Lorne Sheaves
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Profile Summary
Interprovincial Journey Person qualification with Red Seal Endorsement in Welding
Construction Electrician – Registered Apprentice, June 2015
C.W.B SMAW (4 Position Pipe & Plate) and C.W.B. FCAW (Four Position)
WHMIS 2015 (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
C.S.T.S. (Construction Worker Safety)
Safety Training for Supervisors and Managers, November 2016
Fall Protection Program – 2 Day Course
Confined Space Entry Training – 2 Day Course
Overhead Crane Safety and Rigging Safety
Aerial Boom Lift
Elevating Work Platform (Scissor Lift)
Telehandler / Rough Terrain Forklift
Valid Class 05 and 06 Driver’s License
Skid Steer Loader Operator
Professional Experience
Mobile Maintenance Welder
Calibre Mining Victoria Lake Gold Mine, NL
October 2022 – Current
Mobile maintenance welder welding repairs on all site equipment.
Maintenance Welder - Lead Hand
Workforce Tacora Mine, Wabush, NL
October 2021 – Current
Repairs and maintenance on pumps, launders and structural components in and around the mine site.
Mobile Maintenance Welder
Kirkland Lake Gold Detour Lake Mine, ON
September 2019 – September 2021
Welding repair on 795 Haul Trucks, D-11 Dozers, Drills, shovels
Welder Ironworker Rigging Forman
Barnard-Pennecon Muskrat Falls Project, NL
April 2016 – December 2018
Welder and Ironworker in the construction and general maintenance of a two-stage cement batch plant that was running 24 hours a day producing both RCC and conventional cement.
In spring of 2018 I was promoted to Rigging Foreman with a crew of three workers. We worked with 999 and 888 Manitowoc cranes and also with 90 and 80 ton R/T cranes.
Welder Ironworker Apprentice Electrician
North Eastern Constructors Limited Mosquito Cove Newfoundland - Hebron Project, NL
May 2014 – April 2016
Worked on the construction of the Hebron Oil Rig, including welding steel and aluminum top side of the oil rig which housed the accommodations and the inner workings of the rig.
Worked as an apprentice electrician / welder running wires and hooking up electrical components in different areas of the rig.
Welder Iron Worker
Vytrell Engineering Limited Paradise Newfoundland – Voisey’s Bay, NL
August 2013 - February 2014
Ironworker / Welder, working on contract to upgrade and install new components such as handrails, barricades and mezzanine floors through the mill at the Voisey’s Bay Nickel Mine.
Welder
Wabush Mines Wabush, NL
February 2010 – August 2013
Mill Maintenance completing general welding repairs, including mill concentrator and within various departments in the mine.
Assisting millwrights with changing of feeders, pumps, conveyer rollers and mill liners.
Welder Pile Driver
Rockcliffe Construction Boomlake Project, NL
August 2009 – December 2009
Construction of abutments and coffer dams for bridges for the Bloom Lake railway using sheet piles.
Contract Welder
Alberta Oil Sands, AB
March 2008 – July 2009
Welder / Pile Driver - Ledcor Foundations, Albian Sands and Fort Hills
Construction of abutments and coffer dams.
Welding of pile caps.
Electrical Welder – Braid Industrial, CNRL Project
Fabricated and installed wire trays and light brackets.
Electrical Welder – SRS – Specialized Rigging Services, CNRL Project
Fabricated and installed wire trays and light brackets.
Welder Fitter Welder lead Hand
Fraser Marine Industrial Port Colbourne, ON
January 2001 – March 2009
Seasonal position from January to May from 2001 – 2009. During the summer months I would sail on ships making repairs at sea.
Performing welding procedures on various areas within ships, including tight areas, which required repair. Responsible for 15 welder fitters and ensuring completion of task at hand, also performing welding procedures.
Welder Fitter
Manuel’s Construction Ltd. Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
July 2001 – December 2008
Performed welding repair to heavy equipment. This was a seasonal position – working during periods I was not working with Fraser Marine in Port Colborne, Ontario.
Welder
Maritime Steel Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
July 1999 – September 2000
Performed welding fabrication on steel girders required for bridges in Canada and the United States.
Education
References
Construction Electrician – Registered Apprentice
June 2015
Interprovincial Journey Person Qualification with Red Seal Endorsement in WELDING
College of the North Atlantic, St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 2001
Welding – Furthering Education
Completed eight-week course with a ninety-two percent average in Flux Core, Stick, Tig and
Pipe welding.
College of the North Atlantic, St. John’s, Newfoundland, December 2000
Welding
Completed one-year welding course
College of the North Atlantic, Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, June 1999
Grade 12 - College of the North Atlantic, Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, June 1997
Dean German, Superintendent Anthony Strickland, Foreman
Barnard-Pennecon Kirkland Lake Gold
Clarence Hynes, Foreman
NECL