Alex Bacon

Versatile and reliable trades professional with extensive experience as a general handyman, skilled carpenter, and certified forklift driver. Adept at completing a wide range of repairs, installations, and maintenance tasks with strong attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality workmanship. Experienced in residential, commercial, and warehouse environments, with a proven ability to read plans, operate power tools safely, and manage projects from start to finish.

Known for strong problem-solving abilities, excellent time management, and a proactive approach to keeping worksites safe, organised, and efficient. Brings a strong work ethic, adaptability, and a customer-focused mindset to every job.

Handy Man/Bar Man at Monkey Pubs Limited (2020-01 – Present)

• Maintaining properties, improving properties
• Electrical and plumbing works
• Extensive Building works
• Remodelling existing properties/complete renovations
• Receiving and checking deliveries
• Occasional Bar work
• Setting up for events
• General maintenance and housekeeping
• Ground/gardens maintenance

Rewiring Telephones for NHS at CTDI (2020-01 – 2020-12)

Pandemic period additional work whilst employed at Monkey Pubs Limited

Machining and assembly of Covid/screen Barriers at Tensator (2020-01 – 2020-12)

Pandemic period additional work whilst employed at Monkey Pubs Limited

Folk Lift Driver & Stock Control at Vauxhall (2020-01 – 2020-12)

Pandemic period additional work whilst employed at Monkey Pubs Limited

Quality control and maintenance, then Folk Lift Driver at Forticrete (2020-01 – 2020-12)

Pandemic period additional work whilst employed at Monkey Pubs Limited. Initially quality control and maintenance, then moved into folk lift driving

Folk Lift Driver at Country Supplies (2019-01 – 2020-12)

• Unloading/loading of lorries
• Putting stock away
• Serving customers
• Stock check and stock take
• General housekeeping

Folk Lift Driver at Kings Langley/ Lords (2017-01 – 2019-12)

• Unloading/loading of lorries
• Putting stock away
• Serving customers
• Stock check and stock take
• General housekeeping

Timber Machinist at Jewsons

• Operating and maintaining Bandsaw, Cross cut saw, Panel saw, thickness plane and over hand plane
• Maintenance of extractor system and general machine shop housekeeping
• Ordering and maintaining stock
• Completion of customer orders in a timely fashion
• Covering other departments where necessary

Anodising Operative at Bucks Metal Finishers (2014-01 – 2015-12)

This role has now ended due to the company going into administration.

• Jigging Aluminium products for anodising then removing, stacking and packing them
• Maintaining the overhead crane
• Repairing the tanks
• Repairing the anodising tank and its power supply
• Plumbing and small electrical jobs

Skilled Laborer at ITAB (2014-01 – 2014-12)

Temporary role. Involved stripping, repairing and de-constructing retail checkouts then packing them for shipping to be repainted. Once the repainted units were received back, they were then refinished, reconstructed and rewired. This was a multi-skilled position involving the use of many different tools from compressors to handmade thread cleaner.

Sanitary Technician at Incentive FM (2013-01 – 2014-12)

• Emptying shop bins
• Separating waste/damaged stock into recycling and rubbish

– St Martins Roman Catholic School

City & Guilds QCF in Retail Skills