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Work History
Education
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Linda Wright

Linda Wright

Emerald,Qld

Summary

Reliable, multiskilled operator with broad experience in civil and mining earthwork, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a teamwork setting.

To add further, I have a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment qualification.

I seek a position with an employer who will appreciate my hard work, honesty, and reliability, as well as my ability to continue learning.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Operator/Trainer Assessor

Vitrinite Pty Ltd
Vulcan Mine Winchester, Qld
01.2025 - Current

Position

  • Appointed Trainer Assessor
  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role.

  • Operated heavy machinery for coal extraction in a highwall mining environment.
  • Maintenance, repairs, and services on the highwall miner.
  • Assisted in training new operators on loaders, safety protocols and procedures, and completing relevant documents.
  • Followed operational procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Documented daily activities and progress in operational reports.
  • Conducted routine safety inspections on machinery and work areas, including gas monitoring.

Machines operated for this role.

  • Trainee operator, GHWM300M Highwall Miner.
  • Operate the Komatsu PC 850-490 for tree clearing and site preparations.
  • Operate WA600 - bucket and forks, loading push beams, WA900 to optimize material handling .
  • CAT D10T - Site pass-out.
  • Telescopic material handler for loading push beams, and jib for maintenance projects.

Operator/Trainer Assessor

Stokes Mining Services Contract/Salmon Earthmoving
Hail Creek Glencore, Qld
05.2021 - 11.2024

Position

  • Appointed Trainer, Assessor.
  • Heavy Equipment Operator.
  • No Plan, No Work Representative.

Duties include my role for the NPNW Representative role.

  • Attend planning meetings.
  • Lead and create engagement at GCOM, and during the shift.
  • Check and sign off on the work area's.
  • Go through the weekly plan with the supervisor, run through the projects and JSAs, and hand over documents.
  • Develop JSAs.
  • Champion the QA process by involving and supporting the supervisor in the execution space. Supporting other crew members in the how and why of stop points in the QA process.
  • Support and coach team members.
  • Followed safety protocols to minimize risks during operation.

Duties include my role as a Trainer Assessor.

  • Assisted in training new-to-industry operators on dump trucks and water trucks, following safety standards.
  • Conduct wet weather training in a controlled environment.
  • Conduct assessments on machinery for site authorization.
  • Complete the necessary documents as required.

Machines operated for this role.

  • CAT D9R and D10T - Topsoil clearing, stockpiling, flat-top benches, pit maintenance, dump and tip head duties, and building haul roads.
  • Hitachi Zaxis 890 LCH Excavator – Loading Dump Trucks.
  • CAT 850M Loader - Road works, and general clean-up.
  • CAT IT38G Bucket, forks, sling, and lift operations - load and unload carrier trucks.
  • CAT 775E Water Truck - Dust suppression, wash-down equipment.
  • CAT 740D Articulated Water Truck - Dust suppression
  • CAT 740B Articulated Dump Truck - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT773E Rear Dump Truck - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT 785D Rear Dump Truck - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT 789D Rear Dump Truck - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT 793D Rear Dump Truck - Transport materials around the site.
  • Collaborate with team members to complete projects: topsoil removal, dam buildings, levee banks, creek diversion, drainage systems, and roadways.
  • Performed pre-operation and post-operation equipment inspections, and accurately completed reports.
  • Attend simulator training for emergency situations and wet weather operations.

Operator

Stokes Mining Services Contract/Australian Mining Rehabilitation
Ensham Mine, Duck Ponds, Qld
11.2020 - 06.2021

Position

  • Heavy equipment operator.

Duties included in this role.

  • Operated heavy machinery to support mining projects.
  • Monitored equipment performance and conducted routine maintenance checks.
  • Maintained accurate logs of equipment usage and maintenance activities.

Machines operated for this role

  • Hitachi 1900-5 and -6 - Bulk Excavation Loading Trucks.
  • PC 450 Long reach excavator - Cleaning highwall of loose materials for HWM preparations.
  • PC 1250 - General cleanup.
  • CAT 992G Loader - Loading rear dump trucks, general cleanup.

Operator

Brunel Contract/TMM
BMC South Walker/BMA Saraji/Daunia
05.2020 - 05.2021

Position

  • Heavy equipment operator.

Duties included in this role.

  • Operated heavy machinery to support mining rehabilitation projects and construction of light vehicle roadways.
  • Desilt dams.
  • Performed pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections and accurately completed reports to support company policy.

Machines operated for this role.

  • 40T Volvo Articulated dump trucks - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT 777D Rear Dump Trucks - Transport materials around the site.
  • CAT992G Loader - Loading rear dump trucks.

Operator/Trainer Assessor

ADDCAR Mining Solutions (High wall Mining)
Millennium Mine Peabody , Qld
03.2018 - 07.2019

Position

  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Appointed trainer assessor.

