Austin Bailey

Layout the blast pattern while assisting changing steels, cleaning holes, and maintaining the correct angle for the driller,

-More frequently assigned in powder orders, deliveries and transportation, as well as keeping our mobile mags full and books accurate

-Learned to tow and drive large vehicles and RV’s on high gradient logging roads and switchbacks

-Expedited field operations by delivering explosives and required materials directly to blast crews on site eliminating down time and increasing daily productivity.

-Transported heavy-duty mobile magazines to remote blast sites ensuring all regulations for transportation and storage of explosives where strictly met

-Execute pre trip inspections on towing systems, (chains, breaks, and hitches) to ensure safe transit

-Maintained a safe clutter free work environment either at the shop, on site, or in the powder truck

-Guarding blasts and ensuring post blast inspection of the pattern

• Deliver consistent results under challenging weather conditions or other external factors affecting productivity.
• Execute safe loading unloading and transport of explosives
• Maintained accurate powder book records ensuring all entry, removal, and return of unused explosives are documented
• Conducted weekly magazine inspections
• Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks
• Demonstrated flexibility with shifting responsibilities based on project needs, contributing to overall productivity levels.
• Supported construction projects by assisting with heavy equipment operations and manual labor tasks.
• Facilitated timely project completions by consistently meeting deadlines for assigned tasks.

• Assisted in measuring and aligning structures to ensure compliance with project specifications.
• Expanded skill set through continuous learning of new techniques, tools, and equipment related to laborer tasks.
• Used variety of hand and power tools to complete tasks.
• Learned proper rigging techniques for loading, unloading and securing of materials onto trucks and trailers.
• Provided labor support to carpenters, scalers and other skilled trades.
• Assisted in digging, trenching and backfilling trenches and foundations.
• Operate heavy-duty single and double drum vibe rollers, small ride on rollers and plate tampers
• Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction.
• Site certified to operate manlift
• Assisted in the relocation and construction of over 3 km of underground tellus and hydro lines
• Operated and maintained a specialized grout plant for the scalers, became the grout mixer as well as switching to night shift with a new crew to grout barrier pins
• Layout and drilling of holes for barrier pins on highway, loading barriers onto trailers with use of tag lines if needed, and assisting final placement and alignment of barriers