Monty Blomberg
Ft. McMurray,AB
Summary
I am a focused Journeyman Welder with 28+ years of experience in mining. My experience is extensive, including hands on maintenance welder, operator of large mining equipment such as draglines, shovels, haulers and other large mining equipment, Technical Service Representative, Maintenance Planner/Supervisor and Senior Maintenance Superintendent, to name a few. My career path includes supervising many interesting areas such as a weld shop at a coal mine employing 22 welders, supervising major equipment outages that involved multiple trades and new rope shovel and other major mining equipment construction. My wide range of skills and experience makes me a valuable asset to your team. Please see my resume below for a better idea of my Education, Training and Experience. I look forward to an opportunity to discuss my resume further with you.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Welder
Saskatchewan Power Corporation - Boundary Dam
01.2014
- Pressure welding
- Held various pressure tickets
- Pipe fitting, repair boiler tubes and other plant maintenance as required
- Many welds were subject to non destructive testing to ensure quality.
Journeyman Welder
SMS Equipment
08.2022 - Current
- Perform assigned work on customer equipment to OEM standards in a safe and timely manner and document repairs as required
- Work performed involves shovel major outage repairs, hauler dump body rebuilds/ repairs and frame repairs, dipper and clam bucket rebuilds and repairs, bore buildup and other tasks as directed
- I have also filled in as charge hand on major shovel outage.
Partial DSP
NACG
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Perform day to day maintenance on mining equipment such as inspections and repairs
- Work performed on haul trucks, dozers, hydraulic shovels and excavators
- Scope of work involved small repairs such as hand rails, small cracks in decking to more extensive repairs such as rebuilding catwalks, build up of component bores and major structural repairs to haul truck frames and hydraulic shovel components
- Work was subject to sudden priority changes and had to react quickly and safely to adapt and meet desired outcome.
Technical Service Representative
Finning (Canada) – Drills, Shovels and Draglines
12.2017 - 06.2021
- Support customers and their machines by providing technical support on troubleshooting, planning and executing repairs
- Assist maintaining and repairing equipment to OEM standards as well as support to parts and service departments
- Frequent interaction with customers at their sites to assist with dragline and shovel maintenance
- Provided technical support to crews on shovel builds
- Filled in various other positions as required during new shovel assembly and repairs and dragline repairs such as supervision and materials management
- Perform machine audits such as gearing inspection, lead wire checks, component bore measurement and major structural inspections and provide reports to help customers understand machine health and plan outages
- Ensure timely deliverables to customers.
Senior Maintenance Superintendent
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2015 - 01.2017
- I was responsible for all dragline maintenance and weld shop activities
- This includes budgeting and execution of new component procurement and major dragline repairs, PM days, bucket and rigging rebuilds and day to day weld shop tasks
- I worked closely with planning and materials departments to ensure the right scope of work is planned and the correct parts are available to complete the work tasks on time and on budget to meet company targets for mechanical availability, utilization and financial targets as well.
Maintenance Supervisor/Daily Planner/Weekly Long Range
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2008 - 01.2015
- I worked with supervisors and general foreman to plan and schedule day to day weld shop and dragline and shovel PM’s as well as plan major outages
- This included long range planning and budgeting
- I was responsible for coordinating contractors, parts and mine personnel and work scope so that many jobs could be performed simultaneously
- As a supervisor I was responsible for promoting a safety orientated environment and assigning employees the planned work and to meet expected completion time which included approving time off according to workload and terms in the CBA
- Some of the jobs I supervised were major dragline outages, dragline bucket rebuilds, dragline jewelry rebuilds, loader and excavator bucket rebuilds, dozer and hauler frame repairs along with many other mining related fabrication and repair needs
- I was also responsible to order shop materials and consumables to make sure the employees had access to the proper tooling/PPE to complete requested work.
Dragline Oiler/Operator
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2003 - 01.2008
- As a dragline oiler I was responsible for the running maintenance of the machine by checking lube systems and monitoring gear case and bearing temperatures as well as investigating any potential sounds or issues that came up to provide the maintenance department good information to determine the best plan for repair or inspection
- I also assisted with maintenance and shutdown work on the dragline
- As an operator I was responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the dragline to meet production and mechanical targets set by the company
- I have experience on BE 1570, 2570, P&H 2355 and 9020 draglines.
