Liam Marklund
Hinton,AB
Summary
Driven Journeyman Welder with experience in Equipment maintenance repairs. Well-versed in standard procedures, policies and regulations with attention to detail as well as commitment to safety. Organized and dependable, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Big Horn Mine
10.2021 - 04.2024
- Running maintenance repairs on an entire mining fleet.
- Frame crack repairs, build ups, adaptor replacements, extensive gouging and lancing experience, 1/16 wire all position.
- Extensive Cooper heat experience.
- Mechanical running repairs and troubleshooting.
- Pre-PMs planning repairs for upcoming PM maintenance, provide technical assistance and expertise to various welding jobs.
- Plan and schedule upcoming welding jobs and preventative maintenance, execute all planned maintenance inspections and repairs.
- Support other trades in the removal and replacement of major components.
- Experience in computer-based mine maintenance planning programs with use of SAP and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Inspection on Mining fleet using Visual, MPI, and NDT testing to find defects in equipment and components.
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment and components back to a factory standard.
- Daily use of SIS and MyKomatsu.
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Acden Lemax
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Lead hand shift welder specializing in heavy equipment repairs, shop & field mine maintenance.
- Lead daily safety meetings and insured crew followed safety protocols.
- Assign daily tasks to crew.
- Preventative maintenance checks on shovels, dozers, graders, haul trucks, excavators, and loaders.
- Proficient with Blueprint fabrication, shovel bucket rebuilds, components repairs and rebuilds back to factory specifications.
- MPI, NDT, & QC inspections.
- Proficient with gouging, wire feeders, Cooper heat set up and installation and lancing pins.
- Removal and replacement of bushings, hydraulics lines, grease lines, and cylinders.
- On-site mine maintenance experience on all types of equipment, component rebuild experience.
- Safe operation of overhead cranes, proficient with hoisting, rigging and jacking.
- Planning and organization for upcoming jobs.
- Some line boring experience.
Apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanic
Alta West (Buttazzoni Contracting)
10.2016 - 10.2020
- Service experience on PMs worked primarily on mining equipment (dozers, graders, loaders, excavators, shovels, drills, haul trucks).
- Worked under guidance of experienced professionals to learn trade best practices and techniques.
- Preventative maintenance and repairs, components rebuilds and swap outs, engine swaps, undercarriage rebuilds, cylinder exchanges, bucket swaps, remove and replace hoses, grease lines.
- Trace and repair faulty wiring circuits, circle assembly and shimming circles, cooler and rad exchanges, decontamination's, brake and rotor exchanges.
- Transmission and transfer case exchanges, build & assembly of hoses, final drive rebuilds, running repairs mine maintenance.
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Alta West (Buttazzoni Contracting)
09.2016 - 10.2020
- Journeyman Red Seal Welder specializing in equipment repairs, primarily mining equipment.
- Mine maintenance running repairs.
- Visual, MPI, and NDT inspections on mining equipment, creating work orders and preventative maintenance.
- Piping fabrication and installation, plant construction, shutdown maintenance.
- Structural experience along with Blueprint Fabrication.
- Heavy equipment maintenance and repairs on shovels, dozers, haul trucks, graders, loaders, excavators, drills, shovel bucket rebuilds, box rebuilds, frame crack repairs, bore buildups.
- Trained and experienced with Stick, MIG and wire-feed welders, radiograph, Cooper-heat, Plasma cutter, Arc Air Gouging, Oxygen Lance, overhead crane.
- CWB Stick and Fluxcore.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
North American Construction Group
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Heavy equipment maintenance and repairs on shovels, dozers, excavators, haul trucks, graders, loaders, PMs on all types of heavy equipment.
- MPI, UT and QC inspection on equipment.
- Daily tasks included buildups, cracks repairs, box repairs, handrail fabrication, extracting broken bolts, frame cracks, lance pins, major repairs, bucket and box rebuilds.
- Assisted in blueprint reading and interpretation for accurate alignment of parts during assembly process.
Apprentice Welder 1st-3rd year
Summit Machining & Welding
09.2013 - 10.2016
- 1st-3rd year apprentice welder.
- Welder's helper duties include cut, prep, tack piping spools and structural steel components, assist welders with set up and completion of jobs.
- Expanded knowledge of fabrication processes through exposure to diverse tasks throughout the apprenticeship period.
- Learned to read and fabricate off blueprint drawings.
- Structural and piping fabrication, heavy equipment repairs and rebuilds specializing in mining equipment, shovel bucket and other various equipment repairs.
- Rebuild components back to factory specifications.
- Cooper heat set up, MPI inspection on heavy equipment and structures to find defects and failures present.
- Overhead crane and hoisting and rigging experience.
- Cut and prep steel for upcoming jobs.
Education
Trade Certificate in Welding -
Red Deer College
Red Deer, AB01.2017
High School Diploma -
Harry Collinge High School
Hinton, AB06.2015
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Stick Welding
- Fabrication
- Layout and Fitting
- Structural welding
- Steel Fabrication
- Equipment Operation
- Tool repair and maintenance
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Welding procedure specification
- Welding Position Proficiency
- First Aid Training
Timeline
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Big Horn Mine
10.2021 - 04.2024
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Acden Lemax
11.2020 - 10.2021
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
North American Construction Group
02.2020 - 08.2020
Apprentice Heavy Duty Mechanic
Alta West (Buttazzoni Contracting)
10.2016 - 10.2020
Journeyman Red Seal Welder
Alta West (Buttazzoni Contracting)
09.2016 - 10.2020
Apprentice Welder 1st-3rd year
Summit Machining & Welding
09.2013 - 10.2016
Trade Certificate in Welding -
Red Deer College
High School Diploma -
Harry Collinge High School
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