- Alex Thomson is a qualified mechanical fitter with over 40 years of experience in mining, manufacturing, and construction industries. - His most recent role from 1999-2014 was at Argyle Diamonds as a shovel service coordinator, where he led a team performing planned maintenance to maximize equipment reliability. - He has strong skills in maintenance planning, team leadership, training and developing staff, and focusing on safety.

1. ALEX THOMSON
 0417 746 705
 xander1411@hotmail.com
PROFILE
A qualified Mechanical Fitter with extensive experience in the Mining, Manufacturing, Fixed
Plant and Construction Industries. A successful people leader with proven expertise in
coaching and leading teams in Maintenance, Servicing and Project Rebuilds / Repairs. A
strong team member that liaises with the planning and engineering departments to achieve
the optimum outcomes at all times. A strong safety culture that is reinforced by setting the
example.
KEY SKILLS
 Planning and Implementing
Service/Repair Strategies
 Interpersonal and Team Leadership
 Coordinating a repair and servicing
team at the frontline
 Coaching, Training and Mentoring
 Diagnosing and Problem Solving
 Quality Repairs
 Safety Representative
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FITTER/SHOVEL SERVICE COORDINATOR
ARGYLE DIAMONDS LTD, RIO TINTO 1999 - 2014
Argyle Diamonds is a Rio Tinto Company that prides itself in using World’s Best Practices in
the running of its site. As Shovel Service Coordinator Key Functions were to liaise with the
planning and production departments for a timely and safe completion of the planned
service and repairs. To coach the service team in specific tasks and develop their skills to be
competent and consistent in their workmanship and quality of repair.
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Consistently achieved above target Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) maintenance
outcomes for serviced equipment. That resulted in an increase of machine reliability
and availability for mining production.
 Co-designed and developed specialised tooling and work methods which were
incorporated into improved Safe Work Procedures (SWP). With improved safety,
environmental and task efficiency outcomes
 Trained in Frontline Management Cert IV and Rio Tinto in house leadership modules.
Also appointed as back up team leader on the panel.
 Proactive in organising projects and recruiting personnel for major work that was out of
the planned maintenance scope and budget. Due to an unexpected major mechanical
failure of an O&K RH200 Final Drive it was decided to take the shovel out of service
and strip all components off for use as spares for the two working RH200’s. This in
effect brought the cost of maintaining the two remaining shovel into an acceptable
budget scope.
 Implemented job rotation and development, ensuring task coverage when other team
members were required elsewhere.
 Trained in Cert IV Training & Assessing in the workplace - coached and mentored staff,
in various ways as a mature member of the team.

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SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
 ARGYLE DIAMONDS - RIO TINTO 1999-2014
 SKILLED ENGINEERING – PERTH 1997-1999
 MONODELPHOUS – PERTH 1995-1996
 THIESS CONTRACTORS 1993-1995
 AWP – MEEKATHARRA 1992-1993
 MONODELPHOUS – GOLDEN GROVE 1992-1992
 CIVILS - GIDGEE GOLD MINE 1991-1992
 THIESS CONTRACTORS – GRANNY SMITHS 1990-1990
 ELTINS – BODDINGTON 1989-1990
 LEIGHTON CONTRACTORS 1989-1989
 LEADING HAND/SUPERVISOR –
THIESS CONTRACTORS 1986-1989
 SKILLED ENGINEERING 1985-1986
 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - KARRATHA 1981-1983
 JET RESEARCH – KARRATHA 1981-1981
 ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA – PINJARRA 1978-1981
 GOLDSWORTHY MINING – GOLDSWORTHY 1978-1978
 ALTONA ENGINEERING – OSBOURNE PARK 1977-1978
 LEADING HAND/CRUSHING AND SCREENING -
HAMERSLEY IRON - TOM PRICE 1974-1977
 KEANEY COLLEGE – BINDOON 1974-1974
 AUSTRALIAN IRON AND STEEL – KWINANA 1970-1974
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Licence to Perform High Risk Work - W/L 709802
Classes CN CV DG LF RB WP
Certificate IV Trainer and Assessor (significant progress)
HR Licence
Certificate IV Front Line Management (significant progress)
OH&S Representative Training
Refrigerant Handling Licence No: L022600
Training in Ellipse and SAP software systems
Basic Training in Microsoft Office.
REFEREES - Available on request

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