Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
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Jay Hipkiss

Stirchley, Birmingham

Summary

A hard working, confident and flexible individual with a keen interest in learning new skills and applying them to my work. Capable of adapting easily to new scenarios and dealing with problems in a resourceful manner, as well as building up good work relationships to deliver the best results.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

General Operative

Dual Metallising
03.2021 - 01.2025
  • Operating various machines to ensure the desired output of a rapidly changing and varied product base.
  • Responsible for counting and keeping track of stock, attaching their appropriate labels and aiding with hauling stock onto delivery vehicles in the correct order.
  • Working with strict deadlines to ensure a product is sent in a timely manner.
  • Assessing product quality to ensure the best results.
  • Packing various products in a secure yet presentable manner.
  • Water Treatment (Control of dosing equipment, weekly checks and legionella awareness for cooling towers)

Convention Work for the Video Games Industry

Muse Games
07.2017 - 12.2019
  • Promoted various video games to a highly diverse audience.
  • Planned sales pitches, press appointments, booth layout, promoter roster and networking events.
  • Successfully helped people of varying ages and backgrounds connect and become interested in the product I was promoting.
  • Note down and deliver feedback to the development team based on verbal criticism and my own observations.

Administrator

Brook Street Community Centre
06.2017 - 02.2018
  • Booked events for the centre that included both private and large public events, assisted in planning for needed staff and facilities.
  • Serving customers at the bar during events, keeping up with high demand and delivering a satisfying experience for the community.
  • Maintaining and restocking facilities, taking note of stock and ordering needed items.
  • Preparing and cleaning rooms for clubs and groups to use, assisting club/group leads with anything they needed.
  • Interacted with diverse people from all walks of the community.

Education

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Acting

Dudley College of Technology
Dudley
09.2014 - 07.2016

Skills

  • First Aid at Work (St Johns)
  • High stress tolerance
  • Customer relations
  • Networking abilities
  • Equipment / Machine maintenance

Affiliations

  • Winter sports
  • Virtual reality systems

Accomplishments

  • Worked 14 hour shifts for several days in a row to ensure a suprise emergency deadline was met, earning praise from the customer for both the speed and consistant high quality.
  • Quickly learned how to operate several machines during times of mounting pressure as staff roles became vacant, becoming a dependable member of the team and praised for being a "stabilising force" by my superiors.

Timeline

General Operative

Dual Metallising
03.2021 - 01.2025

Convention Work for the Video Games Industry

Muse Games
07.2017 - 12.2019

Administrator

Brook Street Community Centre
06.2017 - 02.2018

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Acting

Dudley College of Technology
09.2014 - 07.2016
Jay Hipkiss