Paul Jinks Email & Phone Number

Newport, Gb

Filton, England, United Kingdom

Filton

Newport, United Kingdom

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Oxford, United Kingdom

Uk And Europe

My contract in Australia is nearing completion and I am now seeking opportunities in UK and Europe to compliment my ongoing studies of Prince2 and Lean Six Sigma.

New South Wales Area, Australia

Responsible for the planned maintenance, servicing and repairs of over 70 vehicles covering the Mid North Coast of New South Wales including EWP, tippers, chippers, trailers and 4x4 utility vehicles along with other specialised equipment used for vegetation management. Responsibilities also include GPS and UHF radio equipment management, on-site repairs, identifying and implementing vehicle modifications, liaising with repairers and other third party organisations and co-ordinating statutory testing for regulatory compliance.

Developing business and workshop strategies to enhance company profile and customer awareness through advertising and search engines.Vehicle diagnostics and repairs when required.

Responsible for delegation of work within a small team of vehicle technicians. Duties also included vehicle diagnostics, service and repair of cars and commercial vehicles.Management of vehicle fleets for both internal and external customers including planned service and safety inspections.Planned maintenance of workshop equipment and facilities.

Transferred from Dragon Rescue to continue in the same role.

Initiated car service and repair centre from scratch, building up a broad customer base of both individual and fleet customers.Self financed all the special tools and equipment required for a modern auto repair centre from first year profits.Introduced Unipart Car Care Centre program and achieved accreditation to the Motor Industry Codes of Practice.Management of vehicle fleets for both internal and external customers.Customer liaison for work bookings and satisfying customer requirements.Responsible for job allocation, spares requisition maintenance of workshop facilities and quality control.Liaison for local colleges and responsible for apprentice development within the Remit training programme.Company went into liquidation in September 2011.

Set up and started my own business carrying out installation, repair and servicing of air conditioning, refrigeration and catering equipment for pubs and restaurants.Put the business into voluntary liquidation due to difficulties in retrieving payments for work carried out.

Administering claims in line with terms and conditions of policies and ensuring correct pricing of both parts and labour.Arranging independent inspections of vehicles where appropriate.Corresponding with policyholders, legal and consumer groups.Liaising with customers and repairers to authorise repair of any after sales defects within company guidelines and financial controls.Identification of vehicle defect trends and recommending pre-sales solutions.Restructured archive files to facilitate rapid retrieval of relevant documentation.Assisted the IT department in the development of a new Customer Resource Management System and produced the accompanying user manual.

Jointly responsible for the daily running of a busy repair centre managing a team of up to ten employees in three different sections.Responsible for reconciliation of monies including daily banking procedures. Responsible for all MOT testing and management of testing facilities.Internal auditing and product management of imprest stock.

Working part time assisting proprietor in the day to day running of his auto repair centre whilst continuing my studying.Responsible for vehicle diagnostics and repairs.Entrusted with the management of the centre during periods of owner's absence.

Working in both Abergavenny and Newport Renault dealerships as part of the group of companies.MOT tester and Workshop Foreman responsible for job allocation to meet collection times.Transferred to Dragon Rescue as Workshop Manager.Introduced imprest stock based on top 100 RAC breakdowns to facilitate quick turn around of broken down vehicles 24/7.

Achieved the rank of Lance Corporal in 1990 at the age of twenty one.Responsible for a team of technicians in the power pack repair section.Served in Iraq and Kuwait on active service in the first Gulf war leading a team of technicians to ensure all equipment fully functional on arrival and continued supply of serviceable power units for armoured vehicles during the conflict.Represented the R.E.M.E. Corps rugby team in UK and Germany both as Captain and Pack Leader and participated in the inaugural R.E.M.E. World Cup in 1990.Represented the Army Senior XV Rugby team at hooker culminating in the Inter Service Championship at Twickenham in 1994.

Achieved B.T.E.C. (ONC) in Vehicle Engineering.Achieved the rank of Junior Sergeant.Posted to Junior Company to assist with new recruits.

Btec Nc, Vehicle Engineering

Maths, Physics, English Language, German, Materials Science, Gcse