Tony Owen

• Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
• Maintained daily, legible NHVR log book and submitted corresponding documents.
• Operated with safety and skill to avoid accidents and delays.
• Load and unload structural steel and stringing machinery using forklifts telehandlers and vehicle loading crane.
• Operation and maintenance of franna and various slew cranes 60T-120T

contract and project work at various mine-sites around queensland

• Determined correct rigging requirements for equipment based on job specifications and environmental conditions.
• Rigged for heavy lifts according to blueprint requirements.
• Worked at heights and in confined spaces without difficulty.
• Operated and maintained various sized franna and mobile slew cranes

Rigger and crane operator at various shut downs and projects including Groote Eylandt , Cape Flattery, Cadia gold mine Orange Nsw.

• Determined correct rigging requirements for equipment based on job specifications and environmental conditions
• Worked at heights and in confined spaces without difficulty
• Safe and efficient operation of multiple Franna and slewing cranes ranging from 20-25T franna to 220T liebhier slew cranes

Rigger/Crane operator at Amrun project, construction of new mine processing plant for Rio Tinto.

• Determined correct rigging requirements for rigging equipment based on job specifications and environmental conditions
• Prepared and erected steel, torque and bolt-up connections
• Secured safety equipment and always used gear according to requirements
• Organized heavy and structural lifts in excess of 20 Tonnes
• Followed standards and procedures to maintain safe work environment
• Inspected, cleaned and performed operator level maintenance on equipment in accordance with standards
• Operated mobile crane and moved materials to various locations to meet job schedule demands
• Performed daily safety checks to ensure equipment was in safe operating condition

Kidston solar farm project. Duties included , operation and maintenance of 40 tonne slewing crawler cranes, 25 tonne franna crane, various tractors, forklifts, telehandlers and over head gantry crane. Drive and maintain 60 seater coach, shuttling crew to and from work site.

• Operated mobile crane and moved materials to various locations to meet job schedule demands
• Increased performance by safely and efficiently operating heavy machinery and equipment
• Performed daily safety checks to ensure equipment was in safe operating condition
• Used hydraulic huck and riveting tools, to streamline project processes and overall project time
• Inspected, cleaned and performed operator level maintenance on equipment in accordance with standards
• Worked closely with supervisors to adjust daily workloads and maximize output based on equipment, manpower and other factors

• Perform dogman and rigging duties
• Operate and maintained 25 tonne franna crane and 60T slew crane
• Operation of gantry crane and hoists
• Perform basic steel fabrications (measuring steel, cutting with oxy-acetylene or band saws)

• Perform dogman and rigging duties
• Operation and maintenance of 20-25 tonne frannas
• Operation and maintenance of 50-60 tonne slew cranes (tadano)
• Loading and unloading of flatbed trucks using forklifts and telehandlers
• Operation and maintenance of flatbed and tipper trucks
• Operate and work from EWP's
• Leading hand role, in charge of team safety and productivity
• Rejuvenation of structural steel and machinery parts
• Sand-blasting and application of protective coatings

• Dogman and labouring duties at various construction sites in and around Cairns area
• Sand-blasting and painting onsite and at workshops
• Build formwork, steel fixing, pour and finish concrete
• Operation of backhoe's, skid steers and forklifts

• Deckhand/Watchkeeper
• Long-line fishing operations
• Knife skills