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andrew motorvehicle technican

United Kingdom
engine diagnostic' cam belts'service and repair'engine building' heavy goods driving licence

http://ANDREW HIGGS EMAIL [email protected] CONTACT NO 07483943067 ADRESS 6 MEDOW CLOSE PENGAM GWENT NP12 3RB personal summary i live on my own in my home my children are with their mum and well looked after i love time away from home meeting new people and places i have a great personality and i can get on with all types of people from all walks of life have a few hobbies such as building models and swimming and motorcycle riding .i take my work very seriously and i love a challenge and love to get suck in and get the correct result and achievement I have 25 years experience as a technician i have great knowledge of petrol and diesel vehicles and common rail and using basic tools and diagnostic equipment and experience and reading live data to achieve the correct result in both work shops and out on the road i have 3 diagnostic kits from entry level to main dealers and ecu coding i also can work in all types of conditions e.g bad weather i got good customer skills and management skills which i feel completely confident in all types of substitution and environments key skills Strong verbal communication Budgeting and finance Team leadership Conflict resolution Risk management processes and analysis Extremely organised Self-motivated Skilled in conflict resolution Observant Good electrical knowledge Finding solutions to problems Great customer communication skills work history JUNE 2016-CURRENT Lgv Class 1 Driver | richard bull haulage | Monmouth my job and duties are to report to tesco dc avonmouth and collect my work load and RISC assessments and collect my trailer Carrie out daily inspection and look for any defects and report them prior to leaving the distribution centre I deliver fresh food and high cost products to supermarkets . i also have to have good customer skill and communication and geographical knowledge of the UK roads and understanding of road restrictions and diversion routes and some of my devilries are hi street drops. And health and safety and presentation is at its highest level januaury 2014 to june 2016 reason for closure lease expired on building Motor Vehicle Technician | self employed | newtredgar, Gwent i was self employed were i run my own garage and mot testing station i organised my daily diary of work load for my self and one member of staff i took on the responsibility of the whole business from repairs and diagnosing faults ordering stock and accounts and invoices . i dealt with all types of customers from all walks of life and carried out all mechanical work ect i also took it upon my self to train a female member of staff to become a fully confident and qualified mot tester using all my experience and knowledge which was successful i also trained another two candidates who approached me to achieve the qualification and authority to carry out live mot tests FEBRUARY 2013-JANUARY 2014 Senior Technician | halfords auto centre | Newport , i was given the opportunity to assist in the daily running of an auto centre were i would deal with retail customers and fleet work bookings via one link platform and allocate the work to technicians in the work shop order to achieve my daily figures and targets which i have to submit every day to regional management i also dealt with customers on a daily basis and explained about all the work and cost to them in order to get authorization go ahead with the quotation i had access to the 1link platform to book fleet work and submit all costs and invoice to fleet companies i also done retail invoices and end of the day takings and banking and i would also Carrie out piratical work in the work shop from services to diagnosing faults from mechanical to electrical januaury 2013 febuaury 2009 service technican at dainton bros hengoed R/o, Brynavon Terrace, Hengoed CF82 7LZ Phone: 01443 813756 my duties was to service vehicles and diagnose faults carry out clutch replacements and cam belts and all general work shop duties previous employment I worked in ford main dealer Newport road Cardiff and vauxhall sloper road Cardiff service technician on retail and fleet vehicles reporting all up sells to service manager diagnosing faults cam belts clutch and engine replacements complete all paper work and reports 1992 GCSE Lewis Boys School, Pengam Gwent i achieved GCSE level 3 level in maths English and science motor vehicle studies 1994Motor Vehicle Methyr College, Methyr i studied motor vehicle repairs and had a 4 day placement in a local well established garage were i was also given employment at the end of my college course NVQ Level 2: Motor Vehicle Studies Dainton Bros, Hengoed running along side of my college placement i worked at the garage doing mechanical work and accident damage repairs 2018 Certificate of Higher Education: Hybrid And Electrics Rmi i attended a on site days training on hybrid and electrical vehicles covering safety regarding the hi voltages and how to work on the vehicles in a safe practice

Experience

september 2016 still employed lgv driver at bull transport
2010 2016 motor vehicle technican at self employed

run my own workshop