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Overview
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Alvin Frazer

Sparwood,BC

Summary

Responsible Technician with excellent troubleshooting, customer service and analytics skills coupled with more than 30 years of experience. Highly effective in complying with safety requirements evidenced by zero work loss days. Broad skills in maintenance and bench builds.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Selenium Technician

Teck
12.2022 - Current
  • Carry out day to day operational tasks, PH readings, temperatures, perform operational upset conditions corrections
  • Monitor biology processes, adjust chemical dosages as required
  • Operate heavy equipment clearing snow hauling leachate, Switching out Filter press bins
  • Switching out chemical totes, Loading unloading critical plant equipment.

Temporary operator

David Aplin group
Calgary
04.2022 - 12.2022
  • Carry out day to operational tasks, PH readings, temperatures, perform operational upset conditions corrections
  • Monitor biology processes, adjust chemical dosages as required.

Contract work in mill processing operations

Steel river entertainment group
Calgary
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Duties included: operating mill processing plants in the coal industry
  • Achieve day to day operating targets safely.

Senior operator/Acting supervisor/General foreman process operations

Cigar Lake
01.2014 - 09.2021
  • Routinely cover for process supervision
  • Monitor all area’s of process, assist in all area’s as required
  • Routinely supervise process operations, Monitor and track safety performance within the department
  • Operate/certified numerous underground and surface processing operations.

Mill trainer

Cameco Corporation
Rabbit Lake
03.2013 - 01.2014
  • Certify operators and perform required training in mill circuits and as well as equipment used ie: Front end Loaders, skid steer loaders, forklifts, overhead cranes
  • Assist all training requirements, Fall arrest, Confined space, lock out tag out, U/g orientation, M20 training, Water inflow prevention.

Mill Operator

Rabbit Lake
03.2012 - 01.2013
  • Operate and maintain mill operations with high standard
  • Trained in Line patrol, CCD, Uranium Precipitation, Solvent extraction and packing, Water treatment, Lime Mill and Crushing and grinding
  • Cleaned area's daily and carried all other operator duties
  • Operate front end loaders, bobcat skid steer loaders, forklifts and man lifts.

Process Foreman/Acting General Foreman

Cameco Corporation
McArthur River
10.2006 - 10.2011
  • Monitor circuit operations and initiate corrective actions on deviations
  • Assist in mine dewatering and line swabbing on a daily basis
  • Perform all metallurgical accounting
  • Develop and implement projects to improve processes
  • Routinely supervise MCA Process department
  • Schedule process and maintenance activities
  • Daily liaison duties to all other departments involved with processing Uranium ore
  • Managing and co-ordinating daily activities, including daily scheduling, manning allocation, prioritisation, safety leadership and communication
  • Liaising with maintenance personnel to ensure all planned and unplanned maintenance tasks are completed in an efficient and timely manner
  • Demonstrating an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility, and sustainable development
  • Perform on regular basis the Acting General Foreman position.

Process operator and Acting supervisor

McArthur River operations
08.1998 - 10.2006
  • Operate process circuits and fill in every opportunity for process supervision
  • Certified in grinding, Water treatment, Freeze plant operations, Central control room, Truck loading facility.

Mill operator/ Acting foreman

Key Lake operations
08.1996 - 08.1998
  • Certified in various processing plants
  • Operated water treatment, grinding operations and leaching operations
  • Operated yellow cake, precipitation plants
  • Certified in packing operations, Mine water treatment plants, Lime Mills, RO plants.

General Mine Labourer

03.1995 - 08.1996
  • Pump man as well as pump helper activities
  • Labourer in mine dewatering
  • Equipment operator, operating various heavy equipment.

Skills

  • Attention to Detail
  • Works Well Under Pressure
  • Written/Verbal Communication
  • Troubleshooting

Timeline

Selenium Technician

Teck
12.2022 - Current

Temporary operator

David Aplin group
04.2022 - 12.2022

Contract work in mill processing operations

Steel river entertainment group
09.2021 - 03.2022

Senior operator/Acting supervisor/General foreman process operations

Cigar Lake
01.2014 - 09.2021

Mill trainer

Cameco Corporation
03.2013 - 01.2014

Mill Operator

03.2012 - 01.2013

Process Foreman/Acting General Foreman

Cameco Corporation
10.2006 - 10.2011

Process operator and Acting supervisor

08.1998 - 10.2006

Mill operator/ Acting foreman

08.1996 - 08.1998

General Mine Labourer

03.1995 - 08.1996
Alvin Frazer