Andrew Lang
Summary
Dynamic professional eager to embrace new challenges that leverage strong interpersonal skills, effective time management, and proven problem-solving abilities. Committed to fostering collaborative environments and driving results through innovative solutions. Prepared to contribute to a team-oriented organization that values initiative and creativity. Equipped to tackle complex tasks with a strategic mindset and dedication to continuous improvement, ensuring impactful contributions to organizational success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Intermediate Rigger
YEM Pty Ltd – Sino Iron Ore Project
01.2026 - 05.2026
- Rigging activities across fixed plant maintenance and construction
- Support maintenance and structural works during shutdowns and scheduled maintenance.
- FIFO (2/1)
High Pressure Cleaner/ TA
Schlam - TPCM
08.2024 - 01.2026
- Mobilising and demobilising to various sites including FMG, BHP, Roy Hill, Rio Tinto along with some work in the gold fields (Maca mining).
- Pressure cleaning fixed & mobile plant equipment for servicing, fault finding, repairs, re-location, etc.
- Equipment detailing.
- Maintaining vehicles and pressure cleaning equipment.
- TA work – assisting mobile maintenance teams along with shut crews in servicing and repair of MEM gear. Rigging, Dogging and Forklift use.
- Gardening when required.
- Ensuring customer’s expectations are met through communication and co-ordination with team members and site based staff.
- FIFO (3/2)
Trainee MPU Operator
Dyno Nobel (FMG Cloud break)
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Unloading product and putting into storage
- Loading product into hoppers
- Escorting road trains to laydown
- Loading MPU trucks
- Mixing product for use
- General Yard Duties
- Loading shots on pad (under supervision)
- Reporting: Pre starts, weekly’s, monthly’s & daily yard stocktaking.
- FIFO (8/6)
RC Exploration Driller
Wallis Drilling
08.2017 - 01.2024
- RC Drilling Schramm T685, D65 & L8
- Offsiding
- Driving support trucks to and from work, picking up consumables, water and fuel runs. Ensuring all consumables are topped up. Ensuring laydown supplies are available.
- Compiling requisitions and checking off inward goods.
- Liasing with customers including rig inductions, field leadership reporting and drilling requirements.
- Training up new staff. Co-ordinating tasks with team members.
- Repairs, servicing, inspections and general maintenance. Creating work requests for repairs and closing them off upon completion.
- General reporting- Take 5’s, Risk Assessments, Pre starts, JHA’s, PLODS for daily activities, Tool checklists when working at heights, weekly and monthly inspections. Mast inspections, etc.
- Generally aiding to ensure customer’s requirements are met at a high standard and ensuring all safety measures are adhered to.
- FIFO (2/1)
Warehouse Officer
BHP- Area C Central Pilbara Hub
11.2016 - 05.2017
- Inward Goods: Unloading goods. Inspection and receipting manifest. Labelling and binning goods accurately and neatly. Raising QM discrepancies when necessary and following them up to ensure the issues are resolved.
- Work Order Compilation: Picking and packing reservations along with transfer orders. Compiling manifests.
- Deliveries: Loading and unloading goods at specified drop points using 16T HR truck. Ensuring all goods are correctly secured, hazardous goods are documented and all safety transport regulations are adhered to.
- General Stores Duties: Cycle Counts, Locating new loc’s; PD’s; assessing high and low level moving stock to optimise warehouse space and efficiency; rack inspections.
- FIFO (8/6)
Supply Officer
Rio Tinto – Brockman 2/Namuldi & Yandi Warehouses
02.2016 - 10.2016
- Inward Goods-Compilation of manifests. Unloading goods up to 25 tonne. Inspection of inward goods from TNT same day, Centurion & Inter site transfers. Collating and allocating all goods into relevant bays or work orders.
- Work Order Compilation- Picking and packing work orders using reach and regular forklifts.
- Customer Service-Aiding all staff in inventory queries along with miscellaneous shipment requests.
- Delivery- Loading and unloading goods at specified drop points using flatbed truck. Liaising with supervisors ensuring all goods are accurately picked and signed off.
- General stores maintenance, pre starts, cycle counts, yard inspections, etc.
- FIFO (8/6)
Parts Interpreter
Rio Tinto – West Angelas MEM Department
04.2015 - 02.2016
- Parts Interpreting –Identifying and sourcing parts required for breakdowns and future scheduled repairs. Equipment-Diggers, Dozers, Drills, Loaders, Haul Packs, Water Carts along with LV department including Service Trucks, MPU’s, 4WD’s, etc.
- Purchasing- Compiling work orders. Obtaining quotes when needed. Raising freight upgrades for urgent parts requirements. Following up on delivery dates. Communicating with workshop co-ordinators along with planners and stores in relation to delivery dates and order status. Finding alternatives where possible to reduce lead times. Arranging parts transfers from other Rio Tinto sites.
- Reman co-ordinator- Aiding in communications between workshop and stores in regards to the return of parts identified as s/x exchange + repair.
- Inward goods-Communicating with stores ensuring goods designated to jobs are consolidated together and ready for collection/allocation to the workshop staff. Inwards goods.
