David

About me:

Candidate Info :
40 years in the industry, Have a good driving record and good customner relations.
Also have very good administratioin, training and operational skills based on my career in the miltary and through years of experience.
Willing to wrk weekends and be away from home for extended periods

Experience :
Worked at Current Australia from August 2013
Refrigeration transport Qld

Worked As Training Manager at Avon City Ford
Co-ordinate and recruit potential trainees for automotive courses. Liaise with employment and government agencies including prison rehab programs on placement of trainees into automotive
courses and job placement.

Work with Service Manager on recruitment and welfare of Avon City and Hutchinson Fords staff.

Consult and set up subsidies for employers whom required staff. Review ongoing trainee’s progress and seek out potentially new employers for trainee placement program.

Consult and attend Council and Welfare meetings on job placement and participate in cultural training
programs.

Set up and ran advanced driver training courses for contracted customers.

Co-ordinate driver training programs with instructors, client schools and casual driver training bookings.

Inspect and insure all potential trainees, employee sites met Work Health and Safety standards prior
placement. Report directly to WH & Safety any breaches.

My position mainly revolved around the recruitment, training and placement of trainees and meant a lot of travelling, meetings and consulting with various government agencies and large and small car
dealerships and trade related service providers apart from Ford.

Worked As casual driver at ID Transport
and moved to Armestos
Transport, Sunshine Coast, driving B/Doubles in March 04- July 05

Worked as casual driver for Toll People working in various sites, including refrigeration, containers and general freight became full time at Toll Bluescope, Acacia Ridge delivering steel around Queensland.

New Zealand

Worked at Owens /Mainfreight. Chemical tankers and General F
bulk cement tankers for Milburn, milk tankers for Fonterra
and inter-island trailer changeovers for Owens /Mainfreight. Chemical tankers and General Freight for Tulloch Transport.

In the later stages became a qualified driving instructor all classes, had successfully helped set up and run a corporate limousine business in the Christchurch Area, Corporate Cars, which was later sold to a
major Taxi company.

Worked As Tutor Work Health and Safety courses at TR Group
95-97;
Co-ordinate book and arrange delivery of various types of trucks, trailers, side lifters, B/Doubles, tippers,
2,3 and 4 axle pull trailers and removal trucks. Plan co-ordinate truck and trailer requirements for seasonal produce export with major freight companies.

Run truck wash division and ensure customer requirements met on booked units for quick turnaround.

Complete monthly account and invoices and follow-up on debt recovery and repossessions as needed.

Maintain the fleet of vehicles and co-ordinate repairs and service requirements with contracted service
providers. Have very good mechanical skills and can easily repair, replace and service vehicles to a high
standard.

Academy NZ. 98-2000 Tutor
Tutored Transport and logistics courses set up and ran driver training programs for students at local High
Schools. Test and assess learner driver’s prior final driving tests.

Allocate stationary and stores for the tutors and administration staff.

Taught comprehensive transport law for Dangerous goods cartage.

Tutor Work Health and Safety courses for various trades.

Co-ordinate drug prevention program in conjunction with NZ Police and Academy Drug welfare officer.

Set up and run and assess forklift training program. (5 day course).

Worked As Dispatcher transporter deliveries. Complete monthly accounts at Car Hallways
87-90;
Deliver new vehicles throughout Sth Island of NZ and complete relevant documentation for clearance of imported vehicles. Dispatcher transporter deliveries. Complete monthly accounts.

Life Changing Event
In August 1990 damaged right knee on deck of transporter and underwent 3 major operations on the knee over the next three years culminating in the removal of the kneecap in March 1993. This meant
major rehab and part time work with different companies until I was fully fit for full time work.

Worked at TNT NZ
General container import/export pickup and delivery Littleton Port. Run side lifter operation and co-ordinate loads for quick efficient turnaround with contractors and company drivers. Made
redundant in 87 when TNT closed NZ operation)

Worked As movement control as NCO at Movement Control Unit

Worked at Caltex Oil NZ Ltd
Initially as an oil store worker then moved into ‘s position unloading bulk sea tankers and loading
rail wagons of fuel for Sth Island customers. Repairing and servicing pipelines and equipment.

Moved on to head stores retail branch, Christchurch which included customer service, stock control and inspections of company service centres above and below ground fuel tanks.

Worked As Army. Initially as a driver at NZ Army Band as part
then re-enlisted into freight and personnel logistics

Worked As Linehaul Express Driver at K&s easters from September 2020 to April 2021
Linehaul, Qld, SA, VIC and NSW
Both general and Refrigerated freight

Worked As MC Driver Changeover/Linehaul/Local at Roadmaster Refrigerated Transport from June 2017 to September 2020
Changeover Driver
Load unload linehaul units
Freezer storage and distribution
Forklift loading unloading

Worked As Driver HC MC at Flynn Transport Lismore from July 2016 to March 2017
Deliver Chilled, frozen and dry goods thoughout south east Queensland (Woolworths contract

Company went into receivership

Worked As Truck driver-louder driver at APS – Americold from July 2013 to July 2016
Load and deliver chilled and frozen goods for Woolworths
AMC lost the delivery contract for Woolworths

Worked As Interstate MC Driver at nolans interstate transport from December 2012 to July 2013
Delivering of fresh produce and refrigerated products throughout QLD NSW VIC and SA.

Worked As Professional MC Truck Driver at Maranoa Haulage from October 2011 to February 2012
Interstate

Worked As Driver at Toll Contract Logistics from November 2010 to October 2011
Cart primarily beer out of Fosters Yatala and Toll Fosters Heathwood

Worked As Driver at Cement Australia from September 2007 to November 2010
Tanker Driver

Worked As Driver at Contractor for Owens Global from January 1991 to January 2001
Driver in Christchurch

Worked As Driver at British Pavements from January 1976 to January 1978
heavy haulage in NZ