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Overview
Work History
Education
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Peter Leimonitis

Mickleham,VIC

Summary

Skilled Warehouse Forklift Operator/Heavy Vehicle Operator and Team leader with a strong background in leading a growing team. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable with ability to adapt to changing needs. Extensively skilled at operating heavy machinery to move loads in various environments. Experienced at truck driving and delivering or picking up goods. Experienced at unloading and loading goods, transporting in warehouse and keeping activity records of inventory. . Skilled in electric, gas forklift operation. Clean,tidy and organised. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Greek.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Leading Hand Plant Operator

Steritech
03.2023 - 07.2025
  • Team leader, (promoted internally) of a direct team of plant operator professionals in a strict sterilisation and decontamination biosecurity/quarantine government processing facility.
  • Promoted a positive work environment that included teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Promoted safety awareness among the workforce,(in accordance with Health and Safety OHS legislation) leading to reduced incidents and accidents on site.
  • Trained employees how to fix problems, correct mistakes, and maximize productivity.
  • Ensured all strict protocols and measures by governing bodies were strictly met.
  • Loading and unloading of all fresh produce and biosecurity products (refrigerated /coolroom loading docks,containers or general truck delivery).
  • Preparation for products using calculations of density to ensure best practise for treatment of products for processing.
  • Book and label and scan each order in individually (using WMS) to ensure correct treatment of product has been correctly processed as per biosecurity/quarantines request.
  • Ensuring all treatments of processing, (using PTMS) being all different treatments, (Xray, Ebeam and Ethylene Oxide processing) are completed in a safe and effective manner in a control room.
  • Once each order has been complete, notify customers through an independent booking system for customers to pick up their goods in a timely manner.

LEADING HAND/Warehouse Forklift Operator

Crossroad Logistics
10.2015 - 03.2023
  • Team Leader
  • Commenced as a semi trailer driver (HC+MC) and promoted internally to final position of Team Leader/Supervisor
  • Staff supervision, including preparation of rosters
  • Recruit staff when required
  • Co-ordinate deliveries to customers within pre-arranged acceptance times
  • Loading and unloading of all goods onto trucks with various forklifts and attachments
  • Ensure that the staff, premises and equipment are maintained in accordance with existing Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and Worksafe Victoria
  • Maintain stock movements and records via scanners
  • Meet all KPI deadlines by due dates
  • Ability to anticipate and solve problems

Crane Truck Driver

AM-PM TRANSPORT
05.2013 - 10.2015
  • Inspected truck for defects and safe operating condition before, during and after trips.
  • Delivered customer orders to homes and places of business within established time frames.
  • Utilized pallet jacks and forklifts to load and unload materials off trucks.
  • Observed driving regulations and safety procedures, maintaining excellent safe driving record.
  • Processed shipment documents neatly and efficiently for each load.
  • Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
  • Grouped and routed deliveries according to designated areas to maintain efficient delivery times.
  • Delivered various types of raw steel products

Chemical Plant Operator

Skilled Engineering
01.2011 - 04.2013


  • Adhered to safety procedures and protocols when using equipment and moving hazardous chemicals in accordance with OHS.
  • Loading and unloading road tankers.
  • Pump bulk liquid chemicals in and out of cargo ships.
  • Perform general maintenance of plant equipment.
  • Measure tank contents (Ullage/Innage).
  • Operated various machinery and equipment, including forklifts to perform chemical drumming operations.
  • Responded to alarms in plant operations, escalating emergent issues to mitigate all risks.
  • Weighbridge operations experience.
  • Issue confined space and hot works permits.
  • CPR accredited.


Truck Driver/Container Forklift Driver

Qube Logistics
02.2007 - 01.2011
  • Loaded, balanced and secured product to safely transport goods.
  • Pickup shipping containers from wharfs and transport locally or Victorian country.
  • Pickup and deliver with side loader trailers, tautliners and flat top trailers
  • Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
  • Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
  • Maintain daily documentation such as run sheets and log books.
  • Operate container forklift for loading and unloading of trucks in a safe and timely manner.

Education

High School Diploma -

Coburg High School
Coburg/Melbourne
12.1993

Skills

  • Exellent verbal and written communication skills and customer focused mindset
  • Exellent organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to anticipate and solve problems
  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills
  • Proficient with data entry/WMS,PTMS
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Truck loading and unloading
  • Truck driving all sizes (including heavy vehicles HR,HC & MC
  • Very good and safe driving record
  • CPR and First Aid accredited
  • Safety protocols
  • Forklift operation LF

Timeline

Leading Hand Plant Operator

Steritech
03.2023 - 07.2025

LEADING HAND/Warehouse Forklift Operator

Crossroad Logistics
10.2015 - 03.2023

Crane Truck Driver

AM-PM TRANSPORT
05.2013 - 10.2015

Chemical Plant Operator

Skilled Engineering
01.2011 - 04.2013

Truck Driver/Container Forklift Driver

Qube Logistics
02.2007 - 01.2011

High School Diploma -

Coburg High School

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