Gareth Davies

A hardworking, punctual and reliable person whose friendly personality allows him to get on well with work colleagues. Demonstrates the ability to pick up new skills quickly and has progressed his way quickly in his last position. Worked in practical environments operating machinery and hand tools as well as in the warehouse driving FLT trucks and packing items for delivery.

With an excellent work ethic offers a potential employer reliability and commitment. Currently seeking employment and available to start work immediately.

CNC Machine Operator - Marlin Industries

(2012 - 2019)

Started as a production operator and worked way up through the organisation, last 8years have been in a CNC Operator role.

• Liaised with production manager at the beginning of each shift to discuss the production requirements for the day ahead
• Programmed CNC machines to cut products to required specification
• Installed new software on machines for new product specifications
• Operated a beam saw and selected appropriate settings to cut plywood to size
• Calculated the amount of wood required for the machine to complete each job
• Operated a press to build plywood reels – placed them onto a conveyer belt to then be stacked onto pallets ready for wrapping and labelling
• Worked at a fast pace to meet strict deadlines to ensure the reels were ready for dispatch at the end of each shift
• Operated wrapping machine to wrap finished products and printed off labels for each pallet ready for dispatch to individual companies
• Used SAP computer programme to record all products that had been completed on each shift, to maintain and keep records of stock levels
• Operated Counterbalance, REACH and Muliti Directional FLT to move finished products safely around the warehouse and loaded wagons with products
• 4 years of being shift supervisor for 16 members of staff giving each member of staff a job for the shift working from a production plan and working from highest priority first attending production meetings on a daily basis responsible for holidays for each member of staff on my shift also responsible for managing attendance and overseeing the health and safety

Mechanic - Rack & Pinion Engineering

(1998 - 2012)

• Changed tyres and wheel balanced
• Fitted new exhaust systems
• Reconditioned steering racks and pumps that had been sent from all over the country
• Used a variety of hand tools to complete work to a high specificati
• Stripped every part, removed seals etc.
• Used Cnc machines to make various car parts and lathes to make replacement earring housing
• Operated machinery to clean used parts in order for them to be re-conditioned
• Used shot blaster machine to remove worn coatings on parts
• Rebuilt, quality checked and tested parts before sending back to customers

Assistant manager - H-pack

(2020 - 2025)

• Setting up machines for various paper bags including making sure the correct paper reel was being used for correct job
• Maintaining machines on a daily basis filling up the oil tanks with correct oil greasing the machine checking air pipes for leaks checking rams and pipes for any oil leaks
• When machines would start a new job I had to check the specifications to make sure the bags was correct size correct paper correct colour
• H-pack saw potential in my leading skills and made me supervisor this role including in allocating each member of staff of job for the day and to check each job to make sure it was correct and correct quantities and to make sure every member of staff was abiding by all health and safety rules! All order that had been picked during the day by members of staff I had to check that all orders had to be checked by me and I then loaded them all onto empty trailers left on the bays
• After 18 months as supervisor I got another promotion becoming assistant manager I did carry on doing the tasks I did as a supervisor I was now tasked with all incoming delivery’s and all of the outgoing orders and in doing this I worked very closely with transport attending meetings every morning and every afternoon also phoning/emailing customers to book in delivery’s

Level 1 Mechanics - gcse in maths English and science - Coleg Cambria (Bersham Road) (1997 - 1998)