Darren Cole

Experience

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  Posgold Limited (Normandy Mining)

  Feb 1993 - Jun 1996

  Gold Room Operator, and Plant Operator

  Involved in all processing operations from Crushing to Electrowinning circuit. Also approx. 1 year in Gold Room Operations and then 6 months in Copper Concentrator Operations

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  CGC Equipment & Dredging

  Sept 1997 - Sept 1999

  Trade Assistant / Plant Operator

  Assist in fabrication and manufacture of Mobile Mining Equipment.Spray painting finished productOperation of mobile plant, including Front End Loaders, Sand Dredging Plant and Crushing Circuit

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  United Equipment Pty Ltd (formerly WA Access)

  Nov 1999 - Jul 2007

  Trade Assistant/ Workshop Supervisor/ Rental BDM/ Service Coordinator/ Rental Manager

  Positions held:Trade AssistantRental Workshop SupervisorRental Business Development ManagerService & PMP CoordinatorRental Manager

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  United Forklift and Access Solutions

  Jul 2007 - Oct 2015

  Manage the Maintenance requirements of Rental Fleet of approximately 300 Pieces of Equipment including Scheduled Maintenance and Overhauls including Forklifts, Container Handlers, Aerial Work Platforms, Telescopic Handlers. Also servicing a large Customer owned equipment base, utilising Road & Workshop Services ensuring Customers were given a value for money Service. Other duties included Assisting with the management of Spare Parts sales and Inventory Holdings. Managing the Pre Delivery requirements of New Equipment Sold, ensuring that Equipment loaded correctly in EQ Management System.I was responsible for ensuring that Job cards & Invoices were processed and due to high Staff turnover, frequently doing the data entry and Invoicing. Also liaising with Customers on account issues to ensure issues were dealt with in a timely manner.Estimating on Major Overhauls, Preventative Maintenance, 10 Year Major Inspections, liaising with OEM Suppliers to get the best supply Show less Manage the Rental Fleet , coordinating all transport movements ensuring deliveries correspond with Customer requests.Liaise with Customers ensuring correct equipment is selected for their requirements as well as negotiating contracts to ensure profitability of Rental department.Liaise with Service department to ensure all Preventative Maintenance is carried out when required to ensure Quality Assurance and Safety are maintained. Assisting with Spare Parts department to ensure correct parts are used and stocked to ensure minimum downtime on breakdowns. Show less Investigate aged Warranty WIP correlate information, process claims, produce reports for Branch and National Managers, Analyse current systems and procedures to create SOP. Liaise with manufacturers, suppliers on warranty issues. Train personnel on internal and external systems. Receive approvals and convert currencies to AUD and coordinate and process internal invoices.Produced Standard Operating Procedure Manual for internal Warranty to integrate with Caterpillar, Konecranes (SMV), and Haulotte products. Show less Management of branch to ensure budgets maintained and maximise profits to ensure branch viabilityMaintain relationships with current customers while developing new businessEnsure compliance of occupational health and safety requirementsMaintain staffing levels in line with set budgetsManage personnel in liaison with National HR DepartmentCreate and submit reports to national executive on branch profitabilityIncreased rental fleet by 8% and branch turnover by 34%Carried out duties of all managers in all divisions when required, including service, spare parts, rental and sales.Secured 2 year supply and service agreement with major contractor on SIHIP ProjectSecured service agreement with Alcan G3 ProjectAssisted National Operations Manager in the tendering and supply negotiations as well as writing the KPI’s required to secure 5 year lease contract with Toll Marine Logistics (formerly Perkins Shipping)Overseen the transition from local company to merge with National Organization Show less

  • Service Manager

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Rental Coordinator

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

  • National Warranty Administrator

    Feb 2013 - Sept 2013

  • Branch Manager

    Jul 2007 - Feb 2013
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  Barramundi Group

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2018

  Parts Manager
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  Darwin Motor Group

  Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  Spare Parts Manager

  “If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there” ― George Harrison

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  Gove Motors

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

  Parts Interpreter
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  RGM Maintenance

  Apr 2021 - now

  • Parts Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Spare Parts and Inventory Supervisor

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Spare Parts Interpreter

    Apr 2021 - now