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Michael O’Neil-Braid

Hokitika

Summary

Versatile and mechanically inclined with hands-on experience in maintenance and parts replacement, honed across roles with Diesel Mechanical Services and other key industry players. Excelled in operating heavy machinery and teamwork, significantly enhancing farm and mechanical operations efficiency. Proven quick learner, adept at adopting new techniques and achieving operational excellence.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanic Assistant

Diesel Mechanical Services
12.2024 - Current
  • Performed oil changes, tire rotations, and other routine maintenance tasks to keep vehicles running smoothly.
  • Fixing and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

Farm Assistance

Mj and Dj Van Beek
02.2023 - Current

• Tagging cows

• Feeding animals silage plam kernel and hay bales with tractors

• Brake feeding stock and shifting them

• Setting up milking shed and milking 480 cows

• Maintenance on farm equipment and milking shed

•Using all farm equipment as following

Two wheels, quad bike, farm Ute and tractors and implements like ripper and aerator, feed our wagon, roller, bale feeder, gravel trailer, heavy harrows fert spreader, pk trailer and loader work such as loading and unloading trucks or bales or pallets, loading feed our wagon, doing gravel, stacking bales

• Fixing water leaks

• Calfing assistance and feeding them

• Treating cows for different sickness

• Fencing

Mechanic Assistant

Henry Adam’s Contracting
07.2022 - 07.2022
  • Worked alongside senior mechanics to gain hands-on experience with advanced repair techniques and tools.
  • Supported senior mechanics in completing major overhauls, extending the lifespan of vehicles.
  • Helping re build a motor and put it back into a loader

Labour

Even Jones Construction
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Working as a labourer with qualified builders on upgrading our local supermarket
  • Learnt all the basics of building

Farm Hand

(Dad)
02.2021 - 04.2021

• Feeding stock

• Tractor work such as dicking, seeding and harrowing

• Digger work like screening, drain cleaning and flipping

• Helping build sheds

• Shifting cows and running them through the yards

Education

Skills

  • Maintenance
  • Parts replacement
  • Mechanically inclined
  • Building skills
  • Operating heavy machinery
  • Quick to learn
  • Working as a team
  • Farm assistance
  • Restricted drivers license

Timeline

Mechanic Assistant

Diesel Mechanical Services
12.2024 - Current

Farm Assistance

Mj and Dj Van Beek
02.2023 - Current

Mechanic Assistant

Henry Adam’s Contracting
07.2022 - 07.2022

Labour

Even Jones Construction
02.2022 - 06.2022

Farm Hand

(Dad)
02.2021 - 04.2021
Michael O’Neil-Braid