TALISHA FARMER
Maraenui,Hastings
Overview
2022
2022
years of professional experience
Work History
Cleaner / Administration Support
Orchard Worker
Red Shirts in Schools
The Warehouse
Stacker Operator
Rockit
Packhouse Worker (seasonal)
Johnny Appleseed
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Packing apples and stone fruit into trays on the production line
- Packing filled trays into boxes for the local and export markets
- Grading fruit on the conveyor belt checking for bruises and defects
- Stacking boxes onto pallets following correct patterns
- Following food hygiene and health and safety procedures
Quality Control
Bounce Cherry Harvet
Quality Controller
Bostock New Zealand
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Supervising 23 staff in the field, picking apples for the local and export markets
- Ensuring staff are picking the correct lines of trees and checking against timesheets
- Ticketing the bins, ready for the packing department
- Quality checking of bins to estimate pack out
- Entering data into spreadsheets regarding diseases and problems on the trees
- Following food hygiene and health and safety procedures
Crew Member
McDonalds
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Preparing and cooking food to set company specifications
- Greeting and serving customers; cash handling and processing EFTPOS transactions
- Cleaning vats, dishes and all kitchen surfaces, including the floors and equipment
- Cleaning and maintaining dining areas
- Adherence to food hygiene and health and safety regulations
Retail Assistant
The Warehouse Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Greeting and serving customers; cash handling and processing EFTPOS transactions
- Assisting with customer purchases, price enquiries and special orders
- Restocking shelves, checking expiry dates and correct positioning
- Staging the floor, pricing and displaying stock
- Keep work areas clean and tidy
- Following workplace health and safety procedures
Administration Support (Volunteer)
Te Whare Whanau Purotu (Hastings Maori Women's Refuge)
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Assisting with general administration duties and answering phone calls
- Sorting various donated items and collating food packages
- General cleaning of the Safe House and community office
- Carrying out gardening and landscaping duties
- Participating in hui
- Following security procedures and health and safety regulations
Education
New Zealand Certificate in Youth Work - Level 3
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
07.2016
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 3, Early Childhood, English, Hospitality, Theatre Technology, Tourism
Karamu High School
Hastings01.2016
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 2, English, History, Geography, Hospitality, Early Childhood
Karamu High School
Hastings01.2015
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 1
Karamu High School
Hastings01.2014
Grade Four Speech & Drama with Pass Plus -
New Zealand Speech Board
01.2012
Graduate of the Youth Leadership Speech Course -
Toastmasters International
Hastings01.2012
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Attentive listening skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Self motivated
- Team member
- Practical skills
- Reliable
- Honest
- Articulate
- Problem solving skills
- Customer service experience
- Cash handling
- Till operation
- Processing EFTPOS transactions
- Well presented
- Positive attitude
- Helpful nature
- Solid work ethic
- Building rapport
- Quick learner
- Attention to detail
- Adaptable
- Computer user
- MS Word
- Internet
- Data entry skills
Qualifications Training
- New Zealand Certificate in Youth Work (Level 3), New Zealand Qualifications Authority, 07/01/16
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 3), Karamu High School, Hastings, 01/01/16
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 2), Karamu High School, Hastings, 01/01/15
- National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 1), Karamu High School, Hastings, 01/01/14
- Grade Four Speech & Drama with Pass Plus, New Zealand Speech Board, 01/01/12
- Graduate of the Youth Leadership Speech Course, Toastmasters International, Hastings, 01/01/12
Key Skills Attributes
- Excellent communication and attentive listening skills with a polite and friendly manner
- Strong interpersonal skills and easily related with people from different cultures and backgrounds
- Self motivated team member who works hard to get the job completed to quality standards
- Wide variety of practical skills, and enjoys working in a busy environment
- Reliable, honest and articulate with good problem solving skills
- Proven customer service experience, with skills in cash handling, till operation, and processing EFTPOS transactions
- Well presented with a positive attitude and helpful nature
- Solid work ethic with the ability to build and maintain a rapport with others
- Quick to learn new skills with high attention detail
- Adaptable and open to new opportunities
- Computer user of MS Word, internet and email with data entry skills
Timeline
Packhouse Worker (seasonal)
Johnny Appleseed
12.2020 - 03.2021
Quality Controller
Bostock New Zealand
01.2017 - 01.2019
Crew Member
McDonalds
01.2016 - 12.2016
Retail Assistant
The Warehouse Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2015
Administration Support (Volunteer)
Te Whare Whanau Purotu (Hastings Maori Women's Refuge)
01.2014 - 01.2015
New Zealand Certificate in Youth Work - Level 3
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 3, Early Childhood, English, Hospitality, Theatre Technology, Tourism
Karamu High School
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 2, English, History, Geography, Hospitality, Early Childhood
Karamu High School
National Certificate of Educational Achievement - Level 1
Karamu High School
Grade Four Speech & Drama with Pass Plus -
New Zealand Speech Board
Graduate of the Youth Leadership Speech Course -
Toastmasters International
Cleaner / Administration Support
Orchard Worker
Red Shirts in Schools
The Warehouse
Stacker Operator
Rockit
Quality Control
Bounce Cherry Harvet
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