Preston Thivierge

Crushed rock for raising of the second tailing pond, maintained small spill rock on ramps, smoothed out road cap, packed 4 of the different zones along the box pull/lift, occasionally worked as a laborer on downtime and we unrolled and cut sections of liner to prevent the cyanide water from contaminating the surrounding area, raked and pulled any rocks poking out the till zone hill to prevent any punctures in the liner, picked up remaining cut liner strips and other garbage with the labour crew, moved light posts for the loaders/dozers doing rock lifts on night shifts.

Excavator - Loaded a dump truck, dug ditches and trenches level, how to do bucket turns and cleaning tracks.

Backhoe/Loader - Able to fill a dump truck safe and efficiently with no metal on metal, how to use the float and the back bucket.

Dump Truck - Driving and reversing around pylons tightly and using the mirrors, how to use the air breaks and applying more rpms for more power to the PTO during dumping, also driving and reversing into position for getting loaded by the excavator and backhoe.

Bulldozer - Built ramps, sloped and finish graded.

Skid Steer - Moved small piles of sand and graded with the bucket, how to remove/reattach pins to buckets and other attachments

Forklift - Stacked and moved multiple metal crates off and on top of each other up to 3 crates high, drove around pylons tightly in forward and reverse, disconnected and connected propane tanks.

Sanded and prepped vehicles/frames for new paint/rust proof coats, moved cars and trucks around the lot and in & out other bays, helped with sand blasting and other various tasks around the shop.

Served pizza, subs and ice cream along with everything else that would be in a basic convenience store. Helped unload goods, cleaned counters, food trays/racks and closing up.