Karl Kesterton
25 Worthydown Walk
Castle Vale
Birmingham
B35 7NA
07946547718
karlbeale92@googlemail.com

Profile

An experienced Electrical Mechanical Engineer providing a professional service to Egertons recovery, while recovering and roadside jobs. Excellent skills in working with others. Consistently proactive and professional, with good time Management and Delegation Skills. Strives to ensure our Equipment is always ready for any situation that arises.

Key Skills

● Skilled communicator with a calm and friendly customer relations.
● Proactive decision maker with a methodical approach.
● Supervisory with limited leadership experience.
● Adaptable and flexible approach to change.
● Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint.
● Working with a multi-cultural and multi-disciplined teams
● Eal – Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)
● Eal – Level 3 Diploma in Equipment Maintenance Engineerin

Career History

Vehicle Technician/Recovery driver, Egertons Recovery
2018 to present
Vehicle Technician and recovery driver
● Vehicle Technician at roadside and in the workshop
● Recovery driver collecting vehicles from bikes to vans

Vehicle Technician, Jardines Motor Group (JLR)
2017 – to 2018
Vehicle Technician working within a multi-disciplined team maintaining the the vehicles from servicing to replacing parts.
● Diagnose and rectify faults ensuring that the customer is aware of what’s wrong. Serving vehicles and completing work under warranty rules.
● Achieving set target of work, and completing jobs efficiently and competently.

HER MAJESTYS FORCES

Vehicle Technician, Tidworth
2013 – 2017
Vehicle Technician working within a multi-disciplined team maintaining the regimental fleet to aid in future deployments.
● Diagnose and rectify faults ensuring that the fleet is maintained.
● Encouraged, Coached and mentored the newer members of the team, Ensuring they were confident and competent with the working practices, Resulting in a well-motivated and dedicated team that achieve targets set out by management.

Vehicle Technician, Canada
2013
Vehicle Technician working within a multi-cultural and multi-disciplined team supporting immediate notice to deploy on Exercise to support Regimental efficiency.
● Operated as a mechanical technician, maintaining competency within the role adding further capability to the overall team.

Security, London
2012
Worked as a security guard at the 2012 London Olympics to maintain security to allow safe delivery of the games.
● Operated as a team searching Vehicles and personnel for any type of prohibited items. While maintaining a high presentable and motivated team.

Vehicle Technician, Germany
2011 – 2013
Vehicle Technician appointed to ensure Battalion Fleet was maintained and ready to deploy on Operations at a moment’s notice.
● Maintained and serviced individual and Regimental Fleet ensuring it maintained its Operational readiness.

Trade Training, Bordon
2010 – 2011
Worked hard ensuring my capability as a Vehicle Technician was maintained while in training and going the extra mile to benefit myself with extra skills to to allow me to be more open minded about the different Diagnosing Techniques.
● Working 1-1 and as a team in our own time to learn different ways to work as a team and try to understand how we diagnose things and the method behind doing it that way.

Electrical Mechanical Engineer
2009 – present
● Maintaining Vehicles.
● To use it to manage Vehicles.

Training, Harrogate
2009 – 2010
Appointed within a section to learn core values and how to be operational effective as a team and as an individual while maintaining fitness and education.

Qualifications

● hold a CPC
● Ivr 1,2,3
● Full ADR (Except 7)
● Advanced level Apprentice in Engineering Manufacture – Craft and Technician (Engineering Maintenance) in the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
● Certificate of Training HMF handy 250 lorry loader Electric 1650kg swl
● Certificate – PPRF Operator/ Maintainer
● Eal – Level 2 Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors
● Eal – Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)
● Eal – Level 3 Diploma in Equipment Maintenance Engineering
● Full UK licence including LGV Cat C+E
● NVQ – Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations
● Level 2 key skills in I.C.T
● Key skills in improving own learning and performance
● Level 2 ITQ Diploma (I.C.T)
● Level 2 Communication Skills
● ITQ Level 2 (11 Modules) skills for IT users

Leisure Interests (Optional)

Golf, Fishing, Swimming, Scuba Diving Instructor