Dean Coppen

I am keen, hardworking and very motivated I am looking for a new career opportunity. I have skills in motor mechanics I've learned at college, how to change tyres, oil, brakes, suspension, stripping engines and putting them back together, finding faults, fixing alignments, fixing exhausts, and using auto data to find technical data for specific cars and jobs. I am capable of making sure cars are ready for the customer to take back.

Refuse Collector/Loader - STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL - Stevenage, Hertfordshire

(2025-10 - 2026-06)

• Waste Collection: Executed timely curb-side collection of domestic, recyclable, and garden waste, ensuring all assigned routes were completed within strict daily deadlines.
• Equipment Operation: Safely operated hydraulic bin-lift mechanisms and bin-pressing equipment on various vehicle types, ensuring zero mechanical damage or personal injury.
• Health & Safety: Maintained 100% compliance with Health and Safety regulations, including the correct use of PPE and following safe-working procedures in high-traffic residential areas.
• Vehicle Assistance: Acted as a secondary 'banksman' for the driver, providing clear signals and guidance during difficult maneuvers and reversing in narrow or congested streets.
• Public Relations: Acted as a professional representative of the council/company, resolving resident queries on-site regarding collection schedules and sorting requirements.

General Assistant - Executive Car Valeting

(2023-02 - 2024-02)

Cleaning the whole car inside and out, including the wheels, using specific cleaning liquids and acids for certain areas of the car. I have learned cleaning techniques along with safely using clean materials to make sure the job is done right. Attention to detail is a key skill I learned to make sure the car is properly clean.

Scaffolding Labourer - JDC scaffolding

(2021-10 - 2022-11)

This job role involved being a labourer for scaffolders making sure they all had the right amount of materials for the jobs and the correct sizes of tubes and boards while also making sure they had all the right fittings and amounts, I also learned all the different size boards/tubes and fittings whilst also learning the names for all the different fittings and whilst working for the company they had me on the spanner putting up little bits and bobs such as handrails for the scaffold and to help dismantle the scaffold by using the spanner to undo all the bolts and fittings to be able to take down the scaffold I learned a lot working with this company.

Labourer - G.L. Smith

(2021-06 - 2021-09)

Building an extension from start to finish being the right hand man, this job involved doing the ground works fitting the pipes and soak away, pouring concrete for the foundations, building the shell with brickwork doing basics hod carrier duties and lastly fitting the roof on top of the shell ready for it to be completed by a separate team to finish the extension.

Hod Carrier - Midcliff

(2020-09 - 2021-04)

Assisting the bricklayers with all tasks on site .carrying bricks and moving materials around site . Mixing concretes for the bricklayers and ensuring that they had the right tools for the job.

Salesman - DG Solutions-Letchworth - Letchworth

(2020-01 - 2020-04)

Working with a team of four assigned by our manager selling windows, doors, conservatories and much more. We would drive around all day covering areas such as Hertfordshire/Essex going door to door using our upselling technique and skills we was taught on our 2 day training period when we first started the job.

Construction Labourer - Eden Developments

(2018-06 - 2018-07)

General Labouring, working in a team to construct a an extra floor on block of flats.

• Putting in roof installations, laying floor boards, working with roof slates.
• Heaving lifting, using certain machinery.
• Using PPE and working safely.
• Sawing wood to required measurements.

Labourer

(2018-02 - 2018-04)

Labourer Removing old bathrooms, including tiles, sinks, flooring, and installing new bathroom furniture. Also tiling, including measuring and cutting tiles. Lay flooring Early starts, using specific tools to certain tasks e.g. tiling, Cleaning up after the job.

Assistant - Hertford Funfair - Hertford

(2017-06 - 2017-08)

I worked on the shooting stall which was poplar and busy stall. I had a lot of interaction with the customers, taking payments, showing them how to use the equipment and calculating scores and giving out prizes. I learnt to work under pressure, cash handling and dealing with customers.

GCSE - English - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2025-09 - 2026-06)

GCSE - Maths - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2025-09 - 2026-06)

Level 1 Award - Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Awareness - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2025-09 - 2026-06)

Level 1 Diploma - Automotive Maintenance - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2025-09 - 2026-06)

Entry Level 3 - Automotive Maintenance and Repair - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2024-09 - 2025-06)

L1 Functional Skills - Maths - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2024-09 - 2025-06)

L1 Functional Skills - English - North Hertfordshire College-Stevenage (2024-09 - 2025-06)