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Daniel Furness

Summary

Enthusiastic qualified experienced Train Driver Certificate IV TLI42615 with an incident free record. I am a qualified Trainer & Assessor TAE40116 dedicated to student and company success.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Yard/Mainline Locomotive Driver

FMG Fortescue Metals Group
Port Hedland, WA
11.2020 - 02.2022
  • Qualified Train Driver Certificate IV
  • Operating locomotives and providing operational support in rail operations
  • Perform mainline yard and shunting duties in accordance with train schedules
  • Follow all work procedures and company policies
  • Commitment to ensuring a safe and efficient workplace maintaining high standards of safety equipment serviceability housekeeping and compliance with site procedures
  • Full locomotive preparation including all engine and air testing

Mainline Locomotive Driver/Mentor

Pacific National
Clyde, NSW
01.2009 - 07.2020
  • Qualified Train Driver Certificate IV
  • Preparation and provisioning of locomotives, train and locomotive checks for departure
  • Drive-Main line operations
  • Tool-box meetings to discuss the job at hand and potential hazards and controls, as well as safety notices and relevant information
  • Complete safety risk assessments and hazard report forms
  • Communicate effectively with all work collogues team leaders and all rail and safe work authorities providing on time safe customer service
  • Qualified for ECP-WDP and pneumatic/conventional braking systems
  • Train Order qualified all systems
  • Call vehicle driving and pre-start checks of vehicles
  • Mentor new starters, junior drivers and route training senior drivers.

Entry-level Enginemen - Second Person - Locomotive Driver in Training

Patricks Port Logistics (PPL)
Port Botany
01.2007 - 11.2009
  • Training in all aspects of track safety awareness and NSW Safe-working
  • Learn responsibilities of the second person in shunting protocol and driver-assist
  • Shunting, setting and checking the correct path for train movements and stabling wagons
  • Cleaning and house-keeping of office and meal rooms
  • Call vehicle driving shifts
  • Assisting in locomotive preparation
  • Work within a multi-user yard
  • Train preparation
  • Brake examination
  • Upskill and take on further responsibilities
  • Engage with management team leaders.

Dump Truck Operator

Cooks Construction
Penrith Lakes Scheme, NSW
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Shift briefs and tool-box meetings
  • Pre-start checks and operate heavy machinery dump trucks (80T > 150T) and carry out minor maintenance and repairs
  • Operate to conditions (dust hazards, over-watered roads, wet conditions), maintaining a visual eye for smaller vehicles on haul roads and communicating with approaching vehicles
  • Operate water cart
  • Operate articulated dump trucks
  • Running out loads landfill work
  • Working within a team of heavy machinery (excavator, loader, dozer, compactor, water-cart) site manager

Dump Truck Operator /Blast Crew

MDS Drilling Services
Pilbara, WA
01.2004 - 01.2004
  • Handling explosives
  • All dump truck operations
  • Experience in 3 weeks on 1 week off camp roster in a remote location
  • Fatigue management

Parks and Garden Field Operator

Penrith City Council (NSW)
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • First full-time job after school - Parks and Garden Field Operator for park management where I learnt to use machinery such as tractors, truck and trailer

Education

Certificate IV - Training And Assessment TAE40116

Tafe NSW - Plenty Training
05-2020

Certificate IV - Train Driver TLI42615

Go Train

Leadership & Management Certificate IV BSB42015

Upskilled

Life Saving Skills & Marine Rescue Skills

Marine Rescue NSW

Skills

  • Train Handling
  • Observing Performance
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Assisting Drivers
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Managing Safety
  • Student Assessment
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Progress Reporting
  • Public Speaking
  • Equipment Demonstration
  • Classroom Management
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Student Mentoring

Qualifications

  • C Class NSW Driver's License 13558416 (current)
  • Pneumatic Braking, Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Braking
  • NSW Safe working
  • QLD Safe working
  • Certificate IV Train Driving TLI42615
  • Certificate IV Training Assessment TAE40116
  • Certificate IV Leadership Management BSB40520
  • Train Order Qualified in all systems and authorities
  • Certificate in Club Coaching (NRL)
  • Senior First-AID
  • MSIC card, Current CAT-1 medical

Reference

  • Rene Szela - Operations Manager Momentum Rail - 0400 557 049 Rene.szela@momentumrail.com
  • Tayla Hull - Rail Operations Supervisor Momentum Rail - 0458 205 296 Taylahull@momentumrail.com
  • Greg Williams Supervisor Pacific National - 0403 247 722 Gregory_williams@pacificnational.com.au
  • Francis Galea Manager Pacific National - 0404 367 827
  • Jeffrey Bann Rail Operations Fortescue Metals Group 0458030923
  • Gavin Alexa Fortescue Metals Group 0477 745 457 indigenous2000@hotmail.com
  • Adam Berman Manager Pacific National 0466 244 044

Timeline

Yard/Mainline Locomotive Driver

FMG Fortescue Metals Group
11.2020 - 02.2022

Mainline Locomotive Driver/Mentor

Pacific National
01.2009 - 07.2020

Entry-level Enginemen - Second Person - Locomotive Driver in Training

Patricks Port Logistics (PPL)
01.2007 - 11.2009

Dump Truck Operator

Cooks Construction
01.2004 - 01.2007

Dump Truck Operator /Blast Crew

MDS Drilling Services
01.2004 - 01.2004

Parks and Garden Field Operator

Penrith City Council (NSW)
01.2000 - 01.2004

Certificate IV - Training And Assessment TAE40116

Tafe NSW - Plenty Training

Certificate IV - Train Driver TLI42615

Go Train

Leadership & Management Certificate IV BSB42015

Upskilled

Life Saving Skills & Marine Rescue Skills

Marine Rescue NSW

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