Ben Gardner Email & Phone Number

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Forrestfield

> Responsible for planning all Aurizon rollingstock maintenance in Western Australia, spanning 7 locations, multiple asset types and numerous sub-classes.> Manage key risks in asset management and fleet availability. Communicate with upper management to implement mitigating strategies.> Work closely with business improvement analysts to develop and implement continuous improvement.> Develop and manage an efficient rollingstock maintenance plan which enables optimal business performance and delivers high customer satisfaction.> Engage multiple stakeholders in implementing tactical planning decisions with positive future business impact and delivering growth.> Expanded my knowledge of asset management, SAP, and the use of Microsoft Excel as a tool tosignificantly optimise my work.

Forrestfield

> Manage the priority and flow of work through all maintenance facilities.> Balance labour capacity and asset availability to achieve the completion of planned work, including recovery from breakdowns. > Stakeholder management, coordinating closely with maintenance and operational teams in the execution of work. > Strengthened my ability to effectively manage multiple parallel tasks and time-sensitive situations.

Forrestfield

> Responsible for the execution of the maintenance schedule.> Monitoring team performance and managing training requirements. > Accountable for the safety of the workshop and upholding company policy.> Accountable for the quality of work and reliability of assets released from maintenance.> Roster management, conflict resolution, incident investigation and disciplinary proceedings.> Developed effective time-management skills while managing parallel tasks.> Implemented the inclusion of isolation and lockout processes within the safety management system of the maintenance facility.

Forrestfield Western Australia

> Servicing and repair of electrical systems across a wide variety of diesel electric locomotives.> Developed a talent for diagnostics and rapid identification of faults on locomotive control and power systems. Focused on rectifying the root cause of failures over repairing symptomatic faults.

Perth, Australia

> Servicing and repair of electrical systems on the “A” series railcar fleet.> Installation of an upgraded communication and passenger announcement system.> Identified and negotiated a maintenance strategy for reverse contactors.> Influenced the design of automated wash station upgrades.

Perth, Australia

> Contracted to the Public Transport Authority of W.A.> Hands on experience in rail signalling, communication systems, railcar maintenance, station construction and station maintenance.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Beng Hons, Mechanical Engineering, 88.6

Membership of the Vice-Chancellors List - 2019 Most Outstanding 2nd Year Student in Mechanical Engineering - 2021 Most Outstanding 3rd.

Certificate Iv, Training And Assessing

Certificate Iv, Frontline Management

The skills and knowledge I gained from this qualification have been highly valuable to my development as an industry leader.

Certificate 3 Electrotechnology, Electrician

High School Certificate