Fredric Alan Baker
Wootton,Bedford
Summary
A highly skilled professional with good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel, complemented by strong product knowledge and integration capabilities. Demonstrates exceptional logistical planning and time efficiency, underpinned by a positive attitude and safety consciousness. Possesses leadership skills with a focus on mentoring, coaching, and effective delegating. Committed to maintaining high standards of regulatory compliance through diplomatic communication and initiative taking. Career goals include advancing in training and development roles to further enhance team performance.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Logistics Operative
Marshalls Mono
Sandy, Beds
2016.03 - 2025.01
- Day to day running of despatch office – issuing load tickets to lorry drivers, ensuring attention to detail due to allocation of specific products, and advising them of site rules and regulations and ensuring they adhere to them for 90 - 100 vehicles per day.
- Dealing with enquiries from various departments and working with a variety of personnel to resolve issues
- Arrange and plan vehicle servicing, liaising with relevant service providers to ensure all vehicles are legally compliant, and update systems with current information to meet compliance requirements of VOSA
- Weekly planning for driver allocation and vehicle usage and liaise accordingly with logistics planner to ensure optimum customer service
- Check timesheets and proof of expenditure to complete forms and spreadsheets for drivers’ wages and expenses
- Update SatNavs and ensure they are linked to the relevant vehicles
- Administrator role of electronic proof of delivery and adjust system as required for 20 vehicles.
- Process returns and liaise with the Stock Controller regarding stock levels
- Cover the Site Logistics Manager in his absence
- Enhanced productivity with robust team coordination efforts.
- Designed and implemented training to further develop staff based on business goals.
Concrete Operative
Marshalls Mono
Sandy, Beds
2013.03 - 2016.03
- Monitor the quality of product and remove and replace any defective product, ensuring the smooth running of the plant making sure all machinery runs at its optimum speeds
- Transfer product settings/recipes to robot and other specific machines and make adjustments accordingly to ensure product is stacked safely and securely and to the required standard
- General fork lift truck duties including transport of product to be stacked in the correct area of the yard and complete accurate counts of packs produced to be entered onto system
- Cover the loading shovel duties when operator is not available, this includes supplying material to the plants and dealing with deliveries
Machine Operator/Deputy Line Leader
Wells and Youngs Brewing Company Ltd
Bedford
2012.05 - 2013.02
- Supply Production line with raw materials and document all materials used, monitor continuous running of production line and quality of product, ensure efficient running of production line and make sure all stoppages are dealt quickly and safely
- Regular communication with senior operator and other team members, ensure smooth and efficient running of production line at optimum speeds
- Cover the line leader when required to ensure optimum running of the production lines, document all downtime, product runtimes and resources used also to liaise with the process leader and colleagues about all day to day running issues of the production lines
Concrete Operative
Marshalls Mono
Sandy, Beds
2010.04 - 2012.05
- Monitor the quality of product and remove and replace any defective product, ensure the smooth running of the plant making sure all machinery runs at its optimum speeds
- Transfer product settings/recipes to robot and other specific machines and make adjustments accordingly to ensure product is stacked safely and securely and to the required standard
Bar Manager
Briar Bank Social Club
Wilstead, Beds
2009.05 - 2010.04
- Overseeing the day to day running of a licensed premises
- This involves customer service as well as cellar management, stock control, purchasing and accounts and some general maintenance duties for instance changing light bulbs, toilet seats and any general repairs
Team Leader/Line Manager
D S Smith
Beds
2004.01 - 2009.02
- I supervised a team of 10 operators to ensure the Corrugator ran at the optimum speed and that all products complied with required company quality standards as well as managing the finished goods lines and staff
- My duties were as follows:- Overseeing the day to day running of corrugators and crew
- Assist crew where required during a crew member’s absence to ensure corrugator still ran at optimum speeds
- Manage the health and safety of my crew members as well as my own, making sure they were well trained in all aspects of health and safety and aware of their responsibilities
- Communicate with other departments on a daily basis to resolve any issues which may affect the performance of the machine
- Daily communication with Shift Manager about operational problems and procedures
- Managing holidays and absence including return to work interviews and taking appropriate actions according to company policy
