Reuben Buchanan

Monford group - Yara pilbara solar farm

Operating 8t - 29t excavators and hitachi zw180 loaders working on the earthworks team mainly doing bulk stockpile work while also doing civils for the electrical trenches.

• 8t kubota - backfilling trenches with sand and top fill, loadings tippers with excess material
• 13t hitachi - trenching for hv and earth cables being connected to the pcu's, backfilling trenches, loading tippers with roadbase and also rockhammering
• 29t hitachi - sivving rock stockpile to make fresh soil for conditioning and separate rock pile, loading tippers with all different material, conditioning top soil and roadbase.
• Hitachi loader - cleaning roads by back blading and pushing up stock piles, loading out material into tippers, use of forks to move heavy equipment.
• Operated various types of machinery, demonstrating versatility and adaptability in diverse work environments.
• Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing strict adherence to safety guidelines and protocols.
• Conducted routine maintenance checks to prevent unexpected machinery downtime, ensuring continuous production flow.

Reference - Cathal Obrien (Lead hand) 0437561598

• Operated various types of machinery, demonstrating versatility and adaptability in diverse work environments.
• Machines such as 5t - 22t excavators, hitachi zw180 loader, 3.5t pozi track, 15t Isuzu flat bed and 6 wheel fvz1400 Isuzu tipper truck:
• 5t kubuta - hoisting 10m 70kg steel purlins onto solar panel table using slings
• 13t hitachi - bulk removing loading tippers and stock piling, back filling cable trenches with sand and top fill
• 22t hitachi - conditionping roadbase and top soil, loading tippers and bulk removing.
• Hitachi loader - loading tippers with different earth material, stock piling and back blading to level roads.
• 3.5t pozi track - staging different mechanical components on pallets and containers boxes to be set out for solar panel table building and also back filling narrow trenches.
• Isuzu flat bed - staged out across the site different mechanical components such as solar panel boxes and 12M steel purlins ready to be assembled.
• Isuzu tipper truck - bulk removed and transported all different materials where needed on site for back filling or for stock piling.
• Groundwork's - laying out hardcover and soft tape, raking sand and concrete, using compactor to compact top fill.
• Used various tools such as torque guns, spanner's and level heads to help build and assemble all the solar panel tables ready for panel installation as a team.
• Collaborated with team members to ensure seamless coordination of tasks and efficient completion of projects.
• Consistently met or exceeded performance targets while maintaining strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Upheld quality standards through regular inspections of completed products, addressing any inconsistencies immediately.

• Rigging crane girders and structural steel up to 15T either in workshop or on sites for installation using using single or tandem over head cranes and assisting front and cranes when chaining loads
• Working at heights for crane installations using power tools and cranes
• Helping boilermakers create cranes out of structural steel - making supporting stands, tacking welds

Huon civil - Ravenhall civil subdivision

Operated earthmoving machinery such as excavators, moxys and rollers.

• Excavator 13 - 36t - Feeding terex finlay jaw crusher, loading haul trucks/moxys with all different earth materials and hoisting 900mm stormwater pipes ready to be laid.
• Moxy - Carting earthwork and piling onto stock piles and also tipping sand and gravel piles. Worked alongside the doze tipping loads where needed.

Drove and operated site 8 wheel Isuzu tipper carting such as Sand, electrical sand, blue sand, conditioned and non condiconditioned 5mm and 10mm gravel and top soil.

• Roller - Operated a smooth and padfoot roller working along with the grader.
• Groundworks-

Layed and assembled all different types of underground pipe such as watermain, sewer, storm water and electrical.

Helped spot operators digging open trenches

Did gradechecking for kerbing and roads

Built formwork for footpaths, kerbs and driveways while also pouring and finishing

Built pits for the manhole forms

Put fencing up around the site such as open pits.

Worked in the yard cleaning down all Lorries, beds, trailers and plant machinery.

Helped load onto trailers guiding on and ratchet strapping all haulage securely.

Travelled far and long days to meet deadlines and be efficien.