Geoff

About me:

Candidate Info :
Born 1962 & raised on a dairy farm in Sth Gippsland Victoria.
Educated at Wonthaggi Technical School & Victorian College of the Arts. Completed year 11.
After a twenty year career in the RAAF had a complete change of job direction driving coaches, was doing this on a casual basis whilst still in the RAAF, went full time on discharge.
Ideally I would like to find tipper work as that is what I have been doing in recent years but will consider anything. Have had a lot of experience with sensitive freight, I.e musical instruments & sound equipment.
Don’t mind working some weekends.

No physical problems use glasses for reading. Current drivers medical and driver authority(Busses)
Roadranger experienced.
Was working for 44c per km Single 46c B double long distance & $31.00 p hour local in last job.
Interests and hobbies are vintage trucks & tractors, full bore target shooting and music.
Was awarded an Australia Day Medal for my services to RAAF Band heavy transport.

Experience :
Worked As TRUCK DRIVER at Miller Transport from January 2015 to January 2017
Carting of grain, Fertilizer and Quarry products using single and B Double combinations.

Worked As FARM HAND/TRUCK DRIVER at Samuel Farms Partnership from April 2012 to April 2014
• Carting of grain, fertilizer and quarry products using an articulated truck.
• Operation and maintenance of an articulated front end loader for farm road maintenance and Gypsum extraction.
• Operation and maintenance of tractors ranging from 120hp to 360hp, for broad acre cropping with a variety of implements including hydraulic, PTO and linkage applications.
• Handling of chemicals and pesticides for the purpose of weed control.
• In charge of quality control of grain storage.
• Sheep husbandry.
• General farm and garden maintenance.

Worked As FARM HAND/ TRUCK DRIVER at Miller Family Trust from April 2011 to March 2012
• Transporting of grain, fertilizer and quarry products using an articulated truck.
• The position required me to drive to many locations in Victoria and South Australia.

Worked As TANKER DRIVER at Evans Petroleum Gipplsand from December 2009 to March 2011
• Full-time driving of a fuel tanker.
• Operation of a ridged fuel tanker, quad dog and a B double tanker.

Worked As TRUCK DRIVER full time at South Gippsland Stock Feeds from November 2008 to November 2009
Driving articulated blower tankers, delivering stock feeds

Worked As Spreader operator/ truck driver at Korumburra Lime & Speading from January 2005 to January 2008
Operation of fertilizer spreading machines, transport of bulk fertilizer. Operation of frontend loaders. Operation of tipper trucks and dog trailers

Worked As TRUCK DRIVER/ MACHINERY ASSEMBLER at Windmill Ag from November 2004 to October 2005
• Delivery of new and used tractors and machinery.
• Picking up tractors and machinery for repair. (Breakdown recovery).
• Transport of tractors and machinery between other windmill branches at Terang and Hamilton.
• Assembling and detailing new and used tractors and machinery.
• Repair of ride-on lawn mowers.

Worked As FARM HAND at D & T Hanks from March 2004 to October 2004
• Milking cows twice a day.
• Tractor operations.
• Farm and garden maintenance.

Worked As COACH DRIVER at Cobb & Co Coaches from July 1995 to March 2004
• Operating tour coaches in and around Melbourne.
• Operation coaches for extended tours Australia-wide. Some were up to 20 days duration.
• Operating coaches for interstate express and V- Line
Services. Areas included Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane.

Worked As PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN at Royal Australian Air Force from January 1980 to January 2000
• Professional Musician with the RAAF Central Band.
• Performed at various venues all over Australia and overseas.
• Performance standard, AMusA (Associate of Music Australia).
• Instrument majors: Euphonium, Trombone and Tuba.
• Officer in charge of heavy transport, for state and national tours.
• Heavy transport driver operating ridged and articulated trucks, buses and coaches Australia-wide.
• The supervision of 6-8 subordinates, I was responsible for the other musicians within the lower-brass section of the RAAF Central Band.