Trevor Brown
Driver (nights) “nights
Stanley, Co Durham, UK
trevorb36@yahoo.co.uk
07946204998

I am fully experienced in class 1 Driving and am also fully experienced and qualified in manufacturing at the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. I have worked in a team on a moving line for the last 10 years. Communication skills, leadership and an ability to think on my feet are required. Over the last 5 years I have been required to identify, support and train new line members in both basic and more advanced engineering skills associated in the “most productive car line in Europe”. This is a stressful and hard job with a turnover of a car every sixty seconds and I have worked on 2 separate “trim lines” due to my ability to adapt.
I was also a fully qualified and experienced Army Air Door Gunner. I have 480 hours flying in a Lynx helicopter and have worked with Army Intelligence, Special Air Service and VIPs’ including HRH Princess Anne. I was also a fully qualified HelicopterRefueller, Team Medic gaining RMA (level 11) and Helibourne Surveillance Systems Operator and have operated in various theatres’. I have gained experience supporting non combatants in understanding basic Helicopter safety drills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Class 1 Driver
Fergusons Transport – Sunderland
2017 to Present
4 shifts a week nightshift
trailer changeovers

Driver (nights) “nights
Elddis Transport
2016 to 2017
out and back man”on a sunday to friday shift pattern. This job ranged from trailer changeovers(standing) to meeting other elddis drivers and doing changeovers (trampers) and returning to the depot.

Class 1 Driver (nights) on a sunday to friday shift pattern
Parkside Logistics
2015 to 2016
This job ranged from delivering SCA products down south and returning with the national newspapers for the north east of England which would be delivered to either Menzies or Smiths for distribution.

Solder Technician in the Production
Canford Audio
2014 to 2015
line working permanent day shift. This job ranged from
Soldering basic wires upto re-building earphones headsets and 52 pin
Wires for the BBC on a same day delivery contract.

Driver
2013 to 2014
4 on 4
Off rota as a class 1 Driver, my duties include deliveries pick up and the usage of straps ratchets and corner pieces, my main duties were to deliver to the Asda store in Dartford pick up pulp from sheerness docks reels of paper from Kemsley paper mill and wood from eggars wood mill in hexham.

Night shift Cleaner
Aldi warehouse Darlington – Darlington
2013 to 2013
I was offered this position in my friends company as a night shift cleaner in an aldi warehouse, the job was to follow the aldi staff round making sure that the warehouse was kept to a very high standard of cleanliness constantly, this required the constant pick up of cardboard, plastic and any waste followed by the whole warehouse being swept clean on a daily basis.

Manufacturing Operative
Nissan Car Plant Sunderland
2010 to 2012
After being made redundant in 2009 I received a letter from Nissan offering me my old position back within the company which I accepted. I continue to work on a moving line on a three shift rota(Days, Lates and Nights)

night shift
AsdaSuperetore Washington Sunderland
2009 to 2010
Night Shift (Chilled Dept): I presently work as a Night Shift worker in the Chilled Dept at the Asda
Superstore Washington. This involves 3 deliveries a night which have to be broken down, sent to correct dept and put on shelves ready for the customer the following morning.

Senior member of the team
Nissan Car Plant Sunderland – Sunderland
1999 to 2009
Over the last ten years I have worked at the Nissan car plant as part of a team on a moving line assembling Nissan badge vehicles.
As a senior member of the team I supported all new staff, developed methodologies at my work station (shift changes). The job itself was very hard and repetitive building a car every sixty seconds, eight hours a day. I also helped in the training of new employees and in line trials(New Starters).I worked in a team that was target driven, achieving accolades for ability and drive, with our team being identified as “the ideal zone” within Nissan (this has resulted in our methodologies being replicated throughout the Line within Nissan) and filled with enthusiasm.

Class 1 Driver
Elddis Transport
1997 to 1999
I worked as a class 1 driver for Elddis transport for two years.
My main job was daily multi-drops all over the uk with the occasional overnight stop out. The job itself was time critical.

Air Door Gunner
Armed Forces
1994 to 1997
Whilst I served in the armed forces I qualified as an Air Door Gunner, my main job was to take control (above all ranks) in the rear of the aircraft. This meant that I had to employ both empathy but strong control mechanisms over ranking officers
I was also hand picked out of the squadron to work with HRH Princess Anne, the Intelligence Corps and Special Forces.
I also qualified as a team medic (RMA 11) and surveillance operator (Hellibourne) which were put to use whilst I served in Bosnia (Casualty Evacuation) and in Northern Ireland (Casualty Evacuation and surveillance).Whilst I served in Ireland I also helped in the training of new RUC officers on aircraft safety drills.
As a part of my role it was my responsibility to assist in any re-fuels and movement of stores which were done on a daily basis. This involved managing ground liaison teams and in flight operatives

Assistant Manager
Kinross Post Office
1990 to 1994
I worked in a very busy privately owned post office(Family Business) with a staff of six and an annual turnover of 12 million pounds a year. My main role was to maximize all profit opportunities resulting in a turnover of £12 million, accolades as the highest turnover for a Post Office in the area.
I helped recruit and train all staff (6 compliment) after supporting the change in

Assistant Manager
Royal Mail
1990 to 1990
moved to a counter service and I had to manage the resulting changes as well as supporting management functions I was also involved in all counter activity including the daily business deposits, passport applications, TV licence and Car tax as well as daily benefits and all customer enquiries. Counter activity meant I had to deal with a multitude of personality types and as a community centre exercise empathy, give advice and manage my time accordingly remembering that customers = profit opportunities!