Jake Smithers

I am currently operating a 480 Komatsu Loader in the shed at Westmead loading trucks with Load-rite and stockpiling material. I also operate, excavators, dozers, dump trucks, forklifts, EWP”s, Gantry cranes and skid steers.

During my time working for CPB Contractors I spent majority of my time operating a 470 Komatsu Loader loading road trucks with load rite and stockpiling material. I also operate a variety of different machines such excavators, skid steers, dump trucks, fork lifts and EWP”s.

Shell Cove new Marina/ Breakwalls and Residential Subdivisons, Newcastle Honeysuckle Seawall Upgrade, Sydney Kendall Bay Seabed Remediation, New Nowra Bridge Construction, Albion Park Rail Bypass.

During my time at Coastwide Civil I have been spending majority of my time operating long reach excavators from 30-150 tonnes constructing the new Shellcove Marina/ Breakwaters and Groyne.

I also worked away with the EX1200 Long Reach at Newcastle building the new sea wall at honeysuckle as well as working off a barge capping the seabed at Kendall Bay in Sydney.

During my time working here I have operated various machines from 1.7-150 tonne excavators (production and final trim), amphibious excavators with a wide range of different attchments, D6-D11 dozers, 980-988 loaders, 12H-14M graders, 740-773 haul trucks/ watercarts, skid steers, compactors and rollers.

During my time at Yatcon Civil I spend most of my time in 30-110 tonne production excavators bulk loading out shots and stripping overburden, preparing blasts for the drillers, general site safety such as bund walls, operating D10 dozers pushing out fill areas and carting material to and from crushers in 775G/773D haul trucks.

During my time at Cleary Bros I completed my certficate III in Surface Extractions Operations which was a 2 year traineeship. Whilst at CB I operated a majoirty of different machinery such as 5-110 tonne excavators, D6-D10 dozers, 972-992 loaders, 773-777 haul trucks, Skid steers and various crushers and screens as well as maintenance.