michael

About me:

Candidate Info :
I have many skills and experience in the transport industry with with many required licences and certificates to allow myself to cover a broad range of positions.
I have just finished up with Toll of recent due to needing a change of scenery and have been picking up casuals shifts here and there to get by.
I’m in position now where I need to find something more permanent and stable.
I have my own transport and I’m willing to travel where ever I may be required.
I’m open to overtime and weekends with no outside commitments to affect my availability.
Physically I’m healthy and am willing to undertake a medical at anytime when required.

Experience :
Worked As Truck Driver/Trainer/Safety Rep at Toll Intermodal from August 2008 to February 2016
* CURRENT 26/08/2008 – CURRENT
TOLL INTERMODAL
• Truck Driver/Trainer/Safety Rep
• Duties include:
• Everyday transporting of General Freight and Dangerous goods – Single and B-Double Combinations
• Minimum 3 years experience in B-Doubles
• Training/Retraining Employees
• Advanced Blue-scope Training
• Safety Committee and Rep Duties

Accomplishments:
• The company was 3 years behind in training which I had up to date in just under 6 months for over 30 drivers
• Practice defensive driving techniques on a daily basis
• Maintaining a perfect driving record for over 6 consecutive years
• Improving morale amongst drivers
• Making drivers more efficient in turnaround times
• Identified easier solutions to training procedures
• Enhanced corporate image and company’s reputation in how drivers approach customers
• Achieved excellence at resolving disputes with drivers and their relations with Management
• Gained satisfaction from improved productivity by drivers completed refresher training
• Consistently exceeded audit goals for the last 3 years in Rail Terminal Safety
• Improved Safety Initiatives and decreased LTI’s and MTI’s by getting approval to purchase a Isotram for access on top of Bulk Liquid Tanks, purchasing appropriate safety platforms for working at heights and upgrading and replacing old equipment for load restraint

Worked As Coach Driver at greyhound australia from March 2005 to March 2007
* MARCH 2005 – MAR 2007 – DEC 2007 GREYHOUND AUSTRALIA
Coach Driver

Long distance – night/day/overnight.

Worked As Labourer at Roofing from February 2004 to May 2005
* FEB 2004 – MAY 2005 SELF EMPLOYMENT
• Duties include
• Repairing roofs
• Roofing
• Furniture repairs,
• Erecting sheds, verandas and car ports
• Plumbing
• Painting
• Yard Maintenance

Worked As Cold Store Manager/Truck Driver at MG KAILIS TUNA (PTY LTD) from January 2001 to January 2004
* JAN 2001 – JAN 2004 MG KAILIS TUNA (PTY LTD)
Cold Store Manager/Truck Driver
• Duties include:
• Training new employees
• Feeding and harvesting fish
• Forklift and truck operation
• Loading and unloading of trucks and boats with • Hiabs and forklift operations
• Maintenance of machinery
• Painting
• Servicing trucks and forklifts
• Servicing Ropes, Anchors and Nets
• Stock control
• Quality reports
• Cleaning

Worked As Plumbers Labourer at Araluen Plumbing – Alice Springs NT from January 2000 to January 2001
* Plumbers Labourer
Araluen Plumbing – Alice Springs NT – 2000 to 2001
Responsibilities

• Digging holes
• Pipe Repairs
• Foundation Plumbing Prep
• Working in Remote Communities

Accomplishments
I was involved in some specialised projects on several Aboriginal Communities and the new High Tech Alice Springs Prison.

* Drillers Offsider

Worked As Drillers Offsider at Gorey and Cole – Alice Springs NT from January 1998 to January 2000
Gorey and Cole – Alice Springs NT – 1998 to 2000
Responsibilities

• Mechanical repairs and maintenance
• Relocation of Rig equipment between leases
• Driving various trucks, road-trains (Doubles and Triples) and drilling rigs.
• Camp Moves
• Camp duties including and not limited to cleaning and cooking
• Shovelling dirt from holes on water production projects and sample hole drilling.
• Assisting Rio Tinto Geologists with rock core sample handling.

Accomplishments:
The impact of this job was very challenging and rewarding the experience was of great benefit to my work ethics.
We travelled a lot and were away from home at great lengths in some very remote areas all over the N.T and W.A (Newman mostly). They were fun times but it all came to a halt in the end due to a lack of work and I returned to local work in Alice Springs.