Name:             Scott Ford

Email:             scottjamesford27@gmail.com

Tel:                  07766 031860

SUMMARY

I changed career in 2018 and have passed both my HGV1 & 2 along with achieving my CPC Qualification. Having initially completed my HGV2 test I gained employment with Biffa in 2018 as an HGV recycling driver. I proceeded to pass my HGV1 in January 2019 and in March 2020 passed my HIAB qualification. I have worked with an array of different heavy machinery since a young age including, tractors, trailers and various ride on machinery, in my previous career as a greenkeeper. I am therefore extremely familiar with a multitude of vehicles and pickup new tasks and techniques extremely quickly. I am hardworking, extremely punctual, professional, approachable, reliable and a real team player.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

*HGV Class 1 Qualified

*HGV Class 2 Qualified

*HIAB Qualified

*CPC Qualified

*Digital Tachograph Card

*NVQ Level 1 & 2 in Fine Turf

*Trailer/Towing License

*Manufacturer trained in Ride-On Machinery/Tractors/Trailers

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Grades A-D Woolmer Hill Technology College 1994 to 1999

PERSONAL

Married, British, Full Driving Licence

WORK EXPERIENCE

Biffa Residential HGV Driver Farnham                                             September 2022 – present

-Vehicle checks

-Route planning for residential recycling and general waste collections in a variety of towns

-Attending priority/urgent collections

-Collecting and emptying recycling/general waste from a multitude of residential areas

-Offloading waste at tip

-Returning vehicle to yard and carrying out 15 minute checks

-Adhering to specific break times

Veolia – Basingstoke  (Skip Driver)                                        January 2022 – September 2022

-Vehicle checks

-Exchange of Skips

-Tipping off

-Skip drops and pick ups

Andrews                                                                                              April 2021 – January 2022

(Tipper Driver)

Responsibilities include:

-Vehicle checks

-Tipper Driving work on M4 Motorway – night shift

Agency Work – Amey Waste                                                              January 2021 – April 2021

-Vehicle checks

-Route planning for residential recycling and general waste collections in a variety of towns

-Attending priority/urgent collections

-Collecting and emptying recycling/general waste from a multitude of residential areas

-Offloading waste at tip

-Returning vehicle to yard and carrying out 15 minute checks

-Adhering to specific break times

Biffa Residential HGV Driver Winchester                                          July 2020 – January 2021

-Vehicle checks

-Route planning for residential recycling and general waste collections in a variety of towns

-Attending priority/urgent collections

-Collecting and emptying recycling/general waste from a multitude of residential areas

-Offloading waste at tip

-Returning vehicle to yard and carrying out 15 minute checks

-Adhering to specific break times

Agency Work                                                                          January 2020 – June 2020

(HGV2 Class 2 and HIAB Driver)

I have undertaken a variety of Class 2 work including 2 months HIAB driving with Travis Perkins and one month’s skip work with Chambers.

BIFFA                                                                                     December 2018 – December 2019

(HGV Class 2 Driver)

Responsibilities include:

-Vehicle checks

-Route planning for commercial recycling collections in a variety of towns

-Attending priority/urgent collections

-Collecting and emptying recycling from a multitude of commercial sites

-Offloading recycling at tip

-Returning vehicle to yard and carrying out 15 minute checks

-Adhering to specific break times

-Running off digital tachograph

Pinner Hill Golf Club                                                                  April 2018 – December 2018

(Greenkeeper)

Responsibilities include:

-Cutting, striping and baying fairways

-Raking, edging, strimming, weeding and flymoing bunkers

-Cutting rough

-Hand cutting and striping tees

-Hole changing

-Flymoing and strimming ditches

-Cutting and striping surrounds and approaches

-Cutting, pro coring and sand filling greens

-Course maintenance including diveting and moving blocks,

-Plugging greens and damaged areas

-Striping Semi rough and tee banks

-Trimming irrigation boxes and pop ups

-Dressing, brushing and fertilising greens and tees

-General winter maintenance

-Daily machinery checks

-Organising staff and designating tasks

Glendales – Farnham                                                                  September 2017 – March 2018

(Supervisor) 6 month contract

Responsibilities include:

-Organising staff and designating tasks

-Drawing up weekly work rota for myself and team

-Maintaining vehicles and machinery

-Completing timesheets and machinery records

-Line and initial marking

-Strim and maintain hedgerows

-Ordering and allocating kit for staff

-Overseeing work carried out by all members of the team

-Authorising holiday and recording absences

Foxhills Golf Club – Ottershaw                                                          July 2016 to August 2017

(Greenkeeper)

Responsibilities include:

-Cutting, striping and baying fairways

-Raking, edging, strimming, weeding and flymoing bunkers

-Cutting rough

-Hand cutting and striping tees

-Hole changing

-Flymoing and strimming ditches

-Cutting and striping surrounds and approaches

-Cutting, pro coring and sand filling greens

-Course maintenance including diveting and moving blocks,

-Plugging greens and damaged areas

-Striping Semi rough and tee banks

-Trimming irrigation boxes and pop ups

-Dressing, brushing and fertilising greens and tees

-General winter maintenance

-Daily machinery checks

Gavin Jones Group – Aldershot                                              December 2011 to June 2016

(Groundsman Foreman)

Responsibilities included:

– Provide training to members of team on various landscaping equipment and tasks

– Conduct appraisals for members of the team, advise on suitable further training courses.

– Regularly meet with Client Officer to discuss quality of work carried out by team

– Complete impact impression reports and inspection forms

– Draw up weekly work schedule for myself and team

– Mark out and cut sports pitches including football, rugby, cricket and playing fields.

– Look after artificial pitches including brushing

– Grass seeding and laying turf

– Box mow ornamental grass areas

– Strim and maintain hedgerows

– Selective spraying (for which I am fully ticketed)

– Knowledge and experience of maintaining shrub beds and edging of grass areas

– Fully trained in Ride-On and mowing machinery, as well as towing certificated and authorised user of tractor and trail gang mowers, rotary mowers and gators.

Gavin Jones Group – Aldershot                                               June 1999 to December 2011

(Groundsman)

As above with the exception of Foreman responsibilities.

RECREATION

Golf (weekly), Bike Riding (weekly), socialising and dining out, travel and spending time with friends and family.