Les Candler
Auburn
Summary
Seasoned Maintenance Worker with a proven track record at City Of Auburn, adept in mechanical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Maintenance position. Ready to help team achieve their goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Worker I- CDL
City Of Auburn
11.2023 - Current
- Work with heavy equipment, front end loader, excavators, back hoe, and vac truck. To excavate and/or load and transport materials.
- Fix and repair underground utilities.
- Diagnosed and repaired complex leaks and water systems.
- Maintain dump sites and organize materials using equipment.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, and maintenance.
- Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
Grade Checker
Laborers Local 242
05.2015 - 09.2023
- Strictly adhered to company safety procedures, noticeably decreasing job site accidents.
- Kept machinery in proper working order by repairing and replacing malfunctioning parts.
- Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
- Operated excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to transport heavy materials, practicing safety measures.
- Assisted team in setting up and dismantling equipment and tools to use for construction.
- Remove debris and leveled ground to prepare job sites for construction projects.
- Removed topsoil, vegetation, and rocks to grade earth to specifications.
- Loaded and moved materials such as dirt and rocks based on specific job needs.
- Employed bulldozers, loaders and backhoes for construction projects.
- Monitored fuel, oil and water levels of heavy equipment.
- Adjusted soil levels and grade land for construction projects.
- Provided technical assistance to other workers on job site.
- Assessed work sites daily for potential hazards.
- Operated compactors to compact soil, asphalt and other materials.
- Loaded and unloaded construction materials on site.
Mill Worker
Olympic Panel Products
11.2011 - 08.2014
- Checked operational safety of assigned mill equipment to report any quality or maintenance problems or issues to supervisor.
- Identified materials such as resins, oils and water to prepare compounds.
- Assessed equipment operating reliability and performed routine repairs, adjustments and malfunction troubleshooting.
- Coordinated with crew members to manufacture quality finished products.
- Set-up, adjusted and monitored processing machinery.
- Utilized kiln machines to dry and extract water from lumber.
- Used power saws, to cut and trim raw logs into desired sizes and shapes.
- Operated forklift to load, unload and move timber supplies from one destination to another.
- Ran loader and skid steer in the log yard to load saws and de barker, and used to clean up machines.
Education
High School Diploma -
Willapa Valley
Menlo, WACertificate - Motorcycle And Small Engine Repair.
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
Phoenix, AZ07-2004
Skills
- Valid Driver's license
- Preventive Maintenance
- Repair and maintenance
- Field maintenance
- Safety management
- Time management
- Mechanical systems
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- OSHA 10
- Flexible and adaptable
- Reliable and punctual
- Issue troubleshooting
Certification
OSHA 10
Class A CDL
Flaggers card
First aid
Timeline
Maintenance Worker I- CDL
City Of Auburn
11.2023 - Current
Grade Checker
Laborers Local 242
05.2015 - 09.2023
Mill Worker
Olympic Panel Products
11.2011 - 08.2014
High School Diploma -
Willapa Valley
Certificate - Motorcycle And Small Engine Repair.
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
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