Heavy vehicle truck driver

Polwaththage Jeewantha Perera

Heavy Vehicle Driver

+94-778****** / +94-707****** ******************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly skilled nurse with more than 18 years of experience as a heavy vehicle driver in the construction industry. Experienced in different kinds of heavy vehicles and site supervision. Seeking to leverage modern techniques, hard working, use practical skills, field knowledge and tools and equipment handling to achieve career goals. Team player, Excellent written and speaking communication.

SYSTEMS SKILLS COMPETENCIES

● Construction vehicles and

equipment handling

● Knowledgeable in vehicle

maintenance

● Site Management

● Operation and guidance

● Judgment and decision-

making

● Issues identification

● Field supervision

● Communication

● Self-confidence

● Relationship

management

● Creative problem solver

WORK EXPERIENCE

Heavy Vehicle Driver Heavy Machine Operator, Simeta Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (2020 - Present)

● Operating heavy machinery and vehicles, such as bulldozers, excavators, backhoe loaders, longbed, front end loaders, or dump trucks, prime mover. Site Supervisor, Senura Constructions (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (2015 - 2020)

● Monitoring construction processes, and providing training and team building sessions are required.

● Ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations at all times.

● Performing equipment, material, and routine site inspections.

● Scheduling regular meetings with vendors, site inspectors, managers, and staff.

● Writing up reports, budgets, project plans, and presenting them to relevant stakeholders.

● Working closely with architects and other professionals.

● Staying up-to-date with safety codes and advancements in construction.

● Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff.

● Processing paperwork and traveling to multiple sites as required.

Heavy Vehicle Driver, Senura Constructions (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka (2003 - 2015)

● Operating heavy machinery, such as bulldozers, excavators, backhoe loaders, longbed, front end loaders, or dump trucks.

● Load and unload equipment from vehicles and trailers.

● Ensure company equipment, material, and the work site are maintained, kept clean, and stored in a safe manner. Collect and dispose of scrap, excess materials, and refuse.

● Operate roller to compact earth, subgrade, and sub-base asphalt surfaces in the construction of highways and streets.

● Drive machine in successive overlapping passes over surfaces to be compacted, rolling asphalt and subgrade to desired compaction and smoothness.

● Determines speed and direction of machine based on knowledge of compressibility of material under changing temperatures.

● Distribute, break down, compress and give a finished surface to cooling asphalt.

● Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning and moving the machine in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.

● Communicate with paving crew on and foreman on job density requirements.

● Daily maintenance of fluids and water systems check.

● Comply with truck driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking and break periods) as well as with company policies and procedures.

● Inspect trucks and record issues.

● Have a thorough understanding of material thickness, type of material being laid, and material temperature for determining rolling range. EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Heavy Vehicle Driving Certificate (NVQ Level 3), National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority, Sri Lanka

G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination, Government of Sri Lanka (1999) REFERENCES

LDP Perera

Product Specialists, A Baurs & Co., Colombo, Sri Lanka

+94-774****** ********@*****.***

Hashan Fonseka

Project manager, Senura constructions (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka

+94-772****** ********@*****.***

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