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Jonathan Rose

Ipswich,Suffolk

Summary

I am a diligent professional with 10 years' experience in the container haulage industry. I have held positions as a compliance coordinator, traffic operator and as a driver. I am adaptable in the workplace and enjoy working to achieve goals and targets. I have an open and enthusiastic approach to learning and developing new skills while on an innovative pathway to establishing good foundations to build my career.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work history

Class 1 HGV Driver

Goldstar Transport
Woolpit , Suffolk
2025.11 - Current
  • Regularly checking the vehicle (Walk around checks) to ensure it is safe to drive and fit for purpose, resolving, or reporting any issues that are found.
  • Drive vehicles in a safe and fuel-efficient manner.
  • Collecting Containers from Ports or Docks, taking to the customer for loading or unloading in timely professional way, ensuring Container numbers and seal numbers are correct.
  • Interact with customers/clients in a friendly and professional way.
  • Be able to drive in inclement weather such as snow.
  • Report any delays or accidents.
  • Update / use the company Tablet & keeping planners informed.
  • May be required to work overtime occasionally.
  • To keep the vehicle, clean inside and out.

Mobile Crane operator

David Watson
Brandon, Norfolk
2025.10 - 2025.11

• Operate and manage the safe loading and unloading of goods and materials using a lorry loader crane.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations, company policies, and FORS Gold standards.

• Conduct pre-operational checks and routine maintenance of the lorry loader crane.

• Secure and stabilise loads to prevent any accidents or damages during transportation.

• Collaborate with the transport team to ensure smooth and efficient delivery schedules.

COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Goldstar Transport
Felixstowe, Suffolk
2019.04 - 2026.03
  • Keep up to date on relevant changes in standards and legislation.
  • Completing all training and professional development that the Company and your role require of you.
  • Ensuring that the correct HR policies & procedures are being followed and resolve any issues which arise with the help of the HR department.
  • Responsible for the organisation & delivery of screening, interviewing & assessing of applicants & matching them with available vacancies.
  • Responsible to ensure that drivers hold the appropriate entitlement for the vehicle they are driving.
  • Responsible for all employee profiles on Truckcom, TruTac and Microlise.
  • Complete Probationary Feedbacks reports.
  • Responsible for downloads for all vehicles and drivers.
  • To ensure drivers comply with the drivers' hours and working time legislation and ensure repeat offenders are targeted for re-training/discipline.
  • Responsible for debriefing drivers in a timely fashion and ensuring all debriefs are signed by the driver & uploaded to TruTac.
  • Responsible for the issue and recording of PPE and employee uniforms & responsible for enforcing it.
  • Responsible for undertaking investigations into driver conduct/misdemeanour & discipline as and when required.
  • Responsible for undertaking investigation into accidents, ensure drivers comply with the accident reporting process and re-train/discipline.
  • Responsible for the issue and recording of the Drivers Handbook, Highway Code, and other training manuals/guides.
  • Responsible for investigating and processing PCN's and organising a payment plan with the driver.
  • Responsible for undertaking investigations into complaints & recording the findings.
  • Responsible for analysing & reviewing telemetry scores on a weekly basis & target poor driver performance with corrective action.
  • Responsible for ensuring all drivers register a 15-minute period lead in for walk round checks.
  • Responsible for undertaking drug & alcohol testing as & when required in line with Company policy.
  • Responsible for leading/undertaking spot gate checks every week to ensure full compliance (cab, walk round, windscreen).
  • Responsible for leading/undertaking driver ADR audits.
  • To provide your Line Manager with the agreed and relevant reports.
  • To provide cover as and when required.
  • Any ad hoc duties as and when required.
  • Responsible to complete wages for Assessors & Mentors inc. Manual entry on TruTac if required.
  • First-Aider: Provide appropriate first aid treatment in line with the provided training.
  • Assess any casualties and discover the nature & cause of their injuries or illnesses.
  • Arrange for further medical help or other emergency services to attend.
  • Complete the accident book.
  • Fire Marshal: Responsible for carrying out fire safety duties and recording them in the site Fire Safety Logbook.
  • Employee Training: Responsible for ensuring all drivers complete their annual & Biannual training within the correct time frame.
  • Responsible for leading/undertaking employee training on all vehicles and equipment in line with company processes, refresher & FORS inc. Specialist Equipment Training - Splitter, Tipper, Genset.
  • To keep accurate and up to date training records, schedule update training and always ensure compliance.
  • Vehicle handovers if required.
  • Carrying out inductions for new starters & annually thereafter.
  • Carrying out Boortmalt inductions.
  • Carrying out Toyota Inductions.
  • Ongoing training and development of the team.

TRAFFIC OPERATOR

Goldstar Transport
Woolpit, Suffolk
2018.08 - 2019.04
  • Managing allocated trucks and ensuring revenues and service levels are met.
  • Managing drivers and ensuring communication and relationships are kept up to high levels for Sub-contractors and group drivers.
  • Ensure all current night and morning issues are managed and resolved efficiently.
  • Booking and ensuring VBS are booked correctly.
  • Completing clear and detailed handovers to the night traffic operators.

