Kellan Bartlett

Experienced hands-on worker with more than 20 years' experience across manufacturing, industrial work, workshops, timber yards, warehousing, machinery, property maintenance and trade environments. Strong practical skills with tools, machinery, equipment and materials, with experience working in busy production, workshop and yard environments. Reliable, physically capable and comfortable following direction, working as part of a team and adapting to different tasks.

Enjoys practical, varied work and being kept busy, with a preference for roles where there is a clear job to get on with and a team environment. Seeking ongoing full-time, part-time or casual employment in production, manufacturing, warehouse, yard, workshop, machinery, maintenance or general practical operations.

Paint Prepper - Terry's Panel & Paint - New Plymouth

(2025-03 - 2026-06)

• Vehicle preparation for automotive refinishing
• Sanding, masking and general preparation
• Use of hand tools, power tools and workshop equipment
• Working to workshop deadlines and quality requirements
• Maintaining clean, organised work areas
• Following workplace health and safety procedures

Trade Representative / Delivery Driver - Auto Link Distributors - New Plymouth

(2024-09 - 2025-03)

business closed

• Trade customer service and relationship management
• Loading and unloading products
• Forklift operation and stock handling
• Store and trade yard operations
• Stocktaking and order preparation
• Handling trade products and materials

Industrial Blaster & Painter - Energyworks - New Plymouth

(2023-04 - 2024-06)

Redundancies

• Industrial surface preparation and spray painting
• On-site and off-site industrial work
• Equipment and materials preparation
• Movement and handling of equipment and materials
• Team Leader responsibilities for off-site industrial work
• Working to health, safety and quality requirement

Caretaker – Part Time - Moturoa School - New Plymouth

(2020 - 2023-05)

• Property and facility maintenance
• Grounds, gardens and lawn maintenance
• Ride-on mower operation
• Chainsaw and garden equipment use
• Swimming pool maintenance
• General practical repairs
• Maintaining safe and presentable facilities

Handyman - Self-Employed

(2017 - 2023-05)

• General property maintenance and repairs
• Yard clean-ups, lawns and gardens
• Concreting and concrete cutting
• Small digger operation
• Chainsaw and power tool operation
• Painting, decorating, tiling and renovations
• Minor plumbing
• Managing a wide variety of practical jobs
• Direct customer service and job completion

Trade Account Representative - Mitre 10 Mega - New Plymouth

(2014 - 2017)

• Trade sales and customer service
• Trade yard operations
• Inward and outward goods
• Forklift operation
• Loading and unloading
• Order taking and stocktaking
• Working with trade customers and building materials

Workshop Coordinator - New Plymouth Car Painters - New Plymouth

(2011 - 2014)

• Workshop job coordination
• Customer liaison
• Vehicle preparation and painting
• Paint and product selection and mixing
• General workshop support
• Coordinating jobs to meet customer deadlines

Machine Operator / Trainer - Olex / Nexans Group Ltd - New Plymouth

(2008 - 2011)

• Machine operation in a manufacturing environment
• Equipment and process training
• Following production procedures
• Health and safety procedures
• Supporting efficient production operations
• Shift work

Yard Manager - Timberco - New Plymouth

(2005 - 2008)

• Day-to-day yard operations
• Inward and outward goods
• Forklift operation
• Stocktaking and inventory management
• Order taking
• Customer service
• Maintaining a safe and organised yard

Yard Floor Supervisor - Fowles Timber - Melbourne

(2003 - 2005)

• Yard operations and goods handling
• Forklift operation
• Stock and yard organisation
• Customer service
• Supervising day-to-day yard activities

Plumber - Fitzgerald Plumbing - Eltham

(1999 - 2002)

• Completed plumbing and gas fitting apprenticeship to Journeyman level
• General plumbing installation and maintenance
• Practical fault finding and problem solving
• Safe use of trade tools and equipment