Daniel Gates
Thetford,England
Summary
I am a confident, hardworking, and reliable person who thrives working within a busy hands-on and competitive environment working on my own or part of a team. Throughout my working background I have gained a variety of skills knowledge and experience through different working sectors and have collected a transferable skills set along the way.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Operative
Flow fix
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
07.2025 - Current
- Site clearance of full chapter 8 upon job completion.
- Restored tarmac and concrete patches top soil gravel.
- Reinstated site integrity through backfilling of the excavations.
- Use generated jet wash to clean down working area after completion of work.
- Towing trailers carrying equipment.
- Fitting new water meter installations and rectified existing leaks on old meter boxes.
- General labouring assistance to complete projects.
- Use of trench wacker to reinstate backfill to specified levels for tarmac and concrete reinstatement.
Road surface operative
Frontline surfacung LTD
Eye, Suffolk
08.2024 - 06.2025
- Repaired defective concrete and tarmac patches to restore surfaces.
- Operated diesel rollers to achieve specified finishes on tarmac patches on footpath and carriageways.
- Operated petrol and diesel jack hammers for effective removal defected and old concrete and tarmac patches.
- Use of hand held tools to ensure level surfaces.
- Compacted tarmac with a trench wacker and wacker plate to meet finish specifications.
- Completed surfacing of water meters, water boxes, footpaths, carriageways and driveways.
traffic mangement oppertaive
Datum solutuions ltd
Thetford, Norfolk
02.2021 - 12.2023
- Set up and maintained traffic control devices, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Distributed cones, signs, frames and sandbags at construction and emergency sites to prevent any accidents
- Working on hi speed roads (dual carriageways, motorways) and low speed roads.
- Manually operated 'stop, Go' traffic signs while prioritising safety.
- Installed and removed traffic management setups per chapter 8 to minimise disruption for road users.
- Implemented traffic management schemes to ensure smooth vehicle flow on hi speed, low speed roads and construction sites.
- Loading up lorries and 3.5tone vehicles with traffic management equipments.
- Transporting traffic management equipments to sites.
- Completed 12d and 12ab courses to enhance TM expertise.
Opperations assistant
Multimatic
Thetford, Norfolk
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Achieved production targets through effective collaboration with the team members.
- Conducted quality checks throughout production to ensure error free issues.
- Packaged and Labelled finished prodcuts ready for shipment UK and worldwide.
- Adhered to productions schedules to meet time scales and quality standards.
- Managed excel spreadsheets for productions stock and finished production.
- Final inspections on high-niche products ensuring compliance With specification.
- Full in-depth quality checking.
Sales negotiator
CCF Ltd
Thetford, Norfolk
04.2018 - 07.2020
- Resolved customer issues rapidly to prevent delays in sales processes.
- Processing customer quotes with prices from suppliers
- Ordered stock from suppliers based on customer needs ensuring timely availability of products.
- Achieved sales targets through consistent follow-ups and effective negotiation strategies.
- Handled customer complaints professionally, improving overall service quality level.
- Enhanced client trust, leading to repeat business and referrals.
- Kept product knowledge up-to-date by attending regular training to deliver reliable information with confidence.
- Attended sites to make sure customer satisfaction.
Returns processor
Hughes Electrical
Thetford, Norfolk
11.2013 - 11.2018
- Recorded data of returned items, strengthening inventory management.
- Assisted in training new staff on return policies and procedures ensuring consistency in operations.
- Resolved customer complaints regarding product returns professionally and effectively.
- Inspected returned products for condition verifying eligibility for refund or exchange.
- Processed customer returns efficiently, adhering to company policies and procedures.
- Assisted in yearly stock taking and keeping records of loss of goods.
- demonstrated strong communication and time management skills to meet and exceed sales targets.
- Working under KPIS and deadlines.
- Assisted in weekly meetings.
- Liaised with suppliers for defective products replacement.
- Worked within warehouse management software system for all inventory information.
Education
GCSEs - 12x GCSE
Charles Burrell High School
Thetford, Norfolk 06/2008 - 06/2009
NVQ Level 1 - Plumbing, sports science
West Suffolk College
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 09/2009 - 06/2011
Skills
- Full UK driving licence
- EUSR shea water
- EUSR national water hygiene
- Highways Passport
- Lantra 12 AB
- Street works
- First Aid
- Manual handling
- Abrasive wheel
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operative
Flow fix
07.2025 - Current
Road surface operative
Frontline surfacung LTD
08.2024 - 06.2025
traffic mangement oppertaive
Datum solutuions ltd
02.2021 - 12.2023
Opperations assistant
Multimatic
01.2021 - 08.2021
Sales negotiator
CCF Ltd
04.2018 - 07.2020
Returns processor
Hughes Electrical
11.2013 - 11.2018
GCSEs - 12x GCSE
Charles Burrell High School
06/2008 - 06/2009
NVQ Level 1 - Plumbing, sports science
West Suffolk College
09/2009 - 06/2011