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Shane Packer

Wodonga,VIC

Summary

Career Objective: Professionally presented individual seeking full time employment in a position that requires a dedicated and reliable employee. I would like to be able to develop my existing knowledge and skills whilst being part of a team that dynamically works towards the progressive growth of the business.

Personal Attributes:

Effective Communication Skills: Articulate and effective communicator with an appreciation for the different communication styles required when working with other team members or with clientele, able to motivate and influence others and self to achieve personal and organizational goals

Honest and Reliable: Dependable professional able to take on tasks with a degree of responsibility due to strong morals and ethics ensuring honesty and reliability are at the forefront of all tasks assigned.

Time Management: Dedicated to effectively prioritizing and managing time by allocating tasks and activities and keeping track of them in diaries and daily to-do lists ensuring completion of works in an efficient manner

Flexible: Understanding of need to remain flexible to support last-minute demands and changes. Comfortable in changing environments and situations, ensuring ability to always remain flexible and adaptable with an ability to prioritize and juggle multiple tasks

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Workshop Manager

Border Crane Consultants
Baranduda, VICTORIA
08.2025 - 12.2025
  • Supervise Fabrication Leading Hand.
  • Supervise Mechanical Services Lead
  • Ensure all quoted jobs meet quote requirements
  • Ordering materials
  • Manage apprentice TAFE and site training programs
  • Evaluate required skill enhancements for all tradesmen
  • Maintain adherence to budgets and timelines
  • Authorize all potential overtime hours to be worked.
  • Liaise with Clients
  • Communicate directly with Directors

Workshop Manager

Albury Steel Fabricators
Albury
02.2025 - 06.2025
  • Managed employee attendance and realigned tradesman priorities for ongoing projects.
  • Procured materials for each job to ensure timely project execution.
  • Liaised with managers on quoting and project management processes.
  • Recruiting and Termination
  • Coordinate work completion deadlines and supervise quality assurance
  • Manage apprentice TAFE and site training programs
  • Evaluate required skill enhancements for all tradesmen
  • Control budgets and time frames to meet established targets
  • Oversee goods inward and dispatch operations
  • Continuously communicate job status to General Manager, addressing any foreseeable problems
  • Engage with clients during each stage of project execution
  • Conduct follow-up and assess feedback from client
  • Coordinate and administer staff performance reviews
  • Promote and supervise Health and Safety culture within organization

Career Consultant

OCTEC Employment Services
Wodonga, VIC
01.2022 - 11.2024
  • During fortnightly appointments, ensure clients' physical and mental health wellness, while also serving as a mentor and role model.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with clients and employers
  • Interaction with adults facing diverse disabilities and from various backgrounds
  • Aid in crafting resumes and cover letters
  • Create and execute reverse marketing strategies to transition clients into employment.
  • Engage with employers to cultivate and enhance sustainable relationships.
  • Achieving targets and KPIs
  • Case management and compliance

Career Coach

CVGT Employment
Wodonga, VIC
2019 - 2021
  • Always support clients' physical and mental health wellbeing, while also acting as mentor and role model
  • Develop and uphold partnerships with community representatives
  • Engagement with youth, adolescents, and various demographic groups
  • Assist in resume/cover letter building
  • Develop and implement sales and marketing plans
  • Network with community to strengthen and develop sustainable relationships
  • Achieving targets and KPI's
  • Case Management and Compliance
  • Provide workforce readiness skills and training

Quality Control/Production & Compliance Manager

United Steel
Derrimut, VIC
2017 - 2019
  • Control in-house processing
  • Assign floor staff duties across three shifts.
  • Meet customer lead times
  • Coordinate with Sales staff regarding delivery dates and priority shipments
  • Ensure racks are loaded
  • Ensure orders are picked
  • Supervise truck loading operations
  • Recruitment and dismissal
  • Maintain Quality Assurance

Workshop Manager

Yack Engineering
Yackandandah, VIC
2015 - 2017
  • Directed job allocation and job flow including scheduling and labor management.
  • Sourcing materials for each project
  • Support quoting processes and project oversight
  • Recruiting and Termination
  • Achieve targets and manage Quality Assurance
  • Hands on fabrication and apprentice training
  • Identify employees requiring training
  • Onsite installation
  • Ensure budgets and time frames are met
  • Manage good inwards and dispatch
  • Regularly relay job updates and alert General Manager to anticipated challenges
  • Identify client requirements and liaise with client
  • Follow up and review feedback from client
  • Organise staff performance reviews
  • Promote a Health and Safety culture within the business

Project Manager

Leed Steel
Albury
2014 - 2015
  • Coordinate with clients from contract signing through occupancy certification
  • Engage sub-contractors to execute projects
  • Manage distribution of project drawings to relevant sections.
  • Acquire all materials relevant to project
  • Conduct site meetings and collaborate with builders and riggers to ensure project adherence to program schedule.
  • Track all material, detailing, and rigging invoices to ensure the project is within set budget

Factory Manager

SJ & TA Structural
Wodonga, VIC
1997 - 2014
  • Advanced from welder to fabricator, showcasing skill development and versatility
  • Assumed role of Leading Hand in January 2009.
  • Advanced to Factory Manager in Jul 2009 with following responsibilities:
  • Assist estimator with quotes
  • Receive and distribute drawings to relevant parties
  • Procure all materials relating to the project
  • Organize surface preparation of all steel
  • Liaise with site manager to organize steel deliveries to site
  • Recruiting and termination of employees
  • Performance evaluations on staff
  • Program project hours into production schedule
  • Initiated OH&S in factory

Education

Work Safely At Heights

Licence Me
Wodonga, VIC
01-2025

Mental Health First Aid

OCTEC
Wodonga, VIC
01-2021

First Aid Officer

SJ & TA Structural
Wodonga, VIC
01-2000

Wodonga Technical School
01-1979

Skills

  • Develop Client Goal Setting
  • Sales and Margin Improvement
  • Team Building and Training
  • Persuasive Negotiation Skills
  • Complaint Handling & Resolution
  • Customer Service Management
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Communication
  • Completed Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Apprenticeship
  • 20 years in Boiler Making and Structural Steel Industry

References

  • Matthew Murphy
  • Operations Manager
  • Connextions Ph: 0474 049 905
  • Stephen Hudson
  • Sales Professional
  • Gilson Group Ph: 0418 960 076

Timeline

Workshop Manager

Border Crane Consultants
08.2025 - 12.2025

Workshop Manager

Albury Steel Fabricators
02.2025 - 06.2025

Career Consultant

OCTEC Employment Services
01.2022 - 11.2024

Career Coach

CVGT Employment
2019 - 2021

Quality Control/Production & Compliance Manager

United Steel
2017 - 2019

Workshop Manager

Yack Engineering
2015 - 2017

Project Manager

Leed Steel
2014 - 2015

Factory Manager

SJ & TA Structural
1997 - 2014

Work Safely At Heights

Licence Me

Mental Health First Aid

OCTEC

First Aid Officer

SJ & TA Structural

Wodonga Technical School
Shane Packer