Meldin Nolte

Experience

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  Farm Bethlehem

  Jan 1997 - Dec 2000

  Farm Manager

  ● Day-to-day operations and maintenance of the farm and equipment.● Regulate camp cycles.● Handle staff and monthly payments.● Livestock (Cattle, sheep, game) performance.● Study for a hunting guide.● Driving a cross-border long-distance truck with cattle to the abattoir.● Analyzing existing operations, crops, livestock, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.● Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensuring staff understands expectations.● Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops, livestock, and perform tests on soil and water.● Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.● Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.● Handling the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm like fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, and grain.● Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.● Assisting with the recruitment and training of new staff members.● Collaborating with senior staff to prepare budgets and financial reports.● Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural science. Show less

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  Rosendal Farming

  Jan 2001 - Apr 2009

  Farmer / Self employed

  ● Performing manual labor.● Performing maintenance on the farm.● Handling heavy machinery.● Repair faulty vehicles and machinery.● Managing farming activities.● Overseeing farmworkers.● Devising strategies for harvesting or breeding.● Liaising with clients.● Managing a poultry layer farm of 10 000 hens producing eggs for the local community.● Raising 80 000-day old chicks per cycle for layers to be sold to local farms.● Vaccination schedules.● Starting of a new agricultural venture which is still up and running up to date.● Marketing.● Client service.● Day-to-day operations and maintenance of farm and equipment.● Management of staff and payroll. Show less

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  Ultimate Logistix

  May 2009 - Jul 2016

  Truck Driver – Logistics Manager

  ● Managing the logistics for various transport companies and making sure there is a load for every truck, local and cross border.● Marketing of company services● Identifying and selecting reputable and safe carriers for transport services.● Providing customers with transportation quotes, Liaising, and negotiating with customers. ● Booking orders with carriers.● Assisting to prepare carriers for loads.● Tracking status of loads.● Collaborating with trucks, carriers, and dispatchers to manage scheduled collections and drop-offs.● Keeping accurate records of relevant activities.● Updating customers on the status of loads and assisting with other inquiries.● Maintaining current knowledge of market trends in the transportation marketplace.● Uploading trucks● Completing a daily truck log and submitting mileage reports● Conducting daily vehicle inspections and reporting any problems.● Complying with the company and government regulations and rules.● Securing cargo and dealing with hazardous materials safely, as needed.● Communicating with dispatchers and other drivers using onboard radios or computers.● Paying for goods and receiving payments from clients.● Ensure granite and marble blocks are loaded correctly and perfectly spaced to clear weighbridges.● Secure loads for road safety.● Minor maintenance on truck and trailer.● Performing emergency repairs like patching tires when needed. Show less

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  Rubicon Group

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2021

  Operational /Transport Manager

  ● Appropriate interaction with market employees and route analysis.● Maintain a safe and secure environment ● Leverage systems, equipment, and process redesign ● Quality customer service● Secure inventories by executing controls and ensuring strict compliance with security procedures; ● Establish and maintain accountability on the front line of the market; schedule and develop staff; ● Maintain the highest level of integrity, dignity, and standards both on an internal and external basis; ● Responsible for Fire-arm training and handling (9mm, AK47, mini-Ruger & shotgun), Vehicle Services, and inspections.● Direct the activities of staff in relation to transport operations within the company on duties like dispatching and tracking/monitoring of transportation vehicles.● Monitor the general operations of a staff of the transportation department to make sure that their operations are within the guidelines, safety measures, government orders, and administrative policies.● Involve in the negotiation and authorization of contracts and other forms of purchases and procurements ● Develop important indicators that measure and show the effectiveness of the company’s transportation operations.● Develop transportation policies ● Appoint competent transportation staff. ● Negotiate with warehouse owners or operators and carriers for their services and for fair rates.● Conduct necessary investigation(s) to determine the cause of problems like accidents (if any arises) and to set up safety measures ● Develop and implement plans that will lead to improvement in company profit.● Implement management recommendations, like proposed fees and changes in movement schedule.● Maintain an open dialogue with other units managers to organize activities that will enhance the company’s general performance.● Take charge of investigations that investigate customer complaints ● Make recommendations for the acquisition of new equipment or the replacement of old ones. Show less

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  Stone Evolution & Equipment Hire

  Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  Truck Driver

  • Loading and unloading trucks.• Completing a daily truck log and submitting mileage reports.• Conducting daily vehicle inspections and reporting any problems.• Complying with the company and government regulations and rules.• Securing cargo and dealing with hazardous materials safely, as needed.• Communicating with dispatchers and other drivers using onboard radios or computers.• Paying for goods and receiving payments from clients.• Ensure granite and marble blocks are loaded correctly and perfectly spaced to clear weighbridges.• Secure loads for road safety.• Minor maintenance on truck and trailer.• Performing emergency repairs like patching tires when needed. Show less

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  E-Liner Holdings (PTY) Ltd

  Apr 2022 - now

  General Manager
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  Ekonolux Bus Rentals

  Apr 2022 - Jan 2025

  Branch Manager

  -Team management-Workshop management-Fleet management-Sourcing and negotiating prices of parts- Appropriate interaction with market employees and route analysis- Maintain a safe and secure environment - Leverage systems, equipment, and process redesign - Quality customer service - Establish and maintain accountability on the front line of the market; schedule and develop staff; - Maintain the highest level of integrity, dignity, and standards both on an internal and external basis; - Direct the activities of staff in relation to transport operations within the company on duties like dispatching and tracking/monitoring of transportation vehicles.- Monitor the general operations of a staff of the transportation department to make sure that their operations are within the guidelines, safety measures, government orders, and administrative policies.- Involve in the negotiation and authorization of contracts and other forms of purchases and procurements - Develop important indicators that measure and show the effectiveness of the company’s transportation operations.- Develop transportation policies - Appoint competent transportation staff. - Conduct necessary investigation(s) to determine the cause of problems like accidents (if any arises) and to set up safety measures - Develop and implement plans that will lead to improvement in company profit.- Implement management recommendations, like proposed fees and changes in movement schedule.- Maintain an open dialogue with other units managers to organize activities that will enhance the company’s general performance.- Take charge of investigations that investigate customer complaints - Make recommendations for the acquisition of new equipment or the replacement of old ones. Show less