Chase Watson
Perth,Australia
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Excavator Operator
Fortescue Metals Group
Christmas Creek, WA
10.2025 - Current
- Liebherr 9400/9400E, CAT 6040
- Conducted pre and post inspections, identifying issues and reporting to the supervisor.
- Loading autonomous fleet in a safe and productive way in alignment with daily dig plans.
- Working safely with push units complying with load and haul procedure 50/20/10 rule.
- Works well within a diverse team
- Reporting unsafe work conditions immediately to the supervisor.
- Complete tasks in alignment with Fortescues Policies and procedures.
Excavator Operator
Rio Tinto
Yandicoogina, WA
01.2025 - 09.2025
- Hitachi 3600/5600, Komatsu 5500
- Conduct pre and post inspection, identifying any issues and reporting to supervisor if required
- Loading autonomous fleet in a safe and productive way in alignment with daily dig plans.
- Digging out sumps and trenching loading haul truck with wet material in a manner
- Working safely with push units complying with load and haul procedure 50 metre rule.
- Identify unsafe work conditions and escalate to supervisor.
- General Pit Teching experience using Front Runner Autonomous system. Safely boarding trucks from autonomous to manual mode. Surveying dumps and dig floors to maximise fleet production.
- Conducted road surveys to determine optimal routes for operations.
- Monitoring autonomous fleet in the pit. Conducting dump updates safely
- Identifying hazards and escalating when necessary.
- Follow safe work practices and methods.
- Complete tasks in alignment with Rio Tinto Policies and procedures.
Excavator Operator
Pilbara Minerals
Pilgangoora, WA
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Conducted pre- and post-inspections of Hitachi 2000, 2500, and 2600 excavators to ensure operational readiness.
- Digging out waste and facing up ore in order not to contaminate the ore with waste.
- Conducted Take 5 safety assessments to identify hazards before work began.
- Coordinated with ore spotters to identify ore and waste grades based on dig maps and dig tape.
- Pre- and post-inspection of work area.
- Conducted Take 5 and hazard reporting.
Excavator and Loader Operator
BHP
South Flank, WA
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Pre start and Operation of CAT 992 Loader, Komatsu WA1200 Loader, Liebherr 9400/9600 Excavator(s)
- Performed general ROM and pit maintenance, developing haul roads and intersections to specifications while managing windrow heights and conducting floor clean-ups and leveling.
- Constructed and pushed waste dumps, maintaining tip head to specified heights and ensuring floor levels met required standards.
- Cleaned dig floors to maintain operational standards.
- General ROM and pit maintenance. Haul Road and intersection development to Desired spec well as windrow heights and Floor clean ups and Leveling
- Building and pushing off waste dumps. Tip head to desired heights as well as keeping floor to level specs
- Floor clean up of Dig Floors if required
- InPit Loading - Production Loading 930e trucks InPit following dig map or worm following the change in iron ore grade and/or waste blocks
- Operation of provision modular in conventional mining
Mobile Plant Operator
Mineral resources Limited
, WA
02.2019 - 01.2021
- Production Loader operating cat 992 loading komatsu 785, cat 777 and 785 haul trucks
- Loaded haul trucks with iron ore, fines, and lump using loadrite to designated stockpiles or crusher bin.
- Haul truck operating
- Train loading - Using 992 to load specific grade of iron ore in to train wagons, using loadrite to set tonne target (74.5 ton per wagon), making sure dirt in wagons remain central, neat and tidy
- General cleanup of ROM
- Train loading - Using 992 to load specific grade of iron ore into train wagons, using loadrite to set tonne target (74.5 ton per wagon), making sure dirt in wagons remains central, neat and tidy
- Inspected and replaced rollers and screen mats as necessary, ensuring proper isolation procedures were followed
- General fixed plant work, clean up, hosing, bobcat, excavating
Skills
- Excavator
- Front end Loader
- Bobcat
- Haul truck
- Working at heights
- Confined Space
Timeline
Excavator Operator
Fortescue Metals Group
10.2025 - Current
Excavator Operator
Rio Tinto
01.2025 - 09.2025
Excavator Operator
Pilbara Minerals
01.2024 - 12.2024
Excavator and Loader Operator
BHP
01.2021 - 01.2024
Mobile Plant Operator
Mineral resources Limited
02.2019 - 01.2021