Liam Whitman
Perth,WA
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Operator
Primero (Construction)
Houp Downs 1 NPI Construction Project, WA
11.2025 - Current
- Excavator operator
- Loader operator
- HR Tipper Truck
- Bobcat
- Rio inducted.
Fixed plant Crushing Operator
Primero
Miralga Creek Hancock Iron Ore, WA
12.2024 - 11.2025
- Rom/Push up loader operator (CAT 988K/CAT980M)
- Rock breaking (CAT 35T Excavator)
- Bobcat
- Telehandler
- Water cart (HR)
- Flatbed Truck (HR)
- Plant maintenance (Screen mats, Chute inspections, Belt repairs, Roller changes)
- HD fitter TA (basic servicing and helping with e.g. Turbo, alternator replacement.
- Boiler maker TA
Loader Operator
Rapid Crushing and Screening
Perth, Australia
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Rom loader operator (komatsu WA500)
- Tailings loader operator (komatsu WA600)
- Loading moxies
- Daily servicing and maintenance
- RIO inducted
- Piacentini & Son inducted
Entry Level Operator (fixed Plant)
Mineral Resources (CSI)
Wodgina, Australia
05.2024 - 09.2024
- Fixed plant control room controlling plant
- Gapping crushers (gyro, cone crusher)
- Screen mats change out/screen inspections
- Roller change outs
- General plant inspection
- Clearing primary crusher bridges with rockbreaker
- TA for boilermakers and mechanical fitters on shut downs
- Hosing chutes ect
- MRL Inducted
Quarry Operator
KB Quarries and contracting
Christchurch, New Zealand
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Preforming daily service maintenance including, but not limited to: Greasing, Pre start checks, air filters, topping up all liquids coolant oils ect
- Open Pit experience
- Operating mobile plant, jaw crusher, cone crusher and screening plant
- Operating Tracked Hyundi 430LC-9 Excavator (44T) loading haul trucks
- Operating Cat 980M Loader, loading ROM Bin/hopper for plant, loading moxies and stockpiling materials
- Operating Cat 730 Moxy
- Operating Water cart
Truck Driving/ Agriculture Machinery Operator
Chamberlain Contracting
Christchurch, New Zealand
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Preforming daily service maintenance including, but not limited to: Greasing, Pre start checks, Bearing replacement, Minor repairs, topping up all liquids coolant oils ect
- Truck Driving Scarnia R450 flatbed manual (HR) (loading Trucks)
- Operating JCB 435 front end loader & JCB Telehandler
- Operating Case Optum 300 tractor
Agriculture Machinery Operator
Rural Fields
Christchurch, New Zealand
06.2020 - 09.2022
- Preforming 500/1000 hourly machinery servicing e.g
- Oil and air filter preforming daily service maintenance including, but not limited to: changes
- Greasing, Pre start checks, Bearing replacement, Minor repairs, topping up all liquids coolant oils ect
- Operating John Deere 9R (articulated) tractor Ploughing
- Operating John Deere 7R & 8R Mowing, Ploughing, Planting all with GPS
Education
Waitaki Boys High School
New ZealandSkills
- IRATA Rope Access Technician Level 1
- Fixed plant crushing operator
- Mobile plant crushing operator
- Shut Downs TA for boilermaker, fitters
- HRWL Dogging
- HRWL Rigging Basic
- HRWL Rigging Intermediate
- Wheel Loader
- Truck driving (HR)
- Excavator 44T/35T
- Moxy
- Open Pit experience
- Telehandler
- Bobcat
- Various agricultural machinery
Certification
- BOSIET (With CA-EBS)
- IRATA Rope Access Technician Level 1
- HRWL Dogging
- HRWL Rigging Basic
- HRWL Rigging Intermediate
- Gas testing/Confined Spaces/Working at heights ticket
- HR Licence
- Excavator Ticket
- Wheeled Loader Ticket
- Integrated tool carrier Ticket
- Bobcat Ticket
- Bulk Watercart Ticket
- Articulated Haul Truck Ticket
- White Card
- New Zealand Class 4 Truck license
- New Zealand Wheel, Tracks and roller endorsement (WTR)
- PPL Private Pilots Licence
- Rio Tinto Inducted
- MinRes Inducted
Employment References
- Mitch Gilbert, Primero Construction & Crushing, Supervisor 0439599914
- Jamie Kingston, Primero Crushing, Supervisor, 0452351502
- Max Gonzalas, Rapid Crushing, Supervisor, 0487150632
- Reid Jackson, Mineral Resources, Supervisor, 0488569768
- Mi Ching, KB Quarries Supervisor, +64 272048262
- David Buckley, Rural Fields, Owner/MD, +64 27 659 6596
Timeline
Plant Operator
Primero (Construction)
11.2025 - Current
Fixed plant Crushing Operator
Primero
12.2024 - 11.2025
Loader Operator
Rapid Crushing and Screening
09.2024 - 11.2024
Entry Level Operator (fixed Plant)
Mineral Resources (CSI)
05.2024 - 09.2024
Quarry Operator
KB Quarries and contracting
09.2023 - 05.2024
Truck Driving/ Agriculture Machinery Operator
Chamberlain Contracting
09.2022 - 09.2023
Agriculture Machinery Operator
Rural Fields
06.2020 - 09.2022
Waitaki Boys High School