clayton priddle

About

Experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the leisure, travel & tourism industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Heavy Equipment, and Dredging. Strong sales professional.

Country

australia

City

cairns

Industry

mining & metals

Skill

mining, safety management systems, maintenance management, engineering, management, logistics, project planning, continuous improvement, procurement, minerals, contract negotiation, coal, hotels, time management, gold, mineral processing, plant maintenance, business strategy, change management, commissioning, negotiation, planned preventative maintenance, preventive maintenance, construction, factory, project engineering, surveying, water, cost control, dredging, feasibility studies, hotel management, iron ore, mineral exploration, occupational health, performance management, risk assessment, strategic planning, supervisory skills, team building, base metals, budgets, business planning, business process improvement, drilling, event management, heavy equipment, purchasing, sales management, maintenance

Experience

operations manager

rnr rafting cairns

1990-1 - 1996-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

* Transferring directly from Hotels to Tourism was an easy transition. During my almost 7 years at RnR, I was responsible for and managed a direct report of 80+ operational and reservations staff. * Managed the logistics of transport, passengers, crewing and equipment requirements. * Passenger numbers exceeded 140 per day.

corporate trainee hotel manager

rydges hotel group

1986-9 - 1990-1 · 3 yrs 5 mos

I began my working carer in Hotels, learning all aspects of hotel management, from pulling beers to balancing the books. I gained my work ethic in these early years. It was during my time with a very charismatic German hotelier I learned the most.

general manager

maxitool group

2007-5 - 2016-9 · 9 yrs 5 mos

* Maxitool Australia, a part of the Maxitool Group of companies, is a mining services business, delivering water management solutions to our clients. * We own and operate a fleet of cutter suction dredges & booster pumps * Sell & install piping systems * Provide Hydrographic Surveys * Offer Hydromining services * As the General Manager I am responsible to ensure the smooth profitable running of the business, taking into account; * Directors Reporting * Monthly financial analysis & annual budgets * Developing operating policy and procedure * Accounts management, cash flows & payroll * Sales & marketing activities * Introduce new products to the market place. * Maintain compliance with company policies and procedures & WPH&S regulations. * Staff development & training.

general manager

hot air balloon cairns, gold coast, brisbane & port douglas

1996-1 - 2007-5 · 11 yrs 5 mos

Hot Air Balloon is Australia's largest operator of Hot Air Balloon rides, operating from Cairns and Port Douglas, in Queensland, Australia since 1995 and more recently opening up a branch in the Gold Coast and Brisbane in 1997.Hot Air Ballooning in Queensland has grown rapidly due to the famous "perfect" weather and an excellent flying location.Cairns, Queensland is now the most popular place to fly in Australia and possibly the largest Hot Air ballooning destination worldwide due to its year around stable weather attracting a wide International and domestic market mix. Guests often combine tours with cruises to the Great Barrier reef same day.Gold Coast clients often mix their day with key attractions such at Currumbin, Jet Boating Theme Parks and Whale watching.Brisbane guest often make a celebration of the experience and extend their morning after vineyard breakfast exploring the nearby delights of Tamborine MountainThe company has a strong safety focus, very experienced team, with a significant IT focus on its operations and systems.