Richard Hough

Skelton Saltburn by the sea

07368525458

richardhough404@yahoo.com

Profile

As a highly motivated enthusiastic individual, I am proud to have excellent professional driving skills and also possessing excellent time management and communication skills. I consistently achieve high standards in all areas of my work, I’m a trustworthy person with a clean DBS  Certificate due to the Nature of my work within the army reserves. who has a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to any role that is required to for- fill my role with excellent customer services skills along with Four years driving skills gained through the British army. I proud to hold a clean driving licence along with a a up to date CPC card and a tachograph card.

Key Skills

Professional Driver

Excellent time management

Excellent customer service

Can Hit targets and deadlines as and when required at all times.

Multi drop driving experience.

Strapping and loads skills

And a good knowledge of working time directives.

Career History

Oversized tyres recycling

Class2 / class1 driver

Operating commercial vehicles over 7.5 tonnes along with class 1 curtain sided trailers

Driving long or short distances

Planning delivery schedules and routes with transport managers

Supervising or helping to load and unload goods

Lifting and carrying goods

Making sure loads are safely secured

Following traffic reports and adapting routes if necessary

Completing delivery paperwork

Keeping up-to-date logbooks

Carrying out basic routine maintenance, such as oil, tyre and brake checks and all other daily checks as required.

Working from a vehicle and driving long distances

Keeping tachogragh up to date and keeping to the legal requirements.

Avail – Agency Driver

16/3/23 to 21/10/23

·        Multi drop delivery driver

·        Loading and unloading

·        Straping and securing loads

·        Customer service

·        Ensuring daily logs and vehicle checks are completed and up to date.

Blue Arrow Multidrop Driver

-2019 – 2022

Duties Include

Collecting the loads from the   warehouse or pick-up point and loading. On to anything from curtain sided to flat bed or 7.5 t 3.3t
Plan the route and load the vehicle to match this route
Contact customers and update tracking systems and delivery records
Making timed deliveries, give invoices and getting customers signatures
Record mileage and fuel that you buy
Return undelivered items
Sorting packages out before delivery making sure these are label probably
Loading and unloading of vehicles
Jewson Toolhire – Supervisor – 2016 -2019

Duties Include

Ensuring the effective and efficient running of the Tool Hire by contributing to and exceeding transport and logistics targets.
Supporting the achievement of sales and profit targets through upselling and cross-selling products.
Generating profitable Tool Hire business by building relationships with customers both face to face and via the telephone to achieve and maximise sales
Leadership of a small team and making sure that the health safety and wellbeing of my work colleagues is a priority
Ensure that the equipment and tools are serviced and maintained to meet all requirements
Provide great customers service and an excellent experience
Skelton DIY – Assistant Manager – 2014 – 2016

Duties Include

Given out product information to customers and tradesmen
Meeting, greeting and serving customers taking cash payments
Load and unloading deliveries
Process customer orders and handle payments
Advise customers and tradesman about which materials to use
Opening and closing of store – key holder
Complete stock control paperwork or update computerised stock lists
Europe Car Alamo National – Care Sales Agent – 2014 – 2016

Duties Include

Movement of vehicles of all sizes, from 0.1 vehicles up to 3.3  tone vehicles.
Taking bookings and explaining the terms of rental or leasing agreements
Completing all paperwork and filling
Dealing with customer rental agreements and also taking payment through credit cards and cash payments
Showing customers to their vehicles and pointing out any bumps, scrapes or special features
Checking mileage and inspecting for damage when vehicles are returned as well as delivering and collecting vehicles from customers homes or place of work.
Providing ongoing service and sales support, and also deal with regular business leasing accounts.
Dealing with international clients from all over Europe and countries outside of Europe
Movement Controller, Royal Logistic Corps – British Army Reserve – 2008 – Present

Duties Include

As a movement controller my main responsible are to arrange and organize the transportation of troops, ammunition, vehicles and supplies. also help and plan routes, organise paperwork and get personnel and cargo ready to be moved by road, rail, sea or air
Writing military documentation
Liaison with movement organisations
Drafting situation reports
Road, sea and air movement planning in operational theatres
Vehicle movement formulae
Rail and sea movement  and planning conferences
Allocating loads to vessels
Liaison in port operations
Port reconnaissance theory and a practical lesson in a real port
Movement Control and Check Point (MCCP) theory
Airhead reconnaissance theory
Advising units on operational container procedures
Booking civilian and military containers
Container site reconnaissance
Certificates and Licences

·        Cat B Drivers  licence

·        Class 1 + E

·        Tachograph card

·        C.P.C Certificate

Education and Qualifications

Middlesbrough College 2001

A-Levels:

·        Key Skills – A

·        IT Level 3 – A

·        Maths and English – A

·        Psychology and Sociology – A

Ormesby Comprehensive 1991

GCSEs:

·        Dual Award Science – A

·        English Literature – A

·        Graphics – C

·        Geography – B

References available on request