curriculum vitae

Kevin John Savage

(01302 843837 - 07862738964
5 Ashfield Road
Doncaster
DN7 4JA

Profile
I am a highly skilled heavy plant machine operator, with experience of operating a variety of
machinery in demolition, quarrying, railway, highway & streetworks, mining & civil
engineering projects across the UK. I have experience of working as a Foreman within the
construction industry in the UK, working effectively alongside other trades. I am now looking
for a new challenge that will allow me to use the skills I have developed.

Plant Machine Experience

 NVQ Level II in Plant & Demolition
 CSCS & CPCS Cards (UK Health & Safety Cards to work on Construction sites & drive
Plant machinery)
 Experience of operating Caterpillar 773 & 777 Dump Trucks,
 Experience of driving Volvo Dump Trucks 25 to 40 tonne
 Experience of operating Komatsu Dump Trucks, all sizes
 Experience of operating Excavators (Libra 986, JCB 320, Hitachi 670 & Samsung 460)
Tracked above 10 Tonne
 Experience of operating Excavators above 10 Tonne
 Full Clean UK Driving Licence

Relevant Experience
Krouse Civil Engineering
Heavy Plant Operator June 2009 – Aug 2009
 Groundwork’s on a new extension to a government facility
 Digging out trenches for drainage & laying pipework
 Operating Volvo 210 & 240 Excavators
 Maintaining equipment and carrying out daily safety checks
 Adhering to strict Health & Safety requirements

Controlled Demolition
Heavy Plant Operator 2007 – June 2009
 Operating Komatsu 210, 240 & 340 Excavators on projects across the UK
 Safe demolition of buildings
 Adhering to strict Health & Safety requirements

ALF Kitchen
Machine Driver 2006
 Operating Libra 986 Excavators & general groundwork duties

Slingsby
Construction Plant Operator 2005 – 2006
 Earth works, moving waste spoil from wash plants at Hatfield main colliery
 Operating Case 210 Excavators & Volvo A25 & A35 Dump Trucks
 Maintaining equipment and carrying out daily safety checks

Gary Hather Plant Hire

Machine Operator 2002 – 2004
 Driving a variety of plant equipment, D9 Bull Dozers, Komatsu 210, 280, 340
Excavators, Volvo 210, Case 210, Case 888 Excavators on tyres Hitachi, 210, 340
Excavators, Caterpillar D400 4, Volvo A25 & A35s,
 Civil engineering, heavy earth moving, batter work, drainage & ground leveling work

Various Plant Hire firms

Machine Operator 1998 – 2002
 Operating a variety of machinery for plant hire companies across the north of England

Balfour Beatty
Machine Operator/Foreman 1994 – 1997
 Operating plant equipment such as Komatsu Excavators & Dump Trucks
 Working alongside Construction site manages, allocating work, checking quality of
work & planning on going work
 Ensuring that operatives adhered to Health & Safety on site

AMEC
Ground Worker 1992 – 1994
 Operating plant equipment such as Komatsu Excavator & Dump Truck

Vocational Training
CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme) Card
NVQ Level II in Plant & Demolition

References
Available on request