I am a self motivated and committed person with a positive attitude to working whether it be in a team or as an individual, with the ability to motivate others and complete tasks in a timely manner. I have determination to succeed in all I do to either meet or exceed targets. I am a quick learner and am always looking for new skills to take on. I am a very confident individual who loves meeting new people with excellent communication skills and customer service. I have a great eye for detail and will do my best to keep things to the highest of standards. I am a practical individual who loves to get stuck into tasks and see what difference I can make.
I recently joined DSFRS as an on-call firefighter and a new potential career path. I would like to further this career within the fire service. I chose to join the fire service as it has always been a role I've been interested in since a young age and to be ale to have an opportunity to give back to the community. I have recently completed my initial training I have learnt a lot of new skills in this role so far and still have an abundance of new knowledge and skills to learn and look I forward to moving forward in this role.
I started my groundworks career at SHC where i spent 2 years gaining a lot of new skills and completing work in a time effective manner whilst maintaining a quality finished product my main roles were drainage and finishings, I worked in a team of 3 including my machine driver, my labourer and myself we managed to work effectively keeping our work to the highest standards. After 2 years I left SHC for better opportunities, I worked with 3 other groundworks companies before returning to SHC in December 2024
Whilst at Greenthumb I drove a company van on a daily basis around Devon treating lawns, this included applying weedkill and fertiliserto lawns and giving customers feedback and tips on how to keep their lawn looking good, during the winter period we did machine work which consisted of using a aerator and scarifier to aerate and dethatch lawns.
I worked at this company labouring and learning with the aim of becoming a fully trained roofer, I learned a lot of knowledge and new skills at this job but after 2 years i felt i was with the wrong company so i made the choice to leave.