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Andrew Coates

Sherburn Village,County Durham

Summary

I am a safe and hard working excavator operator with over 30 years experience driving various pieces of equipment using machine specific controls and attachments. Familiar with situational hazards when operating machinery in crowded environments, working with extreme caution to maintain safety. Maintains courteous and professional manner with co workers, customers and members of the public. Team orientated operator dedicated to maintaining equipment at optimal levels to maximise performance.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work history

360 degree excavator operator

Trevor Atkinson & Co
Mickleton, Durham
01.1991 - Current
  • Applied quality checks on equipment to gauge and solve problems.
  • Troubleshot recurring machine issues to locate and resolve root cause.
  • Attended callouts for machine maintenance and repair work to resolve malfunctions quickly.
  • Observed automated machinery, adjusting controls as necessary.
  • Set up machines to perform specific tasks to high quality.
  • Monitored material use and reported replenishment needs to management.
  • Materials sorting with attachments such as grabs and rotating buckets
  • Carried out simple servicing on various equipment on regular basis.
  • Followed established H&S regulations to deliver high quality work safely.
  • Identified worksite hazards and remedied or escalated to reduce risks.
  • Inspected sites to identify required construction preparations.
  • Serviced heavy duty construction machinery and equipment.
  • Used specialist excavation machinery to dig assigned site areas.
  • Implemented strict safety measures on job sites to reduce accidents.
  • Conducted daily safety checks by inspecting mobile and fixed production plant equipment.
  • Executed digging and grading around live services.
  • Facilitated timely dispatches and graded materials with high accuracy.
  • Safely operated various mobile plants including excavator, bulldozers, rollers and dump trucks.
  • Dug trenches and ditches to exact instructions and specifications.
  • Moved large quantities of earth and gravel using 360 excavators.
  • Drove construction vehicles safely for reduced site risk.
  • Handled bladed equipment responsibly to maintain good site safety.
  • Sustained good physical fitness levels to meet job demands.
  • Recorded daily data in work logs and completed written reports detailing daily work performance.
  • Worked in accordance to Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations.
  • Performed thorough pre-start checks to identify mechanical and safety issues prior to excavation works.
  • Monitored machinery performance to perform excavation tasks safely and accurately.
  • Confidently operated machines weighing between 3 tonnes and 30 tonnes.
  • Acquired CPCS card in 2000.
  • Applied positive customer service approach to increase satisfaction levels.
  • Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
  • Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Completed daily documentation, updating operational records and company logs.


Education

GCSEs -

Teasdale Comprehensive School
Barnard Castle
/1980 - /1985

SMSTS -

Health & Safety
/2010 - /2020

Skills

  • 30 years operating 360 & 180 excavators and other heavy plant
  • Good organisational skills for moving/storing materials efficiently
  • Good engineering skills for reading drawings and setting out from them using dumpy levels and dual grade lasers to achieve correct finished levels
  • Previously had SMSTS card for 10 years
  • Supervisor at my present employment for over 20 years and possess good paperwork skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Deadline management
  • Construction background
  • Safety procedure compliance
  • Materials movement
  • Communication skills
  • Leadership

Affiliations

  • Long Lens Wildlife Photography
  • Drone Photography

Timeline

360 degree excavator operator

Trevor Atkinson & Co
01.1991 - Current

GCSEs -

Teasdale Comprehensive School
/1980 - /1985

SMSTS -

Health & Safety
/2010 - /2020

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