Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
References
Awards
Certification
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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Joe Thomson

Nethy Bridge,Highland

Summary

Motivated professional with strong teamwork and independent work capabilities. Proven adaptability to new challenges and a commitment to continuous learning. Experienced in administration, accounts, sales, and operations, with a focus on problem-solving and creative thinking. Self-aware and proactive in seeking assistance to enhance knowledge and skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Range Operations Coordinator

Shetland Space Centre Ltd
Grantown on Spey, Highland
05.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated projects to ensure completion within established timelines.
  • Ensured compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Implemented new systems to optimise workflow and enhance productivity.
  • Managed wide range of administrative duties, including documentation, recordkeeping and scheduling to support daily operational demands.
  • Authored and reviewed internal processes and procedures.
  • Applied for and maintained Radio Frequency licences to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Engaged local, national and international stakeholders producing formal Notifications and maintained effective communication.
  • Promulgated Notices to Airmen and Mariners to ensure safety awareness.
  • Procurement tasks, sourcing technical equipment with varying requirements.



Purchase Ledger Assistant

Shetland Space Centre Ltd
Grantown-on-Spey, Highland
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Answering the phone, answering queries, taking messages and forwarding calls as required.
  • Acted as receptionist answering the door in a professional manner for a variety of guests.
  • Liaised with suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies.
  • Maintained confidentiality of all financial data.
  • Assisted with procurements across a wide range of projects
  • Processing of all invoices and credits in an efficient and accurate manner
  • Reviewing of Statements to ensure ledger accuracy
  • Review and processing of expenses ensuring accuracy
  • Management of shared inboxes, responding to emails and filing appropriately

Sales & Distribution Executive

Cairngorm Brewery Company
Aviemore, Highland
09.2020 - Current
  • Effectively handled daily customer sales calls and account management tasks, improving sales team efficiency.
  • Answering phone, answering customer questions, taking messages as required and forwarding calls.
  • Established and maintained positive, profitable client relationships and provided customer service
  • Provided first impressions to welcome existing, new and potential customers.
  • Helping customers with understanding statements, talking through outstanding balances using Sage.
  • Dealing with customer complaints, to resolve issues by booking engineers for dispense equipment maintenance and processing ullages for investigation by production team.
  • Processing of credits using BrewMan system.
  • Exporting outside of the UK, developed a weight calculation spreadsheet, creating picking lists, processing government gateway paperwork through their online portal and working with haulage firms for delivery of goods and return of containers back to brewery.
  • Keeping brewery website and social media up to date.
  • Graphics design at self taught level, producing sales sheets, social media posts, posters and artwork for POS (point of sale).
  • General IT support within the business, helping out where I could within my abilities.

Junior Accounts Assistant

Cairngorm Brewery Company
Aviemore, Highland
06.2019 - Current
  • Collating and populating weekly timesheet analysis spreadsheet for the brewery + restaurants
  • Updating Posera till system as required, integrated a time and attendance module for time analysis, improving efficiency within restaurants and accounts. Handling confidential information regarding pay-roll.
  • Processing of purchase ledgers on Sage for brewery + restaurants
  • Assisting with stock takes within restaurants.
  • Creation of spreadsheets for analysis where requested.
  • General IT support within the business, helping out where I can within my abilities.

Work Experience

Cairngorm Brewery Company
Aviemore, Highlands
02.2019 - 06.2019

Attended unpaid work experience during school, learning skills in accounts, Excel spreadsheets, Posera till system, IT and social media.

Volunteering

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown On Spey, HLD
08.2018 - 06.2019

Volunteered within the learning support department at school, helping young people with learning disabilities to complete coursework, homework and additional work set out by the learning support department.

Education

SVQ Level 3 - English

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown on Spey
04.2001 - 06.2019

SVQ Level 2 - Physics

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
06.2019

SVQ Level 2 - Business Management

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
08.2018

SVQ Level 2 - Skills for Work: Creative Industries

Grantown Grammar School
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08.2018

SVQ Level 2 - Geography

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
08.2017

SVQ Level 1 - Biology

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
09.2017

SVQ Level 1 - History

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
09.2017

SVQ Level 1 - Mathematics

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
08.2017

National 3 - Construction and Engineering

Grantown Grammar School
Grantown-on-Spey
08.2016

Skills

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Adaptability
  • Attention to detail
  • Good customer service
  • Relationship building
  • Great people skills
  • Shipment processing
  • Training staff on processes
  • Excel formulas
  • Ledger accuracy
  • Punctuality
  • Microsoft 365

References

References available upon request.

Awards

  • The Endeavour Award for Hard Work and Determination - Awarded 2019
  • Award for National 5 Computer Science - Awarded 2019
  • Award for National 5 Business Management - Awarded 2018

Certification

  • Online course: Telemetry Systems - Technology Training, Inc
  • Operator and Maintainer Training for SaxaVord Flight Termination System - WV Communications, inc.
  • Telemetry Receiver, Best Source Selector, eZ Processing Advantys - Safran Data Systems
  • GMDSS Short Range Certificate - RYA
  • SCPLH Course Level Six, Scottish Personal Licence Training, Three G's Group

Accomplishments

  • Played a role as Launch Director during Exercise Freya, a training exercise at SaxaVord Spaceport simulating the launch of an Orbital Launch Vehicle.
  • Played a role as Mission Coordinator during the first "Hot-fire", Integrated Stage Test at SaxaVord Spaceport.
  • Operated Tracking, Telemetry and Flight Termination equipment as part of a Radio Frequency Test Campaign.

Affiliations

  • Formula 1 / Motorsports
  • Coding / Computing
  • Gaming
  • Mountain Biking

Timeline

Range Operations Coordinator

Shetland Space Centre Ltd
05.2023 - Current

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Shetland Space Centre Ltd
05.2022 - 05.2023

Sales & Distribution Executive

Cairngorm Brewery Company
09.2020 - Current

Junior Accounts Assistant

Cairngorm Brewery Company
06.2019 - Current

Work Experience

Cairngorm Brewery Company
02.2019 - 06.2019

Volunteering

Grantown Grammar School
08.2018 - 06.2019

SVQ Level 3 - English

Grantown Grammar School
04.2001 - 06.2019

SVQ Level 2 - Physics

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 2 - Business Management

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 2 - Skills for Work: Creative Industries

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 2 - Geography

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 1 - Biology

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 1 - History

Grantown Grammar School

SVQ Level 1 - Mathematics

Grantown Grammar School

National 3 - Construction and Engineering

Grantown Grammar School
Joe Thomson