Ellis Grimwade

Having spent my career in various roles, from working in warehousing to customer care, I have built a variety of skills that can be applied to any range of industries. I can adapt to my environment and always look to find solutions to challenges quickly and effectively. I have a variety of qualifications including Health & Safety-First Aid, and I am a qualified VNA, REACH and counterbalance forklift driver. I am a hard worker, reliable, and will have a positive influence on any team.

Shift Support at Lancashire renewables (2025-02 – Present)

• Helping with mechanics with engines gearboxes belts
• Filling out daily log sheets and taking readings
• Security and guarding
• Making sure site is safe and regular walk rounds completed, locking and unlocking of the site

Forklift Driver at Adecco Leyland trucks daf (2024-11 – 2025-02)

Forklift Operator at Dsv (2024-08 – 2024-10)

• Loading & unloading using counterbalance
• Putting products into the correct lanes & using WMS handheld scanners

FLT Driver at Best Connection (2024-02 – 2024-07)

Loading wagons and using warehouse

Team Leader at Tesco (2022-07 – 2023-01)

• Working to tight budgets like O/T, sickness, absenteeism
• Moving people around the store to accommodate the flow of people in the store

Warehouse Operative at Staci eCommerce Logistics (2022-06 – 2022-07)

Within this job I have had the opportunity to increase my knowledge and skills by being given further training and achieving higher qualifications such as REACH and VNA

Forklift Driver at Crown Paints (2022-04 – 2022-06)

Unfortunately, with the job role only being temporary and part of an agency I decided to leave to pursue further qualifications in a more permanent line of work.

Covid Site Team Leader at NHS (2021-03 – 2022-04)

Contributed to improving process efficiency to ensure customers had a positive and comfortable experience when entering the test center

Caregiver at Sabbatical (2019-12 – 2021-04)

I spent 2.5 years as a stay-at-home carer for my disabled son.

Maintenance Worker at Shakespeare Foundry (2019-01 – 2019-12)

• Working to maintain dust extraction system performance

Caregiver at Sabbatical (2012-01 – 2019-12)

I spent 7 years as a stay-at-home carer for my disabled son.

Forklift Driver at 3663 Food Service (2007-01 – 2012-12)

Job consisted of order picking and packing, driving a electric truck working and achieving tight deadlines and getting targets working within a team. Warehouse operative

Production Line Operative at Evens Vanodine (2006-01 – 2007-12)

Working on a production line with chemicals and packing operating machinery warehouse operative.

Manufacturing Operative at Gorillas Steel Fabricating (2005-01 – 2007-12)

In Spain Working in a steel fabricating machine shop measuring and cutting steel and installation of the finished project, doors, windows grilles for home security.

Car Wash Operative at Walton-le-Dale Car Wash (2003-01 – 2005-12)

Working in a team and customers handling cash

Math's / English / Science / Physical Education – Parklands High School (1999-01 – 2004-12)