William Whyte
Red Cliffs,VIC
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience in safety equipment servicing at Draeger Australia. Proven leadership and strong communication skills, adept at managing high-pressure situations and meeting strict deadlines. Recognized for exceptional adaptability and a commitment to safety standards, ensuring optimal performance in demanding environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
water/ wastewater laborer
wentworth shire council
Red Cliffs, VIC
02.2024 - 12.2025
- Conducted routine inspections to identify maintenance needs in public spaces.
- Maintained cleanliness of work areas to promote a safe environment.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance skills and operational knowledge.
- Performed physical activities requiring heavy lifting, walking and standing for long periods of time.
- Completed variety of physical labor tasks.
- Worked with team members to ensure efficient workflow throughout the day.
- Operated and maintained a variety of equipment including hand and power tools.
- Used picks and shovels to dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Operated equipment with strong focus on safety and ground communication.
- Gained independent working skills and guided and mentored less experienced team members.
- Controlled traffic passing near, in or around work zones.
- Tended pumps, compressors or generators to provide power or heat or move materials.
- Installed sewer, water or storm drain pipes using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
- Positioned, aligned or sealed concrete wall sections or pipes.
TA on the shutdown crew
CQFMS
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Traveled across numerous coal fields supporting shutdown crew as a technical assistant.
- Assisted fitters in dismantling shovel gear boxes and swing motors.
- Conducted confined space entry spotting for boiler assistance.
- Managed welding leads, ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Performed fire watching to monitor and mitigate potential hazards.
- Executed general housekeeping tasks to maintain clean work environments.
- Scheduled four-day, four-night shifts with four days off for optimal coverage.
Clean Team Member
SMW Group (Clean Team)
09.2020 - 07.2021
- As a part of the Clean Team, this labour-intensive role includes but is not limited to, cleaning draglines, shovels, diggers, hydro blasting and equipment maintenance.
- A big part of the Clean Team is being a TA on shutdowns assisting qualified trade personnel on the routine maintenance and breakdowns of the machines, engines, pumps and lubrication systems.
Escort
ALLROADS
12.2018 - 03.2020
- My main role at Allroads, was to escort road trains, floats or any other heavy machinery around multiple mine sites.
- My knowledge on priority rules is superb, and have been praised by Mine site, and my own supervisors for my procedures, work ethic and safety records.
- I have also completed various labouring tasks for roads and mine site construction areas, ability to interpret plans.
- I have also helped the diesel fitters on preventative maintenance, services and lubrication on large heavy machinery such as scrapers, D9, D10, Moxy, Diggers.
Servicing and Manufacturing
Elastomers Australia
07.2018 - 11.2018
- This role was servicing and manufacturing screens for 90% of the mine sites in the Mackay region.
- This was a very labour-intensive role working 12-14 hours shifts replacing screens in the washdown plant in mines working away 3-4 nights a week.
Safety Equipment Technician
Draeger Australia safety
08.2017 - 06.2018
- This is the pinnacle job of all people working in the safety industry.
- The job entails servicing the Safety equipment for a wide range of clients from coal mines to the Australia police.
- As most work is around the mining sites, we work away from home most weeks out of the month and can drive up to five hours to get to our first job.
- We also organise our own work schedules and do our own quotes and invoices and constantly talk to customers giving them support or planning ideas for the safe and complaint running of their workshop/mine site.
- The equipment we service are a wide range of safety equipment, i.e., Breathing apparatus underground FREEK stations gas detectors and drug/alcohol detectors.
- This job is almost like running your own business as being a remote tech with no workshop every detail or service must be spot on and to the Australian standards and customers SOP’s.
- Based in Germany Draeger Safety has offices all around the world and do their own research and develop on a wide range of safety and medical equipment.
Water and Wastewater Technician
Wentworth Shire Council
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Servicing the water and wastewater pipelines and treatment plants.
- This is a very busy and enjoyable role that consists of maintaining the efficient running off the sewer and water treatment plants, Main water supply pipe brakes and service line repairs.
Labourer
Comdain
05.2016 - 11.2016
- This job consists of labouring duties, on a big modernisation project to deconstruct the water channel for irrigation.
- We would lay up to 1.8m water pipes and build concrete clusters around the Red Cliffs area.
- Responsibilities include general labouring duties, from directing heavy plant machinery on where to dig, using laser levels to get the correct gradient when getting ditches set up to laying water pipes, digging and using the whacker to general housekeeping, using power tools, measuring out lengths of materials and cutting them to size and being the dog signalman when using cranes to lift heavy equipment.
Supervisor
Zokal Safety
Newcastle, Australia
11.2014 - 04.2016
- I then got offered a supervisory role at Zokal Safety.
- This job was to make sure off the efficient running of the workshop and wellbeing off the workers.
- This was a very busy workshop, servicing breathing apparatus and life support equipment, also for the mines and oil and gas industries.
- As I was first contact for the clients my lesion with them was spot on without sounding to mechanical or regimental.
Breathing Apparatus Technician
First Breath Industries
North Mackay, Australia
06.2014 - 10.2015
- (FBI) In north MacKay. This job is also working with breathing apparatuses and confined space equipment but to a much higher clientele.
- I serviced equipment from councils and mines from Townsville to Gladstone.
- As they only BA Tech at First Breath Industries I was away from Mackay three Weeks out of four and organise my own work schedule and liaise with clients on a constant basis.
