Jessica Higgins has over 10 years of experience as a high voltage electrician. She currently works for Rio Tinto maintaining mobile mining equipment such as haul trucks, excavators, and loaders. Her qualifications include electrical licenses, certifications in instrumentation, high voltage switching, confined spaces, and first aid. She has worked in apprenticeships maintaining infrastructure, mobile equipment, communications systems, and fixed plant.

1. Personal Resume
Jessica Higgins
Personal Details
Name: Jessica Jane Higgins
Address: 81/23 Junction Boulevard
Cockburn WA 6164
Email: jess.h1gg1ns@hotmail.com
Mobile: 0428 156 666
Date of Birth: 27th
April 1990
Languages: English
Interests: Walking, Driving, Traveling, Various sports
Current Position: High Voltage Electrician Mobile Plant
Qualifications:
Electrical A grade license (EW153046)
Cert 3 in Electrical Systems
Cert 4 Instrumentation
High Voltage Switching - Western Power
Occupational First Aid
Automotive Air-conditioning RHL
Working at Heights – Worksafe
Confined Space - Worksafe
Manual C Class Driving License
High Risk Work License - Basic Rigging
- Forklift
- Elevated Work Platform
ERT Quals (Fire, HAZMAT, Rope Rescue, Road Rescue, B.A)
Skill Summary:
Recognise the importance of safety.
Good fault finding logic
Able to follow instructions and work unsupervised.
I have excellent communication skills.
Good hand eye coordination.
Confident using hand and power tools.
Use Citec for diagnostics tool
Use SAP to make up work orders, raise notifications,
maintain timesheets and to look up and order parts

2. Employment History:
2012-Present Rio Tinto Yandicoogina Mobile Equipment Maintenance
Planned maintenance and services on
-Komatsu 730, 830 and 930 autonomous haul trucks, Hitachi
excavators, Komatsu WA1200 loaders, CAT graders and
dozers, Komatsu dozers, and Letourneau 2350 electric drive
loader.
-High voltage and low voltage breakdown experience on the
listed machinery.
-Workshop electrical maintenance (lights power points and
pump installation)
-Cummins engine diagnostics, GE invertex and statex 3
diagnostics.
-AC and DC traction motor maintenance and repairs.
-Engine module change out on haul trucks
-Tyresense system installation
-PLM maintenance and repairs
-mobile plant fire suppression inspections
-24V diagnosis and repairs on mining equipment
2008-2011 Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Apprenticeship at Yandicoogina N.W
Yandi Infrastructure:
-Maintenance and fault finding on commercial kitchen
appliances
-air conditioning systems for camp dwellings and site
substations.
-Laundry equipment testing and commissioning.
-Installation of lighting points and general power points.
-Statutory testing, i.e., RCD checks and tests.
-Test and tag appliances.
-Waste water treatment plant maintenance
-hot water system installation and repairs.
Yandi M.E.M:- Mobile Equipment Maintenance
H.V. and L.V. fault finding and planned maintenance on:
Komatsu Haul Trucks 730, 830 and 930
Komatsu and Hitachi Excavators PC5500
Komatsu and Caterpillar Loaders WA1200, WA900
Caterpillar Dozers and Graders
Pit breakdowns on the listed machinery

3. Yandi I.S. &T:
Maintenance /Installation on communication systems, repairs
on personal hand held radios and other small electronic
equipment / communication and signals in the camp.
Yandi Fixed Plant:
Maintain and Installation of:
-Light / Power and Control circuits
-Fire detection systems.
-Steel/plastic conduit, catenary cabling and underground
cabling
-Switchboard installation and upgrades
-Experience on PLC systems, and on CITEC, operations and
fault finding
-Scheduled Maintenance and Repairs associated with Fixed
Plant Process (crushers, screens, reclaimers, scrubbers, stacker,
conveyor systems, apron feeders, and high voltage drive
motors).
-Install and calibrate instrumentation components, such as
ultrasonic level sensors, weightometers, flow meters and
pressure transducers.
-Fault finding and repair on plant equipment.
-Read and interpret wiring schematics.
-Carry out HV switching following switching programs.
-Statutory checks, on conveyor pull wires, belt drifts, rip
detectors.
-Temporary power installations.
-Process water pump installation and repairs.
-VVVF maintenance and fault diagnosis
-Fiber optic diagnostics and repairs
-Cable tray and ladder installations
-UPS testing
L.E. Jarvis:
-Service and Repairs to all sizes of Electric Motors
-Specialized Testing including:
-Polarization index testing
-Step voltage testing
-Insulation resistance testing
-Visual checks
-Testing windings
-Operating Overhead Crane
-Forklift operations

4. Tasman Power:
-Electrical installations for plant and camp.
-Install mains power for transportable buildings, and test
-Install and test data connections.
-Conduit runs for underground mains,
-Connected mains of multiple sizes for permanent structure
Conducted fault loop impedance, insulation resistance, polarity
testing, visual inspections and RCD tests.
Testing equipment and installations in accordance with AS3000
specs
-Upgrading and installing switchboards.
-Installing cable tray, and Aerial power
-cable selection as per AS3008
- Emergency lighting testing
-hot water system installation
2007 – 2008 Pre apprenticeship Course
Midland Tafe
2006 - 2007 Seaford Air Services
General trades assistant, installed dyna bolts, insulated tubes,
flared tubes, serviced air conditioner grills.
Other Certificates and Achievements:
Fencing Coach
State Cadet Fencing Team 2006 and 2007
Blue Card – Course in Safety Awareness Training (51466)
National Police Certificate
Colour vision – normal. Optometrist Certification
Recreational Skipper’s Ticket
PADI Open Water Dive Certificate
Bronze Medallion

5. Referees:
Tracey Newington
Rebuild Supervisor
Rio Tinto Yandi MEM
0428845127
Dennis O’Brien
Yandi Shift 2 Supervisor
Rio Tinto
Phone - 0467728305
Lee Patterson
Yandi Electrical Trainer / Mentor
Rio Tinto
Phone – 0437 067 966

6. Referees:
Tracey Newington
Rebuild Supervisor
Rio Tinto Yandi MEM
0428845127
Dennis O’Brien
Yandi Shift 2 Supervisor
Rio Tinto
Phone - 0467728305
Lee Patterson
Yandi Electrical Trainer / Mentor
Rio Tinto
Phone – 0437 067 966