Zane Peskett

Working in the main installation area of the Cypress 2 GE turbines, My role starting at Goyder South Wind Farm involved working on the night shift team working with the ground crew Cleaning components, Sorting Out tooling in lifting bags so the up tower team has the right tooling and hardware for the Component Installation. My role on the ground team lasted about 6 weeks until I was moved up to the Top Tower team

In the top tower team I started my role up there flipping bolts, torquing hardware to the correct values, Assisting in the derigging of components while practising safe systems of work.

3-4 months into my time being apart of the Top Team I acquired my dogmans ticket and was promoted to back up leading hand, I then started to call in components, direct colleagues on work that needs to be done in a safe and secure manner which is where my current role stands

• My role at Macintyre wind farm was within the mechanical completions team working on Nordex towers, My role here was to get the towers ready for commissioning by completing the mechanical workings of the turbine and by cleaning the turbine up to a standard that they can be handed over to the client
• Climbed wind turbine towers to inspect, troubleshoot and repair turbine equipment.
• Promoted continuous improvement within the team by sharing experiences, lessons learned, and proposing process enhancements during regular meetings or training sessions.
• Improved wind turbine efficiency by conducting regular maintenance and repairs on mechanical, and hydraulic components.
• Performed quality audits of maintenance activities to ensure high standards are consistently met, resulting in reduced rework or equipment failures.

• Started as a school based trainee working 1 day a week at 15 years old until graduation
• Then started fulltime work as a Labourer doing tasks such as tiling, plastering, timber cutting, cladding, roofing, gutter installation, concrete pad prep and pouring, flat pack furniture building, site clean up, gyprocking, decking
• Assisted a team of builders with whatever they needed and helped to build a variety of structures to a very high quality and standard.

• Assisted the chef in all aspects of the food prep, cleaned all areas to a high quality using relevant cleaning products, delivering food to patrons and assisting with orders
• After turning 18 worked behind the bar as a casual bar tender making drinks and using the till and eftpos machine.