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Overview
Work History
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Certification
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Kiel Richard Hughes

Labrador,Queensland

Summary

I am a Queensland resident, with experience working in teams including field work and military. Throughout my varied career, I have demonstrated an ability to learn new practical skills quickly and thoroughly. I am adaptable in my working approach and thrive on developing my knowledge across a broad range of areas. I have a professional approach; enjoy working as a team and using my own initiative. I am a friendly and approachable person, have a strong work ethic and can communicate with colleagues and staff on all levels. I am well organised in my work and have a positive attitude to my work.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Exploration Field Assistant

Fetch Metals
08.2024 - Current
  • Process Diamond Core, including pXRF, meter marking, RQD, cutting and sampling
  • Sampling RC samples
  • Data entry, including writing a procedure for implementing Lightroom for editing Diamond Core/Chip tray photos.
  • GPS use, inreach

Exploration Technician/ Pit tech (copper)

Thiess
08.2022 - Current
  • Soil/rock chip sampling
  • Using GPS/DGPS systems
  • Ore pattern marking and collar pick ups
  • Write procedures
  • Telehandler operations
  • Work around heavy machinery
  • De-watering
  • QGIS software use
  • Diamond core processing, log, mark and cut
  • RC drilling
  • PXRF Soil sampling grids
  • Data recording
  • Locating drill holes, by using gps systems
  • Drill hole pegging and data collection in the field

Composite Technician

Redmond Gary Australia
04.2024 - 08.2024
  • Streamlined workflow by organizing tools, equipment, and workspaces for maximum productivity during daily operations.
  • Enhanced production efficiency through meticulous maintenance and calibration of composite fabrication equipment.
  • Assisted in the development of new composite materials, contributing to breakthroughs in product design and performance.
  • Achieved consistent compliance with industry standards such as AS9100 or NADCAP through diligent adherence to established procedures and protocols.
  • Construction of EWP baskets and booms

Apprentice Fitter Turner

Redmond Gary Australia
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Expanded skill set through continuous learning opportunities, including attending training sessions and workshops related to fitting and turning techniques.
  • Consistently met deadlines while maintaining high-quality craftsmanship through efficient time management strategies and diligent work habits.
  • Maintained proper documentation for each project completed, including materials used, measurements taken, processes followed, and final inspection notes.
  • Enhanced team communication by actively participating in meetings to discuss project updates, challenges, and solutions.
  • Reading and understanding hydraulic diagrams, putting together hydraulic lines as per diagrams, use of fittings press
  • Following written procedures for tasks/jobs to be completed.
  • Good understanding of HR vehicles, removing necessary parts for additional attachments.
  • Basic Mig Welding
  • Use of specialist tools

Exploration Technician

01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Soil sampling
  • Resistivity testing
  • Managing work site including ensuring equipment is set up correctly for use, stores and facilities are organised and stocked
  • Reporting to senior geologist providing requested information

Labourer

01.2017 - 01.2018
  • General landscaping roles including
  • Zero turn lawnmowing
  • Attending to pruning of trees
  • General gardening
  • Planting and using tools required for each task

Labourer

GrainCorp
01.2016 - 12.2016
  • Use of heavy machinery
  • Working around trucks/guiding vehicles on-site
  • Travelling between job sites
  • Live on-site work

Carpentry (completed first year apprenticeship)

Acclaim Apprentices and Trainees
01.2014 - 12.2015
  • Operating scissor lift
  • Studying drawings and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
  • Selecting timbers and materials, and preparing layouts
  • Cutting materials, and assembling and nailing cut and shaped parts
  • Erecting framework and roof framing, laying sub-flooring and floorboards and verifying trueness of structures
  • Nailing fascia panels, sheathing roofs, and fitting exterior wall cladding and door and window frames
  • Assembling prepared wood to form structures and fittings ready to install
  • Cutting wood joints
  • Construct concrete formwork
  • Repair existing fittings

