Hayz Isherwood
Mandurah,WA
Summary
Highly skilled and experienced construction worker with more than 15 years combined experience in concreting, steel fixing, woodworking and general maintenance. Proficient in maintaining a clean and organized work area with a strong commitment to workplace safety, team work and an attention to detail. A quick learner who is not afraid of a little adversity. Always looking to expand on and learn new skills. A hard worker willing to work hard for the right people.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Steelfixer
JK Construction
Byford, WA
10.2023 - Current
- Working as a part of a steelfixing team in a precast yard responsible for building sections of a rail bridge for the upcoming extension of the Armadale train line.
- placing, installing and securing reo bar to predetermined positions as specified by engineers drawings.
- prefabricating footing sections for bridge segments.
- Use bolt cutters and power saws to cut rebar into correct lengths.
- Fabricating steel footings and beams according to drawings or instructions of team leaders and supervisors.
- installation and alignment of structural lifting points for bridge sections.
- Signaled crane operators in safe and accurate lifting and placing of structural steel and moved rebars manually into specific positions.
- Clean up debris from worksite upon completion of job duties.
Steelfixer
FINEFORM CONCRETE GROUP PTY
Perth, WA
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Working as part of the steel fixers team alongside post-tension and concreting crew on multiple multi leveled buildings around Perth City
- Worked predominantly South of the river and out on Garden Island.
- Securing steel bars or mesh in concrete forms using wire reel and knips.
- Used bolt cutters and power saws to cut rebar into correct lengths.
- Fabricating and installing beams, columns, lift and stair cores in relation to supervisors instructions and engineered drawings.
- Responsible for leading teams of 3-6 steelfixers in prefabrication of beam sections, columns, pad footings, laying out sheets of mesh for ground slabs etc.
- Lead teams of 3-4 steelfixers in completing the intallation and correct placement of reo bar to form staircase flights and landings.
- Installed pad footings and starter bars of columns prior to the erection of structure.
- Clean up debris from worksite upon completion of job duties.
Steel Fixer
Dynamic Reinforcing
Perth, WA
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Worked as part of a team of steel fixers who were responsible for laying
out and securing reo bar forming mats and prefabricating and installing
columns, beams, walls and footings. - Worked predominantly in and around Perth CBD.
- Perform general duties on structures as required.
- Install precast concrete structures according to specifications.
- Connected prefabricated units to form large sections and prepared for concrete pours.
- Installed starter bars of columns prior to erection of structure.
- Led and mentored less-experienced kniphands and labourers and assisted supervisors in assigning work activities.
Steel Fixer
Varner Constuction
Perth, WA
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Worked on the Kelmscott rail bridge and the Kenwick freight rail
extension as a steel fixer, laying and securing reo bar. - Performed general steel fixing duties.
- Worked with riggers and crane operators in the lifting and placement of structural steel before laying out bars to predetermined centers
- Installation, masking and securing of poly-wrap. Distribution and placing of plates and chairs to support sheets of steel mesh forming ground slabs before concreting would begin.
- Prefabricating and installing beams and pad footings and column and wall starters as part of structural foundations.
- Work collectively with team leaders and supervisors to ensure safe and timely completion of assigned tasks within set time frames.
Steel Fixer
WA REINFORCING GROUP PTY LTD
Perth, WA
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Worked as a steel fixer on numerous job sites in and around Perth CBD
including high rise apartments, processing plants and multi leveled carparks. - Responsibility included coordination of bar size, length and
general placement and securing of reo bar forming mats, columns,
beams and cages. - Measured and marked out centers for the distribution and placement of structural steel forming mats for concrete slabs.
- Physically lugging steel bars across deck to required location.
- Correctly tieing and securing steel bars in place.
- Marking out and installing setups for starter bars forming colmn starters and walls for lift cores, stair cores and such.
- Perform general repairs and remedial works on existing structures as required.
Steel Fixer
GBTK
Perth, WA
05.2020 - 11.2020
- Assisted in the building of a 350 meter rail bridge in Silvergrass,
Eliwana for the Fortescue Mining Group. Work began in May 2020 with
the installation of strucutral footings and starters for piers and wing walls. - Pre fabrication of cages that were installed to form pier walls and
abutments at either end of the bridge. - Cutting, bending bars to engineers specifications.
- Working in scissor lifts and boom lifts installing lacer bars and sheer hooks and sections of capping beams.
Wood Carver
Te Huinga Charitable trust
Mt.Ruapehu, NZ
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Worked as part of a team of carvers in a workshop commissioned to design and produce traditional maori pou (totem poles) made from NZ
hardwoods (Totara and Matai) with each log measuring 6-8 meters long
and weighing over 1 tonne. - Preparing sketches of design ideas for customers to help them visualize their finished product before beginning
- Operating machines such as chainsaws, grinders, sanders, routers, and planers to cut and shape wood into sculptural forms.
