Scaffolding Labourer with Hands-On Trade Skills

Abdikadir Abdullahi

*********@*****.***

825-***-**** Edmonton, AB

Summary

Dedicated and hardworking individual seeking a scaffolding labourer position with great physical endurance and strength. Good hand, eye and brain coordination to handle precise work. Results-oriented with the capacity to collaborate with the client’s objects. Expert in the use of hand and power tools in a safe manner. Track record of performance enables the accomplishment of effectiveness and on-time productive goals.

● First Aid

● Confined Space Entry

● Hazard assessment

Certifications

● Fire watch

● WHMIS

● CSTS

● Mobile Elevated Work Platform

● Basic Security training

● H2S alive

Education

● Fall protection

● CSO

MCG Careers and Alberta Construction Training Institute, Edmonton, AB Sep 2025 - Jan 2026

● Foundation training in welding, pipefitting, scaffolding, carpentry and Electrical work, including both theoretical instruction and hands-on experience, provided by union shops; local 720 and local 222

Carpentry

● Completed 40 hours of theory and shop application in carpentry.

● Applied shop practical in cutting, shaping and installing wood for building and structures.

● Knowledge in building temporary structures erected to elevate.

● Utilized hand and power tools safely and effectively for various tasks, including cutting, shaping and assembling materials.

Welding

● Completed 30 hours of hands-on training experience in SMAW (shielded metal Arc welding)

● Performed welding with 7018 electrodes on carbon steel, gaining experience in various orientations

(flats, horizontal, vertical overhead), including basic fillet and bevel welds and finishing welds with a hand grinder.

● Completed 10 hours of hands-on training in oxyfuel cutting, including setup and performing cuts in different orientations (horizontal, vertical, plunge,bevel)

● Applied foundational safety protocols, including using PPE (personal protective equipment) and safe equipment handling, such as grinders, fuel/oxygen gas cylinder and regulator,and oxy-fuel cutting torch.

Pipefitting

● Completed 40 hours of theory and hands-on training experience with measuring, cutting and threading pipes, and assembling joints.

● Assembled and disassembled a demo structure using 2 inches of steel pipe, incorporating 45-degree joints, elbows, tees and union fitting techniques.

● Operated tools including automatic pipe threader, pipe cutter, pipe reamer, wrench, pipe wrenches, hacksaw, pipe vice and chainsaw wrench.

Scaffolding

● Completed 40 hours of theory and hands-on training experience with assembling and disassembling scaffold systems.

● Handled components, including standards, ledgers, braces, base plates, toe boards, guard rails, access gates, and prefabricated parts like couplers.

● Applied safety equipment, including harnesses, guard rails,toe boards, and

● proper body mechanics to align with industry safety standards. Electrical

● Completed 80 hours of theory and hands-on training experience with wiring and testing a residential circuit.

● Used hand and power tools for wiring, installing outlets, switches and light fixtures, and working with conduit and cable systems.

● Learned the basics of electricity, including voltage, current, resistance, Ohm’s law, and the fundamentals of AC/DC circuits, along with reading and interpreting electrical diagrams. Compit Secondary School

High School Diploma

Work Experience

Labourer

GF pipe system, Carmel Albert, AB Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

● Working on a production line making large and small pipes.

● Cut, measured, and inspected pipes for quality control.

● Operated basic machinery and hand tools safely

● Assisted with packaging, stacking, and preparing Shipments

● Reported defects and maintained equipment cleanliness Warehouse worker Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

Goodwill warehouse, Edmonton, AB

● Loaded and unloaded materials using pallet jacks and manual handle

● Picked, packed, and labelled orders accurately.

● Organized inventory and maintained clean warehouse areas.

● Followed safety rules and met daily productivity targets General Labourer

Gs construction company, AB Feb 2024 - Sep 2024

● Assisted with day-to-day construction activities including site preparation, material handling, and debris removal.

● Supported trades workers by delivering tools, mixing materials, and performing basic construction tasks.

● Operated hand and power tools safely while following site safety procedures and supervisor directions.

● Helped with concrete work, including setting forms and basic finishing as required.

● Maintained a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment to support smooth project operations.

Drumheller Solar Farm laborer March 2023 – July 2023 Goldbeck Solar Project, Alberta

● Installing the pile adapters as per the IFC and using predetermined dimensions using the laser level

● Installing the bearing housing brackets into the pile adapter

● Installing the torque tubes as per the next trackers construction set

● Installing the bearing housing assembly and hand tight the U bolt nut to hold the torque tube

● Installing the slew drive assembly on the motor pile and hand tight the pin and collar as well as the M20 structural bolts.

● Aligning the torque tubes using the pre swaged grip the slew drive as a reference to match the top of BHA with help the string lining.

● Installing the shared and end supplementary rails on the module rails according to the construction set, and placing the module rails

Skills

● Physically able to lift heavy

objects

● Operated power tools

● Adaptable

● Able to work independently or

as part of a team

● Experience with working

around moving equipment

● Worked out doors in various

weather conditions while

meeting project deadlines and

quality standards

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