Reuben Buchanan

• Operated various types of machinery, demonstrating versatility and adaptability in diverse work environments.

Machines such as 5t + 13t excavators, hitachi zw180 loader, 3.5t pozi track, 15t Isuzu flat bed and 6 wheel fvz1400 Isuzu tipper truck:

5t kubuta - hoisting 10m 70kg steel purlins onto solar panel table

13t hitachi - bulk removing loading tippers and stock piling

Hitachi loader - loading tippers with different earth material, stock piling and back blading to level roads.

3.5t pozi track - staging different mechanical components on pallets and containers boxes to be set out for solar panel table building and also back filling narrow trenches.

Isuzu flat bed - staged out across the site different mechanical components such as solar panel boxes and 12M steel purlins ready to be assembled.

Isuzu tipper truck - bulk removed and transported all different materials where needed on site for back filling or for stock piling.

• Used various tools such as torque guns, spanner's and level heads to help build and assemble all the solar panel tables ready for panel installation as a team.
• Collaborated with team members to ensure seamless coordination of tasks and efficient completion of projects.
• Consistently met or exceeded performance targets while maintaining strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Upheld quality standards through regular inspections of completed products, addressing any inconsistencies immediately.

Rigging crane girders and structural steel up to 15T either in workshop or on sites for installation using using single or tandem over head cranes and assisting front and cranes when chaining loads

Working at heights for crane installations using power tools and cranes

Helping boilermakers create cranes out of structural steel - making supporting stands, tacking welds

Operated earthmoving machinery such as excavators, moxys and rollers.

Excavator - feeding rock crusher, loading haul trucks and hoisting 900mm stormwater pipes ready to be laid

Moxy - Carting earthwork and piling onto stock piles and also tipping sand and gravel piles

Drove and operated site tipper carting such as Sand, electrical sand, blue sand, conditioned and non condiconditioned 5mm and 10mm gravel and top soil.

Layed and assembled all different types of underground pipe such as watermain, sewer, storm water and electrical.

Helped spot operators digging open trenches

Did gradechecking for kerbing and roads

Built formwork for footpaths, kerbs and driveways while also pouring and finishing

Built pits for the manhole forms

Put fencing up around the site such as open pits

• Used power tools to cut and grind steel
• Operated a sandblasting machine to sandblast steel plates
• Used overhead cranes to rig many objects such as steel plates, crane girders and steel pipes with some going up to 10T
• Helped tac weld steel for the cranes

• Operated earth moving machines such as moxys and excavators
• Did ground work such as spotting, shovelling, carrying material and use of power tools

• Helped to fabricate and tac/weld agri products such as muck spreaders, end roller drums and draw bars using mig welder
• Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
• Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
• Finished welding and fabrication projects using grinders.

• Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
• Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
• Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
• Drove equipment from one site to another to deliver tools and complete jobs.