HGV CLASS 1 DRIVER

Goldstar Transport
Woolpit, Suffolk
2014.03 - 2019.04
  • Regularly checking the vehicle (Walk around checks) to ensure it is safe to drive and fit for purpose, resolving, or reporting any issues that are found.
  • Drive vehicles in a safe and fuel-efficient manner.
  • Collecting Containers from Ports or Docks, taking to the customer for loading or unloading in timely professional way, ensuring Container numbers and seal numbers are correct.
  • Interact with customers/clients in a friendly and professional way.
  • Be able to drive in inclement weather such as snow.
  • Report any delays or accidents.
  • Update / use the company Tablet & keeping planners informed.
  • May be required to work overtime occasionally.
  • To keep the vehicle, clean inside and out.

ADR DRIVER CLASS 2 MINI BULK DRIVER

Manpower for Calor Gas
Risby, Suffolk
2013.09 - 2014.03
  • Carry out vehicle inspections on a daily basis.
  • Loading and unloading of vehicles.
  • Driving liquid Petroleum in the mini bulk Class 2 vehicle.
  • Ensuring customer service is a high standard.
  • Driving vehicles safely and considerably.
  • Following safety guidelines and risk assessments.
  • Making sure that public safety is at a high level when delivering LPG to service stations.
  • Being fully compliant with tachograph laws and drivers hours legislations.
  • Consistently demonstrate a high level of safety awareness.

BRICKLAYER

Self Employed
Ipswich, Suffolk
2002.03 - 2012.05
  • Consistently find work to enable Per annum.
  • Being able to book work in advance and meet dates agreed with customers for works to commence.
  • Working in varied conditions and environments, being able to work in all the conditions where possible.
  • Keeping work to a high standard at all times.
  • Alone working and working as a gang.
  • Being able to communicate between other tradesmen to enable job completion on time.
  • Working with site forming and contracts managers on sites which featured multiple dwellings.
  • Working to a tight plan of action and schedule.
  • Have a good understanding of how long projects should take.
  • Being able to offer quotes and estimates in a timely manner.
  • Working to a pre-agreed budget and pricings so not to lose profit.
  • Applying materials to produce surface finishings i.e concreting rendering plastering.
  • Maintain working conditions and operational activities to meet quality standards.
  • Contribute organisation control and elevation of operational activities.
  • Install structural fabric components ie complex all detail.
  • Provide dimensional positioning i.e complex setting out.
  • Install structural fabric components i.e masonry Walling, this may include stone walls dry stone walls and detailed works.
  • Provide dimensional positioning in groundworks provide ground services such as drainage.
  • Erect and dismantle access platforms for basic working platforms.

APPRENTICE BRICKLAYER

Beaten and Leonard Ltd
Shottisham, Woodbridge
1999.07 - 2002.05
  • Learn the skill of bricklaying through construction apprenticeship scheme.
  • Attend college on a block release each month - Suffolk college.
  • Working towards completing a level 2 national vocational qualification(NVQ) in my first year.
  • Working towards NVQ City and Guilds level 3 throughout the years two and three of my apprenticeship.

Disciplinary Officer

Goldstar Transport
Woolpit, Suffolk
2024.08 - 2025.10
  • Increased operational efficiency by streamlining administrative processes.
  • Ensured safety by routinely patrolling and conducting security checks.
  • Improved team efficiency with regular training sessions.
  • Handled sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

Education

NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3 - Brickwork

Suffolk Collage
Ipswich, SFK

NVQ Level 1 - Manufacturing

Copleston 6th form
Ipswich, SFK

GCSEs - English, Math, Science, Tech, PE, RE, Geography, History, French

Copleston High School
Ipswich, SFK

Transport Managers CPC - haulage

Cilt Training
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
2021.09 - 2021.09

Primary school - undefined

Britannia County Primary
Ipswich, SFK

Skills

  • Bricklaying
  • Communication
  • Project Management
  • Time Management
  • Estimating
  • Budgeting
  • Surface Finishing
  • Organizational Skills
  • Dimensional Positioning
  • Groundworks
  • Access Platform Erection
  • Responsibility
  • IT Skills
  • Adaptability
  • Work Ethic

Accomplishments

Transport Managers Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage.

Interests

  • Advanced motorcycling.
  • Golf.
  • Football.
  • Photography and nature.
  • Drone filmography.

Timeline

Class 1 HGV Driver

Goldstar Transport
2025.11 - Current

Mobile Crane operator

David Watson
2025.10 - 2025.11

Disciplinary Officer

Goldstar Transport
2024.08 - 2025.10

Transport Managers CPC - haulage

Cilt Training
2021.09 - 2021.09

COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Goldstar Transport
2019.04 - 2026.03

TRAFFIC OPERATOR

Goldstar Transport
2018.08 - 2019.04

HGV CLASS 1 DRIVER

Goldstar Transport
2014.03 - 2019.04

ADR DRIVER CLASS 2 MINI BULK DRIVER

Manpower for Calor Gas
2013.09 - 2014.03

BRICKLAYER

Self Employed
2002.03 - 2012.05

APPRENTICE BRICKLAYER

Beaten and Leonard Ltd
1999.07 - 2002.05

NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3 - Brickwork

Suffolk Collage

NVQ Level 1 - Manufacturing

Copleston 6th form

GCSEs - English, Math, Science, Tech, PE, RE, Geography, History, French

Copleston High School

Primary school - undefined

Britannia County Primary
Jonathan Rose