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Work History
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Rachael Shepherd

Clontarf,QLD

Summary

I have 12 years experience working at Australia post working in multiple processing capacities over a variety of shifts and both in the mail and parcel facilities.

Key skills

  • I posses highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and take pride in my ability to converse, negotiate, liaise and relate to a wide range of personalities.
  • I am comfortable leading my team through change, I am also proactive at identifying and participate in process improvement activities and challenge existing ways of doing things.
  • I am focused on meeting customer expectations and achieving company goals. Drives success by directing high-producing teams while developing lasting employee rapport.
  • Effective manager with strong background in directing, training and motivating staff to achieve full potential. Perceptive with keen talent for identifying employee weaknesses and tactfully addressing with constructive feedback.
  • Outstanding conflict resolution skills using tact, diplomacy, fairness and firmness,achieving mutually satisfied results while still implementing company procedures.
  • Excellent communication and listening skills. Provide leadership and vision which drives teams to meet goals.
  • I firmly follow our TIES
  • Assisting with creating a safe working environment that fosters a culture where everyone empowered to stay safe and knows how to identify and minimise risks.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Acting Shift Production Manager

Australia Post
08.2024 - Current
  • Consistently assist staff to keep current work objectives and ensuring both staff and management are aware of the current priorities of our workload.

• Check the current workflow to ensure that all staff can be available and reprioritise staffing allocations as required. I ensure that I lead by example in these times and consistently set benchmarks for continued improvement.

• I identify and achieve my work objectives by working consistently at all times, including operating independently, ensuring that I maintain current priorities and a high level of analysis and accuracy.

• I provide effective Problem Management analysis, whilst correctly identifying the priority and impact of these incidences that are or may cause an interruption or reduction in the quality of our services.

• I consistently recognise inefficiencies and utilise my problem solving skills to show my initiative to implement sound resolution techniques to ensure the correct information is supplied and delivered to all stakeholders.

• I demonstrate a professional attitude within my work and feedback has indicated my ability to achieve quality results within a cost conscious environment.

• Maintain all policy and procedure guides for staff and management ensuring all documentation is updated and communicated effectively.

Parcel Processing Co-Ordinator Grade 3

Australia Post
11.2020 - Current
  • Participate in the Activate program to help self identify my strengths and improvement areas
  • Participate in Project 300 to help identify factors that impede the LPS from continuously reaching 15,000 per hour.
  • Participate in the culture squad to help shape the culture of the facility moving forward.
  • Lead by example and communicate through daily discussion the importance of safety in everything we do
  • Actively manage safety issues within the work environment
  • Identify process improvements and the customer experience
  • Liaise with facility manager, logistics and shift production managers on daily production planning
  • Conduct product on hand facility counts throughout the shift
  • Manage effective resolution of customer complaints
  • Manage team and individual performance
  • Lead a team to support maximum engagement through periods of change
  • Supporting and assisting team leaders
  • Completing One safe incidents, hazards, near misses and PSI's
  • Conduct incident investigations to identify contributing factors, root cause and improvement actions
  • Liaise with Learning and development for any outstanding compliance training

Parcel Processing Coordinator Grade 2

Australia Post
11.2019 - 11.2020
  • Responsible for leading, coaching and supervision of staff in varying processing areas
  • Required to undertake duties involving counts of product on hand, processing order of product and deciding areas to process product
  • Responsible for area production which includes machine production rates, ensuring all rostered staff are on duty, monitoring staff performance and ensuring area targets are met
  • Conduct tool box talks (team Briefs) to all staff at the beginning of shift
  • Complete E.N.I.R and to complete full incident investigations
  • Liaise with transport to monitor contractors and trailers for vacancies to unload and enter all relevant information in TRMS
  • Daily input of staffing into MDCS and any hazards, near misses and safety conversations
  • Monitoring staff behaviors and diary noting any behaviors that do not align with our practices and code of ethics
  • I have also acted as Mail processing Coordinator grade 3 for a number of weeks during this time.

Acting Mail Processing Coordinator Grade 3

Australia Post
04.2018 - 11.2019
  • Lead by example and communicate through daily discussion the importance of safety in everything we do
  • Actively manage safety issues within the work environment
  • Identify process improvements and the customer experience
  • Liaise with shift production managers on daily production planning
  • Conduct start of shift product on hand facility counts
  • Manage effective resolution of customer complaints
  • Manage team and individual performance
  • Lead a team to support maximum engagement through periods of change
  • Facilitate team briefings to support consistent and clear communication with our employees
  • Participate in and lead daily production meetings
  • Supporting and assisting team leaders
  • Completing incident investigations and E.N.I.R
  • Completing welcome back chats when staff return from sick and carers leave

Mail Processing Coordinator Grade 2

Australia Post
03.2016 - 04.2018
  • Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organise workflows to meet any daily demand
  • Monitored employee performance and provided coaching and constructive guidance to address areas of concern
  • Collaborated with internal teams to streamline operations across production
  • Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns
  • Received a permanent promotion as MPC2 in August 2018

Mail Officer

Australia Post
05.2012 - 03.2016
  • Used automated mail processing equipment to sort and collate mail
  • Loaded letters onto processing equipment, removed non-processable letters and maintained continuous sorting feed
  • Unloaded and loaded items from conveyors, machines, and conveyances
  • Sorting mail and dispatching to the relevant areas
  • Following duties as directed
  • Always being punctual for shift and upon returning from breaks

Education

Diploma - Management

Esset
Brisbane
09.2011

Certificate 3 Hospitality - Commercial Cookery

Nepean Collage
Sydney
03.2010

Additional Information

Referees

Matt Richards

Shift Production Manager

Brisbane Parcel Facility

Australia Post

Tel: 0400796282


Simon Lane

Queensland facility technical Manager

Brisbane Parcel Facility

Australia Post

Tel: 0429304072


Justin Cowman

PM Operations Manager

Brisbane Metro Transport

Australia Post

Tel: 0430110581


Timeline

Acting Shift Production Manager

Australia Post
08.2024 - Current

Parcel Processing Co-Ordinator Grade 3

Australia Post
11.2020 - Current

Parcel Processing Coordinator Grade 2

Australia Post
11.2019 - 11.2020

Acting Mail Processing Coordinator Grade 3

Australia Post
04.2018 - 11.2019

Mail Processing Coordinator Grade 2

Australia Post
03.2016 - 04.2018

Mail Officer

Australia Post
05.2012 - 03.2016

Diploma - Management

Esset

Certificate 3 Hospitality - Commercial Cookery

Nepean Collage
Rachael Shepherd