Adam Paterson

Dispatch Role

• Arrange all the deliveries from the plant of Frames and Trusses.
• Scheduled deliveries and pickups according to customer needs.
• Liaise with the Branch Reps and the Site Managers to make sure the correct size trucks ( Hiabs ) were used to optimise the deliveries to site.
• Managed customer charges for special deliveries and Long Reach Hiabs and invoicing.
• Scheduled and organized delivery routes.
• Checking of loads to ensure that they are complete.
• Arranging the Hardware and Timber products to be packed, charged and sent with orders.
• Loading of trucks as required.
• Promoted safety culture among drivers by reinforcing compliance with regulations and conducting regular safety meetings.
• Managed a team of drivers, fostering a collaborative work environment to ensure smooth operations.
• Coordinated with maintenance teams to establish preventive maintenance schedules for fleet vehicles.
• Optimized resource allocation to minimize costs while maintaining high service levels.
• Assisted in resolving customer complaints and grievances.
• Preserved accurate records of dispatched orders, deliveries and receipts.
• Coordinated schedules for optimal coverage of daily workload and adjusted quickly to changing demands.
• Communicated with customers to provide delivery updates and resolution.
• Monitored vehicle locations to coordinate timely arrivals.
• Tracked and monitored vehicle performance and maintenance.
• Answered phone calls and responded to customer emails.
• Coordinated with sales and Production teams to ensure accurate order fulfillment.
• Reduced idle time for fleet, optimizing routes through advanced planning tools.

Production Foreman Role

• Scheduling of jobs through the factory to meet the delivery requirements of customers.
• Feeding the jobs to the saw ( cutting of all the timber for the frame and truss production line )
• Ordering all of the timber and hardware needed for production.
• Unloading of deliveries into the site as needed
• Checking off of all stock arriving.
• Organizing of the yard and Timber rotation.
• Monthly stocktakes of Timber, Hardware, Cut Product and Manufactured Frames and Trusses.
• Checking of all Frames and Trusses leaving the factory for completeness and Quality before dispatch.
• Organizing of machine maintenance as required.
• Filling in for The Production Manager as required in his absence.
• Organizing the team into the roles to meet the production needs for the shift.
• Preforming the Daily machinery safety checks.

• Delegating all of the orders to be packed for delivery / collection to yardman
• Checking the completed orders before they are dispatched
• Checking off the loads on the trucks before they depart
• Delegating tasks around the yard to keep the yard in a clean and presentable condition
• Organizing all the maintenance for the Fleet of delivery Trucks
• Organizing all the maintenance for our 14 Forklifts as required
• Processing supplier invoices in relation to maintences of vehicles and services to the yard
• Organizing loads to go out on delivery vehicles
• Loading delivery vehicles as needed
• Checking loads off on trucks before they are unloaded
• Unloading of trucks as needed
• Putting stock away as needed
• Stock taking as required

• Picking and packing orders for delivery and collection
• Serving customers as and when required
• Loading and Unloading trucks
• Putting Stock away and rotating as required
• Manning our Exit Gate as required and checking off vehicles as they leave
• Stock taking as required
• Keeping the yard clean and presentable
• Driving and doing deliveries as a relief driver

• Supervise the running of the yard when the Team Supervisor was not on shift
• Delegating tasks out to the other team members
• Making sure that the yard was stocked and in a safe and presentable state at all times
• Customers were served, orders were packed and delivered
• In charge of the logistics for all the deliveries going out of the Albany Yard scheduling the drivers runs etc

• Oversaw the general running of the company
• Duties consisted of Stock Control, Sales, Quoting, Invoicing, Accounts, Wages, Staff control, Transport and Logistics, Job Scheduling, Supplier Agreements
• In 2012 we were a start up company with just myself and a part time sales assistant
• Over the Years we built up to over 20 Staff in 4 divisions of the Company: Hardware Sales, Hardware and Door Installation Services, Spray Painting Services in our Professional Paint Shop, Door Supply and Pre-hanging Services

• Sales, Quoting, Order Packing and Dispatch, Stock Control
• Day to day ordering of stock from local suppliers and also from our main supply Factory in China
• I left to Start my own Company

• Taking customer bookings, arranging cross hires of equipment needed and organizing the logistics for the company
• Left due to relocating Back home to NZ

• Bar Manager for the Sudbury Arms
• A Large Pub with 3 separate bars on the ground floor, 6 pool Tables, 3 Plasma's, 1 large screen, darts, 2 poker machines, and 2 fruit machines (pokies)
• We had a large outside garden bar and a separate self contained function room upstairs
• The Sudbury Arms was mainly a sports bar but on Friday / Saturday nights we had live entertainment from Karaoke, solo artists, duets and bands of 3 to 5 people
• Left due to the closure of the pub for development into 39 Flats

• Bartender for the Grove which was a large open plan ground level bar which served food everyday, showed sport, darts, Held quiz nights, and had an open mic once a week
• The Bar got very busy on Game days
• Left as I got the opportunity to run my own pub

• Employed as a part time delivery driver covering 2 - 4 days a week as required whilst I was waiting to go to London after selling my Company
• It involved delivery of Milk products to over 70 customers per day taking orders and picking up payments
• Left to move to London to Travel

• Owner of a Plumbing and Drainage Company in NZ which was a 24 hour 7 day a week service covering the whole of Auckland and two out lying areas
• We specialized in 24 hour emergency maintenance from a leaking pipe to blocked drains
• In 2001 we expanded into commercial plumbing and drainage working for property developers carrying out jobs from new built houses, factory blocks, renovations whilst the existing maintenance business carried on
• In the six year I had the company we went from 5 members of staff to over 70 members by the time I sold the company in 2004
• Reason for selling the company was one of our larger customers went into liquidation owing my company and many other a substantial amount of money
• Unfortunately I was unable to carry the debt

• Drainage Technician for Aquatech NZ Ltd (Commercial Drainage Company) and carried out domestic drain unblocking and CCTV inspections of private drainage
• Quoting on replacements of drains as needed and liaising with the drainage crews to get the work carried out
• Left due to an opportunity to start my own company

• Employed initially as a driver and then moved up to Warehouse Supervisor at head office for Carlton Party Hire
• As a driver I delivered and collected Hire products for the North Shore Branch Helping out at Head office when they were busy also
• When I took over the roll of Warehouse Supervisor I was in charge of up to 15 staff, various trucks and vans, coordinating all deliveries / collections for the branch including large corporate events, organizing stock needed for jobs from other branches, vehicle maintenance and presentation
• Left due to the company being re-structured when taken over by another hire company and turning into a nationwide franchise company

• Running their wholesale nursery
• Duties included growing the plants, taking and coordinating orders, then delivering the plants
• Moved into one of the produce shops and took over the day to day running of the shop, stock control, making orders, buying at the city markets and transportation to the shop for sale
• Left due to the shop having been sold and wanting to explore a different career

• Managed one of their shops, bought at the city markets, organized transportation to the shops
• The shop I was running also did all the packaging of fruit and vegetables for the other shop and weekend market stalls
• Left to go back to work for Springwood Enterprises

• Involved in Picking and Packing of Apples in the orchard, and also with general work around the produce shop preparing produce for sale, packing produce, serving customers
• Left to work for Adam Avocado to run one of their shops