Taylah Coulthard
Traralgon,VIC
Summary
Skilled Laborer/Operator with skills in construction and industrial equipment. Demonstrated ability to follow safety protocols while efficiently executing tasks. Known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Excel in communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, bringing valuable soft skills to any project team to achieve collective goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Industrial Cleaner (driver, laborer, operator)
CleanAway Industrial Services
Morwell, Vic
04.2024 - Current
- Inducted to work at Longford Esso gas plant, AGL LoyYang power station & Opal Maryvale paper mill
- Drive and operate the range of trucks they have including vacuum and high-pressure trucks
- Cleaning, and general activities in the waste yard, which includes operating the excavator, mixing solid waste, preparing it for transport offsite, pumping and transporting liquid waste, and managing all incoming waste
- Using high-pressure water for cleaning drains and pipes
- Removal of asbestos on-site
- Handled, mixed and stored chemical cleaners in compliance with safety requirements and standard operating procedures.
- Set up high-pressure pumps, vacuums and water-based systems to complete cleaning jobs.
- Take out and close out permit's and JSAs, and perform daily pre-starts.
Operator/driver
Matthews Quarries
Tyres, Vic
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Driving a moxi, carting overburden dirt & rock around the quarrie and dumping where needed, emptying the rock & dust bins and putting them in piles where needed
- Also refilling and housekeeping of the moxi ensuring it stays clean and tidy
- Driving Volvo articulated loader, mixing and moving materials, cleaning the floor, and loading moxies
- Using bobcat to clean dirt and rocks out from under the belts, around the plant keeping the floors tidy, also using high pressure hoses for cleaning
- Driving and filling the water cart around the quarrie to keep the dust down
- Driving and refilling the fuel truck when needed to refill the machines, also grease and top up hydronic oils
- Performed routine maintenance on equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Operator/laborer/fork lift driver
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods
Heyfeild, Vic
12.2022 - 08.2023
- Run the muncher, munching up bits of timber
- Running the finger Joiner, doing the necessary paperwork, as well as the press and the planer
- Dock wood up as necessary using power saws, drop saws and chainsaws
- Clean around the mill when necessary, sweeping, emptying bins, emptying saw dust bags, cleaning machines ect
- Drive the forklift when needed, moving packs and beams around
- Complied with safety regulations at all times while operating heavy machinery like forklifts.
Civil construction
Cranes Asphalting
Bairnsdale , Vic
02.2021 - 12.2022
- Driving a tipper to and from site carting loads of dirt and crushed rock
- Loading myself with crushed crock using excavator or loader
- Helping foreman with laser levels, setting out site for future works
- Labouring such as shovelling, raking and spotting for the excavator, pipe laying and joining pipes together, building concrete pits for drainage, jumping on the wacker/vibrating plate to pack down rock and dirt, and using a jack hammer and demo saw to break up and cut concrete
- Working on new estates, using the roller, skid steer cleaning up the site, also leveling out surfaces
- Using a 5T excavator to clean sites
- Laboring such as Running and joining pipes for plumbers and electricians, using laser levels to dig trenches and backfill
- Road maintenance
- Driving the flo con truck, carting asphalt and fixing potholes and edging on regional roads
- Tip truck driver with excavator, clearing and maintaining country roads drains and upkeep
- Wetting up the roads for the grader with water cart and refilling water cart
- Using an articulated roller to roll the roads in after the grader has done its part, I currently don’t hold my license for a roller, but it is a certificate I am wanting to obtain
Laborer/Tree clearer
Batt Brothers
Bairnsdale, Vic
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: vegetation management, Bairnsdale
- Operate and maintain chainsaws, cutting up logs, trees and bushes
- Operate excavator with log grab, skid steer with mulcher and log grab attachments, tractors with flail mower and tree chipper for council nature strip maintenance
- Mow lawns with zero turn mower, prune and remove trees, general yard clean up
- Operating mulcher/chipper, and feeding branches and other vegetation through it
- Operate a stump grinder
- Tie down machines on a truck float using ropes, dog and chains and ratchet straps
- Mix chemicals and spraying weeds
Asbestos removal/Labourer/machine operator/First Aider (contract)
Mann Group
Sarsfeild, Vic
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Line trucks with plastic and direct trucks where to go onsite
- Dust compression with a fire hose
- Manual laboring
- Operate a range of size excavators removing waste, and putting waste in truck
Timber Mill Worker
Fenning Timbers
Bairnsdale, Vic
01.2019 - 02.2020
- Stack timber; fill out paperwork for each stack of timber that leaves the yard
- Grade wood, and push it onto the stacker
- Feed timber into the mulder to be dressed ready to stack
- Dock wood up as necessary
- Help out where else that is needed like the finger joiner, grading wood to be cut and glued together
- Clean around the mill when necessary, sweeping, emptying bins, emptying saw dust bags, cleaning machines ect
- Drive the forklift when needed to move packs
Education
Year 12 -
Yarram Secondary College
12.2016
Skills
- Driving with and reversing a trailer
- Using power tools including chainsaws
- Using tie downs, dog and chain's and ratchet straps Securing machines and loads
- Great Communication skills
- Quick learner
- Great Listening skills
References
- Jordana Perry, Plant Operator/Lab Technician, Matthews Quarries, 0422 509 196
- Brad Rodwell, Supervisor, Australian Sustainable Hardwoods, 0400 113 891
- Jeff Thorpe, Foreman, Cranes Bairnsdale, 0417 339 686
- Russell Walker, Foreman, Cranes Bairnsdale, 0448 524 936
- Glenn Schaeche, Foreman, Mann Group, 0409 846 219
Licenses & Certificates
- Full Manual Drivers Licence
- Certificate III in Agriculture
- First aid & CPR
- White card
- High-Risk License
- Heavy rigid license
- Operate Breathing Apparatus
- Gas Testing atmospheres
- Enter and work in confined spaces
- Use high-pressure water jetting equipment
- Working at heights
- B Class asbestos removal
- Confine small emergencies in a facility
Timeline
Industrial Cleaner (driver, laborer, operator)
CleanAway Industrial Services
04.2024 - Current
Operator/driver
Matthews Quarries
08.2023 - 04.2024
Operator/laborer/fork lift driver
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods
12.2022 - 08.2023
Civil construction
Cranes Asphalting
02.2021 - 12.2022
Laborer/Tree clearer
Batt Brothers
08.2020 - 02.2021
Asbestos removal/Labourer/machine operator/First Aider (contract)
Mann Group
04.2020 - 07.2020
Timber Mill Worker
Fenning Timbers
01.2019 - 02.2020
Year 12 -
Yarram Secondary College