John Frederick Morrison
HIGHFIELDS,Australia
Summary
Highly-motivated person with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Early retirement
.
02.2012 - Current
Leading Hand
TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL
Toowoomba, Australia
10.2001 - 02.2012
- Designed and implemented new gardens to enhance aesthetic appeal and functionality of landscapes.
- Executed landscaping and hardscaping projects, including retaining and stone walls, enhancing outdoor environments.
- Maintained gardens and lawns to ensure vibrant and healthy vegetation.
- Conducted pruning and tree lopping to promote plant growth and ensure safety in public spaces.
- Operated mower tractors in public spaces for efficient grass maintenance.
- Implemented irrigation systems, optimizing water usage and supporting landscape sustainability.
- Eliminated weeds to ensure the integrity and growth of plants. to maintain garden integrity.
- Managed plant propagation and supplier liaison during nursery duties, ensuring healthy plant inventory.
Mill Supervisor
HYFEED STOCKFEEDS
06.1999 - 06.2001
- Oversaw production and packaging processes for stockfeeds, ensuring compliance with Australian standards.
- Managed production stages including mixing, cooking, and bagging to maintain quality and efficiency.
- Operated machinery such as hammer mills, augers, extruders, mixers, and extractors.
- Conducted cleaning and maintenance of production equipment.
- Coordinated logistics for timely delivery of raw materials, facilitating uninterrupted production.
- Coordinated stacking of pallets to optimize storage.
- Operated forklift for material handling tasks.
Rank: Sergeant
AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY
Townsville, Australia
11.1978 - 11.1998
- Coordinated troop administration for 30 soldiers, ensuring effective physical training supervision.
- Managed administration for seven soldiers, maintained inventories, and conducted training sessions to ensure readiness.
- Handled administration for gun detachments, ensuring proper inventory management and training execution.
- Supervised work parties of 30 to 60 personnel, allocated tasks, and ensured timely completion of assignments.
- Delivered theoretical lectures on weapon handling and drill procedures.
- Oversaw financial operations as treasurer for sergeants’ mess, managed billing and audits to maintain budget integrity.
- Operated military vehicles, including heavy rigid types, on various terrains.
- Executed rental coordination for 530 houses, managing tenancy matters and conducting property inspections.
Education
Year 10 -
St Paul’s College, Christian Brothers
Manly12-1976
Skills
- Team leadership
- Attention to detail
- Logistics management
- Health and safety compliance
- Relationship building
- Instruction adherence
- Team support
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
Noteworthy Points
- Work well as part of a team by instilling confidence and dependability, and leading by example
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and goal orientated
- Recognized leadership qualities with the ability to inspire others
- Possess sound people skills enhanced through overseas deployment
Evaluation Extracts
- John is diligent, conscientious and very reliable.. who has performed the duties of Detention Centre Supervisor to a very good standard..worked very long hours to be a very competent and knowledgeable treasurer (Sergeants’ Mess), which was noted in the auditors report. John has effective leadership skills and is well organized in ensuring the myriads of tasks are covered by work parties.. managed the Detention Centre to a high standard and is well respected throughout the Regiment.
- Since qualifying as a Detention Centre Supervisor he has continually improved the areas he is responsible for and instilled the required discipline and standard to (personnel). Well done on a very good year’s work.
References
- Mr. Maurice Balfe, ex Warrant Officer, Australian Army, 4th Field Regiment, 0405 424580
- Maree Phillips, Sullivan Nicolaides, Toowoomba, 0488 711008
Professional Development
- Crows Nest Shire Council, 02/19/04, Cert 2 Horticulture, 11/01/01, Chain saw ticket, 02/19/04, Safe handling of chemicals and herbicides (cert. 2 component), 07/15/03, Playground Inspector – level 1, 12/18/02, General safety induction (construction Industry)
- Hyfeed Stockfeeds Mill, Forklift Ticket
- Australian Army, 04/01/94, Negotiation Skills, 04/01/94, Conflict Resolution, 02/01/97, Detention Centre Supervisor Course, 06/01/97, Human and Physical Resource Management, 06/01/97, Advanced Driving Skills, 02/01/83, Air Portability Team Leader
Certification
Advance driving skills - Military
Timeline
Early retirement
.
02.2012 - Current
Leading Hand
TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL
10.2001 - 02.2012
Mill Supervisor
HYFEED STOCKFEEDS
06.1999 - 06.2001
Rank: Sergeant
AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY
11.1978 - 11.1998
Year 10 -
St Paul’s College, Christian Brothers