Trent Guest
Medowie ,NSW
Summary
- Current holder of valid NSW manual drivers license with reliable ute.
- WHS White card.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Civil Construction Labourer
Daracon Group
06.2023 - Current
- Regular use of power tools, jackhammers, compaction plates, wacker packers, hand tools, performing 10-12 hours per day.
- Coordinated with team members to ensure adherence to safety protocols on job sites.
- Maintained tools and equipment, ensuring readiness for daily operations such as padfoot rollers, smooth drum rollers, gps trench rollers, demolition saws, compaction plates, waca pacas
- Maintained clean and organized job sites, contributing to a safe working environment for all employees.
- Loaded, unloaded, moved material to and from storage and production areas such as storm water pipes, head walls, culverts, shoring boxes, lentils, concrete barriers, waterfill barriers.
- Worked with more knowledgeable professionals to grow understanding of principles and construction standards.
- Spotting heaving machinery around live services such as water mains, gas mains, sewerage, storm water pipes, drains and pits, telecommunications, electricity, also assisting in spotting heavy machinery that are working underneath powerlines, for long periods of time.
- Assisting with sediment control measures including refilling and mixing sandbags, coir logs, placement of geofabric, sediment control fences, and makeshift drains to ensure site integrity for ongoing operations and public safety.
- Aiding various trades in tasks related to concreting, steel fixing, pipe laying, asphalting, formworking, surveying, confirming readiness of all essential resources.
- Operated 2-ton Isuzu tippers onsite throughout day, getting loaded by backhoe, excavators, dozer, unloading materials such as crusher dust, gravel, sand, topsoil, asphalt, and concrete.
- Directing rigid tipper trucks, concrete trucks, concrete pump trucks, vacuum trucks, flat bed trucks, floats, etc around the construction site where to go via 2 way radios and also working with traffic control onsite to ensure safety.
Precast Steelfixer
CPB Contractors
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Steel fixing and building plank cages for bridges and super tee cages for bridges.
- Typing Steel up to 40mm steel bars, all the way down to 12mm steel bars.
- Repetitive use of knipex 300mm knits, constantly single tying, slash tying, double tying, saddle tying etc, all day every day for 10 hours.
- All ties are tight and secure, steel on their marks plumb and straight.
- Constant moving and preparing the right bars for the needed task from 12-40mm steel bars.
- Running stressing cable through 1500mm and 1800mm super tee cages and plank cages.
- Fixing extra steel bars to cages once in concrete mould ready for pouring.
- Constant use of 7inch grinder to cut up steel, wasted stress cable, voids, etc.
- Setting up/marking jig for super tee/plank cages.
- Constant awareness of other workers such as crane operators/forklift drivers when in the area.
- Very used to work in a team environment all day every day.
Concrete Labourer
Nunny's Concreting
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Mark, set out profiles, set up string lines, whale in pegs/star pickets, dig, cut, form up concrete driveways, shed slabs, house slabs, footpaths, house around, patios, custom slabs, concrete stairs, forming up shutter walls when needed, footings, exposed/grinded polished concrete.
- Grading fill with a screed (crusher dust, sand, dirt) using square mouth shovels, concrete rakes, string lines, measuring tapes & laser level when needed.
- Constant use of shovels, square mouth shovels, concrete rakes, wheelbarrows, bolt cutters, drilling dowels, cutting/bending steel with crompers, laser level, screeds, bull floats, trowels, stick extensions, sledge hammers & many other concrete finishing tools.
- Carry & cut sheets of 72/82/92/102mm mesh to suit whatever the measurement may be, basic steel fixing, able to do a slash tie & saddle tie, building steel cages for footings from scratch with 12,14,16mm steel rebar, steel mats from scratch for deck slabs.
- Strip driveways, shed/house slabs, patios, foot paths, etc, when needed.
- Clean & wash tools, trowels, floats, edging tools, wheelbarrows & other tools.
- Push wheelbarrows full of concrete, pull back concrete for screeder, cove, broom, edge concrete when needed.
Shed Labourer
Port Stephens Sheds & Garages
12.2019 - 10.2020
- Reading plans.
- Assist with construction of various sheds.
- Extensive use of hand/power tools.
- Lift/erect and handle metal sheeting and steel framework.
- Constant use of ladders everyday.
- Pass up roof sheets/lay/screw & blow off roof.
- Install gutter brackets and gutters/flashings/roof flashings/wire roof mesh/barges.
- Constant use of scissor lift on site.
Apprentice Plumber
SA & JA Lantry Plumbing
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Excavation of sewer & storm water trenches.
- Extensive use of plumbing hand/power tools.
- Grading sewer trenches, storm water trenches and storm water pits.
- Laying & electro fusion welding of fire water mains & services.
- Installation of victaulic steel pipe for fire service/hose reels.
- Laid up to 375mm storm water pipe into trenches & storm water pits.
- Fit offs for Kitchens, bathrooms, toilets & showers.
- Operated tools & equipment such as hand saws, pipe cutters, digging shovels, laser levels, levels, pipe benders, b-press tool, hammer drills, jack hammers, various amount of drill bits and drills on daily basis.
