Paul Farnsworth is an Australian mechanical maintenance technician and supervisor with over 30 years of experience. He has worked extensively for Alcoa in Australia and Saudi Arabia, holding roles such as maintenance team leader, senior technician, and maintenance superintendent. Farnsworth has qualifications in engineering, welding, confined spaces work, and heavy machinery operation. He is currently seeking new maintenance opportunities, as demonstrated by his detailed resume.

1. Paul Farnsworth
Personal
Information
 Marital status: married
 Wife: Louise Farnsworth
 Children: Jake, Ben and Bridget
 Nationality: Australian
 Date of Birth 17/04/1966
 Place of Birth: Geelong
Summary of
qualifications
Industrial Commission of Victoria
 1985 - Trade Certificate
Industrial Commission of Victoria
 1986 - Certificate of Proficiency
Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs
 1986 - Honourable Mention for Craftsmanship Certificate
Gordon Institute
 1996 - Advanced Certificate in Engineering
Mannesmann Rexroth
 1997 - Certificate of completion – Hydraulics
Gordon Institute
 2000 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology.
Gordon Institute
02010 – 2012 – WTIA Welding Certificates
 1, 1E, 2, 3, 3E, 4, 5, 7, 8G
Licence to Perform High Risk Work. Issued 05/02/2008
 Boom Elevated Work platform
 Bridge and Gantry Crane
 Forklift truck
 Basic Rigging
Confined Space level 2
MSIC Card – SP0014782, expiry 16/11/2015
Construction Induction- Card No. 621362
Western Australia issue date 28/03/2013
Advanced Supervisor Excellence – Alcoa World Alumina
Phone 03 - 52511155
Mobile Phone 0407 634 408
E-mail paulf arnsworth4@y ahoo.com

2. Professional
experience
1983 – 1987 B.H.P Rod Mill, Geelong – Apprenticeship
 Apprentice and Maintenance Fitter
1987 – 1989 Phosphate Company (Pivot Fertilizer Company)
 Maintenance Fitter / Shift Fitter
1989 - 1993Alcoa of Australia, Pt Henry Smelter, Geelong.
 Work Crew Fitter / Stand By Fitter
1993 – 1996 Alcoa of Australia, Pt Henry Smelter, Geelong.
 Permanent Night Shift Fitter
1996 – 1997 Alcoa of Australia, Pt Henry Smelter, Geelong.
 Special Project - Critical Hydraulic Equipment,
Scope of work procedures, Bill of Material updates and component
spare sourcing.
1997 – 1999 Alcoa of Australia, Pt Henry Smelter, Geelong.
Reliability Team Member area of responsibility
 Hydraulic and Pneumatic equipment issues. Recording critical
equipment data and updating Equipment Bill of Materials (BOM’s).
Started hydraulic filtration reporting and reduced equipment down time
with spare part identification.
 Smelter Pressure Vessel register, part of the team that catalogued and
registered all pressure vessels on plant site. Planned and carried out
Pressure Vessel inspection with outside vendors and supplied internal
reports to departments on findings
1999 - 2005 Alcoa World Alumina, Australia, Pt Henry Smelter, Geelong.
 Carbon Electrode Area - Rodding Area Tradesman - Equipment
Manager, Work Executioner Coordinator.
Reporting to the Area Maintenance Supervisor.
The role was to maintain a section of the plant which included hands on
tool time work, yearly budgeting for all major overhauls, preventative
maintenance activities and short lead work, Planning and scheduling of
all maintenance outages and weekly shut down days. Creation and
updating Scope of Work (SWI) procedures and Creating and updating
Isolation procedures. Introducing Lock out / Tag Out / Verify (LTV) to
my area of responsibility.
Working closely with Production teams to identify and eliminate
equipment issues. Fault finding maintenance issues and being having
the Single Point Accountability for the section of Plant (SPA), ensuring
the product through put and production targets where achieved with
minimal maintenance issues.
 Maintenance Safety representative – Electrode Area
Held monthly Safety Meeting for all trade personnel within the Carbon
Area. Member of the Pt Henry Smelter Safety Campaigns.
2001 – 2013 Owner Business, Property Maintenance. Part Time.
 Property Maintenance Business, which included the construction
and design of - Pergolas, Decking, Car Ports and Shedding, Fencing,
Paving and Property Renovations.
Scoping and quotation work, Time estimation for completion, Planned
and order material required, Fabrication and site installation work
carried out.
 Property Maintenance for Rescom Real Estate. Carrying out property
maintenance to rental properties as required for Real Estate Agent

