Steven Russell
17 Mosswater Wynd
Smithstone
Cumbernauld
G68 9JU
07826909084

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

1990 – 1995
LENZIE ACADEMY

2001
GLASGOW TRAINING GROUP – FORKLIFT REACH LICENSE

2003
GLASGOW TRAINING GROUP – CLASS 2

2004
RITCHIES TRAINING GROUP – CLASS 1

2013
RITCHIES TRAINING GROUP – ADR

2013
DRIVERS CPC

WORK EXPERIENCE

1995-1997
PETER D STIRLING – TIME SERVED TRAILER MECHANIC
Worked on HGVs, doing trailer repairs, engine repairs, tyre fitting, have experience working on and driving mobile cranes, shovel machines, plant machinery and container work, experience in working with pressurized powder tankers, experience of working with all aspects of plant machinery and learned shunting in the yard.

1997-1999
CARDIFF BROS – TRAILER MECHANIC
Trailer fitter manager, dealing with ordering parts for trailers and HGVs in the yard doing relevant paperwork and invoicing, collecting them in the van from dealers and responsible for maintaining the fleet, Fixing all types of trailers from flat beds to curtain sided vehicles. Tyre Fitting.

1999-2001
CARNTYNE TRANSPORT – TRAILER MECHANIC
Trailer fitter, tyre fitter and responsible for all aspects of trailer paper work to ordering goods and delivery notes and invoicing, worked on all trailers and vehicles within the yard and within time scales and deadlines.

1999-2000
NEW IMAGE CAR WASH – VALETER
Washing and valeting all customers cars taking bookings for that day as well as future bookings, cash handling and ordering of supplies. Was also a key holder and responsible for opening and locking up the unit.

2000-2002
GLASGOW FRUIT MARKET VAN / DELIVERY DRIVER
Multidrop Fruit and Veg driver in and outwith the Glasgow area, responsible for taking orders, making orders up ensuring they were correctly loaded on the van, delivering them to the customers on time, dealing with the public and ensuring do damage was done to the goods upon delivery.

2002-2004
HOAD TRANSPORT – TRAILER / MECHANIC HGV DRIVER
Manager of the entire fleet, responsible for all aspects of maintenance on every vehicle in the yard, ordering parts, invoicing, delivery, dealing with customers on the phone on a daily basis. Also obtained licence as a Class 1 driver and was given regular trips to deliver goods to various parts of England.

2004-2009
ASDA STORES PART TIME CLASS 1 DELIVERY DRIVER
Part time HGV delivery driver, delivering frozen foods to stores through Scotland and the occasional changeover in England

2004-2007
CALEDONIAN PLYWOOD COMPANY – HGV CLASS 1 DRIVER
HGV multidrop driver all over Scotland, In charge of looking after my own vehicle, responsible for knowing what wood types were onboard the vehicle and where they were being delivered to, all paperwork and delivery notes, dealing with customers on a regular basis.

2007-2009
MARTINS – CLASS 2 TIPPER DRIVER
Class 2 Tipper Driver, muck shifting, motorway maintenance, experience working with and driving bulkers with a coal contract from Cumnock to the powerstation, low loaders, track machinery, 360 machines, all aspects of plant machinery, working with contracts in England and Scotland, also gained driving experience in road sweepers.

2009-2015
ASDA STORES FALKIRK – FULL TIME CLASS 1 DELIVERY DRIVER
Frozen food distribution to all ASDA stores within Scotland, also the delivery and pick up of certain other food products for ASDA, working with refrigerated trailers and making sure each one is at the correct temperature for the required food on board, dealing with the public and customers on a daily basis, also responsible for ensuring stores are delivered to on time meeting tight deadlines, dealing with associated paperwork and delivery notices, responsible for reloading the trailer with different types of comps or cages for recycling. Trained in Shunting for the yard and dealing with the associated paperwork. Also driving for the Grangemouth depot which deals with the other side of food distribution for ASDA as and when required, driving the minibus for colleagues to and from departments. Any other duties as and when required. Fully trained in rear steer longer length trailers.

2011–2012
Camp Arifjan Kuwait US military base.
Working with US Military Vehicles, Downloading and Uploading vehicles from trailers, Obtained US army base license for use with all types of military equipment. Using Chains and Dwangs, Straps. Driving Tanks Bulldozers Low loaders, Heavy Plant Machinery, D6s, M-Raps, Hummers, M1 Tanks, Bradley Tanks HETS with a rear steel trailer with 16 wheels and a vehicle weight of 120 Tonnes, any other ad hoc duties as and when required.

2015–2015
ASCO
All aspects of Oil work, experience in wide loads and tanks, gas bottles, strapping and chaining loads, experience in long loads, dealing with all associated paperwork to do with each individual load, truck and trailer checks. Shunting loads from boats to and from rigs, and other destinations. Any other work as and when required.

Agency Driver
2015-2016
Carntyne Whisky containers, Argos assessed, DHL Assessed. Tipper work, Air Liquide Assessed – transporting gas cylinders to hospitals and various bars and businesses all over Scotland, Worked shifts for WH Malcolm, and Craib of Aberdeen.

2016-Present
DOWS
All aspects of tipper driving, machinery use and HGV driving as and when required.