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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Experience
References
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Craig Foster

Fort McMurray

Summary

Strategic Supervisor with expertise prioritizing projects, planing workflow and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Resourceful individual with years of active experience managing efforts within deadline-driven environments. Strong leadership with highly motivated decision making skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to achieve company goals safely and efficiently.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Heavy Equipment Operator (Family Referral - Co-op)

Syncrude
11.2024 - 05.2025
  • Completed Heavy Equipment operation at Keyano College.
  • Operated & completed required sign off of 797 Haul Truck.
  • Adapted quickly to changing project requirements or unexpected obstacles encountered during the course of work assignments.
  • Adhered to required safety & operation protocols.
  • Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.

Foreman/Supervisor

Ceda
02.2008 - 11.2024
  • Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
  • Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
  • Interviewed, hired and trained new workers.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Utilized standard operating procedures, effective crew resource management, communication and procedures specified in company operation manual.
  • Ensured manpower & resources are adequate.
  • Operated Strattlebuggy (Syncrude Mine Site).
  • Operated flat deck, Hydrovac, water truck, wet vac, high pressure pumps.
  • Trained new employees on proper procedures, protocols and standards.
  • Managed, trained and motivated personnel to continuously improve knowledge and abilities.

Equipment Operator/Truck Driver

Northern Bulk
02.1997 - 02.2008
  • Adhered to heavy equipment safety and operation protocols.
  • Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
  • Maximized equipment and personnel protection by identifying and avoiding hazards.
  • Operated Boom Truck Underground HBMS.
  • Operated front end loader.
  • Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
  • Moved equipment between job locations using truck and trailer.
  • Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
  • Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
  • Operated truck, hauling ore from the mine.

Shear Operator

Embury Corporation
02.1996 - 12.1996
  • Made timely adjustments to machine operations and components to meet demands of different production orders.
  • Used equipment such as overhead cranes and forklifts to safely transport materials and finished products.
  • Kept equipment clean, repaired and lubricated to maximize performance.
  • Loaded and positioned raw materials in loading and feeding mechanisms.
  • Collected, aligned, cut and slit sheets of stainless materials to create panels.

Education

Tractor Trailer Operations Class 1 Licence -

Avalon Professional Driver Training Institute
Upper Island Cove
1995

High School Diploma -

International Correspondence School
Montreal, QC
1992

Heavy Equipment Operator -

Avalon Professional Driver Training Institute
Upper Island Cove, NL
1990

Skills

  • Worker Supervision
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Safe Operating Procedures
  • Employee Training
  • Decision Making
  • Work Monitoring
  • Procedure Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Team Leadership
  • Dependable and Hardworking
  • Time Management

Certification

  • Air Brakes
  • CSTS
  • H2S Alive
  • OSSA
  • WHMIS
  • Transportation Of Dangerous Goods
  • Confined Space
  • Professional Driver Improvement
  • Permit Training
  • Leadership For Safety Excellence
  • Ground Disturbance & Equipotential Bonding
  • Pleasure Craft License
  • Skid Steer
  • Canadian Indigenous History & Cultural Sensitivity
  • Exposure To Underground High Voltage Cables
  • Fall Protection
  • Mask Fit

Experience

  • Supervision/Foreman (10 Years)
  • Mining Experience (25 Years)
  • Zoom Boom (3 Years)
  • Loading Trucks (10 + Years)
  • Loaders - Digging From Stock Pile (10 + Years)
  • Float Truck - Float/Secure Equipment (8 Years)
  • Fork Lift Operator (10 + Years)
  • Excavator (1 Year)
  • 988 Cat (5 Years)
  • Dozer (2 Years)
  • Side Dumps/End Dumps (10 + Years)
  • Front End Loaders (10 + Years)

References

Bram Cramm

Position : Supervisor - Ceda

Phone : (780) 881-2694

Email : bram.cramm@cedagroup.com


Joey Hamelin

Position : Site Services - Syncrude

Phone : (780) 215-8784

Email : hamelin.joey@syncrude.com


Bob Foster

Position : Tops Leader (Tailings) - Syncrude

Phone : (780) 792-7149

Email : foster.bob@syncrude.com


Mike Milley

Position : Bet Leader (Tailings) - Syncrude

Phone : (780) 713-6821

Timeline

Heavy Equipment Operator (Family Referral - Co-op)

Syncrude
11.2024 - 05.2025

Foreman/Supervisor

Ceda
02.2008 - 11.2024

Equipment Operator/Truck Driver

Northern Bulk
02.1997 - 02.2008

Shear Operator

Embury Corporation
02.1996 - 12.1996

Tractor Trailer Operations Class 1 Licence -

Avalon Professional Driver Training Institute

High School Diploma -

International Correspondence School

Heavy Equipment Operator -

Avalon Professional Driver Training Institute

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