Jake Achilles

Owner-operator of a firewood supply and land management business delivering firewood processing, supply, delivery, and property services across Gippsland. Responsible for end-to-end operations including sourcing and processing timber, operating machinery such as excavators, loaders, firewood processors, chainsaws, and tipper trucks, and managing on-site processing, land clearing, and property clean-ups. The role includes coordinating jobs, quoting and scheduling work, maintaining equipment, ensuring safe work practices, and delivering reliable, high-quality service to residential and rural clients. Also responsible for customer communication, invoicing, cash handling, and maintaining a professional standard of workmanship and business presentation.

Worked as a hands-on landscaper and earthworks operator delivering residential and rural property works across the Gippsland region. The role involved operating machinery including excavators, skid steers, rollers and HC truck and tailer. as well as completing earthworks such as site cuts, trenching, drainage installation, and site preparation. Responsibilities also included installing retaining walls, paving, concreting , edging, turf installation and many other aspects of landscape construction also assisting with land clearing and debris removal, reading plans and setting levels to achieve correct falls and finished heights, and ensuring all work was completed to a high standard. Regularly communicated with supervisors and clients, maintained tools and machinery, kept worksites clean and organised, and followed all WHS and safety procedures.

Worked as a dairy farm hand with primary responsibility for milking operations, including setting up and operating the dairy, preparing cows for milking, monitoring animal health during milking, and maintaining hygiene and milk quality standards. The role involved cleaning and maintaining the dairy and equipment, assisting with feeding and moving stock, identifying and reporting animal health or mastitis issues, and following animal welfare, biosecurity, and safety procedures. Also assisted with general farm duties as required, working early mornings, afternoons, weekends, and in all weather conditions.