Rhys Smith
Crane Operator - Rigger
Summary
Crane Operator with over 20 years of experience in equipment maintenance and safety inspections, specializing in
SAP management and mentoring. Skilled in rigging techniques and warehouse logistics, committed to safety and
effective communication. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and execute precise heavy load placements.
Recent job role also included involvement and SME with critical lift permits, constant communication with engineers and personnel in all critical lift activities
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Crane Operator
Royhill holdings
Perth , WA
08.2015 - 05.2026
- Fixed plant mechanical maintenance crane operator carrying out breakdown tasks as well as planned work ranging from crusher rebuilds, screen change outs, filter belt repairs, conveyor belt changes ect.
- Warehouse jobs including backloading plant material like chutes, screens, TLO Cone chutes and various other chutes and pulleys.
- Inspected equipment daily to ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Coordinated with team members to execute precise lifting and placement of heavy loads, these include communicating with supervisors, contract supervisors to plan efficient loading and unloading of various material.
- Other jobs including forklift operations, EWP operations and transportation. Rigging and mentoring other workers in these fields.
- SAP work. Specialising in work schedules, time conformation, completing work orders and modifying work orders, creating notification to reduce downtime with crane and truck fleet.
Crane Operator/Rigger
Linkforce Engineering
Perth, WA
01.2007 - 10.2015
- Crane operation and rigging for shut-downs, construction and project work.
- Working in a high pace environment with shut downs, working with various contracting companies to execute jobs safely and on time.
- Project work including being involved in all aspects of rail replacement, cart dumper rail change, apron feeder change outs ect.
- Shut down work included operating clients cranes including all terex franna cranes and Grove and Liebherr cranes up to 300t
Education
Cobram Secondary College
Victoria , VicSkills
- High risk work license classes CO,C1,CN,RI,RB,LF,WP
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Worked in direct contact with supervisors, superintendents, managers and engineers to determine correct crane logistics are needed for jobs and any specialist rigging equipment needed
- Working safely in a high paced environment
- Equipment maintenance
- Crane operation
- Rigging techniques
- Safety inspections
- SAP management
- Warehouse logistics
- Parts ordering
Certification
- Crane open (CO)
- Intermediate Rigging (RI)
- Multi combination drivers license (MC-A)
- Skidsteer loader
- Excavator
- Forklift truck license to operate
- Construction induction (white card)
Reference 1
Nathan Vestey: Shut Supervisor
0438915668
Reference 2
Adam Kutia: Supervisor Royhill
0419681868
Reference 3
Brayden Myers: Supervisor Royhill
0448421322
Affiliations
- Strength training
- Flexibility and mobility training
- Golf
- Cricket
- Mountain climbing
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Crane Operator
Royhill holdings
08.2015 - 05.2026
Crane Operator/Rigger
Linkforce Engineering
01.2007 - 10.2015
Cobram Secondary College