Mike Hawkins

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Control System Engineer at Rio Tinto @ Rio Tinto
london, london, united kingdom
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Australia
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About Mike Hawkins

An Electrical Instrumentation professional with 12 years’ experience in mining and process plants across nickel, gold and diamonds, the last 10 years steadily progressing with Rio Tinto on the Argyle Diamond Mine. Prior mining experience with Xstrata Nickel and Diab Engineering, as well as industrial manufacturer Cockburn Cement and ARG/EDI Rail. A technical leader with expertise in fault finding diagnostics and experience remediating electrical faults and breakdowns, including instrumentation and control systems. Recently completed a Diploma in Instrumentation and Instrumentation Control sponsored by Rio Tinto, with current studies in PLCs and HMI.Key Skills• Rio Tinto safety compliant within a 21years LTI free department• SAP competencies for time confirmations, creating notifications, creating work orders, ordering parts (stock and non-stock), purchase requisitions for services• Fault finding using on site PLCs Allen Bradley and GE Fanuc series six Genius/RX31. (RS Logics and Proficy machine edition) using CITECT SCADA• Expertise for installations, calibrations and maintenance of pressure and level transmitter, weightometers, temperature transmitters, density transmitters• High Voltage Switching, creating and vetting HV switching programs• Special interest in developing experience control system (PLCs and HMIs)• Enjoy mentoring team members for diagnostics, fault finding and problem solvingQualifications/Licences:• Electrical Licence: EW 172509• Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering UEE51011 – PMV• Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation UEE50211 – PMV• Cert 3 in Engineering Electrical/Electronic trade – Swan TAFE• Cert 3 in instrumentation and Control UEE31211 – EIM Training• Cert 4 in Engineering MEM40105 (instrumentation) – CCI Skills Centre• High Voltage Switching – Competency Training• LV Rescue and CPR – St Johns• Confined Space RIWHS202D – Pivot• Working at heights, Elevated Work Platform, Hazardous Areas – PMV• Forklift, Dogging, White Card• Yokogawa CS 3000 DCS• PLC Programming from Scratch (PLC I) – Udemy• Practical PLC Programming (PLC II) - Udemy

Mike Hawkins's Current Company Details
Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto

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Control System Engineer at Rio Tinto
london, london, united kingdom
Website:
riotinto.com
Employees:
23052
Mike Hawkins Work Experience Details
  • Rio Tinto
    Control System Engineer
    Rio Tinto Jul 2021 - Present
    Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Rio Tinto
    Electrical And Control Systems Engineer (Secondment)
    Rio Tinto Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
    Greater Brockman
    Rio Tinto Iron Ore GBO consists of 4 sites, Brockman 2, Brockman 4, Nammuldi and Silvergrass. Working as part of the AMES team I supply on-site engineering support for the Fixed Plant Electrical and Controls systems at Brockman 2, Nammuldi and Silvergrass.
  • Rio Tinto
    Electrical/Instrument Supervisor
    Rio Tinto Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
    Argyle Diamond Mine
    Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine is an underground block cave operation remotely located in the East Kimberley region of WA and is the largest diamond producer in the world by volume. My initial role as E/I Technician progressed steadily to MEI Supervisor over 10 years to 2020.As a Supervisor for a Mechanical Electrical/Instrument team varying up to 15 Technicians and Fitters for the continuous processing plant, my role is responsible for managing daily work activities for maintaining the plant in a safety compliant way that prevents breakdowns and keeps the plant running.
  • Rio Tinto
    Electrical/Instrument Leading Hand
    Rio Tinto Jul 2016 - Jan 2018
    Argyle Diamond Mine
    Responsible for supervising a team of up to 10 Electrical/Instrument Technicians keeping a continuous ore processing plant running.
  • Rio Tinto
    Electrical/Instrument Process Electrician
    Rio Tinto Feb 2011 - Jul 2016
    Argyle Diamond Mine
    Reporting to the Electrical Team Leader, my role was responsible for daily scheduled work management and breakdowns for the processing plant. This included being on call when required for assisting team members with ordering stock and non-stock parts and assisting the Electrical Team Leader with Shutdown planning and work completion
  • Hays
    Electrical/Instrument Process Electrician
    Hays Sep 2010 - Feb 2011
    Rio Tinto, Argyle Diamond Mine
    As E/I Technician reporting to the Electrical Team Leader and Leading Hand, I was responsible for the effective resolution of break downs, statutory checking as well as preventative maintenance for a continuous processing plant.
  • Diab Engineering Pty Ltd
    Electrical Instrument Technician
    Diab Engineering Pty Ltd Jan 2010 - Sep 2010
    Boddington, Western Australia, Australia
    Responsible for completing small projects, installations, plant maintenance, fault finding and repairs, instrumentation expertise and Shutdowns
  • Glencore
    Process Electrician
    Glencore Apr 2008 - Jan 2010
    Cosmos Nickel Mine
    Xstrata Nickel was the owner operator of the Cosmos nickel mine in the Goldfields, WA. The Swiss based company was taken over by Glencore in 2013. My role reported to the Electrical Supervisor. I was on 24 hr call out, responsible for effective resolution of breakdowns, statutory checking and preventative maintenance of a continuous processing plant, Mill upgrades and modifications, and Village maintenance
  • Cockburn Cement Limited
    Electrical Instrument Technician
    Cockburn Cement Limited Nov 2007 - Apr 2008
    Perth, Australia
    Cockburn Cement is a manufacturer of cement with a continuous processing and production plant where I worked in the Maintenance Department maintaining the plant and attending breakdowns. While completing my Apprenticeship I was sent to LE Jarvis to gain experience in motor rewinding, followed by appointment to the role of E/I Technician.
  • Cockburn Cement Limited
    Electrical Apprentice
    Cockburn Cement Limited Aug 2005 - Nov 2007
    Perth, Australia
  • Downer
    Electrical Apprentice
    Downer Jan 2004 - Aug 2005
    Perth, Wa
    ARG/EDI Rail provided the initial Apprenticeship training and exposure for DC equipment, diagnosing faults on the various systems, changing and repairing traction motors, servicing dynamic braking systems and other equipment, enabling me to implement modifications designed by the engineers.

Mike Hawkins Skills

Cpr Certified Hazardous Areas Instrumentation Commissioning Ge Proficy Fault Finding Mining Apply First Aid High Voltage

Mike Hawkins Education Details

  • Tafe Wa
    Tafe Wa
    Engineering - Electrical/Electrionics Trade
  • Cci Skills Center
    Cci Skills Center
    Engineering - Instrumentation Mem40105
  • Kelmscott Senior High School
    Kelmscott Senior High School
  • Eim Training
    Eim Training
    Insturmentation And Control- Uee31211

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