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  • Evening all

    Afternoon gents,


    Im Craig and im a serving Army Plant Op, 7 years experience.


    Im starting to think realistically about the big step move to civie street and following the plant path in the big wide world so i guess im trying to start a bit of networking and see what i can build up before i take the hit and get out! If this isnt the right place for that please point me in the right direction!


    Ive currently got my blue ticket on +10 tonne 360's and working on the blue ticket for wheeled loaders and grader, majority of
    my experience currently lies in wheeled loaders and graders although i can offer an experienced hand at excavators (large and small)
    and Dozers, rollers, skid steers and front loaded dumpers.


    Also have some fleet management and site management experience.


    My career so far has had me operating all over the world in some fairly hairy situations doing a large array of different tasks including some quarry work
    (portland quarry, weymouth) which i have photos to show for the majority!


    Just a quick list of countries worked in! :


    UK, Germany, Poland, Cyprus, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Canada, Jordan, Kenya.


    Fortunatley, or unfortunatley my record of experience vastly outweighs my CV.


    Looking forward to getting to know some people in the scene and gaining some outside knowledge away from the military plant world!


    Craig
    Is there such thing as half a hole?

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    Welcome Craig ... nice to have you join .. I don't think you would have much trouble finding work with that CV ... picking somewhere that, there is work of any great significance, may be more to the point. You may also find that some tickets might have to be changed to those that comply with civvy street .. don't quote me .. some may be transferable if you have log books etc
    Please don't PM me for plant advice.. thanks .. Post in the forum where I will gladly help, as will many of our contributors.. as the info and responses will help everyone else, which is why we exist

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    • #3
      Yea saying that we are forced into the cpcs scheme for free may seem ungratefull but we have no other choice :/ Always fancied work in the opencast mines down oz but unsure of how my tickets would transfer.
      Is there such thing as half a hole?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by CraigPlant View Post
        Yea saying that we are forced into the cpcs scheme for free may seem ungratefull but we have no other choice :/ Always fancied work in the opencast mines down oz but unsure of how my tickets would transfer.
        Ah well .. if you are CPCS accredited, thats all you need for UK then for most plant except the specialised stuff I suppose you'd need to think about what you enjoy most to work out where to go next ... sitting feeding a crusher all day 6 days a week doesnt suit everyone for example ? and I would imagine youve had a fair variety of stuff to do over the years ?
        Please don't PM me for plant advice.. thanks .. Post in the forum where I will gladly help, as will many of our contributors.. as the info and responses will help everyone else, which is why we exist

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        • #5
          Sure have! Most days bring a new challenge but im sure that doesnt count for all plant work out there!
          Is there such thing as half a hole?

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          • #6
            Safe to say ive spent a fair amount of time Tipper loading aswell!
            Is there such thing as half a hole?

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            • #7
              How did you like CFB Suffield? I see you spent some time in Canada so I'm assuming it was there.

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              • #8
                Yea quite good, was there in 2009, last October and going back in March for a couple months. The CFB is quite good untill you rumble out the back gate onto a million square miles of snow covered nothingness!
                Is there such thing as half a hole?

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                • #9
                  Ha ha yeah I've taken the TransCanada highway numerous times across Western Canada and I love how big and vast the Prairie's are. Welcome to the site by the way.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks very much!
                    Is there such thing as half a hole?

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                    • #11
                      Welcome Craig delighted to have you on board, excellent picks as well.........................
                      A driven man with a burning passion.

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                      • #12
                        Glad to be here pal and cheers!
                        Is there such thing as half a hole?

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                        • #13
                          I've done a print screen of that Craig so when you loose the rag with me I post it to remind you
                          A driven man with a burning passion.

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                          • #14
                            Haha give it a couple of days ;)
                            Is there such thing as half a hole?

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                            • #15
                              Welcome from the down under branch of the forum Craig .

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