Francene Sothern
Whangārei
Summary
Dedicated pick/packer/grader, cleaner and roof tiler with expertise in grading fruit, cleaning and precision roofing skills. Proven track record of maintaining quality standards and adhering to site health and safety protocols. Skilled in effective communication, team collaboration, and meticulous attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to work independently or in a team environment, ensuring efficient operations and reliable performance.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Cleaner
Multiple Hotels
- Company Overview: Commercial/Private Cleaning
- Being part of a commercial/housekeeping and hotel cleaning role usually involved working within a tight time frame, getting rooms ready for check-in etc
- Or scheduling and fulfilling all jobs needed to be cleaned on the day (private and commercially)
- Floor Polishing
- Mopping
- Clearing garbage
- Dusting
- Mirror/glass cleaning as well as all surfaces
- Vacuuming
- Cleaning washrooms and toilets
- Bed making
- Commercial/Private Cleaning
Pick/Packer/Grader/Box Making
Seeka/Orangewood/Golden Mile Fruitpackers
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Packed and Graded both kiwifruit and avocados
- Had to do training for box making machine, safety using hot glue and dangerous parts on machine
- Making boxes
- Grading fruit (defects, diseases, shapes and sizes
- Packing fruit into allocated boxes
Orchard Worker/kiwifruit
Keri kiwi
01.2018 - 01.2021
- With this job you cannot mark the fruit (short fingernails etc
- I worked together with a partner down our lines with a small team of 8
- We did various jobs thinning and pruning, which also involved picking defected fruits as well
- Tying down vines
- Pruning
- Zero pruning
- Tipping
- Thinning
Roof Tiler/Restorer
Whangarei Brick & Tile
01.2002 - 01.2021
- On Site: In this role, management, quality, communication skills and precise roofing skills are a must
- I worked either with a team, or side by side with minimal co-workers (often usually only one or two others)
- This is a very physical demanding job with a lot of heavy lifting
- Loading and laying the roof over and up to 30 tons minimum
- Double handling again with cutting and bedding down tiles involved concrete mortar to be mixed and loaded to the top
- Quality is of utmost importance, as the completed roof must be of sound workmanship, i.e
- Waterproof/tight etc
- Did numerous contracts for: GJ Gardiner, Golden Homes, Platinum Homes, Fowlers as well as numerous private dwellings
- Clay was our specialty which usually took up to anything between 4 – 6 months
- Clay roofs with a steep pitch
- Capable of climbing ladders & walking on steep pitched roofs with ease
- Roofed and re-roofed homes, businesses and industrial buildings
- Demonstrated expertise in utilising specialised tools such as nail guns, hammers, saws and dills to complete roof tiling tasks
- Provided guidance, training and support to apprentices regarding proper use of equipment and techniques
- Set-outs
- Battening & Papering
- Loading & Laying
- Bedding & Flexing
- Area maintenance
- Health/Site and Safety
Oyster farmer/shucker and processor
PMF Oysters - Whangaroa, Richards Oysters - Opua
01.2016 - 01.2018
- This is a diverse role building and up-keeping oyster farms, managing, growing and rotating oysters off a barge in all weather
- I shucked, graded and processed oysters (opened and packed oysters) in a health and safety-controlled environment
- Farm maintenance
- Growing & rotating oysters
- Shucking
- Grading
- Processing
- Health and safety
Process Worker
Lorneville Meat-works
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Company Overview: (Invercargill)
- This is a fast pace working environment where physical teamwork is a must
- Good communication skills and working with a diverse rotating team
- Always putting safety first, and reliability is key
- Process work (conveyer belt/production line
- Heavy lifting, physical work and standing for long periods of a time
- Handling raw meat and animal organs
- Hot & cold environments
- Cleaning
- (Invercargill)
Merchandiser/Stocktaking
K-Mart Henderson
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Requirements for this job involved excellent organizational and communication skills
- Interaction with vendors, clients and team players is a must
- My responsibilities included tracking shipments, overseeing inventory audits and maintaining reports of purchases and pricing
- I played an active part in all stocktaking, and needed to know inventory management software (NetSuite etc
- A sound understanding of their supply chain procedures and maintenance of stock levels
- Forecasting supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock
- Entering purchase details (vendors information, invoices and pricing) into internal databases
- Place orders to replenish merchandise as needed
- Tracking shipments and address any delays
- Oversee storage of products, particularly fragile items
- Coordinate regular inventory audits
- Liaising with warehouse staff and other internal teams to test products quality (status upon delivery and storage conditions)
- Keep updated inventory records (including daily shipments)
Education
School Cert - Math, English and Typing
Secretarial course -
Northland Polytechnic
Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Management
SIT Invercargill
Level 2 -
Horticulture
Current First Aid Certificate -
Skills
- Management/Supervisor Skills
- Site/Health & Safety
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork
- Reliability
- Quick learner
- Thoroughness
Other Information
NZ Citizen, Learners License (booked in to sit Restricted), Mule License
Education Training
- School Cert in Math, English and Typing
- Secretarial course at Northland Polytechnic
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management at SIT Invercargill (incomplete)
- Level 2 Horticulture
- Current First Aid Certificate
Personal Information
- Hobbies: Gardening, Fishing, Arts/Craft and knitting, Reading, Music
- Date of Birth: 09/03/73
Referees
Diane Semenoff (most recent)
Floor Manger
Golden Mile Fruit-packing
021 083 70954
Maria Alapaki
Floor Manger
Orangewood
020 4035 6802
Richard Macsey
Manager
Whangarei Brick & Tile
021708660
Mike Naan
Orchard Owner
Keri Kiwi
021324470
Maybel Tekani
Supervisor/ Contractor
Keri Kiwi
0210461258
Timeline
Pick/Packer/Grader/Box Making
Seeka/Orangewood/Golden Mile Fruitpackers
01.2021 - 01.2025
Orchard Worker/kiwifruit
Keri kiwi
01.2018 - 01.2021
Oyster farmer/shucker and processor
PMF Oysters - Whangaroa, Richards Oysters - Opua
01.2016 - 01.2018
Process Worker
Lorneville Meat-works
01.2008 - 01.2009
Roof Tiler/Restorer
Whangarei Brick & Tile
01.2002 - 01.2021
Merchandiser/Stocktaking
K-Mart Henderson
01.2000 - 01.2002
School Cert - Math, English and Typing
Secretarial course -
Northland Polytechnic
Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Management
SIT Invercargill
Level 2 -
Horticulture
Current First Aid Certificate -
Cleaner
Multiple Hotels
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