Dane Gilbert
Lark Harbour,NL
Summary
Skilled heavy equipment operator with more than ten years’ mining experience in a fast paced, high production environment which includes surface and underground mining in extreme weather conditions and remote locations. Excellent leadership, organizational and prioritization skills with a great track record of achieving exceptional results when working with others in a mining environment where targets are to be reached and safety is an absolute. Areas of expertise include production, development and general mining duties.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Thompson Construction Group
Current
Underground Construction
Redpath Mining
01.2022 - Current
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as working exceptionally well in a mixed diverse cultural setting .
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Trained on Scissor decks, boom trucks, Telehandler, as well as man lifts.
- Installation of tube vent, fans and silencers
- Concrete form work, pipe work, and bulk heads.
- General maintenance duties
Heavy Equipment Operator
North American Construction Group
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Operating Caterpillar mining haul trucks 777, 785, 789
- Building a sand dyke
- Completed autonomous training and operated haul truck in autonomous zones.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Procon Mining & Tunnelling Ltd
10.2011 - 08.2018
- Conducted pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning in extreme, remote weather conditions
- Cleaned, lubricated, and refilled equipment when required
- Performed duties required to ensure safety and to support the mining advance, such as scaling loose rock from walls and back, drilling and installing rock bolts, extending and installing air and water pipes, operating ore loading machinery, and constructing timber supports and cribbing if required
- Performed maintenance on underground ventilation systems which included assembly and disassembly of vent tubing
- Performed routine maintenance of mining machinery
- Hauled waste to surface and ore to the sizer with articulating rock truck
- Operated scooptram, load-haul-dump (LHD) machine or mucking machine to load and haul ore from stopes, drifts and drawpoints to ore passes
- Used a Skid Steer to clean up fallen debris around the conveyor belts
- Maintained grade of roads and removal of snow in surface mining with 16M grader
- Used Toyota’s and mine cats to transport miners to and from required location
- Loaded trucks and fed ore to sizer using a ten yard scoop tram
- Worked with blaster by loading holes using emulsion and ammonium nitrate(ANFO) for explosives.
2nd Year Apprentice Pipe fitter
Lockerbie & Hole Contracting
08.2009 - 10.2011
- Worked along side journeyman pipefitters and welders to read and interpret drawings, blueprints and specifications to determine layout requirements
- Grinding and bevelling pipe also cutting pipe using an oxyacetylene torch
- Used Over head crane to transport pipe to various locations
- Used forklift in the yard and shop to retrieve and relocate various pipe assemblies
- Removed and replaced worn components and reactivated system
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Cleaned and maintained work area.
Heavy Hauler Operator
Graham Construction & Engineering Inc
05.2007 - 08.2009
- Conducted pre-operational and post operational safety checks on heavy hauler
- Filled out daily field level risk assessment cards
- Built roads in a heavy flowing traffic area that complied with Alberta Safety Highway Act
- Operated various types of caterpillar haul trucks including: 773, 777, 785, 789, 793
- Hauled sand from sand pit and transporting it to required location.
Apprentice Pipe Fitter
Clearwater Welding & Fabrication
07.2005 - 04.2007
- Tested system for leaks using hydro testing equipment
- Worked along side journeyman pipefitters and welders to read and interpret drawings, blueprints and specifications to determine layout requirements
- Install and maintain gas meters and regulators and gas lines between gas unit and gas meter
- Test and replace defective equipment or components
- Install, maintain and service gas heating units and their components, such as burners, valves and automatic controls.
Education
Confined Space Monitor -
Alberta Construction Safety Association
Fort McMurray, Alberta05.2011
OSSA Regional Orientation -
Keyano Collage
Fort McMurray, Alberta09.2009
Pipefitting Diploma -
College of the North Atlantic
Baie Verte, Newfoundland06.2005
High School Diploma -
St James All Grade
Lark Harbour, Newfoundland06.2003
Skills
- A good basic understanding of heavy equipment machinery and able to trouble shoot problems and communicate well with field mechanics and dispatcher
- Experience working with journeyman carpenters, assisting them to build and frame various job applications Examples include bulk heads and escape ways, refuge stations
- Exceptional active listening skills that includes paying attention to fine detail by following instruction to ensure work is completed promptly and efficiently
Languages
English
References
- David Kettle, Underground Shifter/ Foreman for Procon, 709-695-1620(C), 709-695-3721(H)
- Jamie Wentzell, Shifter/ Foreman for Procon, 902-883-2585(H), 902-237-4469(C), 867-880-2275(W)
Courses
- Bear Awareness
- CARS
- Fall Arrest
- Power Line Awareness
- Working At Heights
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
Thompson Construction Group
Current
Underground Construction
Redpath Mining
01.2022 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
North American Construction Group
08.2019 - 03.2020
Heavy Equipment Operator
Procon Mining & Tunnelling Ltd
10.2011 - 08.2018
2nd Year Apprentice Pipe fitter
Lockerbie & Hole Contracting
08.2009 - 10.2011
Heavy Hauler Operator
Graham Construction & Engineering Inc
05.2007 - 08.2009
Apprentice Pipe Fitter
Clearwater Welding & Fabrication
07.2005 - 04.2007
Confined Space Monitor -
Alberta Construction Safety Association
OSSA Regional Orientation -
Keyano Collage
Pipefitting Diploma -
College of the North Atlantic
High School Diploma -
St James All Grade
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