Welder
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.1996 - 01.2006
- As a welder I was assigned to many aspects of dragline, shovel and other heavy mining equipment repairs
- Tasks included were to safely perform minor repairs on equipment to major structural repairs and rebuilds
- This includes performing boom repairs to shovels and draglines as per procedure as well as frame repairs
- I have much experience in rebuilding loader, excavator, shovel and dragline buckets and have setup and monitored Cooper-heat systems
- I have rebuilt dragline jewelry as well as rebuild various consumable parts in effort to prolong life expectancy
- I often gouged bushings and bearings from bores and then if required would weld up bores using both manual and semi-automated techniques (bore-tech)
- I have much experience removing pins from bores using a Lance
- This work often involved working side by side with machinists, mechanics and millwrights which helped me to gain much knowledge in the mechanical repair of heavy mining equipment
- I often had to think outside the box in an effort to get equipment back up for a short time until parts and further repairs could be planned and executed
- I am experienced in operating an overhead crane and safely rigging very large and heavy objects to be worked on.
Education
NFPA 1001 Gold Seal Fire Fighter -
01.2007
NFPA 472 Hazmat Awareness/Operations -
01.2007
Interprovincial Journeyman Ticket Welding - Journeyman Welder
Trades
01.1998
Grade 12 Diploma -
Estevan Comprehensive High School
01.1991
Skills
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills
- Safety Orientated
- Adept at problem solving, ingenuity and improvization
- Optimal performance under pressure and excel in stressful situations
- Detail oriented, organized and vigilant
- Strong computer skills and experience in Microsoft Office
- Strong, physically fit and healthy
- Friendly, personable, with strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- 28 years of mining experience
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Journeyman Since
1999
Welding Experience
Experienced with SMAW, MIG, FCAW (multiple wire sizes), Radiography, Cooper-Heat, Plasma, Lance and Air Carbon Arc Gouging.
Blueprint Experience
Experience in reading blueprints or drawings
Cwb Certified Supervisor Welder
True
Safety Record
Exemplary Safety Record
Work Environment
Ability to work in both shop and field environments with minimal supervision.
Ability to build constructive relationships, working and leading teams to succeed.
Certificates And Training
- CWB Certified Supervisor
- CWB FCAW All Position Certification
- Reliability Centered Maintenance Introductory
- CWB SMAW All Position Certification
- Certificate (RCMll)
- Fall Arrest
- Applied Failure Analysis (Level 1,2 &3)
- OSSA Confined Space (entry & rescue)
- Gear Inspection
- OSSA Elevated Work Platform
- Physical Asset Management (PAM)
- OSSA Mine Diving
- Oil Analysis Training
- OSSA Fire Watch
- Overhead Crane and Rigging (SK 40hr)
- Respirator Fit Test
- Incident/Accident Investigation
- CSO
- TapRoot Root Cause Analysis
- Incident Command System 100
- LOTO and Energy Isolation
- Vehicle Extrication/Rapid Intervention Training
- Saskatchewan OH&S Level I & II
- ACSA Communications & Ethics for the Safety Leader
- ACSA Alberta OH&S Legislative Awareness
- ACSA Leadership for Safety Excellence
- ACSA Principles of Health & Safety Management
- AMA Collision Avoidance
- Saskatchewan Occupational Health & Safety Supervisor Training
Work References
- Patrick Morrison, Customer Service Manger (Finning), Edmonton, AB, 587-646-4228
- Terry Malaryk, Sr. Maintenance Planner (RET) Westmoreland Coal Co., Estevan, SK, 306-421-6540
- Kathy Sovdi Martin, Safety/Training Co Westmoreland Coal Company, Estevan, SK, 306-421-1980
Resume Title
RESUME OF MONTY BLOMBERG
Timeline
Journeyman Welder
SMS Equipment
08.2022 - Current
Partial DSP
NACG
12.2021 - 07.2022
Technical Service Representative
Finning (Canada) – Drills, Shovels and Draglines
12.2017 - 06.2021
Senior Maintenance Superintendent
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2015 - 01.2017
Journeyman Welder
Saskatchewan Power Corporation - Boundary Dam
01.2014
Maintenance Supervisor/Daily Planner/Weekly Long Range
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2008 - 01.2015
Dragline Oiler/Operator
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.2003 - 01.2008
Welder
Westmoreland Coal Company- Estevan Mine
01.1996 - 01.2006
NFPA 1001 Gold Seal Fire Fighter -
NFPA 472 Hazmat Awareness/Operations -
Interprovincial Journeyman Ticket Welding - Journeyman Welder
Trades
Grade 12 Diploma -
Estevan Comprehensive High School
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