- Using hand tools such as adze, mallet and chisels to intricately shape and design patterns into the timber.
Road Crew/Field Operator
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
Mt.Ruapehu, NZ
05.2008 - 11.2014
- Seasonal worker at Whakapapa Ski Field.
- Directed and managed traffic, and fitted chains to vehicle tyres when
roads were under restriction. - Performed field operations duties within ski field including running
and operating both chair and ground lifts, snow clearing and assisting other departments when required. - Assisted maintenance crews with servicing ground and chair lifts,
disassembling moving parts of drive stations eg wheel assemblies and chairs, removing and replacing faulty equipment and maintaining the lifts to ensure they were safe to operate. - Worked as a Mountain Guide within Tongariro National Park during
the summer period, taking visitors safely up to the summit of Mt Ruapehu using climbing and mountaineering skills, while providing cultural and historical information about the mountain and the district. - Awarded 2008 Employee of The Year for outstanding service within the field operations department.
Laborer
Turanga Concrete and Steel Fixing
Turangi, NZ
04.2005 - 05.2008
- Performed general laborer duties on construction jobs including formwork, steel fixing and pouring concrete.
- Worked on jobs requiring travel and spending extended periods
away from home. - Performed concreting and steel fixing tasks for residential, industrial and civil projects.
- Worked with crews on major industrial construction projects -
including the 'Gourmet Mokai' 11.5-hectare glasshouse near Taupo, and the garage and warehouses within the crane yards of Todd Mcphee Transport and Crane Services in Tokoroa.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Traditional Maori Wood Carving
New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute
Rotorua, New Zealand12-2015
Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts - Contemporary Maori Art
Toihoukura School of Maori Arts
Gisborne, New Zealand04-2013
Bachaelors Matauranga Maori - Tribal Histories
Te Wananga O Raukawa
Otaki, New Zealand11-2007
High School Diploma -
Te Kura O Hirangi
Turangi, New Zealand11-2007
Skills
- Safety awareness and understanding
- Safety Measures
- Safety Protocols and Procedures
- Risk Management
- Job Site Preparation
- Job Planning
- Time management
- Forward thinking and proactive
- Demonstrate initiative
- Quality Control
- Effective Customer Communication
- Hand and power tools experience
- Equipment Repair
- Housekeeping skills
- Measuring skills
- Rigging preparation
- Fabrications experience
- Heavy Lifting
- Lift up to 80kg
- Capable of working independently
- Work well with others
- Resilient
- Work under pressure
- Quick learner
Certification
- WA Drivers License
- Work Safely at Heights Ticket
- Confined Spaces Ticket
- Elevated Work Platform Ticket
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Maori
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
- Received an invitation and $25,000 Arts Scholarship to study under the tutelage of master carvers James Rickard and Clive Fugill at the New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute - Te Puia, Rotorua, 2014-2015
- Received a $3000 arts fund from Dr Jack Richards while in my second year of study at Toihoukura School of Contemporary Maori Visual Arts -Eastern Institute of Technology, Gisborne, 2010
- Employee of the Year 2008 - Road Crew, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, Whakapapa Ski Field
- Youngest person in New Zealand (at the time) to graduate from a tertiary institution with a Diploma in 2005 and a Bachelors degree in 2007
Affiliations
- I enjoy hunting and fishing, spending time out on the water or up in the hills
- Horse trekking and camping overnight
- Snowboarding and bombing hills
- I love music, listening to albums and going to live gigs
- I love good food with good people
- Current practicing Maori artist, I enjoy using a range of mixed mediums
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Steelfixer
JK Construction
10.2023 - Current
Steelfixer
FINEFORM CONCRETE GROUP PTY
01.2022 - 08.2023
Steel Fixer
Dynamic Reinforcing
08.2021 - 01.2022
Steel Fixer
Varner Constuction
04.2021 - 09.2021
Steel Fixer
WA REINFORCING GROUP PTY LTD
11.2020 - 04.2021
Steel Fixer
GBTK
05.2020 - 11.2020
Wood Carver
Te Huinga Charitable trust
01.2016 - 01.2020
Road Crew/Field Operator
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
05.2008 - 11.2014
Laborer
Turanga Concrete and Steel Fixing
04.2005 - 05.2008
Post Graduate Diploma - Traditional Maori Wood Carving
New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute
Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts - Contemporary Maori Art
Toihoukura School of Maori Arts
Bachaelors Matauranga Maori - Tribal Histories
Te Wananga O Raukawa
High School Diploma -
Te Kura O Hirangi
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