Duties include in this role.

  • Operated heavy machinery for coal extraction in a highwall mining environment.
  • Maintenance, repairs, and services on the highwall miner.
  • Assisted in training new operators on equipment, safety protocols and procedures, and completing relevant documents.
  • Followed operational procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Documented daily activities and progress in operational reports.
  • Conducted routine safety inspections on machinery and work areas, including gas monitoring.

Machines operated in this role.

  • CAT992K, bucket, and forks - loading conveyor cars on the launch vehicle, and loading materials in trucks.
  • Operate Continuous Miner, Joy conveyor car system, Launch Vehicle.
  • CAT IT38H Bucket, Forks, Sling, and Lift Operations - Cable Moving.
  • Deckhand operation.

Operator

GPS Contract/Moorvale Earthmoving
, Qld

Position

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role

  • Collaborate with team members to complete projects: dam buildings, levee banks, creek diversion, drainage systems, and roadways.
  • Operated heavy machinery to support mining rehabilitation projects.
  • Conduct pre-start checks on machinery, and complete relevant documents.
  • Monitored equipment performance and conducted routine maintenance checks.

Machines operated for this role.

  • CAT 777 Rear Dumps - Transport materials around the site.

Operator – Coal Production

WorkPac/ BMA
Blackwater, Qld

Position

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role.

  • Operated plant machinery to ensure efficient production processes.
  • Closely inspected equipment for safety problems, leaks and wear and tear.
  • Communicated effectively with operators and supervisors.
  • Conduct simulator training for safety purposes

The machine operated in this role.

  • CAT 793D Rear Dump Truck.

Operator

Moranbah Mini Earthmovers
BMA Broadmeadow Mine , Qld

Position

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role

  • Conducted routine inspections and maintained equipment to ensure operational safety.
  • Operated multiple pieces of heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Collaborated with team members to execute project plans and meet deadlines efficiently.

Machines operated in this role.

Volvo A30/40 D/E Articulated Dump Trucks - Transport materials around the site.

• CAT 966H Loader - general cleanup and road maintenance.

CAT 44E Backhoe: Load trucks, and general clean-up.

• Komatsu 14T K008-3 – Various excavation work.

  • Volvo ECR88.
  • Volvo 29T.
  • Hitachi 25T Long Reach Excavator.

Kenworth T600 twin-steer water truck - dust suppression.

Operator/Trainer Assessor

NRW Civil & Mining
Crinum Gregory/Ernest Henry/Middlemount Coal Mines, Qld

Position

  • Appointed Trainer, Assessor.
  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role.

  • Training employees who are new to the industry in articulated dump truck operations and safety procedures.
  • Construction of levee banks, haul roads, and tailings dam walls.
  • Performed pre-operational and post-operational equipment inspections, and accurately completed reports.

Machinery operated in this role.

  • Articulated Dump Trucks, Bell 50D: Transport materials around the site.
  • Excavator Hitachi ZX 330LC-3 - sort rock.

Operator

Shepton Quarry
Capella, Qld

Position

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

Duties included in this role

  • Quarry operations, stockpiling, moving materials around the site, and loading trucks.
  • Maintain the crushing plant.

Machines operated in this role.

  • Loaders: CAT 950G, 980G, 972H, and Komatsu WA480 - general clean-up, load trucks, and mix materials.
  • Dump Trucks: CAT 769C, Komatsu HD405, and Articulated CAT 740B - transport materials.
  • Excavators: CAT 336D, Hitachi EX230, and CAT 320B - load trucks and general earthworks.
  • Nissan UD Water Truck - Dust Suppression
  • Roller (smooth drum) - road maintenance.

Accounts/Office Manager/Self Employed

Megahaul QLD Pty Ltd
Blackwater, Qld

Duties included in this role.

  • Bookkeeping (QuickBooks)
  • Liaise with the accountant.
  • All aspects of office management.
  • Accounts payables and receivables.
  • Finance control.

Equine Nurse

Tamworth Equine Veterinary Clinic
Tamworth, NSW

Duties included in this role.

  • Operating an autoclave.
  • Preparing mares and stallions for breeding.
  • Managing mares during the breeding season.
  • Digital Radiography (Promise and Conax Programs)
  • Assembly of MSDS manuals.
  • Caring for and administering medications to sick horses.
  • Assistant during surgical procedures.

Assistant

Contract Arboriculture
Emerald, Qld

Duties included in this role.

  • Vegetation Management.
  • Operating a stump grinder.
  • Chainsaw operation.
  • Maintaining equipment, including oils and refueling.
  • Wood chipping.
  • Tree lopping.