3. 2005 – 2008 Alcoa World Alumina, Australia, Pt Henry.
 Electrode Quick Response Maintenance Delivery Team – Team
Leader. Reporting directly to area Maintenance Supervisor /
Superintendant.
This role included planning and scheduling short lead repair work to
critical equipment within the department to ensure equipment
availability while working within the budget for the department.
Installation of new and modified equipment within short lead schedules.
Major repair work to critical equipment on back shift to minimize
production run time interruptions.
Managing the team’s safety requirements and training schedules.
Creating any follow up work orders, planning and scheduling the
resources required to complete the task safely in a short repair
window.
2008 – 2012 Alcoa World Alumina, Australia, Pt Henry.
 Senior Mechanical Maintenance Technician on the Smelter “A” Shift
Maintenance Team, 12 Hrs rotating shift.
Reporting directly to the Shift Maintenance Supervisor.
This role included leading a shift team to cover the complete
breakdown and short lead maintenance for the entire smelter. This
involved, managing the work schedule to complete all planned work,
managing the team’s resources to complete the short lead / breakdown
requirements in a timely manner. Scheduling and running of all team
meeting and reporting on teams Key Performance Indicators to the
Shift Maintenance Supervisor.
2013 - Downer Australia.
 Maintenance Fitter, casual contractor for Alcoa World Alumina,
Australia. Pt Henry.
Reporting to the Area Supervisor at the Site.
Employed to cover maintenance technicians for yearly shutdown
activities within the Smelter Power Station.
Shut down period 4 weeks with initial employment one to two day a
week within the area that I previously work.
Worked full time for 5 months and ran maintenance team activities
Across the smelter. Team leader on major shutdowns and overhauls to
critical Equipment within the smelter.
2013 – Kempe Engineering – Saudi Arabia FIFO.
Reporting Directly to Kempe Engineering Maintenance Supervisor.
Role – Maintenance Specialist Mechanical
 Equipment Specialist working for Kempe Engineering on the Ma’aden
Alcoa Joint Venture. Employment requested by Alcoa Carbon
Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Director. Knowledge transfer
for all maintenance related issues.
Supervised trade technicians in completing standard work practices.
Work on Start Up and Commissioning of equipment within the Carbon
Electrode Area of the site, and obtained the correct equipment
Efficiency / Product through put to all sub assemblies.
.

4. 2014 – Alcoa International – Ma’aden Alcoa JV Saudi Arabia FIFO
Reporting Directly to the Carbon Maintenance Superintendant.
Role – Maintenance Supervisor
 Maintenance Supervisor, working for Ma’aden Alcoa Joint Venture in
Saudi Arabia at Ras Al Khair as maintenance supervisor.
The role was to obtain stable maintenance across the Carbon Rodding
Shop and to reduce maintenance breakdowns.
Supervision and team direction to achieve designed product through
put.
Management of technician fatigue and leave requirements. Complete
equipment start up, and achieve full production requirements of
product produced to support fully operational Smelter. Completion of
the weekly maintenance schedule with zero safety violations.
2015 – Alcoa International - Ma’aden Alcoa JV Saudi Arabia FIFO
Reporting Directly to the Carbon Maintenance Manager.
Role - Maintenance Superintendent – Carbon
 Areas of responsibilities are Carbon Rodding Shop, Bath Treatment
Plant and Carbon Cranes. I take full responsibility of these areas and
the maintenance team within these areas. I am part of the
Maintenance Lead Team for Carbon and manage the maintenance
teams within my area of responsibility of the site.
These areas involved the Setting of the maintenance teams Key
Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and managing the maintenance teams
within my responsibility. Achieving zero injuries and completing the
maintenance plan.
Setting targets and requirements for the teams to achieve and to
maintain the plant to a high operational availability.
Set yearly budgets and ensure that critical assemblies are ordered
and maintained in the correct manner. Ensure that major change outs
are planned and completed on time.
I am involved with the completion of the Start Up and Commissioning
for parts of the plant that are still to meet expectations and work
closely with the contractor / suppliers to achieve the desired outcomes
Objective
I enjoy completing a challenge and achieving quality outcomes to all that I
do. I am a highly motivated person and apply myself fully in my job role that
is satisfying and rewarding to both my employer and me. I enjoy working in
a team environment and being a part of the fixing / repairing of equipment
and take pride in achieving a quality out come to all that I am involved in.
My goal is to enjoy my work, to take on a more challenges and to expand
my knowledge. To fulfil the position and to complete the job role to the best
of my ability and in a safely manner.

5. Referees Mr Glenn Stapleton
Former - Carbon Maintenance Superintendent
Ma’aden – Alcoa Aluminium JV Project
Mobile Phone No. – +61 476 124 582
Email – glennstapo@gmail.com
Mr Robert ( Bob ) Holland
Maintenance Workshop Manager, Alcoa.
Ma’aden – Alcoa Aluminium JV Project
Phone No. Mob. – +966 50 086 3149
E-mail – robert.holland@alcoa.com
David Chaston
General Manager, Geelong Galvanizing.
Mobile No. +61 (0) 437 770 013
Phone No. +61 (0) 3 5275 7555
E-Mail – D.chaston@geelonggal.com.au