Retail Assistant

Eudlo General Store
01.2012 - 12.2014
  • Determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care
  • Demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment's goods and services
  • Selling food, beverages, and other personal and household goods and services
  • Accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
  • Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stocktakes
  • Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold

Mechanical training

OEM Denied Performance
01.2013 - 12.2013
  • Detecting and diagnosing faults in engines and parts
  • Dismantling and removing engine assemblies, transmissions, steering mechanisms and other components, and checking parts
  • Repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and reassembling mechanical components, and referring to service manuals as needed
  • Performing scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-ups, to achieve smoother running of vehicles and ensure compliance with pollution regulations
  • Reassembling engines and parts after being repaired
  • Testing and adjusting mechanical parts after being repaired for proper performance
  • Diagnosing and testing parts with the assistance of computers

Trade Assistant

Craig Cleary Constructions
01.2012 - 12.2012
  • Performed routine tasks in demolition, erecting and repairing structures and facilities on building and construction sites and in factories producing prefabricated building components
  • Loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment and transported them around building sites; erected and dismantled temporary structures such as barricades and scaffolding; mixed, poured and spread materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar; spread and levelled soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations; assisted with assembling and installing piping, valves and fittings; assisted with installing fixtures such as toilets, wash basins and sprinkler systems; dug holes and shovelled excavated material onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal

Para Combat Engineer

Australian Defence Force - Army
01.2008 - 12.2012
  • Minor use of explosives, composition B, Plastic Explosive (PE4)
  • Cutting charges and associated parts used to join and create circuits
  • Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, rams, and other temporary structures
  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, and rakes
  • Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools
  • Lubricate, clean, and repair machinery, equipment, and tools
  • Operate jackhammers and drills to break up concrete or pavement
  • Build and position forms for pouring concrete, and dismantle forms after use using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts

Labourer, Water Pipeline

McDonald Keen Group
01.2007 - 12.2008
  • Performed routine tasks in excavating earth, clearing and levelling sites, and digging irrigation channels
  • Digging holes and shovelling excavated material onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal; spreading and levelling soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations
  • Utilised earthmoving machinery, pipe-laying machinery and laser guidance equipment

Education

Bachelor of Photograph Journalism - Communication subjects, Introduction to Journalism, Photography skills

University
01.2017

Carpentry -

Acclaim Apprentices and Trainees
01.2015

Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Independence
  • Physical fitness
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Safety training
  • Computer skills
  • Administration skills
  • Multi-tasking
  • Prioritization
  • Mining industry experience
  • Vehicle training
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Welding
  • Machining
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Willingness to travel
  • Machines operations

References

Referees available upon request

Certification

RIIHAN309F

RIIHAN320F

WHITE CARD

pXRF LICENSE

Timeline

Exploration Field Assistant

Fetch Metals
08.2024 - Current

Composite Technician

Redmond Gary Australia
04.2024 - 08.2024

Apprentice Fitter Turner

Redmond Gary Australia
01.2024 - 04.2024

Exploration Technician/ Pit tech (copper)

Thiess
08.2022 - Current

Exploration Technician

01.2019 - 01.2020

Labourer

01.2017 - 01.2018

Labourer

GrainCorp
01.2016 - 12.2016

Carpentry (completed first year apprenticeship)

Acclaim Apprentices and Trainees
01.2014 - 12.2015

Mechanical training

OEM Denied Performance
01.2013 - 12.2013

Retail Assistant

Eudlo General Store
01.2012 - 12.2014

Trade Assistant

Craig Cleary Constructions
01.2012 - 12.2012

Para Combat Engineer

Australian Defence Force - Army
01.2008 - 12.2012

Labourer, Water Pipeline

McDonald Keen Group
01.2007 - 12.2008

Bachelor of Photograph Journalism - Communication subjects, Introduction to Journalism, Photography skills

University

Carpentry -

Acclaim Apprentices and Trainees

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