I am writing to express my interest in joining your team at SMS 63 North as a Red Seal Journeyman Welder.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Mine maintenance welder
SMS Equipment
01.2019 - Current
Providing preventive maintenance and repairs to Haul trucks(777's, 830's, 930's and 980's), Hydraulic shovels (2900 to 8000), Electric shovels P&H 4100 to drag lines.
Structural inspections on haul trucks and shovels
Built out work orders and quotes for customers and giving progress reports and photos on repairs as needed.
Dump body crack repairs, replaced fatigued or damaged; bolsters, gussets, frame rails, body guide pins, floor/wall/canopy sections.
Teamed up on new dump body assembly's and many rebuilds in the shop and in the field.
Teamed up on dump body swings or 2 point lifts to replace pins and bushings.
Minor and major crack repairs on haul truck frames including use of strong backs, presses, pullers, dogs/wedges on some complete frame failures.
Repairing or fabricating new components on various pieces of equipment including upgrades and or factory campaigns
Rebuilt shovel clams, back walls, side frames and dippers, including crack repairs, build up, replacing; Lip sections, Cheek sections, Ears, Gussets, Lip adaptors, Wear bars/plates and GET.
Welding out warn bores and pivots faces and assisting in setting up for machining.
Rebuilt ROPS on a damaged 980 haul truck
Provided repairs to shovels and draglines during Outages.
Assisted HET's on large component change outs; Nose cones, Corner groups, Fuel and hydraulic tanks.
Mine maintenance welder
AECOM Kearl Lake
01.2015 - 01.2019
Provided preventive maintenance and repairs to Haul trucks (777's to 797's), Dozers( D8's to D11's), Graders( 16h to 24h), Excavators (374, 390), Hydraulic shovels( 3600 to 8000), Electric shovels(7495) and other types support equipment.
Dipper crack repairs on shovel outages
D11 side frame crack repairs and build-up
Excavator bucket rebuilds with replacing lips, cheeks and wear packages, bore build up.
Dozer blade rebuilds, including replacing skins, wear bars/plates and frog build up.
Replaced push arm trunnion mounts.
Crack repairs, bolt extractions and hydraulic cylinder mount replacements on 24H Graders.
Lanced out pins and gouged out bushings often
Ice lugging
Assembled hydraulic ladder bumper packages and installed them on the haul trucks.
Built custom brackets for various applications
Structural inspections on all the mine support equipment.