River MacPherson
Victoria,VIC
Summary
Highly-motivated, skilled Boilermaker/Welder/mechanical Fitter with 8 years of experience in the steel industry. Ensuring quality work from start to finish and always ensuring the job is completed in the safest way possible. Seasoned Boilermaker with significant experience in constructing, assembling, and repairing boilers. Display strong technical skills in interpreting blueprints, meeting quality standards, and ensuring safety protocols. Proven ability to lead teams effectively and improve operational efficiency while adhering to project timelines.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Boilermaker Welder
serivcestream maintenance
06.2022 - 12.2024
- Welding using stick, MIG, and TIG.
- Oxy cutting/gouging.
- Fitting new pipework.
- Maintaining equipment.
- Interpreting multilevel job plans.
- Working effectively within a group or independently.
- Effectively completing jobs within time frames.
- Loy Yang, a major outage.
- Orora plant upgrade.
- Bluescope Westernport upgrade.
Boilermaker Welder
Core Contracting
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Bluescope Westernport paintline upgrade
- Demolition of old oven/furnace equipment
- installation of new oven/furnace equipment
- installation of new stainless pipe/ duct work
- Cut, formed and welded steel to make and repair metal components.
Boilermaker Welder
BMC monodelphous
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Loy yang B major outage
- Iona gas plant maintenance crew
- welding using MMA TIG MIG
- Repaired worn or damaged parts of boilers, tanks, and vats by cutting out defective areas and replacing them with new plates or sections.
Boilermaker
ugl Resources
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Working on the yallourn major outage
- Refurbishment of existing expansion joints and the Bgod
- Repairing the rotary air heaters
- Welding using mig, stick, flux core
- Oxy cutting
- Working with a large group or independently
- Fabricating new components to be installed
Boilermaker/welder
Chelgrave contracting
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Maintenance Boilermaker welder at Bluescope westernport
- Identifying issues within the job then creating a plan to execute the repair
- Welding using Stick, Mig, Tig
- Repairing equipment within the breakdown timeframe so plant can get back up and running
- Demolition of old equipment
- Installation of new equipment
- Maintenance of fixed plant equipment
Boilermaker/Fabrication Welder
TRS Resourcing
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Fabrication of heavy haulage transportation equipment
- Steel welding
- Aluminum welding
- Welding using Mig, Tig, Stick
- Oxy cutting
- Steel/aluminum/hardox repair work
- Repair of truck/trailer axles
Pressure Welder
ENERGY AUSTRALIA
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Pressure welding.
- Welding with TIG, MMA, multiple positions.
- Demolition of old boiler walls, and installation of new boiler wall tubes.
- Interpreting old, complex drawings.
Education
Working at heights -
01.2023
Confined space -
01.2023
Cert 3 engineering fabrication -
Cert 3 engineering mechanical -
Welding ticket 7 - tig
White card -
Thermal generators induction -
RIW -
Skills
- Welding using TIG
- Welding using MMA
- Welding using MIG
- Working in a group
- Working independently
- Interpreting Drawings
- Working to a high level of OHS safety
- Effective time management
- Ensuring products/work is up to standard
- Working under pressure
- Adaptable
- High level of communication
References
- Servicestream, Supervisor, Jon Edmondson, 0438684200
- Chelgrave Contracting, Project Manager, Jason Carmel, 0428838757,
- TRS Resourcing, Employer, Tavis Sheer, 0431420332,
- Energy Australia, Superintendent Dean Semmons, 0419571896, Leading hand James Blair, 0407812935,
- Ugl Resources, Superintendent, Peter Milton, 0425200308, Supervisor , Gary Cross, 0412947444,
- BMC Monodelphous, Supervisor, Dan Lilley 0460697287
- Core Contracting, Supervisor, Tyson Doherty 0401164449
Timeline
Boilermaker Welder
Core Contracting
06.2024 - 08.2024
Boilermaker Welder
BMC monodelphous
03.2024 - 06.2024
Boilermaker
ugl Resources
08.2023 - 10.2023
Boilermaker Welder
serivcestream maintenance
06.2022 - 12.2024
Boilermaker/welder
Chelgrave contracting
10.2021 - 03.2023
Boilermaker/Fabrication Welder
TRS Resourcing
01.2021 - 12.2021
Pressure Welder
ENERGY AUSTRALIA
07.2020 - 09.2020