Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

Ben Allen

Yamanto,Qld

Summary

Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Friendly administrative professional offering excellent client engagement and telephone etiquette skills. A dependable Scheduling Coordinator promoting efficiency in shift staffing, making travel arrangements and handling employee timekeeping.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Multiform Benchtops
10.2022 - Current
  • Managed running of production and distribution of product.
  • Drafting and overseeing organisational change.
  • Directing and supporting staff in high-pressure environments.
  • Evaluating and improving processes.
  • Ensuring operational ventures make deadlines and meet budgets.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders, board of directors and other businesses.
  • Communicating with co-workers and upper management to ensure all systems are working correctly.
  • Developing operational procedures.
  • Looking after all project and operational ventures to ensure they hit their targets.
  • Monitoring health and safety procedures.

Service Account Manager

Alsco
03.2021 - 07.2022
  • Managed teams of 6 delivery drivers, there routes, customers and installation of new customers to driver's routes.
  • Knowledge of Alsco owned program ABLE
  • Achieving quarterly KPI's within time frames (3 months).
  • Visited customers as part of KPI's to better understand changing requirements
  • Knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook, Microsoft Teams
  • Completing upwards of 50 emails per day
  • Varying difficulties and length depending on cu9stomer requirements
  • Understanding of middle management and upper management concerning logistics and development of new routes based on business requirements.

Service Delivery Supervisor

Alsco
01.2018 - 03.2021
  • Responsible for dock maintenance and fleet maintenance
  • Training of new drivers and supervisors
  • Performed in team environments of 3 Supervisors to complete urgent tasks i.e Route jumping, late deliveries, urgent deliveries.
  • Performed in teams of 26 drivers in Brisbane and Gold Coast to assist in loading, unloading of vehicles, route maintenance and construction of new routes across Greater Brisbane
  • Covering sick/injured staff of up to 26 routes across Brisbane/Toowoomba/Sunshine Coast and Gold Cost.
  • Established communications with Account Managers on route changes to improve flow of deliveries
  • Assisted Account Managers on installing new customers, product and equipment.

Operator of MR

Alsco
06.2017 - 03.2018
  • Licensed truck
  • 50 + deliveries daily single and multi drop.
  • Intimate knowledge of Greater Brisbane.
  • Maintained personal fleet vehicle (servicing etc).
  • Excellent communication to customers regarding stock, change of delivery days and changing requirements.

MiniMovers Operator, •Heavy Crew Trainer

Mini Movers
03.2015 - 03.2017
  • For Pianos and other specialty items
  • Operator of MR truck and pie cart as needed
  • Able to finish allocated tasks within specified time
  • Running crews upwards of 6 people and multiple trucks to ensure work is completed in timely manner.
  • Working within company guidelines to explain billing procedures and logistics
  • Completing all required paperwork including WH&S in clear and timely manner.
  • Received awards and acknowledgments from customers and colleagues for consistently completing allocated tasks effectively and in timely manner.
  • Consistently meeting KPIs and performance goals.

Surveyor, Party Leader

Axis Surveys
01.2012 - 03.2014
  • Responsible for directing field teams.
  • Dealt with clients daily.
  • Maintained Equipment.
  • Presentation of neat field information.
  • Collected data relevant for town planning.
  • Located monuments and natural geographical features to report on legal boundaries using metes-and-bounds method.

Surveyors Assistant, Party Leader

JCA Land Consultants
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Title Re-establishment surveys under supervision of Michael Hipfel L.S
  • Pegging of subdivisions, house set outs, multi-unit set outs
  • Feature surveys (residential and engineering)
  • Plan checking and maintaining equipment.

Education

Certificate 3 & 4, Commercial Cookery. Certificate 1 & 2, Hospitality. - Cooking

William Angliss, Victoria

Victorian Certificate of Education - Cookery

Mt Lilydale Mercy College, Victoria
12.2007

Skills

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Superb Time Management Skills
  • Works well in teams
  • Fast and eager learner
  • Exceptional computer and literacy skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Maintaining Compliance
  • Schedule Oversight
  • Microsoft Office Suite Expertise
  • Management
  • Leadership

Timeline

Operations Manager - Multiform Benchtops
10.2022 - Current
Service Account Manager - Alsco
03.2021 - 07.2022
Service Delivery Supervisor - Alsco
01.2018 - 03.2021
Operator of MR - Alsco
06.2017 - 03.2018
MiniMovers Operator, •Heavy Crew Trainer - Mini Movers
03.2015 - 03.2017
Surveyor, Party Leader - Axis Surveys
01.2012 - 03.2014
Surveyors Assistant, Party Leader - JCA Land Consultants
01.2010 - 01.2012
William Angliss - Certificate 3 & 4, Commercial Cookery. Certificate 1 & 2, Hospitality., Cooking
Mt Lilydale Mercy College - Victorian Certificate of Education, Cookery
Ben Allen