Stephen Hopkins

Experience

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  Jaguar Electrical

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

  Electrician

  Industrial, Commercial and Domestic Construction and Maintenance.

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  Stowe Australia

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

  Electrician

  -Commercial and Industrial Construction and Maintenance, Contracts include ADFA, The Age Newspaper, Origin Energy.-Solar Installation

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  Jets Electrical

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  Electrician

  High End Commercial Construction : Contracts included Barclays Bank, PNB Paribas, Dolce e Gabana, Cartier Jewellers, Salvatore Ferragamo.

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  L&O Technologies Pty Ltd

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  Electrician

  • Installing new commercial and domestic electrical systems• Reading and interpreting specifications and drawings• Fault-finding, maintaining and repairing installed electrical systems• Liaising with building managers, supervisors & managing apprentices• Implementing site safety procedures & performing safety regulations JSEA’s, Take 5’s & lockout procedures• Completed OHS and QA documentation.

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  Macs Maintenance Co

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Electrician

  • Construction of a new nitrate and debagging plant for Northern Nitrate Services • Installation of cable ladder, tray and steel/PVC conduits, underground systems, diesel generators, 3 phase boards and change over switches• Termination of switchboards, motors, control, HMI, generators, lighting and fire suppression systems• Installing new electrical systems to Australian standards• Reading and interpreting specifications and drawings• Implement safety procedures & perform JSEA’s, Take 5’s & lockout procedures • Commissioning and testing of the complete electrical system• Liaising with building managers, supervisors and managing apprentices• Complete OHS and QA documentation Show less

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  GCo Electrical

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  E&I Electrician

  • Construction of a new gold mill built by Sedgman for La Mancha Resources Australia• Leading Hand duties: ensuring employees follow procedures and time management• Termination of motors, pumps, agitators, MCC’s, LCS’s, earths, transformers, switchboards, HV & instrument control • Fabricate, install and terminate HV earths and grids, steel wired armoured, galvanized/fiberglass cable ladder and steel conduit• Cable pulling & installation of underground systems• Safe and productive use of EWP• Working to Australian standards, mine site regulations and completing QA documentation• Reading and interpreting specifications, drawings, schematics and cable schedules• Implementing & Performing OHS duties - JSEA’s, Take 5’s & lockout procedures Show less

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  Mineral Resources Limited

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  E&I Electrician

  • Construction of a new iron-ore processing plant for Rio Tinto• Working to Australian standards, mine site regulations and Rio Tinto Specifications• Memorisation of Rio Tinto’s ‘Nine life-saving commitments’ with 456 LTI free days.• Implementing OHS Documentation including JHA’s, take time’s, VOC and pre-commissioning• Reading and interpreting specifications, drawings, schematics and cable pull schedules• Terminations and glanding of pumps, motors, LCS’s, MCC’s, IO panels, instrument control junction boxes, marshalling panels, belt rips/drifts and pull wires, Flow/pressure/temperature control valves and indicator transmitters, solenoids, proximity sensors, transformers, distribution boards, cranes, earthing systems and lighting.• Fabrication of steel conduit and galvanised cable ladder with a safe use of grinding• Cable installation in underground, ladder and steel conduit.• Safe and productive use of EWP and lock-out procedures.• Demobilized from site with the construction phase completed with a personal request to stay on into the operations phase Show less

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  Kentz - Member of the SNC Lavalin Group

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2015

  Commucations Technician

  • Construction of Australia’s largest onshore LNG gas plant for Chevron.• Working and implicating strict safety standards including permits, OH&S documentation, JHA’s, Step back 5x5’s, Voc’s, Challenge Tests, Lock-out Procedures.• Reading, interpreting and installing to exact specifications. Drawings, schematics, cable pull schedules information will then be transferred (and red-lined if required) to official recorded documents. • Installation of hazardous areas equipment (d & e enclosures), ex glands, roxtec, IS equipment & cable.• Construction and Terminations of Communications equipment, cables and fabrication of support structures. Equipment includes racks, switches, fobots, patch panels, krone equipment, ups, access-control, cctv, batteries, structured, fibre and power, mobile tetra towers.• Commissioning of MFDAS, HVAC, VESDA and associated fire equipment in the POF (Permanent Operations Facility) Show less

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  Downer

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  EEHA E&I Electrician

  - Construction for Chevron’s onshore LNG gas plant working in electrical and Instrumentation throughout the entire plant.- Employing safe work ethics. Lock-Out Tag-Out Procedures, STARRT Cards, JHA’s, Pre-starts, Toolboxes, VOC’s, Work Authorities, Permits. Integrated systems for various commission zoning.- Reading of drawings including schematics, cable pull schedules, P&ID’s, loop and line drawings.- ELECTRICAL- Installation, Fabrication and Terminations of S/S ladder, Aluminium Duct, Unistrut, Brackets, Junction boxes (HA equipment), instruments, fire and gas detection, heat trace, earthing, sub-stations, bus-duct, ups battery setups, Intrinsically safe systems, steel wired armoured cable, barrier and non-barrier glands, roxtec, HV glands, small power and lighting, cranes, transformers, temporary power. - INTRUMENTATION- QA/QC install and tube inspections, Tube pressure tests, Valve stroking, Instrument function and calibration, hart + field bus systems & SIS systems. Repair and notification of non-conformative equipment. Completion of ITR’s. Show less

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  Kottek Electrical and Instrumentation Contracting

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  EEHA Electrician

  SHUTDOWN - After a safety audit our responsibility was to bring Orica’s aging chemical facility upto current Australian Standards- Detailed inspections of Hazardous Areas equipment noting rectifications required, clauses and codes to bring upto standard.- Replacement of electrical equipment, instruments, glands and cable. Installation of brackets, earthing and labels.- Reading line diagrams and liasing with operators to perform lock-out procedures and hot works safely on operational plant. - Operation and safe use of EWP’s Show less

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  Five One Group

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  Electrician

  Commercial Construction activities installing and upgrading TAB and keno systems. Extensive works include Pub demos and Renovations.

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  Peninsula Precison Electrics Pty Ltd

  Dec 2018 - now

  Owner and Director. Director - Electrician - Integrator.Owner and operator. Commercial and Domestic construction and maintenance.Solar design and install accredited + Battery

  • Director

    Dec 2018 - now

  • Director

    Dec 2018 - now