1. Darrel Saari
5824 Aspen Avenue
Powell River, BC V8A 4P9
Cell: 604.226.5286 & Home: 604.483.9942
Darrel.Saari@gmail.com
Experience
Heavy Equipment Operator & Haul Truck Driver
Lafarge Canada Ltd. Texada Island, BC Sept 2015 – Present
 Drove Cat 775 65 Ton Haul Trucks
 Drove Cat 777 Komatsu 785 100 Ton Haul Trucks
 Operated Cat 988 Wheel Loader
 Operated Skid Steer and Blaster Helper
Heavy Equipment Operator & Truck Driver Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
Numbered Company: 0913349 B.C. LTD, Powell River, BC
 Operated Hitachi Excavator 270, 200, 120, and D-8 Cat Dozer with rock blade
 Drove Rock Trucks and Gravel Trucks
Heavy Equipment Operator 2009–2014
Stewart Systems Inc, Powell River, BC
 Equipment Operator and working foreman
 Performed daily maintenance and breakdown maintenance of all equipment
 Equipment Operated:
o Cat 322C excavator Cat 300Stump Splitter, Link Belt 2800, 4300 Bucket/Thumb, Volvo 210,
Hitachi 370 excavators with assorted grapples & attachments
 Volvo 350F, Cat 966, Cat 980 loaders with 16yd chip buckets
 Komatsu WA 500,600 Log Loader, Cat 966, Cat 980 grapple log loaders
 Terex Dozer, Morbark 2455 Chain Flail 24” diameter Portable Log Debarker/Chipper
 Peterson 4710 track hog grinder and Peterson pusher hog grinder on wheels
Equipment Operator 1989 – 2009
Catalyst Paper, Powell River & Crofton, BC
 Operated equipment in a variety of roles: Field operator, steam plant, kraft mill, saw mill, maintenance
 Equipment Operated:
o D-9 Cat Dozer, D-7 Cat Dozer
 Lumber Stackers (All Sizes), Paper and Pulp Clamp Trucks
o Overhead Crane (Loading Lumber Barges & Dumping Chip Trucks)
o 320 Loader, 980 Loader, Skid Steer, Dump Trucks
o All types and sizes of forklifts and equipment ( jlg, scissor lift, man lifts )
Brick Layer Helper 1992 – 2002
Sunshine Coast Masonry, Powell River, BC
 Lead hand in supporting bricklayers and labourers for efficient and continuous production
 Operated: AWD Zoom Boom Forklift, Forklifts, 4 WD Scissor Lift, Jlg, Cement Mixers and Cement Pumps
Driver 1979 – 1989
City Transfer 1945 Ltd, Powell River, BC
 Warehouse Manager, equipment operator, driver, and foreman for Pacific Brewers and Pepsi Bottling
 Ordered, received, prepared, and delivered inventory
 Responsible for 10 truck drivers loading and offloading of all freight from semi-trailers
 Drove 5 Ton Trucks with Air Brakes (5 SPD with 2 SPD axles)

2. Education and Training
 H2S Alive
 First Aid - Level 3 with CPR & AED
 Safety Representative, Search & Rescue, Scott Air Pack
 Air Brakes
 Forklifts, J.L.G., Scissor Lift
 Bobcat, Front End Loaders, D-7 Cat, Lumber Stacker (air), Excavators
 WHMIS, MSDS
 Confined Space Entry, Hatch Watch, Gas Tester
 Fall Arrest/Protection
 Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
Grade 12, Max Cameron Senior Secondary School, Powell River, BC
References Available Upon Request