Samual Burr
Lumsden
Summary
- Skilled team player with strong background in agricultural environments.
- Works well independently to handle assignments and always ready to go beyond basics.
- Quick learner with good team working abilities.
- Dependable agricultural industry worker equipped for fast-paced work and changing daily needs.
- Works effectively with attention to detail and hardworking approach.
- Seeks out opportunities to go beyond basics, improve processes, and increase satisfactory outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Herd Manager
Maka LTD
03.2022 - Current
- Plan, direct, delegate and perform daily tasks on farm.
- Manage feed and inventory of facility.
- Evaluate animal feed rations to deliver maximum intake.
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance, and maximising efficiency.
- Rotated animals between grazing areas to provide enough access to food.
- Attended promptly to needs of sick cows to maintain health of livestock.
- Monitored milk production quality and quantity and evaluated daily data to address inefficiencies.
- Examine animals for signs of sickness and overall herd health.
Agricultural Spray Contractor
SVCO
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Communication with farm owners to work alongside their requirements
- Follow strongly along strict health and safety guidelines
- Work using all modern technology Topcon GPS tracking systems
- General gorse spraying
- Confidently drive in all terrains and weathers
- Addressed concerns quickly to avoid lasting issues
- Worked with farmers to help improve production of crops with modern techniques
- Determined appropriate time and schedule for spraying based on growth season characteristics, condition of water or soil to be treated, weather conditions, and other variables
- Applied fertilisers and insecticides to all crops according to schedule, safety procedures, and label instructions
- Mixed chemicals for proper applications and applied required treatments to specific crops.
Exterior Plasterer
Greens Masonry
09.2018 - 01.2021
- Maintained good working relationship with co-workers and management.
- Reviewed activities regularly to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Prepared surfaces for application of masonry materials.
- Attached guide wires and mesh to building exteriors surfaces.
- Applied decorative and protective coatings to outdoor surfaces. Used trowels, brushes, or spray guns to apply stucco or plaster.
- Mixed mortar and plaster to reach required consistency.
- Developed understanding of best materials for both new construction and historic buildings.
- Prepared walls and ceilings for stucco and cement by cleaning, taping, and fixing holes or cracks.
- Removed all tools and scaffolding from job site and upheld high cleanliness standards at end of every workday.
Sales Assistant
Caltex- Curson Motors
06.2017 - 09.2018
- Interacted professionally with customers, informing individuals of sales promotions and driving product interest
- Consistently organized and restocked display racks to keep the store ready for customer needs
- Resolved customer issues quickly to recapture the customer's loyalty and maintain the sale
- Managed sales and optimized each step of sales process
- Greeted customers as front of house.
Education
New Zealand Certificate in Trowel Trades -
BCITO Gore
High School Diploma -
St. Peters College
Skills
- Teamwork Coordination
- Task prioritization
- Problem-solving
- Verbal communication
- Livestock Management
References
Benji Perry. Tony Paterson
0274713017 0275948314
Timeline
Herd Manager
Maka LTD
03.2022 - Current
Agricultural Spray Contractor
SVCO
02.2021 - 03.2022
Exterior Plasterer
Greens Masonry
09.2018 - 01.2021
Sales Assistant
Caltex- Curson Motors
06.2017 - 09.2018
New Zealand Certificate in Trowel Trades -
BCITO Gore
High School Diploma -
St. Peters College
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