- Stock analysis-Identifying parts that are no longer required or not used on the job and arranging for their return to vendor, re-use, transfer or disposal. Identifying and submitting additional stock requests to the IC.
- FIFO (8/6)
Store person/Purchasing Officer/Planner
Territory Iron – Pine Creek NT Processing Department
01.2014 - 02.2015
- Inventory control- Aiding in the establishment and development of a supply chain system by: identifying and setting critical spare parts listings for all aspects of the mines crushing plants; structuring product codes and establishing naming conventions; setting categories, cost centres, min/max quantities along with lead times, etc
- Stores- Cycle counting; setting locations, etc. Creating re-ordering schedules and checklists. Managing oils; fuels; fixed and mobile crushing equipment spares; LV spares; PPE; etc. Restructuring storage areas. Issuing goods out. General housekeeping.
- Tool Store Co-ordinator
- Purchasing- Buying parts, tools, ppe & other consumables for the mine. Ensuring goods arrive in a timely manner.
- Logistics- Loading and unloading inward goods using truck, IT, skid steer and forklifts. Allocating goods to relevant departments. Issuing goods out of relevant departments.
- Procurement- Sourcing cheaper and more reliable suppliers to suit our needs. Negotiating pricing with current suppliers along with optimizing stock holdings.
- FIFO (12/9)
Stores Co-ordinator
Coates Hire - Port Hedland WA
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Parts interpreting - Utilising SIS to determine parts required for Heavy Earth CAT parts. Obtaining and referring to parts breakdowns in determining parts for replacement and servicing.
- Purchasing – Buying parts for the service and repair of the following equipment: Heavy Earth, Compaction, Access, Air & Power, Toyshop, Pumps & Traffic. Purchasing work shop consumables, supplying PPE requirements to mechanics, building and office maintenance, etc.
- Stores – Setting up a store to suit the needs of the workshop staff. Monitoring usage levels to establish min/max quantities. Setting re-ordering triggers and programs with suppliers and workers to ensure spare parts are replenished efficiently and effectively. Identifying and disposing of obsolete stock. Inward goods and picking goods up from suppliers.
- Procurement – Sourcing cheaper/better quality parts and consumables where ever possible while keeping into account factors such as lead times and freight charges. Negotiating costs and services with current suppliers.
- Vendor Administrator – Mobilising field service staff and account managers to sites throughout the Pilbara region. This included company sites such as Rio Tinto, BHP, FMG, CITIC, NRW (Roy Hill), Newcrest (Telfar), Nifty, Cube, etc. Aiding in arranging new employees inductions, flight requests and accommodation requests.
- Workshop servicing and repair – In times of need I have serviced and repaired Light Towers, Toy Shop equipment, Generators, Traffic Lights, Air Compressors, Message Boards and Skid Steers.
- Residential
Procurement Officer - Team leader
Coates Hire Pty Ltd – Dandenong Vic
02.2009 - 11.2012
- Purchasing - Placing & managing the purchase orders for servicing & repair of all plant equipment at the company’s biggest workshop in Australia.
- Parts Interpreting – As above.
- Procurement- As above.
- Stores – As above, but on a much larger scale. The 2 stores I help establish were to service over 90 mechanics encompassing Coates large array of plant equipment. As a BU store, I also participated and oversaw the supply of Coates Silver Service Stationery, Invoice Paper, Notepads, etc for all branches within Tasmania, Victoria & South Australia.
- Training - Training new Procurement Officers in all aspects of their new position.
- Residential
Education
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Operations
RMIT University
Melbourne, VICCertificate III - Drilling Operations
Advanced Mine Performance Training Services
Western AustraliaSkills
- Proficient in multiple ERP platforms
- Expertise in Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- HR-B vehicle operator license
- Expertise in advanced 4WD techniques
- High-risk work license – LF, WP, DG, RB, RI
- Construction safety certification
- Confined Space & Atmospheric Gas Testing
- Certified in advanced first aid
- Dangerous Goods Security Card
- Fire safety training
- Current Inductions - Rio Tinto, BHP, FMG, Roy Hill, Maca Mining, Regis Resources
Timeline
Intermediate Rigger
YEM Pty Ltd – Sino Iron Ore Project
01.2026 - 05.2026
High Pressure Cleaner/ TA
Schlam - TPCM
08.2024 - 01.2026
Trainee MPU Operator
Dyno Nobel (FMG Cloud break)
03.2024 - 06.2024
RC Exploration Driller
Wallis Drilling
08.2017 - 01.2024
Warehouse Officer
BHP- Area C Central Pilbara Hub
11.2016 - 05.2017
Supply Officer
Rio Tinto – Brockman 2/Namuldi & Yandi Warehouses
02.2016 - 10.2016
Parts Interpreter
Rio Tinto – West Angelas MEM Department
04.2015 - 02.2016
Store person/Purchasing Officer/Planner
Territory Iron – Pine Creek NT Processing Department
01.2014 - 02.2015
Stores Co-ordinator
Coates Hire - Port Hedland WA
11.2012 - 11.2013
Procurement Officer - Team leader
Coates Hire Pty Ltd – Dandenong Vic
02.2009 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Operations
RMIT University
Certificate III - Drilling Operations
Advanced Mine Performance Training Services