Brenton

About me:

Candidate Info :
I have just been made redundant due to the coronavirus outbreak, I have 15+ years experience in construction, mining, FIFO, leading hand rolls, in the metal industry. Look forward to hearing from you.

Experience :
Worked As Welder/Fabricator at MacArthur River Mine

Worked As Welder/Fabricator/Leading Hand at Dunstan Farmers

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at ARC Metal from June 2019 to March 2020

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at volgren from January 2019 to June 2019

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at Solar Farms from January 2018 to December 2018

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at sub contractor from December 2016 to January 2018

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at Keltbray Sheet Piling Battersea PowerStation from August 2016 to December 2016

Worked As Welder/Fabricator at Kerfab industries from November 2004 to March 2011
Brenton Brooker

Summary
Completed apprenticeship at Kerfab Industries, 15 years experience in welding, fabricating, press and guillotine work, overhead cranes etc. I have done FIFO work on a gas pipeline, and in the mining industry. My 2 years at Dunstan farmers I was leading hand of the workshop building field bins and chaser bins (grain storage) before heading overseas. Since February 2016 I have been living abroad. I worked on construction sites for housing, underground cars parks and structural steel. Since returning I was working on solar farms in northern Victoria for around 8 months, I then went sub contracting building sheds and garage/patio extensions etc. I then got a job with volgren (a bus building company) I worked there for 6 months before moving onto ARC metal where I have worked up until I was made redundant due to coronavirus.

Employment History
June 2019- March 2020
ARC metal
-Fabricating staircases
-Handrails and balustrades
-All general engineering

January 2019-June 2019
Volgren
– Building buses, extending chassis
– Mounting cabs
– Fitting out radiators, wiring, etc

October 2018-January 2019
– Sub contracting building sheds, patios etc

January 2018-October 2018
Solar farms
– Fitting all components for gearbox drives, solar panels, torque tubes etc
– 15km of boundary line fencing

August 2016 – December 2016
Keltbray Sheet Piling Battersea Powerstation, London UK
– Installing whaler beams and tie rods to sheet piles for retainer walls
– Stove pipe welding and low hydrogen welding

February 2014 – February 2016
Dunstan Farmers, Kerang Australia
– Building grain storage field bins (up to 150 ton capacity)
– Training apprentices and new employees
– Site work on breakdowns and repairs over harvest
– Ongoing maintenance

July 2012 – February 2014
Self-employed, Kerang Australia
Sub contract between Kerfab Industries, Tyeisha Pastural, and Peacock’s Farming
– Building sheds and cattle yards
– Truck trailer repairs
– New machinery and attachments
– Building/repairing trailers, utility vehicles and canopies

January 2012 – July 2012
MacArthur River Mine, Darwin Australia
– Used flux core to build dump truck tubs

November 2004 – March 2011
Kerfab Industries, Kerang Australia
– Building tractor attachments (bale carriers, slashers, excavator buckets)
– Operating brake press, guillotine, punch and shears, bandsaw etc

August 2009 – December 2009
Walkers Exhaust, Adelaide Australia
– Building exhausts for new car factories

Qualifications & Relevant Training

Cert III Heavy Metal Fabrication
Cert IV Training and Assessment
White card
HC truck license
Fork lift
Dogman