Tristan Crate
Workshop Co-ordinator – M J Church Plant Hire
Swindon
07545912824

A highly motivated, confident individual with great multi-tasking and organisational skills.
Always seeking new responsibilities and chances to learn and to grow. Experienced at working to tight deadlines & under considerable pressure.
Friendly & approachable with excellent interpersonal and customer relations skills.
Confident at working with all levels in an organisation.
Ready for the next stage in a successful career and currently looking for a suitable position.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Workshop Co-ordinator
M J Church Plant Hire – Marshfield, Wiltshire, UK
2014 – Present
In this role I support the workshop manager. My duties include:
*Ensuring all technicians carry out work correctly and to the highest standard
*Ensuring all technicians complete job cards and PMI documents to DVSA standards
*Ordering parts and finding the best prices from suppliers booking parts to vehicles
*Maintaining supplier relationships
*Maintaining weekly spreadsheets for, six weekly inspections and VOR reports for the Transport manager and directors.
*Maintaining full weekly spreadsheets for costing reports for vehicles and workshop
*Carrying out KPI’s and breakdowns when needed
*Vehicle diagnostics
*Filing all job cards and defect reports

HGV Technician/Workshop Supervisor
M J Church Plant Hire – Marshfield, Wiltshire, UK
2006 – 2014
In this role my duties included:
*Fault diagnostics and repairing engine and electrical faults
*Repairing and maintaining the company fleet of MAN, Scania, Daf, Iveco trucks, Faymonville low loader trailers and various other heavy plant and company vehicles on and off site
*General day to day running of the workshop, ensuring workloads are completed within satisfactory times scales and all work is correctly carried out to the highest standard
*Engine rebuilds – Welding and fabrication – Tyre repairs and fitting
*Six weekly safety inspections and MOT preparations
*Body work and repairs
*Ordering parts and finding best prices from suppliers
*ISO audits throughout various parts of the company
*Making sure all work bays and workshop is tidy and safe to work in
*Training apprentices

HGV Technician
Norman E Webb Transport Ltd – Chippenham
2005 – 2006
In this role my duties included :
*Repair, maintain and service customers’ vehicles
*Working on trucks, coaches, cars and light commercial vehicles
*Safety inspections on coaches and minibuses
*Diagnosing and repairing engine and electrical faults
*Stripping and fitting and replacing components on vehicles
*Body work and repair
*MOT preparations
*Making sure work bays and the workshop is tidy and safe to work in
*Liaising with customers and service reception staff

HGV Technician
HGV – Marshfield, Wiltshire, UK
2003 – 2005
In this role my duties included:
*Fault diagnostics and repairing engine and electrical faults
*Repairing and maintaining the company fleet of MAN, Scania, Daf, Iveco trucks, Faymonville low loader trailers and various other heavy plant and company vehicles on and off site
*Engine Rebuilds – Welding and fabrication – Tyre repairs and fitting
*Six weekly safety inspections and MOT preparations
*Body Work and repairs
*Making sure all work bays and workshop is tidy and safe to work in
*Training apprentices
*Working on various plant machines and crushers

Trainee HGV/Car Technician
HGV – Marshfield, Wiltshire, UK
1999 – 2003
In this role my duties included:
*Repair & maintain company & customers vehicles. Learning the trade on the job
*Learning MOT preparation, basic & technical mechanical skills, tyre fitting & repairs.
*Learning how to liaise with customers, serving and invoicing customers for on site petrol pump.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

NVQ level 3 International and National Operators CPC
2017

Irtec Approved Inspection Technician (Large Commercial Vehicle)
2015

IRTE Associate Member
2015

Texa IDC4 Technical Training program P1
2014

Truck/bus/coach electrical systems fundamentals
2013

Knorr-Bremse TEBS/EBS training module
2011

Internal management systems auditor
2011

CSCS Machinery maintenance operative metal fabricator. HGV mechanic/fitter tyre fitter
2010

CSCS Construction site operative industry accreditation
2010

DTS Certificate in Manual Handling
2010

LE-01A Truck/Bus/Coach electrical system fundamentals
2007

SCO 14 TGA/ECT Vehicle overview
2007

SME1 Comprehensive Maintenance
2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PERSONAL SKILLS

Confident, polite and professional manner
Remains calm under pressure
High level of attention to detail
Regular user of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word