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Paul Ffelan

Warragul

Summary

Hardworking manufacturing professional with 35 years of experience In operations and warehousing, stores, logistics and purchasing who Is comfortable in high-speed industrial environments and working with people of varying personalities and backgrounds. Highly skilled in manufacturing, time management, physical labour, effective communication, Safety identification and Is a team player.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Trades Assistant

Visy Automation
03.2024 - 12.2024

The key purpose of the position is to work with both Mechanical and Electrical trades to fit out and install equipment in to supplied Kiosks, with a completion rate of one kiosk per day.

Responsibilities include:

  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in stock counts, recording and documentation.
  • De-crafting of machinery equipment.
  • Assisting Electrical and Mechanical trades with the installation of equipment and services.
  • De-stuff shipping containers.
  • Identifying equipment to be installed and recording asset information to add to servicemax.
  • Responding to general housekeeping requirements and maintaining and clean and safe working environment.
  • Understanding and ensuring that work complies with controlled documentation, Completing and maintaining quality records to ensure accurate Information is collected when required by procedural documentation.
  • Enhanced team productivity by streamlining processes and implementing efficient organizational systems.
  • Assisted in the completion of major projects on time and within budget through effective coordination and collaboration.
  • Assisted in reducing project costs by identifying opportunities for resource optimization and waste reduction.

Forklift Operator

Visy Board
04.2021 - 12.2022
  • Unloaded and stacked materials such as cardboard boxes and flat sheeting by raising and lowering lifting devices.
  • Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
  • Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and transported pallets using heavy lifting machinery
  • Maneuvere forklift safely in congested and confined areas using precise navigation skills and effective communication to ensure the safety of all staff.
  • Loaded trailers with products to ensure sufficient and effective transportation and organization of warehouse
  • Monitored production schedule to keep proper amount of inventory on hand.
  • Monitored area for pedestrian and vehicular traffic while operating various types of equipment.
  • Understanding of the warehouse floor plan and safety procedures to ensure correct management of other floor equipment including fixed trolley carts, other forklifts and cogitator

Trolley Driver

Visy Board
03.2015 - 04.2021
  • Successfully maintained the safe movement of board from the cogitator to converting machines using the trolley cart
  • Completed routine handling checks of appropriate board size's to ensure safe and prompt delivery to required machinery
  • Successfully followed production schedules by loading job's into the machine based on the job's requirement to effectively group requests to ensure maximum efficiency
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Effectively communicated with all required staff to ensure processes ran smoothly within day-to-day operation
  • Provided appropriate feedback to ensure continuous operation improvement of machine operations

Flexographic Printing Supervisor

Visy Board
03.2008 - 03.2015
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Maintained and looked after the printing machine's to ensure staff and equipment were able to effectively run throughout general business operation
  • Assisting the following of production schedules to meet targets and KPI's whilst supporting staff to meet these targets
  • Maintaining and training casual staff where required
  • Overlooked staff standard operating procedures to ensure effective communication with staff and management
  • Supporting the trolley cart operator to maintain and meet daily schedules enforcing time management and appropriate handling of equipment
  • Overseen strapping line operation to ensure effective usage eliminating bottle necks and supporting safe working practices
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Supporting the quality assurance department with nonconformance requests
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment creating positive staff interactions

Strapping Line Operator

Visy Board
02.2006 - 03.2008
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Slapped finished goods to pallet's using itipac strapping machines
  • Ensured that products received where aligned with company standards, Identifying discrepancy In quality of goods and making appropriate decisions to manage outcomes
  • General maintenance on the strapping machine including changing of strapping reels, changing the wrap on the wrapping machines, manually entering product as it come through the line
  • Maintaining machine operation by manually attending to the line where mechanical issues are identified
  • Sought required assistance from floor supervisor where required
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
  • Machine operation ran on a 24 hour schedule successfully maintained shift work including nights to support ongoing operation


Wax Plant Operator

Visy Board
02.2003 - 02.2006
  • Ensured correct product was brought into the wax plant for further processing
  • Worked aligned with the forklift operator, stacker and feeder to ensure production was aligned with the schedule
  • Ran operational quality checks to ensure the correct distribution of wax to the carton prior to coating being completed
  • Maintained the ongoing maintenance of the wax plant including a documented history of the daily usage successfully reporting to the warehouse supervisor where required
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Followed safety procedures to ensure concerns and issues were correctly reported management where required

Education

No Degree - Trade Technical Orientation Program

Wheelers Hills Secondary College
Wheelers Hill, VIC
10.1986

Skills

  • Equipment Operation
  • Warehouse Management Systems
  • Forklift Operation
  • Inventory Control
  • Warehouse Stores and Purchasing
  • Material Sourcing and Distribution
  • Material Packaging
  • Loading and Unloading
  • Shipping and Receiving
  • Stock Management
  • Warehouse Management

Timeline

Trades Assistant

Visy Automation
03.2024 - 12.2024

Forklift Operator

Visy Board
04.2021 - 12.2022

Trolley Driver

Visy Board
03.2015 - 04.2021

Flexographic Printing Supervisor

Visy Board
03.2008 - 03.2015

Strapping Line Operator

Visy Board
02.2006 - 03.2008

Wax Plant Operator

Visy Board
02.2003 - 02.2006

No Degree - Trade Technical Orientation Program

Wheelers Hills Secondary College
Paul Ffelan