Justin Makinson

I am a multi-skilled, self-motivated, and ambitious person with a proven track record of ensuring the smooth functioning and running of my job position. I am a South African Sign Language user and is able to communicate with English through writing down on paper, emailing, and lipreading a little. My ability is getting outstanding work done in the admin function with limited assistance, and to work well under pressure, prioritize, and multitask.

A quick learner who is willing to take any challenges, keen to learn, and improve skills.

Café Assistant - I love Coffee Shop - Cape Town

(2020-10 - 2021-01)

• Assisting with preparation of and the serving of all meals and beverages to customers
• Check stock levels
• Ensuring health and safety regulations are followed
• Assist with the ordering and deliveries as required

Assistant Warehouse Manager - Carbon Cocktail Events - Cape Town

(2018-05 - 2020-03)

• Receive Stock
• Issues of goods
• Stock Take
• Devastations, Inventory and Key Responsible
• Good Check of Purchasing Orders when Received items
• Picker and Packer, Delivers into events

Receiving Clerk/ Storeman and Purchaser - Park Inn Radisson Newlands - Cape Town

(2014-08 - 2017-04)

• Accountability of stock
• Managing all related aspects on dailies basic
• Receive stock, Credit note, Issues of goods
• Stock take, Deviations, Inventory, Key responsible
• Stock management, cleaning, and shelf/ stock presentation
• Creating purchase orders for beverages
• Data capture invoices, issues and transfer to systems (Opera, Micros, Materials Control), Computer Literate, Stock clerk, Depletion report, Verifying quantities, Copy of invoices and purchase order to be given to the Purchasing, Data Capturing and Costing manager, and Developing effective employee relations through companies.

Freelance Actor, Model Photographer & Artist - The Universal Vacuum - Cape Town

(2007-03 - 2016-03)

• TV & Film Crew, Actor, and Extra background

General Worker - Deaf Hands at Work - Cape Town

(2012-07 - 2016-03)

• Cleaning facilities by sweeping, dusting etc.
• Performing maintenance and light repairs

Archaeology Volunteer - Iziko Museum - Cape Town

(2012-06 - 2012-07)

Archaeology, Conservation, Store duties, Taxidermy, Labelling, and Coding

Assistant Decorative Artist - Occulus Fine Art Interiors - Cape Town

(2009-06 - 2012-05)

• Liaison with other artists
• Teaching others how to paint finishes
• Quality control of products
• Manufacturing of decorative items
• Decorative paint finishes
• Furniture restoration

Art studio assistant / Art teacher assistant - Milnerton Art Gallery - Cape Town

(2009-03 - 2009-11)

• Teaching under 13 years old children
• Communicating with the clients
• Secretarial work
• Picking up dry-cleaning
• Stretching canvases
• Fabricating major artworks
• Working on production and post-production of artworks

Assistant Store Manager - The Master Lock - Cape Town

(2009-09 - 2010-08)

• Accountability of Stock
• Basic Retail
• Picking and packing for dispatch checking
• Signing in, Inwards, booking in/ labelling
• Received Stock, Issues and transfer stock
• Rotation and Control of Stock
• Stock reconciliation
• Stock Replenishment
• Stock take
• General store duties
• Data capture invoices to systems
• Data Capture and Stock clerk

Grade 10 - De La Bat School for the Deaf (2004) Worcester

Assistant Chef and Welding - National Institute of Deaf College (2005 - 2007) Worcester