Jacob Daw
Shearwater,TAS
Summary
I am a Drillers Offsider known for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Possess specialised skills in drill equipment maintenance, core sampling, and safety protocol adherence. Excel in manual labour environments, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring smooth operations in challenging drilling environments where things don’t always go to plan.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4037
4037
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Drillers Offsider
E Drill Australia
Wynyard, Tas
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted drill operators with equipment setup and maintenance tasks.
- Monitored drilling operations for safety compliance and environmental standards.
- Use tools (palm wrenches, stillsons, impact drivers, etc.) to maintain and service equipment.
- Replace and perform preventative maintenance on core tube backends to ensure equipment is fit for purpose.
- Maintain a high degree of strength and fitness to perform highly physical labour.
- Ensure a safety first mindset to adhere to strict safety conditions in a mining environment.
- Experience working on several different diamond drill rigs (sandvik & atlas copco platforms) as well as augertorque rig (waterbore).
Fleet compliance coordinator
Tasfreight
Devonport, Tas
12.2019 - 09.2025
- Complete compliance reports regarding fleet maintenance standards.
- Complete audits of internal procedures.
- Arrange project refurbishments with contractors and communicate closely to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
- Oversee site refurbishment with new engineering solutions to abide by updated worksafe regulations.
- Be point of contact for any regulator contact with the company, streamlining solutions without having to involve upper management.
- Complete yearly best practice re-certification audits.
Education
Don College
Devonport, TasSt Brendan Shaw College
Devonport, TasSkills
- Equipment maintenance
- Quick learner
- Strong and able
- Fleet management
- Environmental standards
- Manual labour
- Desire to learn
Timeline
Drillers Offsider
E Drill Australia
09.2025 - Current
Fleet compliance coordinator
Tasfreight
12.2019 - 09.2025
Don College
St Brendan Shaw College