- Where necessary follow company disciplinary procedures according to company policy, ensuring accurate records were kept for each member of personnel
- Overseeing all aspects of each team member’s progress via their personal development plan
- Thereafter arranging training and ensuring accurate records of achievements were kept
- Manage credits and complaints from customers and complete detailed reports on the reason for complaint then make a decision on findings to see if complaint is valid
- Facilitate monthly team briefings with crew to discuss any issues - this could be operational issues, personal issues within the team or training
- Responsible for interviewing and selecting new crew members from either internal candidates or agency personnel
- This included communicating with recruitment agencies and organising interview dates and times as well as deciding the structure of the interview depending on the position available and company policies
- Attending regular operation meetings
- Discuss, plan and implement improvement projects through regular meetings with relevant personnel and departments and make sure they were completed
- Adhere to World Class Excellence Programmes
- The company had four responsible care groups and I was the facilitator on the Health and Safety group
- This involved planning regular meetings as well as preparing agendas, minute taking and thereafter distributing said minutes to the correct departments and personnel
- This also involved implementing any improvements and overseeing projects to their conclusion, then monitoring the results
- In the absence of the Shift Manager it was part of my duties to assume this role which would mean taking responsibility for the whole site and all personnel
Control Room Operator
D S Smith
2002.02 - 2004.01
- Receive programmes from planning department to corrugator control system
- Maintain high quality board while running at optimum speeds and the general day to day running of the corrugator and crew and when required take on the role of acting Team Leader
Clamp Truck Driver
D S Smith
1996.06 - 2002.02
- Receive machine paper requires from the Control Room Operator and supply the machine with the correct quality and quantity required
- Take part reels from the corrugator to the part reel stores
- Assist Reel Stores Operative to load and unload lorries
Take Off Operator
D S Smith
1995.06 - 1996.06
- To ensure machine is running efficiently and to ensure that the cardboard stacks conform to a satisfactory standard and are well presented
Agency Work – Assigned to Abbey Corrugated
Recruit Plc
Bedford
1995.02 - 1995.06
- Refer to Take Off Operator
Mobile Building Contractor
1993.03 - 1995.02
- Refurbishment of mobile buildings to a satisfactory standard and to the customer’s specifications
- This included all types of carpentry together with building and floor laying work
Mobile Building Contractor
P&M Portables
Thurleigh, Beds
1991.02 - 1993.03
- Refurbishment of mobile buildings to a specific specification as instructed
- This included general carpentry, building and floor laying work
Trainee Mobile Building Contractor
JWR Bedford
Wilstead, Beds
1989.06 - 1991.02
- Training in basic carpentry and building work as well as general housekeeping
Education
Secondary School - GCSE - Maths, English, Geography, IT, CDT, Physics, Chemistry and Art.
Norton Secondary School
Letchworth, Hertfordshire 1984.09 - 1989.07
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Product knowledge and integration
- Logistical planning
- Positive attitude
- First Aid certification
- Time efficiency
- Initiative taking
- Leadership skills
- Safety consciousness
- Knowledge of regulatory standards
- Diplomatic communication
- Mentoring and coaching
- Training and Development
- Effective delegating
Personal Information
Date of birth: 07/19/73
Custom
- Daren Chessum, Yard Team Leader, Marshalls Mono, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1QY, daren.chessum@marshalls.co.uk
- Mark Horsman, External Transport Manager, MRH Transport Solutions, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1AE, mark.horsman@outlook.com
- Dominic Holt, Colleague/HGV Driver, 19 Philosophers Gate, Ashwell, SG7 5DL, Dom-holt@hotmail.co.uk
Affiliations
- Civilian Instructor with the RAF Air Cadets.
Certification
Level 3 NVQ in management
Level 4 NVQ in management
A1 Assessors Qualification
Counter balance FLT licence
Loading Shovel Licence
Tele handler Licence
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Logistics Operative
Marshalls Mono
2016.03 - 2025.01
Concrete Operative
Marshalls Mono
2013.03 - 2016.03
Machine Operator/Deputy Line Leader
Wells and Youngs Brewing Company Ltd
2012.05 - 2013.02
Concrete Operative
Marshalls Mono
2010.04 - 2012.05
Bar Manager
Briar Bank Social Club
2009.05 - 2010.04
Team Leader/Line Manager
D S Smith
2004.01 - 2009.02
Control Room Operator
D S Smith
2002.02 - 2004.01
Clamp Truck Driver
D S Smith
1996.06 - 2002.02
Take Off Operator
D S Smith
1995.06 - 1996.06
Agency Work – Assigned to Abbey Corrugated
Recruit Plc
1995.02 - 1995.06
Mobile Building Contractor
1993.03 - 1995.02
Mobile Building Contractor
P&M Portables
1991.02 - 1993.03
Trainee Mobile Building Contractor
JWR Bedford
1989.06 - 1991.02
Secondary School - GCSE - Maths, English, Geography, IT, CDT, Physics, Chemistry and Art.
Norton Secondary School
1984.09 - 1989.07