Mike Blockley

A conscientious, professional and likeable individual. Having worked for the MOD at Catterick for 27 years, and having extensive experience in the movement of personnel and freight, including freight multi drops to full time Army and Army Reserve units in the North East and South Yorkshire areas, and chilled and frozen food deliveries to Army units. Also taken troops to Germany, Holland, Belgium and France, including twelve Battlefield tours.

A highly organised and efficient individual, whose thorough and precise approach to tasks has resulted in a yearly bonus in the last four years of working for the MOD, this is only awarded to individuals in the top 25% of the MOD. Awarded the Imperial Service Medal, for long and meritorious service to the MOD. I have enjoyed working for Asda as an HGV 1 driver, delivering across the North East, this is where I honed my time management, ensuring deliveries were made within a set time frame.

As a bus driver with Go North East I found interacting with the public was very rewarding, I also gained good knowledge of the roads in Gateshead and surrounding areas. I spent almost a year with IAS Medical contracted to NECTAR (NHS) driving a Critical Care Ambulance, a unique experience.

Ambulance Driver at IAS Medical at NECTAR (2024-11 – 2026-04)

To safely transport critically ill patients and staff.

• Carrying out pre and post driving vehicle inspections, to ensure legal and safe vehicle use, and to maintain clinical cleanliness and to carry out deep cleans when required.
• Driving to a high standard and in a courteous manner with respect to other road users and following the Highway Code.
• Being an ambassador for IAS Medical and NECTAR.
• Being punctual and smart.
• Periodically driving the NECTAR PTS ambulance, as required.
• Passed the ROSPA Advanced Driving Test at Gold Standard
• Passed Advanced and Emergency Driving Course

Decided To Take A Year Off (2023-07 – 2024-11)

To travel – visited seven countries. To work around the house and garden – replaced the decking and gazebo roof, built a workshop and pergola, landscaped the garden, laid laminate flooring throughout the house, remodelled the bathroom and more. Now ready to start employment again.

Bus Driver at Go North East (2023-05 – 2023-07)

• Carrying out pre and post driving vehicle inspections, to ensure legal and safe vehicle use
• Ensuring my Go Northeast uniform is clean and well ironed
• Driving to a high standard and in a courteous manner with respect to other road users and following the Highway Code
• Being an ambassador for Go Northeast

HGV Class 1 Driver at Asda CDC Washington (2018-07 – 2023-04)

• Carrying out pre and post driving vehicle inspections, to ensure legal and safe vehicle use
• Ensuring both UK and European WTD Driving Hours are legal
• Ensuring load is both the correct load, and that the load is secure
• Delivering the load in a cost effective and timely manner
• Driving to a high standard and in a courteous manner with respect to other road users and following the Highway Code
• Being an ambassador for Asda Logistics

HGV Class 1 Driver at ADR Network (2017-09 – 2018-07)

Driving for various premium Logistics Companies, including Co-Op, Morrisons, GIST, NFT, and most recently, Culina working out of Tetley, Eaglescliffe, where I worked for five full weeks, working sixty-hour weeks, and completing trailer checks at Tetley Eaglescliffe, to keep the Salford Transport office up to date with loads and empty trailers

• Receiving and acting upon instructions from the Agency
• Ensuring I arrive at the various sites in good time
• Carrying out pre and post driving vehicle inspections, to ensure legal and safe vehicle use
• Ensuring load is both the correct load, and that the load is secure
• Delivering the load in a cost effective and timely manner
• Driving to a high standard and in a courteous manner with respect to other road users
• Being an ambassador for the various companies
• Willing to go 'the extra mile', to ensure deliveries are made

HGV Class 1 Driver at Co-op Food, Birtley (2017-05 – 2017-09)

Temporary Five Month Contract

• Carrying out pre and post driving vehicle inspections, to ensure legal and safe vehicle use
• Ensuring both UK and European WTD Driving Hours are legal
• Ensuring load is both the correct load, and that the load is secure
• Delivering the load in a cost effective and timely manner
• Driving to a high standard and in a courteous manner with respect to other road users
• Being an ambassador for Co-op Food

HGV Class 1 and PCV Driver at TSU Catterick, Ministry of Defence, Catterick Garrison (1990-04 – 2017-04)

• Using excellent IT skills, helping colleagues with the MOD Defence Learning Portal, helping with registration and finding courses. Also helping colleagues to register with Defence Travel to enable booking of hotel accommodation for overnight jobs
• Updating the unit's TomTom SatNavs at home and in my own time, and compiling POIs for the various Battlefield tours to enable other drivers to easily find the various locations
• One of only six drivers out of twenty-four willing to drive in Europe and to stay overnight when in the UK, thereby saving the MOD money by not requiring a second driver
• Volunteered to be Unit Health & Safety representative
• Willing to work after hours, including late night and early morning jobs, and working at weekends when required, saving the MOD the cost of hiring work out
• Chauffeuring high ranking British army officers, including the pleasure of driving Field Marshall Lord Inge
• Carrying out before driving checks and basic maintenance
• Driving a large range of vehicles, including cars, minibuses, coaches and articulated vehicles
• Planning routes and loading vehicles for multi drop deliveries
• Earning a yearly bonus in the last four years of working for the MOD, awarded to the top 25%
• Valeting and preparing cars and minibuses for Self Drive

HGV Driver at Darchem Building Systems, Darlington (1987-03 – 1990-04)

• Preparing and delivering portable accommodation to private and commercial premises, including the likes of ICI manufacturing plants and building sites
• Presenting a professional and friendly impression of the firm to the various sites visited
• Keeping and submitting driving records
• Carrying out basic maintenance and keeping the vehicle in a presentable condition

Agency HGV Driver at Various, North East England (1986-08 – 1987-02)

• Driving a large range of different vehicles
• Presenting a professional image of the companies represented

Aircraft Electrical Technician at Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm (1978-01 – 1986-07)

• Maintaining Royal Navy helicopters to a high standard
• Maintaining accurate records of work carried out on aircraft
• Presenting a professional image of the Royal Navy when in the public eye
• Capable of working on my own, as part of a small team when embarked on small ships, but also as part of a larger team when squadron based
• Disciplined and always well turned out

O Levels – Risedale School, Hipswell (1972-09 – 1977-06)

Trade Training – HMS Daedalus, Royal Navy School of Aircraft Engineering (1978-03 – 1978-09)

Advancement Training – HMS Daedalus, Royal Navy School of Aircraft Engineering (1984-10 – 1985-09)