Gavin Dunn
Cambridge
Summary
professional with extensive experience in forklift operation and warehouse management at Comvita NZ. Proven ability to enhance productivity and safety through meticulous inspections and efficient loading techniques. Strong organizational skills and a commitment to compliance ensure optimal operations and timely deliveries. Recognized for maintaining a clean driving record and fostering a safe work environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Beekeeper
Comvita NZ
08.2020 - Current
- Improved workplace safety measures by conducting regular inspections and risk assessments and audits
- Full maintenance of hives including feeding, inspecting for diseases. collecting boxes of honey and moving bee hives. Maintains happy relationships with apiary owners.
- Ensured timely deliveries by efficiently loading and unloading trucks with the use of forklifts.
- Maintained an organised warehouse by systematically arranging products using a forklift according to company guidelines.
- Safeguarded quality of products stored in the warehouse by ensuring proper stacking techniques and adherence to weight restrictions while operating a forklift.
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents, demonstrating safe driving.
- Reported maintenance concerns to management and performed repairs on vehicles, trailers, forklifts, and small motors/ pumps.
Forklift Operator
PlaceMakers
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Safely loaded and unloaded trucks with frames and trusses using appropriate forklift attachments, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
- Coordinated with supervisors to prioritize tasks, ensuring the most urgent shipments were processed first.
Stores Person
GEA
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Loaded, unloaded, shipping containers by hand as well as forklift and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing up 50kgs loading and packing shipping containers,
- Enhanced order fulfillment accuracy, double-checking each order against its picking list.
- Optimized warehouse space utilization by effectively stacking pallets using a forklift, maximizing storage capacity without sacrificing accessibility or safety.
- Ensured timely deliveries by efficiently loading and unloading trucks with the use of forklifts.
Education
Beekeeping
Land Based Training
Waikato03-2021
Level 3 Certifation - 4 Wheels Driving Certifaction
Mito
10-2024
Skills
- Forklift operation
- Plant operator
- Class 2 4x4 Truck driver
- Trailer experience
- Warehouse work
- Shipping container loading
Timeline
Beekeeper
Comvita NZ
08.2020 - Current
Forklift Operator
PlaceMakers
08.2018 - 11.2018
Stores Person
GEA
05.2018 - 08.2018
Beekeeping
Land Based Training
Level 3 Certifation - 4 Wheels Driving Certifaction
Mito
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