Safety-conscious Lead Operator with a great comprehension of safety standards, quality control, and production scheduling. Full understanding of all operational equipment. Excellent verbal and written communication talents. I am very hands on and willing to learn. I am able to work in a fast paced work environment to complete a job within margin. My availability is 100% flexible, weekends, evenings even holidays if needed.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Equipment Operator
GFL Environmental USA
06.2021 - Current
Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced handling.
Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
Maintained erosion as well as repair any damages to hillside
Operated a incenerator and loaded the fire using an excavator safely
Guided our team to maintain safe conditions for large trucks and vehicles to access in and out of the landfill work face
Built 4 to 1 slopes all the way down to 2 to 1 slopes
Maintained specific grades in order to successfully build our project
Operated machining equipment safely with team of operators.
Adhered to heavy equipment safety and operation protocols, resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
Enforced compliance with safety standards and regulations related to proper PPE, hand signals and equipment movements.
Loaded and unloaded materials from trucks, cranes and other and coordinated supplies to promote efficiency.
Graded earth and smoothed surfaces as part of projects or finish work.
Utilized GPS systems to accurately survey and grade terrain for worksite preparation.
Followed safety protocols while operating machinery.
Monitored fuel, oil and water levels of heavy equipment.
Operated heavy equipment to move large quantities of dirt and debris.
Loaded and moved materials such as dirt and rocks based on specific job needs.
Assessed work sites daily for potential hazards.
Loaded and unloaded construction materials on site.
Performed preventive maintenance to prolong life of equipment.
Checked equipment performance and made necessary repairs.
Provided technical assistance to other workers on job site.
Inspected and maintained heavy equipment used in construction projects.
Monitored and adjusted speed of heavy machinery for safe operation.
Removed topsoil, vegetation, and rocks to grade earth to specifications.
Read blueprints and understood technical drawings.
Kept track of fluids and filters needed to perform every day tasks for all equipment
Reached to out to mechanics when they were needed
Scheduled preventative maintenance plans
Operated a motor grader to maintain hauling road in and out of the site
Lead Operator
AJ Johns INC.
11.2016 - 06.2021
I currently am a finish operator that also fills the role of lead operator when needed. I have trained for the last 4 months on the lead operator role and oversee the complete job site when needed. In this position we have to ensure that work is scheduled and safely completed by appropriate deadlines. I have been tasked with working with temp labor agencies on hiring and managing temporary labor employees. Daily tasks and duties in my current role are, complete daily equipment reports, maintain grades, and erosion on slopes, excavation of ponds, load trucks, build roads, finish grades, and maintain all grades on pads and slopes due to erosion of wind and rain. The skills i have trained and am familiar with are as follows:
Dozer-Ability to operate and maintain grades on a bulldozer. Maintain haul roads, stock pile material, maintain a 4/1 down to a 2/1 slope. Accurately read a lot level to check grades manually.
Excavator- Excavate pits with a track hoe, maintain incoming ground to reduce erosion and increase production,strip and bury organic materials,cut 4/1 down to 2/1 grades,load off road haul trucks, stock pile material.
Front Loader- haul and spread materials, load and unload flatbed trucks with materials and storm drain structures.
Articulating Trucks- Haul and dump materials to designated areas.
Water truck- Dispense water to maintain compaction and also to keep dust down in extremely dry conditions to keep visibility as high as possible, maintaining safe working conditions.
Roller- Compact sub-grades and/or house pads to required densities, maintain haul roads.
GPS- Ability to cut roads,slopes,wells,and house pads to exact elevation. Have experience with 4/1, 3/1, and 2/1 slopes.
General Laborer
Custom Pool And Landscape INC.
11.2008 - 11.2016
Built custom in ground pools to customer specifications for eight years. During my employment with this company, I learned and developed skills in shooting elevations by transit level, steel re bar reinforcement, concrete work (Forming and Grading),custom plumbing, and tile work. Also in this role I learned and preformed safety practices in accordance to state and local laws, and was responsible for securing work areas and equipment.
Equipment- While working for Custom pool and landscape I was introduced to several pieces of machinery that included but not limited to skid steers, excavators, and dump trailers. I was trained and ran all equipment successfully with no zero safety violations or incidents, and provided quality service to customers. Some tasks at hand involved digging and forming pools from blue prints and ensuring all work was up to code, digging and back filling trenches to code, and stripping grass from customers home sites.