Roman Fepuleai
Newcastle,NSW
Summary
I was born and raised in New Zealand. I've been playing professional Rugby League in Australia since I was 18 years old. During this time I’ve been involved in the Newcastle community, working with the youth and disabled. I’ve been involved in the mining industry for 3 years and have built a great relationship with my peers. I am a dedicated and skilled underground coal miner with extensive experience in production, maintenance and outbye activities. I believe I demonstrate effective teamwork and strong organizational skills. I am committed to upholding safety protocols and driving continuous improvement in mining processes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Miner Driver / Supervisor
Core Crew
06.2025 - Current
- Secondary Extraction & Development Drivage
- Belt and DCB Retractions
- Operated heavy machinery to extract minerals safely and efficiently.
- Conducted routine equipment inspections to ensure operational readiness and
- Trained NTI’s on equipment usage, safety practices, and operational procedures to improve team performance.
- Consistently met production targets by effectively prioritizing tasks and managing resources.
- Improved mining efficiency by implementing innovative extraction techniques and processes.
Experienced Miner Driver / Operator
PIMS Maxwell Mine Site Muswellbrook
03.2024 - Current
- Experienced operater with the place change mining method (Cut & Filt)
- Led Production Panel Crew operating the Continuous Miner & Shuttle Cars
- Understanding cutting sequences , geological structures , Trigger, Action, Response Procedures and Ventilation Requirements for the effiency of production.
- Operated LHD vehicles using various attachments to conduct roadworks, maintain roadways and carry in mining equipment safely.
- Operated Fletcher Bolter with a confident understanding of Bolt Procedures
- Conduct maintenance Pipe works and Belt Structures to ensure compliance in production panels
Operator @ Mandalong Centennial Coal & Ashton Yan Coal
Bolt Up Mining
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Ticketed and experienced with Roof and Rib Bolting using Hand Bolting, Air Tracks, QDS / Boar Bolters
- Ticketed and experienced using LHD, ED10,SMV, PJB
- Ventilation works / Building and spraying stoppings
- Permit holder for Portable Electrical Devices Underground
- Grouting TTX MegaBolts
- Gas Monitoring on work tasks
- Daily and Weekly review of Safety work procedures , SLAMs / Take 5s
- Water Management, Constructing Water pumps
Community Services Worker
Allambi Care
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- Engage clients in community access activities
- Identify where communication disorders exist, the individual has a method of communicating effectively
- Write daily behaviour and incident reports for case management
- Provide assistance in analysing challenging behaviours through behaviour support services
Professional Athlete
Newcastle Knights
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Committed to ongoing training sessions weekly to ensure fitness is at optimal level
- Travelling nationally for games around Australia on weekends
- Trained and communicated effectively with team of athletic colleagues
- Cooperate with my teammates is fundamental to success on the field
- Community volunteering locally to encourage youth to be active and lead healthy lifestyles
- Communicating, interacting, running activities, participating in presentations, working with children with disabilities or unwell kids
- Consistently putting forward a strong representation of the Knights brand
- Athletic Achievements (Rugby League Career)
- 2018 NSW Country Rugby League Team
- 2018 Newcastle Representative Team
- 2017 Newcastle All Stars Rugby League Team
- 2015 - 2023 Newcastle 1st Grade competition
- 2015 NSW Cup Newcastle Knights Team
- 2012 - 2014 Newcastle Knights U20s
- 2011 New Zealand Counties Manukau Representative Team
Education
Queensland Standard 11
Core Crew
Generic Underground Induction - Coal Mining
NSWDiploma - Community Services
Certificate III - Health and Fitness
First Aid Certificate - undefined
Completed Secondary Education (Year 12 Equivalent) - undefined
St Peters College
AucklandLicence - Traffic Control
Skills
- Continuous Miner
- Secondary Extraction
- Cut & Flit
- Shuttle Cars
- Ventilation Works
- Maintenance Pipe Work
- Belt Structure Builds & Retraction
- Long Wall Moves
- LHD /ED10 Vehicles
- QDS attachments for all uses underground
- SMV / PJB Vehicles
- Fletcher Bolter
- Multi Bolter
- Air Tracks
- Hand Held Bolters
- ForkLifts
Timeline
Miner Driver / Supervisor
Core Crew
06.2025 - Current
Experienced Miner Driver / Operator
PIMS Maxwell Mine Site Muswellbrook
03.2024 - Current
Operator @ Mandalong Centennial Coal & Ashton Yan Coal
Bolt Up Mining
01.2023 - 03.2024
Community Services Worker
Allambi Care
01.2017 - 01.2022
Professional Athlete
Newcastle Knights
01.2012 - 01.2017
Generic Underground Induction - Coal Mining
Diploma - Community Services
Certificate III - Health and Fitness
First Aid Certificate - undefined
Completed Secondary Education (Year 12 Equivalent) - undefined
St Peters College
Licence - Traffic Control
Queensland Standard 11
Core Crew
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