Jacob Kulak
Duncan,BC
Summary
Non-certified Millwright (steelworker) with 12 years’ experience in installing, servicing and upgrading equipment and machines with specialized knowledge in saw mills, chemical plants, iron working, pulp and paper, mining, and forestry industries. Certified Rigger with 10 years’ experience working with industrial cranes safely. Experience in industrial steel erection and machinery installation, Strong leader with excellent interpersonal communication skills and 4 years’ experience as a foreman overseeing jobsites and coaching skilled trades’ persons and apprentices. Safety focused with an excellent WorkSafeBC record. Substantial trouble shooting and breakdown repair expertise. superior problem solving, diagnostic, and critical thinking skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Millwright Foreman
Kiewit/Ledcor Temp Partnership
03.2021 - Current
- Improved efficiency by maintaining and repairing machinery in a timely manner.
- Managed a team of millwrights for increased productivity and job satisfaction.
- Oversaw project completion on time by coordinating schedules and resources effectively.
- Enhanced safety, implementing comprehensive training programs for workers.
- Trained new hires to ensure they quickly became valuable members of the team.
- Led toolbox talks before shift starts, promoting awareness about potential hazards and ways to mitigate them.
- Used hoisting and rigging equipment to move heavy machinery and equipment.
- Adhered to all workplace safety policies, regulations and compliances.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to understand machinery design and layout.
Millwright/Lead Hand
TEBO Mill Installations
07.2012 - 02.2021
- Service, install, and upgrade a variety of machines and equipment at customer sites specializing in steel work and large-scale installations
- Preform duties/tasks and when required, supervise job sites and up to 20 trades people and apprentices
- Deliver daily tool box talks
- Troubleshoot machinery and equipment to increase productivity, product quality and overall efficiency
- Install stationary and/or mobile industrial machinery and equipment according to customer requirements
- Keep detailed and accurate maintenance reports and documentation of progress
- Heavy transport and critical lift experience to 600 ton
- Read blueprints to safely, accurately and efficiently assemble equipment and machinery
- Troubleshoot defective parts of machines and adjust clearances and the alignment of moving parts
- Welder/Fabricator
Education
Grade 12 Diploma -
James Anderson Learning Centre
Langley, BC01.2014
Skills
- Equipment/ Machine Installs
- Hoisting/Lifting Devices
- Team Leadership
- Basic electrical
- Preventative Maintenance
- Hydraulics
- Troubleshooting
- Pumps/Compressors
- Scheduling
- Machine Assembly
- Breakdown Repair
- Pneumatics
- Logistics
- Operate Fork/Boom Lifts
- Operate loader/excavator
- Safety Procedures
- Structural Welding
References
References available upon request
Certification
- fall arrest Training - 2023
- boomlift Training - 2023
- H2S alive Training - 2023
- zoomboom/forklift -2023
- crosby rigger 2 Training - 2023
- level one first aid Training - 2021
Timeline
Millwright Foreman
Kiewit/Ledcor Temp Partnership
03.2021 - Current
Millwright/Lead Hand
TEBO Mill Installations
07.2012 - 02.2021
Grade 12 Diploma -
James Anderson Learning Centre
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