Lee Overthrow
Tuffley,Gloucestershire
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in transport and logistics, fleet management, and medical equipment fitting. Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities with a proven track record in managerial and supervisory roles. Committed to maintaining a high-quality standard of work and attitude while leading by example to inspire teams. Adept at optimising operations and ensuring efficiency, with a focus on achieving organisational goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Logistic Operator
GCC (GELS)
2020.01 - 2026.06
- Within this role, I am responsible for planning and optimising daily delivery or collections routes, carrying out mandatory vehicle checks, and loading vehicles safely and efficiently. I deliver/collect customer orders accurately and in a timely manner, including installation of the medical equipment where required. Support the development of logistic officer assistants by providing guidance and sharing best practices to enhance their knowledge, skills, and behaviours in line with the company’s high standards for equality, diversity, and inclusion. I provide a high standard of customer service when interacting with members of the public, and with healthcare professionals within care homes and hospitals, ensuring professionalism, accountability, and compliance with company procedures.
Warehouse Supervisor
H+M Distribution
2019.01 - 2020.01
- At H+M it was my role to supervise a small team of warehouse forklift truck operatives. My responsibility was to ensure my team would load pallets onto outbound vehicles whilst meeting strict operational deadlines. I maintained high standards of health and safety compliance when operating and overseeing the use of heavy machinery and promoted excellent housekeeping practices throughout the warehouse.
Yard Supervisor
Hollingsworth and Vose
2014.01 - 2019.01
- My job role at Hollingsworth and Vose was to supervise a team that worked in the logistics department of the mill. My duties were to ensure the team completed picking customer orders, packaging customer orders, then loaded accurately and safely onto our worldwide transportation lorries under the deadline targets provided. I would also keep the storage warehouse and yard, clean and tidy and make sure all health and safety regulations and company policies are complied with. I was accountable for stock management such as registering incoming and outgoing stock onto a computer database for accurate traceability. I was responsible for annual stock counting and external audits. Other responsibilities I had included making and amending internal standard work procedures and completing risk assessments for the storage warehouse as it was very busy, with a lot of heavy machinery being used.
Stores Supervisor (part time)
360 Contracts LTD
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2011.02 - 2019.01
- within this role my duty was stock management. this involved searching for items that show VFM and sustainability,procurement of new resources, weekly stock takes and auditing and supporting with annual external audits.
Driver Manager (Day shift)
DPD
2011.01 - 2014.01
- After working in the warehouse as an operative and a forklift driver, I was promoted to one of the four-day driver shift managers. I would lead a team of 25 drivers on a daily basis. My daily roles were to organise and assign the daily customers’ orders electronically to each of the driver’s PDA’s, pre-scan and load each driver’s vehicle before their shift started, ensuring each employee adhered to the health and safety policies in the depot, whilst completing vehicle checks. I was also the main focal point to help with any queries about delivery orders or any vehicle issues until all drivers had left the depot. During this role, my other responsibilities were to monitor delivery ETA timeframes, regularly reviewing the delivery routes and amending where necessary to maximise productivity and reduce company costs, organising employee rotas, annual leave, appraisals, resourcing and procurement of vehicle parts, booking vehicles in for repair and maintenance, building and maintaining external stakeholder relationships.
Forklift Driver
DPD
2008.01 - 2011.01
- My general duties included loading all pallets onto the 7.5-ton lorries. I loaded pallets in and out of racking and completed other general warehouse duties. I also had the responsibility of replenishing the vans with fuel and positioning them into the loading bays, where I then loaded with packages ready for when the drivers arrived for their day shift.
Forklift Driver
B&Q
2005.01 - 2008.01
- Within this role, I obtained my Bendi forklift licence. I worked within the warehouse organising pallets of stock and my daily job role was to load and unload all vehicles coming in and out of the yard.
Forklift Driver
Multiple agencies
2003.01 - 2005.01
- I worked for multiple agencies as a forklift driver however due to being an agency, the job description and company varied from week to week. I left the agency to pursue a full time and permanent job with progression.
Education
GCSEs - Maths & English
Adult Education in Gloucestershire
Gloucester, Gloucestershire 2025.01 - 2025.12
GCSEs - Maths
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, Gloucestershire 2000.09 - 2005.05
GCSEs - English
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, Gloucestershire 2000.09 - 2005.05
Skills
- Qualified Team Leader
- Experience in Transport and Logistics
- Experience in managerial / supervisory roles
- Experience at fitting medical equipment
- Transport regulations knowledge
- Fleet management experience
Certification
- Team Leader/Supervisor Apprenticeship Standard. Result: Distinction
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate and Diploma for Managers
- Maths Functional Skills Level 2
- English Functional Skills Level 2
- AITT - Counterbalance forklift license
- PPT (power pump truck) license
- First Aid (Saint John’s Ambulance Service)
- Fire awareness trained
- Microsoft beginners and intermediate course
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
GCSEs - Maths & English
Adult Education in Gloucestershire
2025.01 - 2025.12
Logistic Operator
GCC (GELS)
2020.01 - 2026.06
Warehouse Supervisor
H+M Distribution
2019.01 - 2020.01
Yard Supervisor
Hollingsworth and Vose
2014.01 - 2019.01
Stores Supervisor (part time)
360 Contracts LTD
2011.02 - 2019.01
Driver Manager (Day shift)
DPD
2011.01 - 2014.01
Forklift Driver
DPD
2008.01 - 2011.01
Forklift Driver
B&Q
2005.01 - 2008.01
Forklift Driver
Multiple agencies
2003.01 - 2005.01
GCSEs - Maths
Severn Vale School
2000.09 - 2005.05
GCSEs - English
Severn Vale School
2000.09 - 2005.05