james baillie-hamilton

warehouse operative

About

From music production & performance to a variety of service based positions including (but not limited to) retail, a deep interest in psychology & a depthless reserve of creative potential, I have a varied range of experience. Constantly propelled by enthusiasm for development, I'd consider myself an adaptive, resourceful & solution focussed asset to any business, whether working solo or as part of a team.

Country

united kingdom

City

exeter

Industry

media production

Skill

excellent research skills, advanced mindfulness/ meditation, personal development enthusiast, extensive writing capability, highly proficient multi instrumentalist, microexpression and body language, advocate of integral theory

Experience

technical support advisor

john lewis

2016-7 - 2019-1 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Working in a busy call centre providing customer support, primarily specialising in large electrical items. This position involved troubleshooting an extensive range of products with customers, liaising with manufacturers, arranging repairs, processing sales, deliveries, returns, & assessing suitable compensation for any difficulties along a customer's journey.

fundraiser

home fundraising ltd

2012-3 - 2016-7 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Raising thousands for various charities including Macmillan Cancer Support & Marie Curie through door to door communication come rain or shine whilst working for HOME fundraising. Inbetween periods at HOME, I travelled the UK selling draw tickets for the Tree of Hope children's charity in superhero attire - entertaining people from shop to shop & city to city!

care home work

check house

2009-4 - 2011-9 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Swapping roles between kitchen assistant, waiter, & chef positions in a busy nursing home. 12 hour shifts of catering for the specific needs of 50+ elderly residents & their individual requirements 3 times a day. The 'Check House' residential home provided all staff with training in understanding dementia & handling residents with behavioural difficulties.

customer services

lymenet limited

2008-1 - 2009-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Cover of the front desk at LymeNet - an IT orientated community education centre. This involved managing the till, taking calls, photocopying & various adminstrative responsibilities whilst providing help & advice to customers.

warehouse operative

lidl uk

2019-4 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

Driving an order picker truck around Exeter's regional distribution centre, stacking pallets with hundreds of different products, ensuring they're ready to be delivered daily to Lidl stores across the region. Imagine a real life game of tetris combined with a 6 hour gym session!