Gavin Bickers

Dairy Farm Labourer

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Timeline
About me
Production Manager at HSL
Education
- MAST Academy NZ
  2021 - 2023
  NZ Certificate in Production Boat Building - Alloy (Level 4) Apprenticeship - Trades Achieved
- NZ Welding School
  2016 - 2016
  Certificate in Advanced Welding ENGINEERING
  Skills and abilities:• MMA Welding• MIG Welding – Flux Core, Solid Wire, Aluminium• TIG Welding – Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium• Brazing• Gas and Plasma Cutting• Air Arc Gouging• Fabrication calculations and pattern developmentsAchievements:• Passed all course positional welding in two weeks• Completed all course work achieving 100 percent four weeks early.• GMAW Overhead and FMAW Vertical Up welding certificates
- Ruawai College
  2006 - 2012
  NCEA Level 1, Level 2 (Merit), Level 3, University Entrance
  Achievements - NCEA Level 1NCEA Level 2 (Merit)NCEA Level 3University EntranceSchool Prefect
- Otago Polytechnic
  2017 - 2018
  New Zealand Certificate in Project Management (Level 4) NZ2462V1 Management A-
- Otago Polytechnic
  2020 - 2021
  New Zealand Certificate in Business (Small Business) (Level 4) NZ2457V1 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations B+
- The University of Auckland
  2014 - 2015
  Bachelor of Science - BS Earth Science, Environmental Science Incomplete
  Studied for a year and a half at the University of Auckland towards a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science and Earth Science.
Experience
- B R & M A Bickers
  Feb 2013 - Mar 2014
  Dairy Farm Labourer
  Skills and abilities:• Operating ATV and tractor implements• General farm and machinery maintenance• Assisting livestock management and basic animal husbandry
- Compass Trailers NZ
  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
  Production Engineer
  Skills and abilities:• Use of Workshop Hand Tools• Trailer Manufacturing Processes• Solid Wire MIG Welding• Operation of Overhead Gantry• Supervised Operation of a Forklift• Plasma Cutting• Hydraulic Press OperationAchievements:• Set new benchmarks in fabrication productivity and quality• Picked up workshop processes and production concepts quickly• Became the main trailer chassis welder at Compass in under a year
- Manta Marine Stainless Ltd
  Oct 2016 - May 2020
  Skills and abilities:• Coordination of production staff.• CAD experience (Alibre).• Staff training and liaisons.• Productivity analytics. (Labour tracking, cost analyses, ect.)• New product development.Achievements to date:• Introduction of labour tracking software (Empower).• Re-introduction of frequent staff and management meetings. Skills and abilities:• Stainless Steel TIG welding• Stainless Steel sheet and tube fabrication processes and techniques• Polishing processes and techniques• Custom Stainless Steel Fabrication• Forklift Operator Certificate
  - Production Coordinator
    Feb 2018 - May 2020
  - Welder/Fabricator
    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
- Hibiscus Sheetmetals Ltd
  Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
  Sheet Metal Tradesman
  Skills and abilities:• Architectural Component Design and Fabrication• Copper and Brass TIG welding• Marine Aluminium Fabrication• CAD Experience (Fusion360)
- Stabicraft Marine
  Mar 2021 - Apr 2024
  Manufacturing Supervisor
  Achievements: Mast Academy - Workplace Trainer of the Year 2024Dale Carnegie Skills for Success ProgrammeApprenticeship - Alloy Boat BuildingResponsibilities:Quality control, Efficiencies and Productivity, Scheduling and Time Tracking, Apprentice Training, Production Deadlines, Process Improvement, Manufacturing Team Member.
- Hibiscus Sheetmetals Ltd
  Apr 2024 - now
  Production Manager
Licenses & Certifications
- AS/NZS 2980:2007 Certificate 8844F NZWSFV
  X-RAY Laboratories Ltd
  Nov 2016
- AS/NZS 2980:2007 Certificate 8844G NZWSGO
  X-RAY Laboratories Ltd.
  Nov 2016