James Crouch

• Utility
• Kept operations in compliance with company targets, safety requirements and legal statutes.
• Casting silicon metal, Sampling and analyzing, Overhead crane operation, Preparation of casting moulds, Ladle maintenance, Pulling ladle out with tractor.
• Tapping
• Increased overall productivity by troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and resolving them swiftly.
• Drilling tap hole open, Shooting tap hole open with industrial shot gun, Carbon and steel lancing, Remelt additions with kanga, Taking ladle temperature to ensure silicon is below 1490 Degrees when cast, Boting and repacking of tap hole, Rebuilding launder and launder maintenance, Sampling, Poling of tap hole, Additions to silicon for different grades, Self heat stress management, Make tapping tools.
• Stoking
• Skid cart dango operation, Stoking of 21KW furnace, Correction additions, Feed furnace.
• Loader operator
• Bunkering tap allocations, Breaking up silicon, Reversing lade under tap hole, Cleanups with bobcat, Removal of cast silicon from tables, Clean slag from ladles, Fill remelt for tappers, Use of multiple attachments.
• Forklift, General forklift duties
• Assisted in training new hires on furnace operation procedures, fostering a supportive learning environment for their professional growth.
• In house training, Working at height, Confined space, Scissor lift, Manual handling

Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards.

• Forklift operation
• Bagging
• Quality control
• Sampling

• Machining of Doors & Windows, Saw Operation, Punch Tooling, Routing Tools, Packing.
• Helped Merge to SAP + Training, Pick & Pack Orders.
• Local, Interstate, Country, Export, Load Trucks, Received Training in Dispatch, Release, Prioritize & Allocate Picking, Run & Analyze Reports, Organize Transport, Local, Interstate, Country, Export, Cancelling & Amending Orders, Warehouse Efficiency Control, Monitoring, Attend to Customer Pickup’s.
• Received Safety Leadership Training, Held Toolbox Meetings

• Replacing Faulty Parts
• Technical Support
• Off Season Dismantlement
• Moving Screen to Other Events
• Forklift Operation

• Reticulation
• Laying Lawn
• Fencing
• Sheds
• Soak Wells
• Clothes Lines & letter boxes

• Machine Operation
• Labouring
• Earth Works
• Punch Listing on Rooms
• Placement of buildings

• Production Work
• Setup Machinery
• Operating Bagging Machinery
• Making Mixes (Fertilizer, Potting Mix)
• Operating loader and Forklift
• Warehouse Duties
• Packing Orders
• Loading Deliveries