SAMUEL LIEFMAN
Esperance,WA
Summary
Hardworking, highly motivated, professional, eager to lend combined knowledge and skills to enhance business performance. Operates well in both individual and team capacities, leveraging seasoned work ethic to quickly adapt to different processes and drive company objectives. Resourceful and results-driven with a passion for growth and efficiency to meet company needs and increase service value.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Technician
First Quantum Minerals
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Conducted detailed fixed plant equipment inspections to prevent downtime and ensure continuous production
- Manage High Pressure Acid Leach (HPAL) circuit, ensuring optimal performance and safety
- Operate in Counter Current Decantation (CCD) circuit to optimize mineral recovery and ensure process efficiency
- Monitor Atmospheric Leach (AL) circuit performance, ensuring consistent output and safety
- Oversee Precipitation (PRECIP) circuit operations, ensuring production and maintaining product quality
- Isolating equipment for maintenance, ensuring safety and operational efficiency, reducing downtime
- Reading and marking up piping and instrumentation diagrams
- Issuing permit to work system, ensuring safety and operation excellence
- Operate forklift to transport materials
- Perform precise thickener clarity and settling tests to ensure optimal product quality
- Conduct pump swaps for underflow/ overflow systems minimizing downtime
- Maintain GEHO pumps by doing routine strainer cleans
- Manage tank decommissioning ensuring safety and efficiency
- Maintain pH probes to ensure accurate readings, improving process efficiency
- Conduct gas tests for confined space entry, ensuring safety compliance and reducing incident risks
- Uphold top housekeeping standards enhancing safety
- Support daily operations with clear and accurate log sheets, contributing to smooth workflow
- Training new technicians on safety protocols and equipment monitoring
- Troubleshot problems in a timely manner while minimizing disruption to production operations.
Control Room Operator
First Quantum Minerals
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Operating Delta V dristrubed control system
- Oversee control desk consisting of 8 computer screens
- Clear and effective communication with process technicians via 2 way radio
- Gain awareness of system operating requirements and trends to suggest operating adjustments
- Adhere to plant operational procedures for production goal achievements and handle work safely
- Monitor and controlling plant equipment using computer systems, alarms and charts
- Preforming tests and troubleshooting equipment
- Reporting and recording data, logs and issues related to equipment
- Submitting work requests for equipment failures
- Provided training for new staff members on the use of control room equipment, ensuring proper operation and safety protocols were followed.
Underground Nipper/ Dump Truck Operator
Round Oak Minerals
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Assisting jumbo operator with equipment setup and maintenance ensuring smooth operations and safety
- Setting up headings with mesh, bolts and plates for jumbo operations
- Installing lifter tubes underground, ensuring operational efficiency
- Changing drill steels safely and effectively
- Maintain underground work areas, ensuring safety and cleanliness
- Manage inventory on nipper store, ensuring accurate stock levels and timely replenishments
- Operating Epiroc MT65 dump truck in underground mining operations, ensuring timely material transport
- Improved loading times by coordinating with bogger operators
- Conduct daily pre-start checks ensuring equipment reliability and safety compliance.
Drillers Offsider
Raglan Drilling
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Assisting in drilling operations, ensuring equipment readiness and safety compliance, enhancing efficiency
- Follow drillers instructions precisely, ensuring safe and efficient operations
- Collect samples for analysis
- Handling drill rods, ensuring safe handling and reduced downtime
- Assist with drill rig relocations
- Assist drillers with services and repairs, ensuring equipment reliability and operational efficiency
- Maintain and clean drill rigs to ensure equipment is safe and functional.
Education
High School Diploma -
Esperance senior high school
01.2011
Skills
- Experienced working 12 hour shifts on 24/7 roster
- HR licence
- Forklift licence
- Gas test atmospheres ticket
- Enter and work in confined space ticket
- Work safely at heights ticket
- Able to follow and give clear instructions
- Good mechanical knowledge and able to safely handle heavy machinery
- Experienced servicing and repairing plant equipment
- Good organisational skills
- Good hand eye coordination and good attention to detail
- Committed to Safety
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including communicating via signalling
- Good problem solving skills
- Able to work as part of an effective team, autonomously and with minimal supervision
References
- Chris Pratt First Quantum Minerals Process supervisor 0450 914 544
- Rick Cherry First Quantum Minerals 2IC Process supervisor 0419 953 610
- Lenard Linham Round Oak Minerals Jumbo operator 0400 336 949
- Jarryd Whips Raglan Drilling Drilling supervisor 0427 386 228
Timeline
Process Technician
First Quantum Minerals
01.2022 - 07.2024
Control Room Operator
First Quantum Minerals
01.2022 - 07.2024
Underground Nipper/ Dump Truck Operator
Round Oak Minerals
09.2021 - 01.2022
Drillers Offsider
Raglan Drilling
08.2020 - 09.2021
High School Diploma -
Esperance senior high school