- I serviced a lot of compressors for the mines and my mechanical knowledge of them have vastly improved.
- I was also required to service eyewash stations and fire extinguishers; this would also require phoning up clients and organising keys for buildings and working out what fire extinguishers they needed to be replaced or Hydros so that I could send them an accurate quote and make sure that I had all the equipment that I needed to get the job done.
- As I was constantly away from Mackay my work ethic had to be at a very high standard as I was in very remote places and couldn’t afford to forget or not be able to fix or repair their equipment.
Service and Repair Technician
SYSTAG
01.2012 - 06.2014
- My role in this job is to service and repair all equipment that comes into the workshop.
- This includes but not limited to breathing air apparatuses, such as MSA and SCOTT SABRE.
- Electronic gas detectors, SALA winches, air quality testing of compressors and filter packs and servicing and repair of a wide range of HP and LP compressors.
- I also liaise with customers on constant bases, order stock and make sure of the efficient and smooth running of the workshop.
- I also went out to world renowned company’s i.e., virgin blue the military, fire brigade and all surrounding councils and gas companies and service their equipment on site such as confined space equipment and air quality tests on compressors.
- As I am working with safety equipment everything is done to the highest standard no short cuts or half-hearted jobs.
- Safety is my number one rule and everything I do is always done to the highest standard.
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HMS FORCES [ARMY}
UNITED KINDOM, UNITED KINDOM
11.2001 - 11.2010
- Provided electrical support for army camps during three tours in Middle East.
- Escorted political ministers throughout Iraq, ensuring secure transportation.
- Established and maintained power supply systems for military installations.
- Leveraged nine years of experience as a driver electrician in British Army.
Education
GCSE - Maths, English
City and Guilds for Electrical Engineering -
OCR - Computer Literacy and Information Technology
NVQ Level 2 - driving heavy goods vehicles
City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate - requirements for electrical installation (bs7671 2008)
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Team leadership skills
- Knowledge of mine site plant equipment
- Assisting trade qualified personnel
- Heavy machinery
- Leadership skills
- Organisational skills
- Adaptability
- Ability to think on the move
- Calm under pressure
- Responsiveness under pressure
- Ability to meet strict deadlines
- Determination to achieve objectives
Functional Areas Of Expertise
- Set up and maintained army field generators for functions and NATO level exercises.
- Maintained and set up electrical power for communications for peacekeeping operations.
- Maintained documentation for the army’s fleet of generators.
- Administered and maintained a servicing schedule for the army’s generators.
- 8 years’ experience driving heavy goods vehicles in all terrain.
- Team leadership and development.
Employment References
- Bernadette, 07 4957 4968, First Breath Industries, 52 Evans Ave, North Mackay
- Joel Finnigan, 0457033236, CQFMS
- Kaleb Hardy, 0409619076, SMW
- Mitchell Zur, 0418 477 016, Draeger
Accomplishments
- Iraq, 2003: Planned and set up a busy Royal Air Force battery shop for Tornado and Attack Gazelle helicopters.
- Afghanistan, 2005: Maintained, fixed, serviced, and supplied power for secure communication as the only generator mechanic.
- Iraq, 2008: Maintained and booked accommodation for over 400 personnel, and enforced safety precautions.
Qualifications Training
- Full Australian Car License
- RII for driving LV on mine sites, working at heights, confined space ticket, EPW, vehicle loading crane
- Ladsaf Inspection Certificate, White Card
- MSA/SCOTT/Draeger breathing apparatus, gas detector service and repair certificate
- Standard 11 coal board induction, coal board medical
- Inducted in Peabody, BMC, Glencore, Anglo and other mines around the ISAC, CHRC area
- Educated to GCSE standard in 6 subjects including Maths and English
- City and Guilds for Electrical Engineering (UK)
- OCR in Computer Literacy and Information Technology
- NVQ Level 2 driving heavy goods vehicles (UK)
- City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate in the requirements for electrical installation (bs7671 2008)
Skills Experience
- Enthusiastic dedicated professional with strong communication and team leadership skills developed over 9 years in the British Army.
- Accustomed to working in high-pressure environments in extreme conditions in Australia, UK, and the Middle East.
- Excellent knowledge of mine site plant equipment.
- Assisting trade qualified personnel working on heavy machinery.
- Solid leadership and organisational skills, adaptable and able to think on the move.
- Calm and responsive when under pressure.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines with constant determination to achieve objectives.
Timeline
water/ wastewater laborer
wentworth shire council
02.2024 - 12.2025
TA on the shutdown crew
CQFMS
07.2021 - 03.2023
Clean Team Member
SMW Group (Clean Team)
09.2020 - 07.2021
Escort
ALLROADS
12.2018 - 03.2020
Servicing and Manufacturing
Elastomers Australia
07.2018 - 11.2018
Safety Equipment Technician
Draeger Australia safety
08.2017 - 06.2018
Water and Wastewater Technician
Wentworth Shire Council
11.2016 - 07.2017
Labourer
Comdain
05.2016 - 11.2016
Supervisor
Zokal Safety
11.2014 - 04.2016
Breathing Apparatus Technician
First Breath Industries
06.2014 - 10.2015
Service and Repair Technician
SYSTAG
01.2012 - 06.2014
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HMS FORCES [ARMY}
11.2001 - 11.2010