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Austen Blumkaitis

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven professional with experience as a Relieving Shift Manager at Aldi Supermarket. Proven ability in time management and adaptability, enhancing team performance and resolving customer issues effectively. Recognized for strong leadership and problem-solving skills, ensuring a safe and efficient work environment while training new employees.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Aldi Relieving Shift Manager

Aldi Supermarket
02.2020 - Current
  • Handled escalated customer issues effectively, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills while upholding company values and standards.
  • Trained approximately 10 new employees on company policies, procedures, and job responsibilities, ensuring seamless integration into the team.
  • Improved overall team performance b effectively delegating tasks and providing clear instructions.
  • Handling responsibilities of carrying, ordering, and distributing large sums of money through safe holding.
  • As the Health and Safety Representative of ALDI Richmond team, it was my responsibility to uphold a safe and functioning store, including identifying and logging issues, organising subcontractors, whilst working within a monthly budget.
  • At ALDI, we are constantly working in a high pace environment, running load with structure and in an orderly manner, whilst operating registers.

Ice Cream Server

Windsor Ice Cream
10.2018 - 02.2020
  • Maintained a clean and organised workspace, ensuring a positive environment for customers and coworkers.
  • The company saw a 20% increase in sales in my time there, due to my ability to upsell in an orderly fashion during peak times.

Education

Cert 4 Screen And Media - Screen And Media

Kingswood TAFE
Kingswood Penrith
10-2022

High School Diploma -

St Marks Catholic College
Stanhope Gardens NSW
11-2019

Skills

* Time - management Being able to delegate and lead in a way which will most timely and accurately suit the stores needs and staffing

* Adaptability - having the ability to quickly and level headily take on an unknowing task, and solve it in the most appropriate manner using both policy and instinct

* Listening - I have found from experience that having a diplomatic workplace behaviour is always the most beneficial to complete a task at hand Having other opinions and thoughts on board always makes a stronger result than just having your own

* Creativity and Innovation - I am constantly keen to try and think creatively, as well as experimenting ideas to come up with new concepts and plans to benefit both workflow and new structure, potentially giving the company an edge on competitors

* Proactivity - Coming forward to management about strategy, constantly running my ideas through the team and reflecting on feedback based upon those ideas

Interests

Avid chess nerd - picked up Chess at the start of the pandemic and has been my addiction ever since! I have found it has also steadily increased by adaptability and quick thinking skills


Gym junkie - will not settle for anything less than 5 sessions a week, keeping me calm and level headed through the week My version of therapy

Timeline

Aldi Relieving Shift Manager

Aldi Supermarket
02.2020 - Current

Ice Cream Server

Windsor Ice Cream
10.2018 - 02.2020

Cert 4 Screen And Media - Screen And Media

Kingswood TAFE

High School Diploma -

St Marks Catholic College
Austen Blumkaitis