Jack Mason

I worked for one week in Dairy Flat doing Landscape gardening. I was shoveling mulch and distributing it over the clients gardens. I worked in a team and also independently.

I was a labourer for Carl Mason Builders. I worked during the school holidays. We were renovating an apartment and I operated a cango hammer and undertook general labouring duties including demolition work.

I worked for Emirates Team New Zealand during the 36th Americas Cup. I worked for the hospitality team looking after the exclusive sponsors and suppliers. I was responsible for loading the spectator fleet of boats (x3) and the team chase boats with food and beverages for each race day, amongst other duties as a general runner. I also helped to host the guests in the hospitality lounge (we hosted up to 400 guests a day) and helped escort them to the boats, including small groups to the team's VIP superyacht. I met and interacted with many different people, from the Coach of the All Blacks to the families of the team. This was a great experience because I learnt important time management and communication skills that will help me in life and with future jobs.

I worked for a transportable housing company called ECOPOD, I was a casual doing general laboring which included being responsible for using the drop saw to cut all of the walls and rafters which had to be accurately cut. I was also left to do this independently and always met the quality expectations. I also cleaned up the site and was an extra pair of hands helping everyone out.

I am currently working at Countdown as a deli assistant where I carefully prepare orders by slicing, weighing and packaging cheeses and meats and accurately calculating prices and open new inventory and rotated stock by dates to maintain freshness. I pride myself to always greet customers in a warm, happy and helpful attitude and also to always maintain a clean, rubbish-free environment to maximize productivity and safety.

I am currently working as a greenskeeper while also training in my level 3 apprenticeship. I have been working there for the past two and a half years and have learnt many valuable skills, such as being punctual for our 6:30 a.m. start, having a strong work ethic, and having high standards for myself. I have also enjoyed learning about taking care of the different turf species and how to look after them and being apart of a team.