DAVID J POINTON
Australind,Australia
Summary
Self-motivated hands-on individual with a positive attitude & strong work ethic Exceptional experience working Heavy Haulage Machinery level round operator Friendly approachable, adaptable while professional Organized and dependable able to manage multiple priorities with a positive attitude Excellent time management and problem-solving skills, passionate, with strong organizational skills Willingness to take on extra responsibilities to meet team goals. Motivated employee learns quickly in fast-paced, high-volume environments. Demonstrated ability to follow safe working procedures, inspections & techniques for mechanical Equipment & Construction Consistently adheres to safety standards Maintains open availability and flexibility to work various shifts
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Allrounder
Mineral Mining Services
05.2024 - 09.2025
- Company Overview: Gold production- Allrounder, Randells Mine/ Santa pit.
- Operating 777CAT, Watercart, D10 CAT Dozers, - pit floor prep, tip heads, drill prep
- Excavators 1200s, 1900, 2000, Hitachi – production and gold ore recovery and prep
- Graders, 16M, - Haul roads, tip heads, drill floors
- 200t Float operation for moving large equipment
- Demonstrate safe working procedures aline with policies
- Time management efficiency in order to complete tasks within deadlines
- Gold production- Allrounder, Randells Mine/ Santa pit.
Operator Production - AllRounder
Ora Banda Mining
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Open Pit
- Operation of CAT 777 water cart , CAT D10 Dozers, CAT 16M Grader, Komatsu WA600 Wheel loader, CAT 785 and Komatsu 785 Dump truck
- Equipment pre-and post-operational inspections and reports
- Safe operation of equipment in accordance with policies and procedures and the manufacturers recommendations
- Working to set KPI’s but maintaining safety standards and compliance with Traffic Management Plan
- Work closely with all equipment operators as required
- Communicate road conditions as required, ensuring safe road conditions are maintained
- Open Pit
Operator Production - All Rounder
Macmahon
04.2016 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: Multiple sites including: Telfer/Tropicana/King of the Hills and Warrawoona WA
- Open cut mining
- Driving 777, 785, 789CAT, 793 C, D, F Cat Machinery, Liebherr 264 Dump trucks
- Dozer D9 and D10 – tip heads and floor prep
- Grader 16M, 18M and 24M – road maintenance
- Loaders 966, 980, 988, 992, 993, WA900, WA600 – loading trucks, loading crushers and ROM clean up, maintenance work on site.
- Excavator 330, 360, 385 and 1200 CAT – production and scaling walls
- Rock breaker
- 200T float operation for moving large equipment
- Demonstrate safe working procedures & inspection techniques.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated high level of initiative while tackling difficult tasks.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
- Multiple sites including: Telfer/Tropicana/King of the Hills and Warrawoona WA
Road Construction Labourer/Operator Foreman
Cliff Coal, Plant Hire
Collie, WA
01.2016 - 04.2016
- Company Overview: Road construction
- Driving Volvo Moxy
- Rollers Flat drum
- Supervision of crews to achieve daily plan
- Road construction
Construction Worker
BHP Billiton (Worsley Site)
Worsley, WA
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Worsley WA, Karara and Golden Grove
- Dozer Operation, Moxy, roller, excavator and rock breaker operation
- Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction.
- Removed debris from roadways after storms to clear major transportation routes.
- Directed traffic around site locations using appropriate signage communication.
- Operated all heavy equipment properly according to employer safety specifications.
- Filled potholes and smoothed out rough surfaces.
- Repaired signs and fences quickly to avoid accidents and mishaps.
- Read, interpreted and executed blueprints and documents related to Road construction projects.
- Completed tear-down of existing structures to prepare for new construction.
- Managed safe and efficient use of tools and equipment on construction sites.
- Loaded and unloaded materials and equipment onto and off construction sites.
- Worsley WA, Karara and Golden Grove
Machine Operator
WAPRES
Bunbury, WA
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Manufacture of Logistics
- Loaded raw materials into machines and unloaded finished products to keep manufacturing process running smoothly.
- Collaborated with other departments to optimize production workflows, inspected product for quality & adherence to customers specifications.
- Operation of plantation, harvest haulage offloading trucks with stocks
- Organization of on-site trucks maintenance.
- Loading Docked Ships with products
- Operating heavy mobile plant equipment including Loaders, Excavators and especially Blockers.
- Daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non- conformance issues.