Jillaroo

Contract Mustering
, NSW

Duties Included in this role

  • Mustering with an assisting helicopter, dogs, and yard work.
  • Branding and administer medication
  • Windmill repairs.
  • Bore runner.
  • Fencing

Project Managers Assistant

FK Gardner & Sons Pty Ltd
Toowoomba, Qld

Duties included in this role.

  • Operating plan, printer.
  • Tendering potential contracts.
  • Creating Company Profiles.
  • Architectural drawing breakups.
  • Filing and maintaining current jobs.
  • Trainee in Estimating.
  • Assisting project managers' daily requests.

Scientific Assistant

Department of Primary Industries
Emerald, Qld

Duties included in this role.

  • Training Casual Staff.
  • Running an Entomology Laboratory.
  • Field work.
  • Breeding Heliothis moths in captivity.
  • Endosulfan spray-drift residue monitoring.
  • Vegetation biomass sampling.
  • Fruit fly trap monitoring.
  • Leaf bioassays.
  • Heliothis population assessment.
  • Sorting larval instars and sexing of pupae.
  • Plant mapping.
  • Bug checking.
  • Insect identification using a microscope.
  • Suction sampling.
  • Data entry.

Education

Certificate IV Training and Assessment -

Certificate 111 in Agriculture -

Certificate 111 Equine Veterinary Nursing -

Completed Junior Certificate -

Skills

Haul Trucks

CAT 793D, CAT 789D, 785D, 777D, 773E, 769C, and Komatsu HD405

Articulated Trucks

CAT 740B, Bell 40T - 50T, Volvo 30T - 40T

Water Trucks

CAT 775E, CAT740D, Drive Nissan UD, Kenworth T600 twin steer

Excavators

Komatsu PC1250, Komatsu 450 long reach, CAT 336D, CAT 320B, Hitachi Zaxis 890, Hitachi EX230 long reach, Hitachi EX1900 -5, -6, Volvo ECR88, Volvo 29T, Komatsu 14T, and Komatsu PC 490-850

Dozers

CAT D9R, CAT D10T

Loaders

CAT 992K, 972H, 980G, 966H, 850M, Komatsu WA480, Komatsu WA 600-900,

Ancillary equipment

Rollers

CAT 44E backhoe, CAT IT38H

High wall mining

Continuous miner-Joy-conveyor car system, Gainwell highwall mining auger system

References

  • Mick Jefferies, 0438 703 010
  • Brian Kuzman, 0407 014 900

Hobbies and Interests

  • Enjoying quiet time on my bush block
  • Fishing
  • Boating
  • Camping

Qualifications Tickets

  • GCAA Generic Induction
  • Coal Surface Generic Induction
  • Coal Board Medical
  • Construction White Card
  • Current class 'C' driver’s license
  • R11RIS301E Apply risk management process
  • RIIWHS301E Conduct safety and health investigations
  • RIICOM301E Communicate Information
  • RIIRIS402E Carry out the risk management process
  • RIIMPO301E Conduct Hydraulic Excavator Operations
  • RIIMPO308F Tracked Dozer Operations
  • RIIMPO304E Conduct Wheel Loader Operations
  • RIIMPO206D Conduct Bulk Water Operations
  • RIIMPO316E Conduct Self Propelled Compactor Operations
  • RIIMPO317F Conduct Roller Operations
  • RIIMPO337E Conduct Articulated Haul Truck Operations
  • RIIMPO338E Conduct Rigid Haul Truck Operations
  • RIIMPO319E Conduct Backhoe/Loader Operations
  • RIIO815F Load and Unload Plant
  • RIIHAN309F Conduct Telescopic Materials Handler Operations

Timeline

Operator/Trainer Assessor

Vitrinite Pty Ltd
01.2025 - Current

Operator/Trainer Assessor

Stokes Mining Services Contract/Salmon Earthmoving
05.2021 - 11.2024

Operator

Stokes Mining Services Contract/Australian Mining Rehabilitation
11.2020 - 06.2021

Operator

Brunel Contract/TMM
05.2020 - 05.2021

Operator/Trainer Assessor

ADDCAR Mining Solutions (High wall Mining)
03.2018 - 07.2019

Operator – Coal Production

WorkPac/ BMA

Operator

Moranbah Mini Earthmovers

Operator/Trainer Assessor

NRW Civil & Mining

Operator

Shepton Quarry

Accounts/Office Manager/Self Employed

Megahaul QLD Pty Ltd

Equine Nurse

Tamworth Equine Veterinary Clinic

Assistant

Contract Arboriculture

Jillaroo

Contract Mustering

Project Managers Assistant

FK Gardner & Sons Pty Ltd

Scientific Assistant

Department of Primary Industries

Operator

GPS Contract/Moorvale Earthmoving

Certificate IV Training and Assessment -

Certificate 111 in Agriculture -

Certificate 111 Equine Veterinary Nursing -

Completed Junior Certificate -

Linda Wright