Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Timeline
Generic

Craig Hayles

Christchurch,CAN

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Louvre Installer

Johnson and Couzins
Wigram, Canterbury
01.2024 - Current
  • Discussed products, services and accessories with clients.
  • Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
  • Operated a variety of machinery and tools safely and efficiently taking extensive precautions to protect and enhance customers' property.
  • Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
  • Flexible with ability to make decisions onsite and resolve issues
  • Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.

Glass Process Worker

Metro Glass
Hornby, Christchurch
11.2020 - 12.2023

Trained in Laminated Safety Glass types:

- Sentry

- EVA

- PET

- Switchable

  • Moved items between machines, conveyors and transport equipment to meet production needs.
  • Preparation, cooking and cleaning of glass products
  • Examined final products for conformance with quality and design standards.
  • Kept facility in compliance with established HSE requirements.
  • Maintained inspection-ready facility by monitoring operations and performing housekeeping functions.
  • Completed quality assurance testing on goods and products.
  • Evaluated orders by checking for appropriate product specifications, labels and packaging, and making adjustments.
  • Operated machinery, managed raw material and logged production data.

Quality Assurance

General glass handling

Manual 2

Furnace

Easy Clean

G force repair

Project Manager

Nimbl
Airport, Christchurch
10.2018 - 11.2020
  • Brought projects in on-time and in accordance with budget and quality standards.
  • Handled continuous project monitoring and management by developing forecasts, tracking expenses and approving payments.
  • Built strong community relations with subcontractors and vendors to optimize cost savings and complete timely preconstruction.
  • Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
  • Led subcontractor meetings to convey project requirements, scope, milestones and regulatory compliance.
  • Presided over subcontractor kickoff meetings to review project requirements, schedules and compliance.
  • Utilized project schematics, drawings and specifications to complete detailed and highly accurate take-offs.
  • Communicated with clients to convey deadlines, scope of work and potential challenges throughout project timeline.
  • Developed the division of 360 Contractors (later renamed Nimbl) into a successful insulation contracting company
  • Established best practices in workplace safety and environmental quality programs with corrective action plans.
  • Implemented procedures and practices for site employees to protect workers.
  • Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
  • Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.
  • Recommended methods to reduce ongoing hazards with improved methods, processes and materials.

Company Director

Craig Hayles Insulation Ltd
Halswell, Christchurch
01.2014 - 09.2018
  • Oversaw new employee hiring and onboarding procedures, developing guidelines, designing standard interviews and participating in selection and training of new hires.
  • Interfaced with company staff and employees to increase morale and foster community atmosphere through promoting individual goal-setting and awareness of company objectives.
  • Supervised timely collection of accounts receivable, maintaining over 25 customer accounts current in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Prepared reports summarizing payroll, accounting and operations
  • Oriented, trained, and directed staff to achieve objectives.
  • Oversaw staff, financials and key performance indicators to manage business operations.
  • Established best practices in workplace safety and environmental quality programs with corrective action plans.
  • Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
  • Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.

Education

High School Diploma -

Hornby High School
Christchurch

Skills

  • Maintenance understanding, Mechanical ability
  • Quality assurance and control
  • Measurement, cutting and placement
  • Competent with Microsoft Excel, Word, outlook, spill , fergus
  • Strong time management abilities
  • Problem resolution
  • Project planning, estimation and bidding
  • Safety and compliance
  • Staff management
  • Blueprints and schematics

Additional Information

  • REFRENCE
  • Ankush Singla ( metroglass ) Production supervisor 0223069567
  • Mat ( Trendy Mirrors ) Production Manager 0212713129
  • Jacques Botha Supervisor at Johnson and Couzins - contact details to come

Timeline

Louvre Installer

Johnson and Couzins
01.2024 - Current

Glass Process Worker

Metro Glass
11.2020 - 12.2023

Project Manager

Nimbl
10.2018 - 11.2020

Company Director

Craig Hayles Insulation Ltd
01.2014 - 09.2018

High School Diploma -

Hornby High School
Craig Hayles