Preforming labor intensive and hands on work around rotating parts underground.
Hanging utilities and setting up our drill stations, including tearing down and setting up new drill stations. This requires good communication skills between people on the ground and people in heavy equipment.
Problem solving when equipment breaks down, cleaning up spills, moving drill set ups with forklift, establishing a team with co workers from other divisions and from other areas, safety being number one priority with a goal orientated mind to get our work done safely everyday.
Maintaining relationships with clients and other contractors to provide a positive work environment.
MINER
Redpath
Republic
06.2021 - 11.2022
Mining operations: Driving underground hual truck, preforming heading checks, scaling loose rock, improving road conditions, mucking out headings and sumps, utilities such as air water discharge and power installation. Bolting operations with maclean bolter, repairing broken hoses and troubleshooting machines for proper repairing.
Preforming blasting operations and keeping a well accounted for powder magazine, safe transport of those blasting supplies.
Staying in compliance with the client and companies safety standards, putting safety as my top priority without becoming complacent with the daily routines.
Understanding changing ground types and conditions while active mining is going on.
Rigging utilities underground such as vent can, air, water, discharge set ups. Understanding load weights while slinging loads and operating with man basket.
MINER
Kinross
Republic
11.2014 - 10.2018
Performed underground operations: Driving haul truck, Mucking out heading, Nipper, provide ground support, Shotcrete, bolting, installing dags, loading rounds, taking powder inventory, barring down loose rock, performing heading checks, safety assessments, batch plant operations, sampling, underground water truck, loading and unloading freight vehicles, mine rescue for last year of mine life, utility work underground, hanging pipe-air, water, discharge, vent bag.
Working underground requires a high level of safety concerns, extensive safety checks on equipment, work area, and other employees.
Managed critical tasks such as shotcrete, bolting, and round loading.
Maintained precise powder inventory and conducted thorough heading checks to ensure operational efficiency.
FIRE FIGHTER
United States Forest Service
Tonasket
04.2014 - 11.2014
Digging fire line, Running Chainsaw, Brushing roads for burnouts, Setting up hose lays-simple and progressive, Preforming burnouts and Prescribed fire, Identifying ecological benefits from fire, Sharpening tools, Using tools-Pulaski, Shovel, Combi, Rhino, Rake, Rogue ho, Fixing broken materials from everyday use, Handy in the shop, Use logical thinking to solve problems that occur, working for many 16 hour shifts for multiple days.
Understanding overhead hazards while chainsaw applications are in place as well as equipment overhead ie helicopters, planes and other crews. slinging loads to base camps in remote areas.