DAVE PEPPER MECHANIC APPRENTICE
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
NVCI Certified
EMR Certified
IMS 100 & 200
NFPA 472 Hazmat
CPR & First Aid Certified
Fire Extinguisher Training certified
NFPA 1072
Fire Safety Systems Certificate
OBJECTIVE
To Find Full-time Employment
SKILLS & ABILITIES
•Mechanical experience; operate hand tools, low voltage machine shop tools, small engines repair, work with electronics/controls/soldering, sand blasting, riveting, completed auto body repairs, and repairs to hydraulic hoses.
•Operating heavy equipment; tractors, loaders and skid steer’s.
• Experience in operating small engines; chainsaws, rotary saws, power washers, diesel water pumps, hydraulic pumps and industrial pumps.
•Physically fit, hard worker, always on time and works well with peers.
•Excellent personality, works well with customers, completes tasks efficiently and effectively.
•Works well and efficiently under pressure.
EXPERIENCE
IMPACT AUTO AUCTIONS LONDON, ONTARIO
Position: Heavy Equipment Operator
September 2019 – Current
Position; Heavy Equipment Operator
•Loading car carriers, Operating Volvo loader
•Yard maintenance; grading, locating vehicles to inventory, general service on equipment, dis-assembly on vehicles
•Use of different attachments for loader depending on loading or yard maintenance
•Performed daily checks and maintenance on equipment
TRIPLE J LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LONDON, ONTARIO
Position: (Winter) Heavy Equipment Operator
December 2018- Current
•Removed snow using a plow on various tractors or loaders
•Operated various types of equipment including: tractors, cat loaders, skid Steers, salt trucks and 4x4 pick-up trucks
•Worked on-call at all hours of the day/night with various types of weather conditions
•Operated loader; completing snow re-location into dump trucks and various locations
•Experience using two-way radios on job sites
DELTA POWER EQUIPMENT, EXETER ONTARIO
Position: Mechanic Apprentice
June 2018 – March 2019
•Test/operate skid steer’s, combine’s, tractor’s, Steiger/quad track tractor’s, Loader’s, forklift’s, Telehandler’s and any other equipment that comes into the shop for repair
•Assist certified technicians with jobs; changing deff tank, replacing fuel lines, hydraulic lines, taking a tractor engine apart, changing drive shafts, changing drive belts, engine fans, replacing the AC manifold in a tractor, welding etc.
•Wash, blowout tractors, combines, and balers or any farm equipment
•Grease farm equipment
•Detail equipment; power washing equipment, waxing brand new equipment, detailing the cab, grinding/rust removal, painting used or brand-new equipment
•Clean up in the shop; use the Merlo(loader) to take garbage out or any maintenance around the yard, sweep floors and power wash outside pad
•Oil under guard coatings underneath planters and balers using Hy-tran oil
•Repair tracks or bogeys if installed on tractor or buggy
•Pre-delivery checks; checking all fluid levels, tire pressures, hydraulic flow test, torque all required hubs and hardware and overall checks to make sure equipment is in good condition
•Oil changes, tire swaps, flow tests, changing hydraulic lines and fittings, setups for brand new equipment, CSI inspections, Electronic Programing repairs
•When working on call; doing repairs on tractors or combines in the field, lots of work in snow weather or rain
FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS PROGRAM, LONDON ONTARIO
Position: Fire Systems Technician Assistant
April 2017 – September 2017
Position; Fire Systems Technician Student
•Learned ULC Standards, Ontario Building Codes, AHJ Requirements, National Fire Code, hands on experience with low voltage wiring, programming, troubleshooting, panel work, completed inspection reports, Fire extinguisher reports etc.
•Hands on experience completing Wet sprinkler system install, pre-groove pipe using a RIGID 300 threading system and flow tests
CON BRIO FARMS, LONDON ONTARIO
Position: Maintenance Supervisor
January 2016 – July 2018
•Completed all maintenance and repairs on the farm, these jobs varied from completing any outdoor maintenance, weekly inspections, paperwork and supervising the team.
•Maintenance Supervisor tasks; prepared reports concerning facility activities, employee time records, weekly inspections for the farm, directed and trained workers with maintenance of the facility
•Operating Farm Equipment; used the tractor to remove snow from the lane ways at the farm, push manure pile back, move hay bales, harrow the indoor arena and outdoor arena
• Used the tractor for general maintenance; fixing paddock boards, gardening, pulling cars out of the ditch in the winter season
•Cutting Grass; Whipper snipped, completed edging with a lawn tractor, used a pull behind rotary mower for cutting weeds within the horse paddocks
•Chainsaw experience; cutting tree’s down or bush removal
•General outdoor maintenance; in the summer cut grass, fix paddock boards, clean stalls, any cleaning needed done inside the barn or arena, power washing the indoor arena or tractor, moved horse jumps to outside arena, assisted riders with moving or feeding horses
•Shop repair; performed oil changes, chainsaw blade sharpening, mower deck blade sharpening, hydraulic hose repair
•Maintenance Supervisor tasks; prepared reports concerning facility activities, employee time records, directed and trained workers with maintenance and repair of facility, weekly inspections completed for facility or equipment
CLEAVER BROOKS CANADA, BOILER MANUFACTURE, STRATFORD ONTARIO
Position: Water Pump and Blower Technician
June 2016 –September 2016
•Performed maintenance, repair, and rebuilding tasks on alternators and blowers
•Tested blowers varying from $5,000 to $150,000 in value for quality control if defects were detected, made repairs wherever necessary
•Performed rebuilds on blowers
•Utilized basic hand tools such as drills, screw drivers, chisel, hand grinder, wrenches, ratchets and sockets etc. While preforming daily tasks.
EDUCATION
FANSHAWE COLLEGE, LONDON ONTARIO
September 2016 – April 2018
• Fire Safety Systems diploma
MEDWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARVA ONTARIO
September 2012 - June 2016
• Achieved an Ontario Secondary School Diploma in 2016
FLEMING COLLEGE, PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO
September 2019 – April 2020
• Pre-Service Firefighter Program
VOLUNTEERING
Red Cross ERT Responder; being part of an organization that helps the community if there was ever a natural disaster. Which could involve flooding, ice storms, forest fires, Covid-19 etc.
St. James Church; I would help with the soup kitchen twice a month after church. I would also volunteer in the choir every Sunday.