Chase Brand
Summary
Reliable and adaptable professional with experience in fast-paced distribution environments. Skilled in operating forklifts and managing stock, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and customer service. Committed to maintaining high safety standards and exceeding operational targets. Detail-oriented Yardman adept at following directions and maintaining an efficient and safe workspace. Organized and punctual worker with extensive knowledge of material loading and packaging. Punctual Yardman with extensive knowledge of categorizing and identifying materials with an exceptional eye for detail. Successful at organization and efficiency and a commitment to safety.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Yardman and forklift driver
Phoenix recycling group
, Christchurch
01.2025 - 09.2025
- Company Overview: Fast paced workforce responsible for the smooth distribution of metals world wide
- Operating forklifts ranging from 1.5 to 8 tonne
- Operating forklifts with clamp and rotating attachments
- Safely unloading and loading trucks of various sizes
- Physical demanding role manually loading containers
- Working in all weather conditions
- General house keeping duties
- Strong health and safety focus working in a busy environment
- Daily problem solving and mathematics skills
- Manually sorting various metals into gradings
- Operating a baler and guillotine machine
- Sorted and organized recyclable materials for efficient processing and storage.
Store person, pick packer and forklift operator
Foodstuffs South Island
, Dunedin
11.2022 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: Working alongside a large team responsible for the smooth distribution of 1000s of orders to supermarkets in the lower south island
- Operating machinery such as forklift, palletizer order picker and battery changing equipment
- Physically demanding role including manual labour and repetitive lifting
- Using hand held scanner and voice command units to pick and pack orders accurately and correctly ensuring they are safe for transit
- Stock management and rotation
- Meeting and exceeding daily targets
- Participating in monthly stocktake
- Problem solving and numeracy
- Member of the evacuation and emergency spill team
- Working alongside a large team responsible for the smooth distribution of 1000s of orders to supermarkets in the lower south island
- Operated packaging machinery to efficiently seal and label items.
- Collaborated with team members to meet daily packing goals.
Store person
Lineage Logistics
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: Cool store warehouse responsible of the safe distribution of frozen goods throughout the world
- Inwards / outwards goods
- Repetitive heavy lifting at a fast moving pace
- Loading and unloading containers
- Working in a chilled environment
- Grave yard shift involving 12 plus hours
- Palletising orders
- Cool store warehouse responsible of the safe distribution of frozen goods throughout the world
Labourer
Past experiences Birch Hill Transport
- Assembly of engines and other machines
- Transportation of goods throughout New Zealand
- General cleaning and maintenance of the yard
- Light office work
Telemarketing Sales
HRV Call Center
- Cold calling
- Residential door knocking
- Reaching and exceeding daily targets
Car Valet
Espresso car-wash
- General car cleaning
- Customised car grooming
- Customer service
- Handling and disposing of chemicals.
Education
New Zealand certificate and diploma in exercise - Level 4
New Zealand Institute of Health And Fitness
Christchurch, NZ01-2025
Diploma in business and accounting - Level 5
Otago Polytechnic
01-2021
NCEA level 1 and 2 -
Hagley community college
Skills
- Full class 1 driver’s licence
- Strong health and safety focused
- F endorsement and OSH certificate
- Strong Customer Service
- Problem solving and numeracy skills
- Works well in a team environment or unsupervised
- Computer skills
- Stock management
- Dependable
- Hard working
- Positive attitude
- Manual labouring experience
- Time management
- Customer service
- Emergency response
- Operating scanners
References
- Bryonne Nichols, Foodstuffs Team leader, brynichols@hotmail.com, 021493467
- Aaron Nicol, Phoenix recycling group supervisor, anicol56@gmail.com, 0221956277
- James Kippax, Supervisor for lineage logistics, 0277361010
Timeline
Yardman and forklift driver
Phoenix recycling group
01.2025 - 09.2025
Store person, pick packer and forklift operator
Foodstuffs South Island
11.2022 - 11.2024
Store person
Lineage Logistics
06.2022 - 11.2022
Telemarketing Sales
HRV Call Center
Car Valet
Espresso car-wash
Labourer
Past experiences Birch Hill Transport
New Zealand certificate and diploma in exercise - Level 4
New Zealand Institute of Health And Fitness
Diploma in business and accounting - Level 5
Otago Polytechnic
NCEA level 1 and 2 -
Hagley community college
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