Adele Carter
Christchurch
Summary
I am a confident, hardworking individual who strives to be well organized, time efficient, and proactive. I pride myself on being a reliable and trustworthy employee who is performance driven, self-motivated, and an extremely quick learner. I am a great communicator with people from all backgrounds and I have an adaptive personality to fit any situation. Being a meticulous person who excels at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure ensures my thoroughness and level of professionalism within all aspects of my work.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FULL TIME MOTHER
03.2022 - Current
DISPATCH MANAGER
Zealandia Horticulture (Vega Site)
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Run the dispatch division in a practical and time efficient manner
- Carrying out quality control checks on all outward-bound orders
- Managing teams to ensure they have sufficient paperwork and knowledge to successfully complete their picking schedule
- Contacting outside outfits to discuss and arrange pick up of freight
- Complete pallet plans and rack plans to ‘set up’ for a day of dispatching
- Complete picking orders/paperwork for groups
- Operating a forklift for inward and outward goods movements
- Complete weekly stock tour and gather notes about upcoming plants that have been sold
- Delegating tasks (such as making cartons, collecting pallets, etc.) to ensure we are prepared for the week ahead
- Creating change within the company to ensure a smoother running dispatch, such as simplifying picking paperwork and a pallet numbering system
- Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace.
CLASS 5 LINE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER
The Car Distribution Group
03.2015 - 10.2021
- Transportation of vehicles locally and line haul in a safe and efficient manner
- Completion of daily truck inspections and basic maintenance
- Maintaining a daily, legible logbook and corresponding documents
- Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace
- Safely and securely load/unload vehicles using tie downs and chocks, preventing any unnecessary damage
- Organizing cars into correct designated areas in yard, inflow/outflow
- Accustomed to being away from home on a lengthy basis and working weekends/holidays.
Class 5 Truck Driver
Blakely Construction
09.2018 - 02.2019
- Operated both a semi-unit tipper truck and a bottom dumper
- Self-loaded with diggers and loaders
- Completed daily truck maintenance checks, and weekly grease top-ups
- Excelled in navigation skills using GPS devices and relying on extensive knowledge of local roads.
- Transported materials from numerous quarries to a diverse array of locations locally
- Inspected loading dockets to ensure the correct weights of loads
- Operated rollers and other machinery on construction sites when trucks were parked up.
VOLUNTEERING OVERSEAS AT WILDLIFE FRIEND'S FOUNDATION THAILAND
Rescue Sanctuary
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Team leader for other volunteers
- Delegating daily and weekly tasks
- Holding daily motivational speeches
- Training other volunteers
- Ensuring other volunteers understood their tasks and duties
CLASS 5 TRUCK DRIVER
CCL Construction Contracting
02.2014 - 03.2015
- Operated both a semi-unit tipper truck and a bottom dumper
- Self-loaded with diggers and loaders
- Completed daily truck maintenance checks, and weekly grease top-ups
- Excelled in navigation skills using GPS devices and relying on extensive knowledge of local roads.
- Transported materials from numerous quarries to a diverse array of locations locally
- Inspected loading dockets to ensure the correct weights of loads
- Operated rollers and other machinery on construction sites when trucks were parked up.
CLASS 4 TRUCK DRIVER
Jamon Demolition
04.2013 - 02.2014
- Transported demolition materials from residential and commercial sites to various locations locally
- Self-loaded truck with diggers
- Daily/weekly maintenance of trucks and diggers
- Inspected loads to ensure they were safe to travel
- Completed daily truck maintenance checks.
CLASS 2 TRUCK DRIVER/FURNITURE REMOVALIST
Conroy Removals
08.2012 - 04.2013
- Transported furniture to various destinations locally in a container truck
- Loaded/stacked and unloaded furniture in a safe and secure manner, avoiding any unnecessary damage
- Completed daily truck maintenance checks
- Regular container swaps for local container hire companies
- Assisted the packing crews with the packaging of customers' belongings.
SHIFT MANAGER
BP/Chicken To Go
08.2008 - 12.2009
- Served customers in a happy and welcoming manner
- Oversaw the smooth running of my shifts, including dealing with unsatisfied customers, keeping stock replenished, and making sure the opening/closing duties were fulfilled
- Completed shift till counts ensuring the till was totaled at the end of each day
- Delegated duties such as cleaning, stock replenishment, and till time.
Education
Bachelor of science - Neuroscience, Psychology, University Writing
University of Otago
01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Psychology, Biology
University of Canterbury
01.2016
NCea level 1 -
kaiapoi high school
01.2007
Skills
- Fantastic customer service skills
- Works well in a team or individually
- Very hands on and a go-getter
- Extremely strong work ethic
- Great problem solver, able to think on my feet and work well under pressure
- NZ licenses/endorsements: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, F, W, T, R, DG
- Reliable and extremely hard working
- Physically fit and healthy
- Computer skills, report writing, and analytical skills
- Excellent time management skills and well organized
- Easily absorbs new information
- Adaptive, friendly personality
Certification
- Heavy vehicle stability and control programme, 12/03/2018
- SAFED NZ Driver training course, 29/08/2016
- NZ Class 5 license, 27/11/2013
- NZ Class 4 license, 04/02/2013
- NZ Class 2 license, 26/07/2012
- Dangerous goods endorsement, 19/02/2019
- Wheels, Tracks, and Rollers (WTR) endorsements, 14/06/2014
- Forklift OSH and F endorsement, 01/07/2011
- Business First Line Management course, Level 4, 10/2011
References
- Simon Gunn, South Island Manager, The Car Distribution Group, 027 4939 379
- Paul Dent, Driver, The Car Distribution Group, 027 2749 888
- Rob Cameron, Previous Operations Manager, CCL, 021 727 511
- Ana Murphy, Previous Operations Manager, Conroy Removals, 027 8564 947
Timeline
FULL TIME MOTHER
03.2022 - Current
DISPATCH MANAGER
Zealandia Horticulture (Vega Site)
10.2021 - 03.2022
Class 5 Truck Driver
Blakely Construction
09.2018 - 02.2019
VOLUNTEERING OVERSEAS AT WILDLIFE FRIEND'S FOUNDATION THAILAND
Rescue Sanctuary
05.2018 - 07.2018
CLASS 5 LINE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER
The Car Distribution Group
03.2015 - 10.2021
CLASS 5 TRUCK DRIVER
CCL Construction Contracting
02.2014 - 03.2015
CLASS 4 TRUCK DRIVER
Jamon Demolition
04.2013 - 02.2014
CLASS 2 TRUCK DRIVER/FURNITURE REMOVALIST
Conroy Removals
08.2012 - 04.2013
SHIFT MANAGER
BP/Chicken To Go
08.2008 - 12.2009
Bachelor of science - Neuroscience, Psychology, University Writing
University of Otago
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Psychology, Biology
University of Canterbury
NCea level 1 -
kaiapoi high school
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