Derek Bowers
Belleville,Ontario
Summary
Skilled professional with over 20 years’ experience working within the automotive and delivery industries seeking a full-time position within your organization.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sorter/Delivery Driver
Purolator
Belleville
09.2023 - Current
- Operation of various roads vehicles for the delivery of packages to consumers and businesses working with various levels of workers to ensure productivity and safe working conditions working to ensure that the job is completed both safely and in a timely fashion, including staying up to date on all safety regulations working within diverse climates and with others to complete tasks and routes management of the deliveries required for the day and the determination of the most efficient route to complete those deliveries working independently and in a team effort to complete jobs sort, organize and distribute packages into appropriate delivery vehicles each day in a manner that ensures efficient location and safe transportation provided janitorial relief as necessary to ensure that the next shift is organized and prepared to conduct their work as needed heavy lifting of various packages up to 70lbs and team lifting of various packages
Delivery Driver
UPS
Belleville
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Operation of various roads vehicles for the delivery of packages to consumers and businesses providing mechanical maintenance and repair as required to equipment working to ensure that the job is completed both safely and in a timely fashion, including staying up to date on all safety regulations working within diverse climates and with others to complete tasks and routes management of the deliveries required for the day and the determination of the most efficient route to complete those deliveries working with other employees to assist with delivery completion as required responsible for the collection of fees as required on deliveries to individuals and businesses heavy lifting of various packages and organization of packages within delivery trucks to ensure safe delivery without damage. working with the team to assist in setting up and cleaning up the trucks daily safety check of vehicle and equipment ensuring needs of individual or business customer are met and dealing with onsite problems and issues in a timely and appropriate fashion working various hours to complete required deliveries and being available outside of core hours for delivery needs
Automobile Mechanic
Competition Motors
Belleville
12.2001 - 12.2021
- Providing mechanical maintenance, repair and diagnostic to vehicles in a high paced environment working with various levels of workers to ensure productivity and safe working conditions working to ensure that the job is completed both safely and in a timely fashion, including staying up to date on all safety regulations working within diverse climates and in many different cultural atmospheres to complete required duties staying up to date on modifications and new technologies on various models of vehicles mentoring, supervising, and training of new apprentices when requested working independently and in a team effort to complete jobs filling out and submission of completed bills for billing and payment needs heavy lifting of required equipment, tools and parts working with the team to assist in setting up the job site maintaining a strong working knowledge of vehicles and their associated parts and accessories daily safety check of work area ensuring client/customer satisfaction and dealing with onsite problems and issues in a timely and appropriate fashion working various hours, under various conditions to complete required jobs
Education
Ontario College of Trades
Belleville, ONNicholson Catholic College
Belleville, ONSkills
- Strong communication skills and sound judgement
- Willing and able to travel for work, training and to work overtime as required
- Incomparable experience working with mechanical maintenance of equipment
- Certified automobile mechanic (310S – Ontario College of Trades)
- Interpersonal and Leadership Skills
- Ability to work in diverse and varying environmental climates
- WHIMIS certification and current Health and Safety training
- Work well independently and as a team
- Valid Driving License
- Experience with customer service, package sort and delivery
- Experience with maintenance of workplace and direct work areas
Hobbies and Interests
- Fishing and outdoor activities
- Mechanics
- Automobiles
Timeline
Sorter/Delivery Driver
Purolator
09.2023 - Current
Delivery Driver
UPS
07.2022 - 09.2023
Automobile Mechanic
Competition Motors
12.2001 - 12.2021
Ontario College of Trades
Nicholson Catholic College