JAKE MACNAMARA
Ilkley,QLD
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. I am currently employed at Care Transplanters at Woombye that specialise in large Ornamental Tree supply, harvesting and installment wanting to move onto a new work environment that is less physical. I am Looking for Full-time hours casual or permanent position Monday to Friday or if available a 4 day work week.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursery Technician
Care Transplanters
Woombye, QLD
10.2023 - Current
- Identified plants, pests, and weeds to determine selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
- Delivered friendly service and one-on-one assistance to promote positive customer experiences.
- Harvested plants and transplanting large Trees
- Oversaw various cultivation stages for different trees, shrubs and plants to maximize growth.
- Mixed and sprayed fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides onto grass, shrubs and trees.
- Operated tractors, tractor-drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery to harvest crops.
- Set up and operated irrigation equipment.
Nursery Technician
Tubestock Nursery
Bellmere, Qld
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Cleaned work areas and maintained grounds and landscaping.
- Participated in inspection, grading and post-harvest treatment of crops.
- Identified plants, pests and weeds to determine selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
- Directed and monitored work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
- Set up and operated irrigation equipment.
Lead Horticulturalist
Eudlo Native Trees
Eudlo, QLD
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Operated Telehandler, Bob Cat, Tractor with PTO and Hydraulic attachments to move Product and complete projects.
- Followed staffing strategies to achieve production goals.
- Rotated through series of different stations based on team needs.
- Organized and prioritized incoming work orders and optimized team workflows and resources to handle dynamic demands.
- Collaborated with management team to implement new work procedures or policies.
- Mentored newly hired employees on machine operations and implemented training on safety procedures to prevent injuries.
- Ran a Team Harvesting Large Ornamental Trees by Spading with Hydraulic Machinery, Rigging a lifting Jib and Loading onto heavy rigid transport with a Telehandler.
- Pruned and trimmed trees and hedges with shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Nursery Hand Level III
Lakewood Propagation
Palmwoods, QLD
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Potting and Propagation by Cuttings and Seed, while monitoring Plant health
- Oversaw various stages of growth for different trees, shrubs and plants to maximize growth.
- Delivered friendly service and one-on-one assistance to promote positive customer experiences.
- Cleaned work areas, Hedging/Pruning, Ride-on mowing, Mulching, Planting Mother Stock and maintaining grounds and landscaping.
- Delivered Tubestock on tight schedules safely and on-time.
BFX Furniture Yandina
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Unloading stock, assembly line work and management of orders
Customer assistant
Dan Murphy’s, Caloundra and Kawana
11.2017 - 11.2019
- Stock rotation, unloading of trucks, balance registers, cleaning, set up newly renovated store
Taco Boy
01.2013 - 04.2016
- Mooloolaba and Nambour
- Cooking, sanitation, customer service, balance of register, open and closing store, ordering stock
Education
Queensland Certificate of Education -
Chancellor State College
Sippy Downs11.2015
Skills
- Production Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Workplace Safety
- Quality Control
- Evaluating Employee Work
- PPE Compliance
- Telehandler Operation
- Tractor Operation And implements
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Spray System Operation
- Irrigation management
- Plant identification
- Plant propagation
- Customer service
- Biological Pest Control
- Loader Operation
Certification
- ACDC License QLD
- White Card Construction
- Cert 1 IT
References
REFERENCES 0439 662 441 Trent McKay (Palmwoods Cabinets)
Cassarina Chitty (Chef private functions) 0413 268 050
Chris, manager (Eudlo Native Trees) +61 457 365 576
Interests
VOLUNTEERING ROLES , Eudlo Rural Fire Brigade since 2015 Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Assistant coach and coach at Rebels Hockey Buderim,
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS , Kick-boxing, Rugby, Politics, Camping, Environmental Issues and Travel
Timeline
Nursery Technician
Care Transplanters
10.2023 - Current
Nursery Technician
Tubestock Nursery
02.2023 - 10.2023
Lead Horticulturalist
Eudlo Native Trees
01.2022 - 02.2023
Nursery Hand Level III
Lakewood Propagation
11.2020 - 12.2021
BFX Furniture Yandina
05.2019 - 10.2020
Customer assistant
Dan Murphy’s, Caloundra and Kawana
11.2017 - 11.2019
Taco Boy
01.2013 - 04.2016
Queensland Certificate of Education -
Chancellor State College
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