- Demonstrating proactive attitude to workplace safety
- Manufacture of Logistics
Loader / Excavator Driver
A.M.S. AUSTRALIA MARSHAL SERVICE
, WA
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: WA
- Supervising Truck drivers on and off site
- Loading and unloading log trucks.
- Exercise high standard of safety in workplace.
- Skills in basic maintenance on forestry equipment.
- Maintained clean, orderly work environment free of hazards.
- Checked accuracy of product packaging and labelling, rectifying any issues.
- Performed general support clean-up duties and maintained clean work area by using high-pressure water systems, backhoes, and skid-steers.
- Verified documentation and condition of freight to assure quality standards were achieved.
- Visually inspected all pallets for deliveries to verify quality and accuracy of shipments.
- Followed all safety and security protocols to minimize risk of injury.
- WA
Bobcat Construction/Agriculture Worker
BOBCAT 4 U
Bunbury, WA
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Business Owner/Operator Self Employed
- Controlled resources and assets/construct shed structure's ensuring shed floor plans comply with local government industry standards & regulations
- High standard of( OHS )Occupational health& safety while operating Bobcats & Trucks
- Cleared land and prepared soil for planting by tilling, grading and adding organic matter.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Business Owner/Operator Self Employed
All Round General Operator/Labourer
PIACENTINI EARTHMOVING
Picton, WA
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Picton WA
- Maintained knowledge of industry policies and procedures to set up and operate equipment safely while operating Heavy Machinery such as Dump trucks, loaders, Graders, Excavators & crusher's
- Efficiently read and interpreted blueprints
- Performed quality assurance tasks to promote accuracy and minimize mistakes following guidelines of (OHS) & ensuring construction of road mines meet standards.
- Performed equipment tests, calibrations and repairs to keep machines running smoothly and prevent malfunctions.
- Used measuring tools such as gauges and tape measure to identify conforming parts during production.
- Picton WA
Sawmilling and Processing Bench Operator
WHITTAKER'S TIMBER MILL
North Dandalup, WA
01.1997 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: North Dandalup, WA
- Benchman Operator, completed general labor tasks such as loading and unloading materials, cleaning up job sites.
- Operating heavy machinery, log loader, forklift band saw & chainsaw operator.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Organized and detail-oriented Benchman with a strong work ethic ensuring occupational health & safety.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- North Dandalup, WA
Education
High School Diploma -
New ZealandSkills
- General Construction Induction
- Harvesting & Haulage
- Surface Extraction Mining Operations
- Working at heights
- Elevator work Platform
- Confined Spaces
- Excavator
- Operator Scheduling
- Operator Signalling
- Forklift Operator
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Skilled Machine Operator
- HC Licence
- MC Licence
- MSIC Card
- Equipment operation
- Time management
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Production efficiency
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
References
- Ora Banda Mining, Steve Taylor, Production Superintendent, 0427 334 741, Jack Turner, Shift Supervisor, 0473 521 195, Bryan Strode, Safety & Training Officer, 0424 985 600
- Macmahon, Richie Stephens, Supervisor OP4, 0400 232 117, rstephens@macmahon.com.au, Gary Carter, Supervisor, 0428 137 291, Troy Aitken, Superintendent, 0436 685 875, taitken@macmahon.com.au
- WAPRES, Gary Stanger, 0428 441 875, Peter Warne, 0407 772 388
- Mineral Mining Services, Oliver Burnside, Mining supervisor, 0477 057 693, Mathew Cochrane, Mining Superintendent, 0477 330 692, Garry Mewburn, Mining Superintendent, 0476 006 089
Timeline
Allrounder
Mineral Mining Services
05.2024 - 09.2025
Operator Production - AllRounder
Ora Banda Mining
09.2023 - 05.2024
Operator Production - All Rounder
Macmahon
04.2016 - 05.2023
Road Construction Labourer/Operator Foreman
Cliff Coal, Plant Hire
01.2016 - 04.2016
Construction Worker
BHP Billiton (Worsley Site)
01.2013 - 01.2015
Machine Operator
WAPRES
01.2008 - 01.2013
Loader / Excavator Driver
A.M.S. AUSTRALIA MARSHAL SERVICE
01.2006 - 01.2008
Bobcat Construction/Agriculture Worker
BOBCAT 4 U
01.2005 - 01.2008
All Round General Operator/Labourer
PIACENTINI EARTHMOVING
01.2005 - 01.2006
Sawmilling and Processing Bench Operator
WHITTAKER'S TIMBER MILL
01.1997 - 01.2005