David Birkin

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Timeline
About me
Heavy Equipment Operator at Mineral Resources | Road Train Operator at Kalari/Qube Bulk
Education
- CFS state training centre
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  Various fire fighting
  Activities and Societies: Level 3 firefighting, Breathing apparatus, Road Crash Rescue, Compartment firefighting, Crew leadership, Communications, Rural & structural firefighting, Incident management, Map reading & GPS, emergency first-aid
- Maitland Area School
  1989 - 1994
  Year 12 SACE
- TAFE SA
  1995 - 1998
  Automotive Parts interpreter specialist Automotive, Agricultural and Heavy machinery parts management and basic motor vehicle maintenance
Experience
- South Australian Country Fire Service
  May 1988 - now
  Volunteer fire-fighter Brigade management and leadership, volunteer fire-fighter volunteer fire-fighter
  - Firefighter
    May 2007 - now
  - Brigade Captain
    Jul 2001 - Jun 2007
  - Firefighter
    May 1988 - May 2007
- Clinton Engineering Pty Ltd
  May 1990 - now
  Fabricator
  Welding, sheet metal and lathe work, machinery repairs and maintenance, boat building (family business)
- Eglinton Bros Pty Ltd
  Jan 1995 - Feb 2004
  Spare Parts Manager
  Parts inventory management & sales for John Deere agricultural & grounds care machinery
- Leinad Farms Pty Ltd
  Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
  Farm Hand
  farm duties, machinery operation, repairs & maintenance, truck driver, livestock handling
- OneSteel
  May 2006 - May 2007
  Production Operator
  Operation of heavy mining equipment and fixed crushing plant, drilling and blasting
- Beck Motors
  Jun 2007 - Nov 2007
  Parts Manager
  Parts inventory management and sales for Holden & Nissan dealership
- Exact Contracting
  Nov 2007 - Jul 2022
  Operation of heavy mining equipment including dump trucks Cat 777/785, loaders Cat 988/992, dozers Cat D9/D10 R & T series, graders Cat 12/14/16 H & M series, excavators Cat/Komatsu/Hitachi 80/125 tonne, Road trucks B-double & triple belly dumpers, Nordberg & Striker mobile crushing & screening plants
  - Road Train Operator
    Jul 2021 - Jul 2022
  - Production Operator
    Nov 2007 - Jul 2021
  - Production Supervisor
    Nov 2007 - Jun 2021
- Ceduna Overnight Freight
  Jan 2022 - now
  Linehaul driver
  Linehaul driver, return overnight transport of general freight on Eyre Peninsula between Ceduna and Port Augusta
- Kalari Pty Ltd
  Aug 2022 - now
  Quad Road Train operator
  Operation of super-quad road trains hauling mineral sand from Jacinth+Ambrosia mine site to Thevenard Port
- Seaview Pastoral
  Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
  Road Train operator
  Grain harvest contract
- Mineral Resources Limited
  Jan 2023 - now
  Heavy Equipment Operator
Licenses & Certifications
- TAE40110 Training/Assessing
  SA Country Fire Service
  Apr 2005
- MC multi-combination truck license
  Courtesy Driving School
- White Card
  Access Training Limited
  Jun 2021
- Automotive Parts Interpreter (Specialist)
  TAFE SA
  May 1998
- Excavator
  TAFE SA
  Dec 2008
- Loader
  TAFE SA
  May 2007
- Bulldozer
  ATM Driver Training
  Jun 2010
- MINING SUPERVISOR - G1, G8, G9
  Pinnacle Safety and Training
  Dec 2022