Kirk King
Highwycombe,Australia
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience operating and maintaining heavy mining equipment, including excavators, dump trucks, dozers, and loaders. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and ensure safety compliance in challenging environments. Adept at troubleshooting equipment issues and implementing effective solutions to minimize downtime. Committed to contributing expertise to drive productivity and support team objectives in the mining industry.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Mader
2021.05 - 2025.07
- Specializing in MEM and fabrication
- Gouging and repairs to various equipment
- Tray and crack repairs to cat and Komatsu trucks
- Oxy cutting and pre heating
- Flexible if I have not much on will help others out
- Read and interpret drawings if need to
- Making various things for people to improve safety or for things around workshop
- Field service out in pit and shuts on drill and excavators
Byrnecut
2018.08 - 2021.04
- Specializing in unground mining and maintence
- Driving unground truck/water cart
- Service crew / oxy cutting and gouging
- Repairs of unground dump trucks
- Gouging and repair bogger buckets and teeth
- General fabrication of handrails and repairing hand rails
- Read and interpret drawings
Sino iron
2017.04 - 2018.08
- Specializing in Construction and Mining maintenance, repairs and upgrades during shutdown periods.
- Righting JHA/signing onto permits
- Heavy structural fabrication
- Repair and maintence to diverter chutes and vibrating screens
- Repair buckets and dump truck trays
- Arc air gouging, plasma cutting, oxy/gas cutting
- FCAW, MMAW, GTAW, GMAW
Civmec Construction and Engineering & Brunel
2016.08 - 2017.04
- Specializing in Construction and Mining maintenance, repairs and upgrades during shutdown periods.
- Specializing in offshore maintenance to oil rigs and gas rigs and shutdown work to fixed
- Heavy Structural Fabrication
- Righting Permit/JHA
- Arc air gouging, plasma cutting, oxy/gas cutting
- MMAW, GMAW, FCAW
- Replace and refurbish mining Plant equipment
- Marking, cutting and assembling parts, Drilling holes
- Changing out rollers/Hard and soft skirts/Wear plates
- Read blueprints and determine measurements
- Following JHA Lockout procedures
- Work effectively in a team environment / health and safety protocols
Monadelphous/Bradken
2015.12 - 2016.08
- Bradken specializes in manufacturing and refurbing of iron ore chutes and buckets for the Mining industry. Whilst covering over the holiday period, I also acquired exposure to ceramics gaining experience in the preparation of the tiles prior to them being fitted to the chutes.
- Heavy structural fabrication
- Arc air gouging, plasma cutting, oxy/gas cutting
- Steel pressing
- FCAW, MMAW, GTAW, GMAW
- Replace and refurbish mining equipment
- Marking, cutting and assembling parts
- Interpreting engineering and detailed drawings
- Cutting and marking out tiles
- Studding ready for chutes
- Painting tiles and prep
Alpha Plant Maintenance
2015.11 - 2015.11
- Alpha Plant maintenance specializes in manufacturing and fabrication of gecko service carts and maintenance of various mining equipment.
- Heavy structural fabrications
- Arc air gouging, plasma cutting, oxy/gas cutting
- FCAW, MMAW, GTAW, GMAW
- Steel pressing
- Ordering of materials
- Replace and refurbish mining equipment
- Marking, cutting and assembling parts
- Interpreting engineering and detailed drawings
- Pressing testing service cart
TFG & Austline Fabrications
2014.01 - 2015.07
- TFG & Austline Fabrications specialize in the manufacturing and fabrication of stainless steel, aluminum and exotic alloy products for the food and beverage industry, including breweries and dairies. Common products include: Tanks, platforms and handrails.
