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Chris Hamilton

Summary

Seasoned equipment operator with experience on a plethora of different equipment. Experienced in many fields in the municipal world, such as storm sewer maintenance, road maintenance, water main and fire hydrant repairs, and many others. Capable of undertaking and working alone on larger projects, while handlings workers under me and handling ordering of project needs. Hard working, versatile employee willing to work any hours and overtime without hesitation, while maintaining a safety first attitude. History of working well with co-workers to complete jobs in a timely fashion with excellent quality and results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Equipment Operator

Town of Edson
04.2016 - Current
  • Worked as lead hand while manager was away. Instructed and watched over 9 employees at a time, during summer months, over-seeing storm infrastructure construction projects. Also, in winter months, over-seeing snow removal and winter maintenance.
  • Designed and fabricated mobile storage platform for coring drill, and necessary equipment. Worked with health and safety coordinator to develop and implement training program for said equipment, then trained and mentored fellow employees on the tools.
  • Tasked with the creation and reviewing of formal hazard assessments, standard operating guidelines for equipment and tasks relevant to the job.
  • Re-designed the companies street sign maintenance and replacement program. Designed and implemented forms and filing system for the maintenance program.
  • Joint health and safety committee member, and union representative. Assisted in the creation, and review of safety documents. Also conducted and helped in the safety inspections of town buildings.

Equipment Technician

West Fraser Ltd.
01.2014 - 04.2016
  • In charge of maintaining and up-keep of molder and planer head maintenance inside of planer mill.
  • Tasked with up-keep and maintenance of multiple other product line machinery. Machinery includes, but is not limited to, production belts, stacking machines, bagging machines, and wood chip bins.

Cement Mixing Operator

Sanjel Corp.
02.2011 - 01.2014
  • In charge of operation of cement mixing truck and trailer on rig sites around Western Canada.
  • Selected to work in "critical well" situations, where dangerous well situations had occurred and required specialists to fix the situation.

Education

High School Diploma -

Vernon Secondary School
Vernon, BC
06.2009

Skills

  • APWA Public Works Supervisor Level 1 (Sept 2022)
  • SWANA Landfill Operations Course (Oct 2019)
  • APWA Winter Maintenance Supervisor Workshop (May 2021)
  • APWA Winter Maintenance Operator Workshop (May 2021)
  • Class 1Q operators license (June 2012)
  • Ground Disturbance Level 2 (Nov 2019)
  • AMHSA Contractor Health and Safety Management (July 2022)
  • Confined Space Entrant, Monitor & Escape (Oct 2020)
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (June 2020)
  • WHIMIS 2015 (2020)

Timeline

Equipment Operator

Town of Edson
04.2016 - Current

Equipment Technician

West Fraser Ltd.
01.2014 - 04.2016

Cement Mixing Operator

Sanjel Corp.
02.2011 - 01.2014

High School Diploma -

Vernon Secondary School
Chris Hamilton