JAMES GIBB
Thame,Oxforshire
Summary
Experienced professional with expertise in vehicle maintenance and public transportation, complemented by a strong understanding of road laws. Holds certifications in forklift driving and tele handling operation, demonstrating proficiency in product transportation and handling. Adept at utilising Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to enhance operational efficiency. Committed to advancing career goals within the transportation sector by leveraging skills and certifications to contribute effectively to organisational success.
Overview
1
1
Language
5
5
years of post-secondary education
31
31
years of professional experience
Work history
Driver & support worker
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
2025.07 - 2026.06
Driving visitors on the shuttle bus around the Manor grounds
Greeting & assisting visitors to get on & off the bus
Ensuring buses are clean & presentable
Giving information about visiting the Manor & the history
Undertaking daily safety checks of all vehicles
Yard duties: refuelling of vehicles, general house keeping around yard, assisting the ground team with tasks, general maintenance/cleaning of vehicles
Operating fork lift trucks & Telehandler
Driver Operator
Oxford Bus Company
Oxford
2024.08 - 2024.09
- Learning routes, Company policies, Health & Safety Procedures.
Driver Operator
Arriva
Aylesbury
2000.05 - 2024.07
- Knowledge of all routes for single and double decker buses
- Providing customer service and safety (up to 90 people on a double decker)
- Recognising and assisting customers with unique requirements
- Dealing with difficult customer situations
- Checking and selling tickets
- Working to the required shift rota
- Perform vehicle safety and inspections
- Follow vehicle handover procedures
- Provide in service driver training
Van deliveries / Warehouse Assistant
King Industrial Products
Abingdon
1998.09 - 2000.05
- Warehouse distribution
- Stock control
- Vehicle fleet serviceability
- Customer Service
- Telesales
Van Deliveries / Warehouse Assistant
Autela Motor Factors
Oxford
1995.06 - 1998.09
- Job allocation
- Warehouse distribution
- Stock control
- Vehicle Fleet Serviceability
- Customer Service
- Telesales
- Account Collections
Education
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, Geography, Business Studies, Music, French
Lord Williams’s School
Thame 1988.09 - 1993.07
Skills
- Vehicle maintenance
- Transportation of the public
- Product transportation/handling
- Understanding of road laws
- Certificate of forklift driving
- Certificate of Tele handling operation
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Power Point
Languages
English
Affiliations
- Walking, gardening, keen interest vintage cars & voluntary musician in local care homes. Volunteer cemetary groundscare where my grandparents are buried.
Accomplishments
ROSCO Safety National Award
2000 to 2024 Box 1 Driver (ARRIVA Mystery Shopper Scheme)
Personal Information
Timeline
Driver & support worker
Waddesdon Manor
2025.07 - 2026.06
Driver Operator
Oxford Bus Company
2024.08 - 2024.09
Driver Operator
Arriva
2000.05 - 2024.07
Van deliveries / Warehouse Assistant
King Industrial Products
1998.09 - 2000.05
Van Deliveries / Warehouse Assistant
Autela Motor Factors
1995.06 - 1998.09
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, Geography, Business Studies, Music, French
Lord Williams’s School
1988.09 - 1993.07