Ricky Caracella

YILGARN IRON - Koolyanobbing  

• I am responsible for leading the crew loading the train, with CAT 992 & Komatsu 900 Loaders and ensuring Aurizon has a safe passage via the Railway.
• I am also my crews go-to Grader Operator on a CAT 16M.
• Cat 992, Grader 16M, Komatsu 900, Komatsu 785 Dump Truck & Watercart

• Applied expertise operating 994 Loaders, 854 Wheel Dozers, and 793 CAT Dump Trucks in open-cut coal mining environments.
• Operated 994 Loaders to support efficient material handling and continuous production activities.
• Maneuvered 793 CAT Dump Trucks across mining operations while adhering to site safety and haulage procedures.
• Controlled 854 Wheel Dozers for stockpile management, ground preparation, and operational support.
• Coordinated loader, haul truck, and dozer activities to maintain productive material movement across the worksite.
• Followed workplace health, safety, and environmental requirements while operating heavy mobile equipment at Griffin Coal, Collie.

• Operated KOMATSU 900 loaders equipped with Loadrite systems to support ore loading operations for the Onslow Iron Port Project.
• Loaded 300T MinRes/CSI Jumbo Haul Trucks efficiently and safely in alignment with project requirements.
• Operated CAT 982M loaders with Loadrite technology for road-train loading activities.
• Loaded Triples and Quad Roadtrains for transport to the Onslow Iron Port Project.
• Supported Mineral Resources (MRL) / CSI operations at Ken’s Bore through reliable heavy-equipment operation.
• Maintained effective coordination between loader operations and haulage activities to support continuous project production.

• Operated 785B, 785C, and 785D CAT dump trucks in lithium mining operations.
• Operated 992 CAT loaders to push off tip heads, load 785 dump trucks, construct bund walls, level floors, and complete general site maintenance and cleanup.
• Operated 992 and 988K loaders for ROM loading activities.
• Operated Komatsu WA600 loaders to load Moxy trucks and support general site maintenance.

• Led daily production operations as shift loader and crew leader, coordinating personnel and equipment to maintain safe, efficient workflow.
• Managed dump truck fleet and loader operations, including ROM activities, to support continuous material movement.
• Operated 988K Cat Loaders in high-duty production environments, maintaining effective loading performance and operational control.
• Operated 605 Komatsu Dump Trucks and Watercarts to support haulage, road maintenance, and site production requirements.
• Coordinated loader and haulage activities to optimise fleet utilisation and sustain production targets.
• Assumed highest-duty shift responsibilities, overseeing integrated loader, dump truck, and watercart operations.

• Operated CAT 988H and 988K loaders to load dump trucks, road trains, and Moxy vehicles across mining and civil operations.
• Managed ROM operations, hopper feeding, stockpile development, and road-train tipping activities to support continuous material handling.
• Operated Komatsu 605 dump trucks in surface mining environments, transporting materials safely and efficiently.
• Operated CAT 980H front-end loaders as part of the Isa Surface Fleet (ISF), formerly known as Bulk Product Logistics (BPL).
• Screened products and coordinated loading activities across dump trucks, road trains, and processing hoppers.
• Performed general site maintenance and repairs while supporting stockpile management and broader surface fleet operations.

Melbourne

OPERATION OF: VOLVO FEL L150H, VOLVO FEL L110H, HYUNDAI FEL 770, VOLVO SALES LOADER L220H, MOXY A30E, MOXY A40D, KOBELCO EXCAVATOR 36T & CAT BOBCAT 216B3.

DUTIES INCLUDED:  Using Loader to load truck and trailers/tandems, pushing up stockpiles, mixing materials, feeding hoppers, building ramps, cleaning/cutting work areas.

Using LoadRite Scales.

KOBELCO EXCAVATOR 30T - Creating Stockpiles and feeding hopper.

VOLVO MOXY A40 - Hauling and Dumping materials.

• Operated CASE TR270 skid steer across the West Melbourne–Truganina/Tarneit Road Upgrade project.
• Completed site induction requirements for the Winslow construction site, supporting safe and compliant work practices.
• Performed backfilling activities to support road and civil construction progress.
• Prepared footpaths for subsequent construction and finishing works.
• Maintained clean, orderly work areas through site cleaning, brooming and sweeping.
• Loaded and unloaded trucks and used forks to move and position pallets safely.

• Operated CASE TV380 skid steer loaders with ISO controls on Cleanaway landfill projects, completing earthworks and site preparation activities safely and efficiently.
• Prepared GCL/GCD liner systems and spread topsoil, using a spreader bar to achieve smooth, even surfaces.
• Constructed access ramps for Moxy trucks, water trucks, Manitou equipment, and general site vehicles to support safe site movement.
• Spotted trucks and trailers, pushed out fill, formed stockpiles, and created stable pads for ongoing landfill operations.
• Completed trench backfilling, general site cleanup, and rubbish-material removal while working closely with ground crews and maintaining no incidents or accidents.
• Performed daily machine maintenance and pre-start inspections; subsequently operated 3T and 5T excavators for boxing out footpaths during a Bitu-mill road upgrade.

• Operated CAT 299D XHP and CAT 279D XHP skid steers and compact track loaders on the Bruce Highway Upgrade project at a WBHO site.
• Performed cultivating and topsoil-spreading operations using compact track and skid steer loaders for Direct Landscapes.
• Operated a CAT 930K front-end loader to load and move rock and topsoil across the worksite.
• Reconstructed 1.4km of walking track from Burleigh Lookout to Tallebudgera Creek in Burleigh Heads National Park during civil construction works.
• Completed demolition of existing handrails, concrete footpaths and steps, followed by installation of replacement handrails, footpaths, steps, retaining walls, gabion basket rock walls and culverts.
• Installed electrical pits and pipes, streetlights, pre-cast communications pits and hauled cables for the high-security ATC project at RAAF Amberley, supported by a National Criminal History Check and required site clearance.