John

About me:

Candidate Info :
I’m looking for work as a local Brisbane/Sunny Coast/Gold Coast driver of a light or medium rigid or semi-truck. I have very good knowledge of the greater Brisbane street layout. I’m open to shift work, night work, weekend shifts or regular hours. I’m also prepared to do overtime as required.
I prefer to have a permanent casual or full-time position with the depot on the Northside, as although I don’t currently live in Brisbane, I can stay with family on the northside temporally or relocate as required. Having said that, I have own reliable vehicle and can travel Brisbane wide.
I also have an HRW forklift license & Qld White Card. I would pass a medical and D/A test without issue.
I also have a current Qld Police check, and current Standard II Generic Coal Induction plus RII for Haul & Bulk Water Truck

Experience :
Worked As Owner/Operator at Safety4Work from October 2015 to till now
Part-time self-employed home-based business. Limited income. Business deals with WPHS posters on a rotational basis. Multi-drop rostered runs of high-risk client sites every 6 weeks. Time management and traffic avoidance skills. High level of site safety awareness as site inductions required for every site visited.
Business can continue to be operated by my wife and business partner.

Worked As Coach Captain at Greyhound Coach from January 2019 to July 2021
Coach Capt driving mine workers to & from camp to mine site & return.

Worked As Hc driver at Top Citris + Butterbone station (unsure name) from January 1988 to January 2021
Two different farms, on and off work HC watertanks and tautliners.

Worked As HR Truck Driver – Refridgereated at MOCO Food Services from November 2018 to January 2019
Multidrop vege & fruit delivery to food service outlets on a rostered run Southern Bris to Gold Coast. Left to take Greyhound job.

Worked As Operator Manager at Inferno Woodfired Pizza from February 2014 to October 2017
Established a food van business, from set up to finished product.
Involved in all aspects of food prep, hygiene & housekeeping,
council mobile food license, event planning and customer service.
Business was sold as a going concern.

Worked As Qld State Franchisor at Poster Faktory Qld Pty Ltd from February 2002 to October 2015
Qld State Master Franchisor Started own business. Qld branch of a NZ company, began as Qld agent on commission. Now developed it into State Master Franchise. Responsible to sales, service, maintaining customer relations, dealing with a multitude of large companies. Supply Work Place Health and Safety posters on a rotational/exchange basis.

Worked As Casual H.C Semi truck Night Shift at Recruitment agency for NQX Eagle Farm from December 2008 to March 2009
Casual labour-hire position as Semi HC tautliner driver from old NQX depot at Eagle Farm. Delivering pallets beer from Yerongpilly to Yatala and return. Isuzu rental truck with road ranger. Night shift run.

Worked As Field Service Technician, Grounds Keeper at Sweden Working Holiday from November 1998 to March 2001
I lived and worked casually in Sweden.
Field Service technician.
Casual local semi-truck driver
Grounds Keeper and property maintenance.

Worked As Owner Operator at Jim’s Mowing from February 1996 to October 1998
Bought a franchise and set it up from scratch. Lawnmowing and garden maintenance, all aspects of customer service, time management & run rosters, bookkeeping, machine maintenance, property maintenance, dump runs & lots of sweating and mowing of lawns.

Worked As Taxi Driver at Taxi or Limo from February 1992 to July 1997
Night shift taxi driver while doing other self employed work during the day.

Worked As Field Service Technician at Pirtek Fluid Connectors from February 1992 to February 1996
Responsible for call out work on machinery using hydraulics or pneumatics lines for an action movement, was required to replace failed hoses and identify other areas in the fluid connection circuit which need attention to prevent future problems. I had a number of clients to keep in regular touch, was required to meet a budget, attend sales training and call on new customers

Worked As Taxi Driver at Yellow Cabs from March 1990 to November 1992
Permanent Brisbane Cabbie to about two years, then kept the license valid for many years after that and continued to use it as casual weekend work whenever needed.
Developed a very good knowledge of the Brisbane street layout. Cash handling, situational awareness, customer service, site pick and address location (without GPS)

Worked As Station Hand & Large Tractor Operator,Truck Driver at Buttabone Station from February 1989 to November 1990
Worked on a large cotton farm west of Dubbo.
Responsible for monitoring Zillman Lateral Move Irrigation Machines,
Driver of large articulated tractors, civil water truck, Cat D6 dozer, Cotton pickers & front end loader.
Workshop servicing of farm machinery as needed.

Worked As Haul Truck Driver at Open Pit Mine/ Quarry at Frostie’s Calliope Quarry from February 1987 to October 1988
Maintaining and responsible for haul truck, CAT 769B.
Included daily greasing, maintenance, air filter cleaning etc. Driving from pit to rail head. Overburden hauling and dumping as directed.

Worked As Forklift operator and truck driver. at Nelson Apple and Pear Board from November 1985 to January 1987
Straight out of high school. Worked at the local Apple and Pear board in Nelson near where I lived in NZ.