- Heavy structural fabrications
- Stainless steel fabrications
- Sheet metal fabrications
- Precision MIG, TIG and flux core welding
- Steel pressing
- Interpreting engineering and detailed fabrication drawings
- Oxy/gas, plasma cutting
- Marking, cutting and assembling parts
- Onsite product installation
Boilermaker
Red 8 Recruitment
2014.01 - 2014.02
- Truck and trailer repairs
- Truck dolly repairs
- General fabrication and steel cutting
Boilermaker
Chandler MacLeod Recruitment
2011.01 - 2014.01
- Through my employment with Chandler MacLeod Recruitment I had the opportunity to work for a variety of different companies on a casual/temporary basis. During this time, I was employed as follows
- Oxy/gas cutting
- Marking out, cutting and assembling components
- GTAW, MMAW, FCAW – arc air gouging
- Plasma cutting
- Using lathe and milling machine
- Fabrication/welding of sheet metal
- CNC oxy acetylene profile cutting
- Metal pressing
- Interpreting engineering and detailed fabrication drawings, and welding symbols
- Identifying weld defects
- Gained some experience working on mining equipment (mainly drill rigs), heavy diesel fitting and overhead crane use
Boilermaker
Linkforce
2013.03 - 2013.06
- Inspecting mine site machinery
- Marking out, cutting and assembling components
- Following JHA Lockout procedures
- Steel cutting
- Metal pressing
Boilermaker/Apprentice
Versifab
2006.01 - 2011.01
- Steel pressing (up to 8mm)
- Using guillotine
- Building and modifying truck chassis and trays, mild/stainless steel water tanks, fuel tanks and toolboxes for cars, trucks & trailer
- Heavy structural fabrication
- Fabrication/welding of sheet metal
- Pipe bending (from 20nb – 55nb in mild/stainless steel, aluminum)
- Using pyramid rollers, rolling steel (up to 6mm thickness)
- Interpreting engineering and detailed fabrication drawings
- Onsite work - demolishing a plant at Westfeeds, constructing a new one in its place
- Working efficiently within a team
- Adhering to time management, health and safety protocols
Trade Assistant
D Robertson Roofing and Metal Fabrication
2005.01 - 2006.01
- Grinding and cleaning roof gables
- Steel cutting
- Welding roof gables
- Fence fabrication
- Assisting with onsite work, such as erecting fences
- General workshop duties
Education
Certificate 3 Engineering - Fabrication Trade. Specializing in Heavy Structural Fabrication
Swan Tafe
01.2010
Skills
- Proficient in hand tools
- Structural steel fabrication
- Skilled in oxy-fuel cutting techniques
- proficient in all welding techniques
- Proficient in arc air gouging
- Proficient in interpreting technical drawings
Training
- CPCCLRG4001A - Licence to perform rigging advance level
- MSMWHS217 - Gas test atmospheres
- RIIWHS202D – Enter and work in confined spaces
- RIIWHS204D – Work safely at heights
- TLILIC2005 – Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform
- Dangerous goods security card
- White card
- Sino Iron Inductions
- Ports Induction Card
- Hope Downs Induction Card
- Basic Fire
- Driver’s Licence
- Forklift Licence
Timeline
Mader
2021.05 - 2025.07
Byrnecut
2018.08 - 2021.04
Sino iron
2017.04 - 2018.08
Civmec Construction and Engineering & Brunel
2016.08 - 2017.04
Monadelphous/Bradken
2015.12 - 2016.08
Alpha Plant Maintenance
2015.11 - 2015.11
TFG & Austline Fabrications
2014.01 - 2015.07
Boilermaker
Red 8 Recruitment
2014.01 - 2014.02
Boilermaker
Linkforce
2013.03 - 2013.06
Boilermaker
Chandler MacLeod Recruitment
2011.01 - 2014.01
Boilermaker/Apprentice
Versifab
2006.01 - 2011.01
Trade Assistant
D Robertson Roofing and Metal Fabrication
2005.01 - 2006.01
Certificate 3 Engineering - Fabrication Trade. Specializing in Heavy Structural Fabrication
Swan Tafe