Ioane Vaaga

• Inspected completed work to verify quality standards and compliance with criteria.
• Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
• Checked equipment to determine if maintenance was required.
• Trained new employees to learn new systems, apply best practices and comply with protocols and regulations.
• Reviewed project details to specify correct materials and equipment for job sites.
• Monitored usage of supplies and materials to establish cost effective operations.

• Verified completed projects met approved time, quality, and cost estimates.
• Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
• Inspected equipment and tools used for safe operation.
• Addressed issues with employees and customers to manage healthy conflict resolutions.
• Monitored job progress and performance of employees or contractors to complete projects prior to deadlines.
• Supported construction and extraction workers to facilitate timely completion of projects.
• Documented construction and extraction workers' hours, wages and other pertinent information.
• Investigated and reported on accidents, injuries and near-miss incidents.
• Supervised training of new construction and extraction workers on safety practices and procedures.
• Drain layer and median drain installation
• Earthwork experience (2 years experience)

Project Description: Southern Corridor Improvements Project - Auckland, NZ.

August 2020 - Achieved Safety Award

Commitment to uphold hazard identification within the team, Ensuring all relevant documentation with recent service drawings are presented first beforehand, Maintain commitment to safety of all individuals.

• Trained employees how to fix problems, correct mistakes and maximize productivity.
• Making sure to check each day for the Health + Safety/quality/planning in the work enviroment
• Road widering
• Bridges installation and extending bridges
• Footpaths formwork and laying concrete
• Formwork and Foundation
• ITS Services installation ducting and pullpits
• Installation barriers
• Strong stone wall installation
• Took on extra hours and shifts during busy periods to meet deadlines.
• CCTV Foundation and Gantry Foundation

Project Desciption: $220 Civil Infrastructure - Road Widening

• March 2017 - Achieved project team award for safety and delivery of Cathodic protection works - Whau River Bridge
• Safe and fast install of all anodes
• Work safe area looking after
• Pile repair underneath Whau River Bridge
• Formwork and Foundation
• Took on extra hours and shifts during busy periods to meet tight deadlines.
• Aco Drain Installation

Project Description: $220m Civil Infrastructure - Road Widening

• Extending Whau River Bridge
• Formwork
• Installation of barrier
• Concrete layer
• Cleaned and straightened work areas to maximize productivity and safety.
• Worked fast to complete tasks and meet daily deadlines.
• Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
• Followed instructions and procedures to complete assigned tasks.
• Used variety of hand and power tools to complete tasks.
• Loaded and unloaded materials and equipment onto and off construction sites.
• Helped with erecting scaffolding and ladders.
• Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks and trailers.
• Mixed and poured concrete for variety of projects.
• Managed safe and efficient use of tools and equipment on construction sites.
• Cleaned and maintained tools, equipment and worksites.
• Completed tear-down of existing structures to prepare for new construction.
• Assisted in digging, trenching and backfilling trenches and foundations.

Project Description: State housing repairs and maintenance - ongoing contract.

• Repairing and re-platering walls
• Prepping and painting walls
• Protected surfaces surrounding work areas such as windows, doors or sidewalks.
• Applied coats of plaster to interior walls, ceilings and partitions to produce finished surfaces according to blueprints.
• Maintained knowledge of industry materials, tools and equipment.
• Prepared and mixed paste, cement and mortar for projects.
• Effectively and independently estimated quantity of materials needed to perform work.
• Executed or delegated tasks such as mixing mortar and plaster to required consistency.
• Completed plaster and stucco tasks by hand or using pump sprayer.
• Applied coats of plaster or stucco to structure surfaces using trowels, brushes or spray guns.

Project Description: Building and erecting houses from foundation to the finished house.

• Foundation preparation and installation
• Erecting framing
• Fully enclosing/finishing off work
• Worked fast to complete tasks and meet daily deadlines.
• Cleaned and straightened work areas to maximize productivity and safety.
• Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
• Identified defective products or machinery and reported to supervisor.
• Followed instructions and procedures to complete assigned tasks.
• Operated equipment and machinery safely to prevent accidents.
• Worked on sites, installing roofs and other exterior components.
• Followed instructions and safety protocols to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Dug trenches, backfilled holes and compacted earth to prepare for new construction.
• Helped with erecting scaffolding and ladders.