Apprentice Plumber
Pioneer Plumbing
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Maintenance plumbing.
- Removal of old sinks, toilets, pipes, taps, hot water heaters, laundry/kitchen traps, kitchen sink mixers, tap washers, etc in preparation for installation of new fixtures/materials.
- Replacing/bending copper pipes on hot water heaters when needed, replaced relief valves, tempering valves, electrical elements.
- Live house water main tap in to replace ball valve handle.
- Use of power tools, plumbing/general hand tools, electric eel, tube benders, B press tool, oxy-acetylene, solder welding of copper pipes & joints when needed.
- Identifying problems, thinking quick & sufficiently in a pressure situation.
- Replacing gutters, gutter brackets, roof sheets, cleaning gutters, replacing of whirly birds.
- Digging trenches for new storm water/sewer drain points, finding & digging up broken or root ridden pipes, diverting downpipes underneath houses/underground for better drainage.
- Constant use of PVC pipes, copper pipes, plastic pipes, different types of fittings, valves, joints, PVC glue & primer. loxeal.
- Constantly everyday running back & forth to Reece plumbing supplies to get the solution or supplies for the day.
Cabinet Maker/Kitchen Installer
Chippies Carpentry
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Complete rip out & stripping of old kitchens to make way to construct & install new modern kitchen.
- .Constant use of laser levels, track saws, drop saw, jigsaw, drills, screw guns, blowers, hand tools.
- Build from scratch kitchen cabinets, fit, level & screw off cabinets.
- Working in a small environment with just 1 other person with a deadline to make.
- Long days & big hours.
- Installation/cutting of polytec kitchen doors, cupboard doors, etc.
- Installation of kick boards, cupboard/kitchen door hinges/handles.
Sheet Metal Roofer (Labourer)
Landmark Roofing
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Constant use of hand & power tools on site
- General labouring duties.
- Measure, cut & pass up rolls of wool roof insulation.
- Measure, cut with electric shears & pass up roof sheets up to 7+ metres.
- Remove old metal roof sheets, roof tiles, flashings, barges & gutters off single & multiple story roofs.
- Complete start to finish of metal sheet roof restoration of primary/high schools, library's, TAFE's, servos, etc.
- Working in a team environment of up to 10+ up on the roof/on the ground.
- Tip runs in the work ute/truck to un load old metal sheets, gutters, flashings, etc.
- Lay & screw off roof.
- Installation of gutter brackets, gutters & downpipes.
Apprentice Formwork Carpenter
Oakdale Group
03.2016 - 08.2017
- Construction of formwork for concrete columns/pillars, car parks, high rise buildings, multi level car parks, shopping centres & suspended concrete slabs.
- Delivery of materials & equipment to site in preparation for on going projects in truck.
- Apprentice on multiple large scale sites around Newcastle and the hunter.
- Experience working around heaps of people in one area & working in a team of 10+.
- Site clean-up & general apprentice duties.
- Constant use of laser levels, nail guns, circular saws, hand tools, hammer drills, drills, screw guns, ramset guns, string lines, squares, levels.
- Stripping of large concrete beams, column boxes, suspended concrete slabs, underground car parks, etc.
Shelf Stocker
Coles Supermarket
06.2015 - 03.2016
- Coordinated stock inventory to maintain optimal product availability and accessibility.
- Worker with team members to maintain clean, safe working environment in aisles and storage areas.
- Unloading stock trucks most mornings with an electric pallet jack, then splitting the pallets of stock onto cages for the allocated aisles.
- Pack shelves constantly.
- Assisting customers with their shopping needs.
- Great customer care and service.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hunter River High School
Heatherbrae, NSWSkills
- Skilled labourer
- Hardworking and honest
- Confined space level 1
- Very fit, can lift up to 25kg or more, I have the endurance to work in rough conditions, won’t stop moving
- Positive attitude, work ethic and ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
- Experienced using both hand and power tools
- Problem solving abilities with experience applying this in a practical hands on environment
- Competent working both in a team and independently
- Able to follow instructions and communicate well
- Demonstrated experience adhering to WHS requirements in a variety of environments
- Customer service experience
- Demonstrated ability to perform thorough site clean up
- Attention to Detail
- Take big pride in my work
Personal Information
Title: Experienced Labourer
Timeline
Civil Construction Labourer
Daracon Group
06.2023 - Current
Precast Steelfixer
CPB Contractors
07.2022 - 04.2023
Concrete Labourer
Nunny's Concreting
08.2020 - 07.2022
Shed Labourer
Port Stephens Sheds & Garages
12.2019 - 10.2020
Apprentice Plumber
SA & JA Lantry Plumbing
09.2019 - 12.2019
Apprentice Plumber
Pioneer Plumbing
01.2019 - 08.2019
Cabinet Maker/Kitchen Installer
Chippies Carpentry
09.2018 - 12.2018
Sheet Metal Roofer (Labourer)
Landmark Roofing
12.2017 - 03.2018
Apprentice Formwork Carpenter
Oakdale Group
03.2016 - 08.2017
Shelf Stocker
Coles Supermarket
06.2015 - 03.2016
High School Diploma -
Hunter River High School