Terry Clearwater
Thornhill,BRITISH COLUMBIA
Summary
Dedicated Heavy Equipment Operator with a proven track record of supporting team members and job requirements with safe performance. Collaborates closely with site team members to consistently complete work on time and without incidents. Observes all safety protocols and procedures during shift, ensuring a safe working environment. Committed to daily inspections of equipment and vehicles. Possesses specialized skills in machinery operation, maintenance troubleshooting, and safety protocol adherence. Known for high productivity, efficiency, teamwork, communication, and adaptability.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Spiegapag pipeline
Houston, British Columbia
09.2019 - 10.2023
- Performed pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections and accurately completed reports to support company policy.
- Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
- Used proper PPE use to facilitate working conditions compliant with safety regulations.
- Loaded and moved dirt, rocks, equipment and materials.
- Operated heavy equipment to demolish current structures, remove plants or trees and clear property of debris.
- Operated and maneuvered equipment in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks.
- Assisted with the installation of underground utilities such as sewer lines and water mains.
- Demonstrated expertise in operating heavy machinery on demanding landscapes with steep slopes. Successfully accomplished tasks such as grubbing, stripping topsoil, logs, and stumps while ensuring operational excellence. Enhanced project efficiency by professionally grading slopes for optimal drainage purposes as well as effectively digging required pipeline ditches.
- Operated excavators and other construction equipment to properly grade land. Also working with environment inspectors to ensure compliance.
- Kept equipment fueled and ready for immediate use to support scheduling demands.
- Assisted drivers, equipment operators, and other employees in grouping and sorting materials.
- Promoted continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
- Proficiently worked on challenging terrains alongside drillers and blasters, emphasizing safety precautions and productivity.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Graham construction
Fort McMurray, Alberta
07.2013 - 09.2019
- Operated various equipment for special projects across multiple oilsands work sites.
- Proficient in operating different types and sizes of excavators, including mini hoes and larger ones up to size 2500.
- Proficient in operating dozers, including D6-D9.
- Extensive experience in constructing berms and finish grade work.
- Construction of tank farms, laydowns, and camp pads. Building dams and excavating live underground services.
- Working in congested areas in live sites around buildings, ground personnel, and underground services.
- Reclamation work, stripping muskeg using tires and mats to stay afloat to stack into windrows to drain, and then production loading after freeze down.
- Access and roadbuilding.
- Excavations in live plant sites, over or around live services.
- Gps on Hoe and Dozer
Education
GED -
NorKam Senior Secondary School
Kamloops, BC06-1992
Skills
- Pre-operational equipment inspections
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Safety Procedures
- Construction background
- Heavy Lifting
- Ground disturbance oversight
- Moving and Leveling Dirt
- OSHA Certification
- Trench work
- Base Stabilization
- Road Construction
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Following Directions
- Effective communication skills
- Steep grade work
- bulking and finish grade work
- environmental compliance
- Ditch and slope experience
- Stripping and grubbing, separating materials
Certification
- Ground disturbance 201
- PSCT-pipeline construction safety training
- CSTS-Construction safety training system
- WHMIS 2015
- H2S Training
- Valid class 5 drivers license
- First aid ticket
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
Spiegapag pipeline
09.2019 - 10.2023
Heavy Equipment Operator
Graham construction
07.2013 - 09.2019
GED -
NorKam Senior Secondary School
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