Paul Kindelan
Linwood,Christchurch
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Technician maintenance
Timezone
Waltham , Christchurch
10.2013 - Current
- Maintained and repaired equipment to ensure operational efficiency.
- Conducted routine inspections to identify maintenance needs.
- Assisted customers with product usage and troubleshooting issues.
- Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures and safety protocols.
- Documented maintenance activities and service requests accurately.
- Provided technical support for gaming machines and attractions daily.
- Replaced defective components or parts as needed.
- Performed troubleshooting and repair of equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
- Utilized a variety of hand tools including soldering irons, screwdrivers, pliers, cutters, wire strippers and crimpers.
- Maintained records of repairs, calibrations, and tests performed on equipment.
- Followed safety practices to safeguard against injury and damage to property.
- Conducted preventive maintenance procedures according to established schedules.
- Reviewed technical manuals and other documents related to product operation and maintenance requirements.
- Installed new components or replaced defective parts to restore functionality.
- Adjusted, connected, or disconnected wiring, piping and tubing to complete repairs and installations.
- Ran tests on newly repaired machinery and equipment to confirm proper functionality.
- Greased mechanical parts with lubrication to achieve smooth and regular functionality.
- Disassembled dysfunctional machinery to perform root cause analysis and repairs.
Fish Processor
Aoraki smokehouse
Harwood, Christchurch
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Cleaned and filleted salmon for processing.
- Operated smokehouse equipment for optimal flavor enhancement.
- Monitored fish quality throughout processing stages.
- Packaged finished products for distribution to customers.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of work area.
- Followed safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment.
- Sorted different types, sizes, salmon into correct carts and moved carts to outbound processing area.
- Adapted quickly when changes were made within the production process.
- Used vacuum packaging machines to seal containers before shipment.
- Packaged finished products in accordance with customer requirements.
- Unloaded fish carts, packaged fish products and transported products to inspection and shipping area for loading and delivery to buyers.
- Executed proper and sanitary waste management operations to avoid contamination.
- Recorded product yields, waste amounts, temperatures and other data points on a daily basis.
- Monitored product temperature throughout the process to maintain freshness.
- Assisted in developing new recipes by testing ingredients, measurements and cooking times.
- Conducted regular maintenance on production machinery.
- Fed product into processing machinery and cleaned and sanitized work dispenser bins and bulk storage areas.
- Tracked orders using a computer system or manual logbook.
- Removed, sorted, cleaned and bagged salmon fish and packed in ice for future production of caviar.
- Cleaned and prepared fish for further processing according to company standards.
- Graded, weighed and measured fish products to ensure quality control.
Education
Flaxmere College
Flaxmere , Hastings Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Preventive maintenance and equipment repair
- Work area cleaning
- Preventative maintenance programs
- Safe cleaning with chemicals
- Technical troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Routine inspections
- Component replacement
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Mechanical aptitude
- Multitasking and organization
- Power Tools and Equipment
Timeline
Technician maintenance
Timezone
10.2013 - Current
Fish Processor
Aoraki smokehouse
06.2011 - 12.2012
Flaxmere College