants, raking leaves, picking up litter.
Education
Gladstone State High School
Gladstone12-1987
Skills
- Scaffolding management
- Scaffolding installation
- Rigging planning
- Site installations
- Load movement control
- Equipment Installation
- Safety inspection
- Test rigging
- Structural knowledge
- Load testing
- Load Calculation
- Rigging repair
- Equipment Maintenance
- Set up gear
- Signal interpretation
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Weight calculation
- Attach loads
- Weight estimation
- Equipment Inspection
- Time management abilities
- Load securing
- Risk Assessment
- Yarding support
- Safety Procedures
- Reliability
- Technical understanding
- Physical Stamina
- Control equipment movements
- Weight distribution
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Load attachment
- Load Balancing
- Crane Operation
- Equipment Operation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Loading and unloading rigs
- Industrial safety
- Pulley Systems
- Secure support structures
Certification
- Advanced Rigger & Scaffold
- Mobile Crane
- Forklift Truck
- Dogging
- EWP
Custom
- Practical experience at Queensland Aluminia Ltd Gladstone, Qld.
- Gladstone Power Station
- Power Stations in Qld
- Physically fit with good vision, good co-ordination and manual dexterity.
- Flexible and co operation team attitude
- Non Smoker
- Good Health
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Rigger, Scaffolder, Crane Driver
Downer
01.2019 - Current
Supervisor Rigger/Scaffolder, Crane Driver
MHPS
01.2015 - 12.2018
Supervisor Rigger/Scaffold and Crane Driver
CBH
01.1991 - 12.2013
Lagger, Stores, Forklift Driver
BELLIS Australia
01.1987 - 12.1991
Parks and Gardens
Gladstone Regional Council
01.1984 - 12.1987
- Advanced Rigger & Scaffold
- Mobile Crane
- Forklift Truck
- Dogging
- EWP
Gladstone State High School
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