kent cartner

Operating stacking machines and assisting with press maintenance. Work involved long shifts in a very busy production environment

* After some time in the manufacturing section I moved into the yard where my duties included: * Operating forklifts and overhead cranes to load trucks * General stock and inventory management * Assisting in manufacturing or delivery when short staffed * Waste disposal and recycling * Showing customers products in the yard * Supervising delivery crews

* I worked as a pizza delivery driver whilst undertaking studies at the University of Wollongong. * Delivering pizzas * Customer Service * Cash Handling * Washing dishes and cleaning

* Originally employed as machine operator and packer in the textile factory, I gained further employment in the warehouse/ distribution centre after the manufacturing section was closed down. * Machine Operation (looms, cutters, sewing machines) * Quality control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment * Forklift Driving * Picking/Packing Orders * Loading/Unloading Trucks * Invoicing and receiving consignment notes * Computer Operations (printing labels, stock management etc

* Completed a 6 month traineeship in Cert II Land Conservation and Restoration. During this time I was involved with a small team that achieved a number of environmental objectives in the area including: * Planting 19 000 native tube stock by hand and tractor implement * Building of 4.3 Kms of fencing * Installation of 28 Pitt fall traps for reptile research * Removal of woody weeds from 19 Ha of riverbank * propagation of 4000 native seedling * Completing 3 elliot trap surveys * Removal of pines from 1.5 Ha from Namagi National Park

* Traineeship studying outdoor recreation. My activity specializations are * Adventure based learning * High and Low Ropes * Bushwalking * Canoeing * My main role is the facilitation and guiding of student groups in the Outdoors to meet educational outcomes.

Quit job in 2009 to pursue a career in Outdoor Education, Loving every Minute. Activities and Societies: Bushwalking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Climbing, Packrafting

Degree is incomplete I left university to travel and earn money. I still maintain a keen interest in science however.