Heavy Equipment Operator

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Hard worker Safety- oriented experienced in problem-solving, service and time management. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill any void i could be of assistance in. Dedicated worker with excellent communication and computer skills. Frequently praised as hardworking by my peers, i never shy away from learning something new, teaching and leading co- workers . I can be relied upon to help your company achieve its goals. I want to grow and move up within the company and find a life long career home .

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR — KSI

Bakersfield, CA, January 2022 - January 2023

Patrick Richards

Heavy Equipment Operator

Phone 661-***-****

Email *********************@*****.***

Address Bakersfield, Ca 93308

Backhoe and Scrapper operations, digging trenches, excavation and proper sloping for well abandonment and pipeline control boxes, ramp overs, road-crossings, electrical line placements and oil spills/leaks

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• Operated loaders Moved dirt, rocks and load trucks with gravel asphalt, concrete and other materials

• leveled out locations, rough-grade dirt roads/right-a-ways.

• Took actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions.

• Connected hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages.

• Operated backhoes, excavators, motor graders and bulldozers.

• Learnt and followed safety regulations

Drove and maneuvered equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation and rocks and to distribute and level earth and terrain.

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• Spoke to customer and/or Auditor directly in house or 3 party companies . Meet & Greets broke down exactly what was happening on each jobsite . inform any other guest, companies or representives of all Hazards/Mitigations

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• Monitored operations to ensure that health and safety standards were met.

• knowledge of permits, documents, dig alert info needed to break ground . Communication with clients and perform Meet and greets with job site guests in regards to emergency meeting points, hazards/mitigations, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements.

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• Located underground services, such as pipes and wires, prior to beginning work.

• Controlled heavy equipment attachments.

• Coordinated positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members. Kept records of material and equipment usage and problems encountered. Maintained equipment, making emergency adjustments and assisting with minor repairs as necessary.

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• Tested atmosphere for adequate oxygen or explosive conditions when working in or around hot work/ confined spaces.

• Pushed other equipment when extra traction and assistance was required. CAREER OBJECTIVE

EXPERIENCE

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR & CLASS B DRIVER — KRB Oilfield Services 19424 creek rd, ca, August 2018 - October 2021

RIG SUPPORT, WATER TRUCK DRIVER, WELDER. — Watson Drilling Services Eureka, CA, July 2017 - June 2020

Operated Backhoes, Loaders, Scrappers and Excavators performing work as in trenching for pipelines, flowlines, electrical wires, digging sumps, cutting/spreading soil brought onto locations roughly to level/grade. backfilling trenches, sumps, sinkholes, digging well abandonment excavations and restoring location after well is abandoned

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Operated equipment such as Backhoes and Excavators to demolish and remove debris sheers, cutters, breaker attachments

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• Tested atmosphere for adequate oxygen or explosive conditions when working in or around hot work/ confined spaces. Drove and maneuvered equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation and rocks and to distribute and level earth and terrain.

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• Connected hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages and power takeoff shafts to tractors.

• Controlled heavy equipment attachments.

• Kept records of material and equipment usage and problems encountered.

• Located underground services, such as pipes and wires, prior to beginning work.

• Completed assignments to meet customer response time objectives.

• Led and monitored safety and security procedures within crew.

• Maintained company vehicles, equipment and tools in good working order.

• Led and trained lower-skilled employees in safe and productive work procedures.

• Reviewed work orders and verified equipment prior to starting job.

• Estimated material or worker requirements to complete jobs. Provided assistance to workers engaged in construction and extraction activities, using hand tools and other equipment.

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• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures. Conferred with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.

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• Inspected work progress, equipment and construction sites to verify safety and to ensure that specifications were met. Located, measured and mark site locations and placement of structures and equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.

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• Arranged for repairs of equipment and machinery.

• Promoted strong safety behaviors and core company values to create safe work culture.

• Prepared documentation for tracking, monitoring and escalation of risk-related issues for management.

• Welded components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.

• Operated angle grinders to prepare parts for welding.

• Positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies using straightedges.

• Inspected vehicles before trips to locate and eliminate potential mechanical problems.

• Logged vehicle mileage and fuel costs and submitted reports to supervisors.

• Reported vehicle problems and needed repairs to management.

• Followed road safety regulations and traffic laws to prevent accidents and vehicle damage.

• Inspected loads to ensure that cargo was secure. OWNER OPERATOR, CARPET AND TILE INSTALLER — flooring carpeting tile, self employeed bakersfield, ca, October 2015 - June 2017

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR — Sturgeon Services Internation bakersfield, CA, October 2010 - July 2015

— Shafter High School

shafter, ca, Jun 2008

• Maintained vehicle with regular inspections, fluid level checks and minor repairs.

• Loaded and unloaded trucks with forklifts and pallet jacks.

• Performed emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires and installing light bulbs, tire chains and sparked plugs.

• loaded and unloaded steel joints of pipes for flow-lines or pipelines with Gradalls, forklifts and autocranes . 360 walk around looking for defects, worn parts welds or bolts, broken stairs/handrails . and kept documentation and/or reported immediate repairs or future repairs to fleet department .

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• Planned, scheduled and coordinated general maintenance and major repair projects.

• Developed and maintained professional relationships with residents, community and owners. Installed acoustical tiles and other shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls to help decorate rooms or reduce sound.

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• Prepared rooms by washing surfaces with zinc sulfate solution, increasing adhesive qualities of walls.

• Obtained bids and supervised capital or contract service.

• Prepared surfaces for tiling by attaching lath or waterproof paper or applying cement mortar coat onto metal screens.

• Cut and shaped tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners using hand and power-cutting tools.

• Operated property within budgeted income and expense guidelines. Operated backhoes, front end loaders, excavators, motor grader, Gradalls, side booms, big forklifts and warehouse forklifts .

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• Dig trenches, shoring, well abandonment excavations & sumps .

• Backfilling swallow and deep excavations and trenching. Spreading saturated soil to mix dry soil for compaction

• long trenching, exploration digging for old pipelines/ wells cut and capped then lost over the years .

• rough grading locations and dirt roads

• communicate with USA Dig to get Dig alert permit numbers and clearance to break ground in areas needed .

• PIC (person in charge) of every job site i was assign to . performed Meet & Greets, hosted tailgates and wrote out JSA's, Powerline Avoidance permits and all Hazards/Mitigations .

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• Lead to speak to Auditors from within the company or 3rd party officials.

• assisst with bolt-up, tie ins, operate side boom on 12"-24' pipelines.

• Every size from small rampovers to large rampovers EDUCATION

SKILLS

Jose Soria — KSindustries

Superintent Former Supervisor

Phone Number 661-***-****

Email *******@*****.***

Steve Dempsey — Ksindustries

Project Manager Former Project Manager

Phone Number 661-***-****

Email *********@*****.***

Rodney Miller — Ksindusties

Senior Foreman Former Supervisor

Phone Number 661-***-****

Email *******@*****.***

Ernest Garza — T&TTrucking

Superintendent Former Supervisor

Phone Number 661-***-****

Email *********@*****.***

• Heavy Equipment Operator • Backhoe

• Front end loader • Excavator

• Scrapper • Water trucks

• End dump trucks • Excavation for well abandonment

• Trenching for varies pipes • Backfilling deep and shallow excavations

• Roadcrossings/rampovers • Microsoft Word

• Excel • Job planning, jsa on technology

• Class B • Class A permit

• Backhoe • Oilfield Passport

• OPL CVX • Aera DTR

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