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Felixstowe, England, United Kingdom

Minley Manor, England, United Kingdom

During this employment, I played a major role in directing and leading various Driving Training courses. This was to allow MOD to enhance its capabilities for future operational requirements . This would also allow personnel development for soldiers to expand on there knowledge to gain valuable experience in the Units role. Key areas are listed below. • Managed up to 80 personnel in Career development for promotion and further trade experience effectively.• Co-ordinated and managed all Specialised Driver training on Bridging vehicles, Cranes, 68 Tonne Low loaders, Self-loading Dump truck, Truck Mounted Loading vehicles to improve operation capabilities across a wider field.• Planned and timed delivery schedules and routes to maximise driving hours and maintain efficient fuel use. • Implementing equipment care and maintenance procedures and ensuring training is delivered to the employees to ensure safe practices are adhered.• Ensuring that contractors are following policy, regulation and legislation and are satisfying and meeting the contract.• Ensured that the quality of training delivered met the standards set by MOD and was operationally relevant, progressive and conducted safely.• Advised the MOD Senior Manager/ Director on external agencies on driver training related matters, including opportunities for improvement and areas of non-conformity.

Woodbridge, England, United Kingdom

• Arranged transport timings to maximise efficiency of daily workload and support individual customer expectations, quite often reacting to short notice assignments. • Managed and allocated daily workload during a 12-hour shift rotation. Set routes and timings to ensure customer requirements were always met. • Assisted in creating a manageable servicing schedule for vehicles resulting in an 80% improvement to transport availability.• Deputised for the Senior Transport Manager during a long-term absence, delegated tasks to drivers fairly, coached and mentored junior drivers and developed ongoing professional development training to support career progression.• Maintained communication with customers to offer reassurance and information regarding delivery of goods, ensuring discretion and confidentiality was always met

Rock Bks, Woodbridge

• Monitored and Managed MOD Camp Security of up to 40 personnel on shift rotations and career development. • Developed and Mentored MOD Security personnel with training and adhering to policies stated by the MOD.• Managed and co-ordinated with MPGS on Establishment Security ensuring correct personnel are entering the establishment premises and hold the correct documentation with personnel and vehicles.• Ensuring establishment premises is safe out of hours adopting Fire safety practices and that security measures are met.• Set and maintain the highest of standards in line with the Army’s Values & Standards and demand the same from all subordinates

• Allocated up to 100 duty vehicles for deployable operations on a monthly forecasting plan, liaised with wide organisations to facilitate transport requirements. • Managed and overseen Engineer Bomb disposal and Search Specialist equipment and vehicles of up to 5 million pounds. This is with correct accountability, maintenance and security of specialised equipment on operational deployments. This included managing up to 20 personnel to allow success on keeping equipment serviceable and maintained.• Managing the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a wide range of goods from the depot.• Maximising space usage within the warehouse.• Looking after the transportation of goods into and out of the warehouse.• Complying with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards.• Developing and implementing SOPs for the warehouse.• Facilitating effective communication within the team and across the site.• Organisations lead Driver Instructor on mainly C, C+E and D vehicles. 163 passes in total to improve organisational output. Conducted Driver Assessments due to Road Traffic Accidents to ensure drivers were safe to drive on public roads.

Managed a small team of six within the Transport sector. This was overseeing vehicle servicing and maintenance and general day to day business by utilising vehicles on collection of key equipment and stores. I had managed and help develop younger members to gain key experience within there role as a team member.I have also deployed on Training and Operational Deployments. Op Telic (Iraq 2003)

Engineering

Studied Military Engineering (Combat),

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