Jake Burns

Trustworthy & dedicated with excellent time management & communication skills. Comfortable operating in high altitude environments, happy working independently and with a team. Excellent customer service & interpersonal skills. I'm adaptable, dependable & energetic. I'm an axperience hiker, advanced snowboarder, expert Skier.

Boat Hire Assistant at Melbourne (2019 – Present)

Mooring and casting off private cruise charters, operating powerboats, fleet maintenance & management. Customer service.

All Rounder at Duck Inn Mount Buller (2001 – 2009)

• Receptionist: bookings online and via phone, RMS, LT, POS.
• FOB/BOH.
• House Keeping: 2 buildings (3 stories each).
• Ski & Snowboard Tech (Ref: Village ski)

Milker at Clovelly Rotary Dairy Farm (2025-12 – 2026-02)

Operating milking plant, maintenance checks, Cleaning. Cattle welfare.

Ski Tech at Village Ski (2025-07 – 2025-09)

• Responsible for security & daily running of the store.
• Operating machinery for hot & cold waxing of equipment.
• Thorough understand of DIN setting and snowboard bindings.
• Completed orders via phone and online.
• Detailed knowledge of store & products.
• Made client–specific recommendations for clothing & equipment based on ability, age, height, weight & intentions.
• Physical & digital cash handling.
• Snow chain tutorials, Advised on current law & Safety with group / 1-1 tutorials.

Store Assistant at Aldi (2024-01 – 2025-05)

Operated tills & self check out facilities, retail policy & law education. Provided detailed knowledge of store layout & products when required & exceptional customer service.

Baggage handler at Jet 2 (2023-05 – 2023-12)

Operated and maintained all vehicles required for the role. Operated outside in all weather conditions. Studied aircraft theory & runway safety when traversing landing strips. Worked in small teams to load & unload bags of various heights and weights.

Estates Officer at Darwin Academy (2023-01 – 2023-04)

Responsible for safety & security of buildings. Facility & contractor correspondence. Conducted maintenance checks and maintained paper trail on all aspects both hazardous & non.

EBC (2022-10 – 2022-12)

Musician at Royal Marines Band Service (2020-09 – 2022-09)

Represented the Corps alongside professional musicians. Provided entertainment for the public and heads of state and advertisement for the RN, RM & RMBS. Survival in adverse conditions, stressful environments and operated in theoretical operational scenarios. Development a keen eye for detail, positional awareness, personal turnout and appearance and maintenance of equipment. Maintained a high level of physical and psychological fitness, discipline and professionalism.

GCSE in Maths, English. German. Catering & Hospitality.

BTEC L3: Musical Performance (Dip)

NVQ1 in Catering

Grade 8 Trumpet & Grade 5 Music Theory – ABRSM

English & NZ driving licence