Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Affiliations
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Mitchell Weir

Tokanui,Southland

Summary

Proactive engineer experienced in agricultural environments, specializing in structural welding and machine fabrication. Demonstrated success in adapting to varied tasks and completing projects within tight deadlines, contributing to enhanced operational efficiency.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

General Engineer Apprentice

Mike Harrison
Kennington, Invercargill
09.2022 - Current

- Structural weld ticket for multi-run fillet weld.

- Performed general engineering and fabrication work across agricultural environments, including welding and repairing farm trailers, gates, and machinery components.

- Worked independently and on-site across farms, adapting to varied jobs, and completing tasks within tight timeframes.

-I was the maintenance engineer at the local Silver Fern Farms deer-freezing work plant, did various jobs throughout the site, and did lots of tricky and finicky fabrication work on machines and other jobs that needed to be done to improve their operation.

- Completed small-scale structural steel fabrication and installation down to the millimeter, following engineering drawings and safety requirements.

- Have general knowledge of gearboxes, motors, farm machinery, and hydraulics.

-I have done a lot of work with a CNC profile cutter.

-I have good problem-solving skills.

General Engineer

Nate Stratford
Tokanui, Tokanui
03.2022 - 07.2022
  • Completed a wide range of farm machinery repairs, including diagnosing faults, and fabricating replacement components.
  • Built and assembled custom agricultural equipment, such as a mobile shearing trailer and an air-seeder sowing machine.
  • Performed diverse on-farm engineering tasks, including welding, maintenance, and fabrication work on gates and trailers.
  • Operated tractors and carried out general farm duties to support day-to-day agricultural operations.

Education

High School Diploma -

Southland Boys High School
Invercargill
09-2022

Skills

  • Structural welding
  • CNC machining
  • Machine fabrication
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Fault diagnosis
  • Agricultural engineering
  • Problem solving
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Team collaboration
  • Time management
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Machine learning

Certification

Working at Heights Certificate 2025

Accomplishments

New Zealand Motocross Champion Mini 65cc 2014

Affiliations

Professional motocross athlete, Racing for LMC Husqvarna

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

General Engineer Apprentice

Mike Harrison
09.2022 - Current

General Engineer

Nate Stratford
03.2022 - 07.2022

High School Diploma -

Southland Boys High School
Mitchell Weir