Ines Varga-Lowe

ines.varga@example.com | 0400 000 000 | Geelong VIC

Summary

Night operations lead running a freight dock with 14 people on the roster. Cut late departures from 31 a month to 9 by changing the pick waves and the shift handover.

Experience

Operations Lead, nightsJul 2023 – present

Quillmoor Freight, Corio depot

–Run the night dock with 14 people on the roster.

–Cut late departures from 31 a month to 9 a month by December 2023, by moving pick waves earlier and adding a one-page handover sheet (dispatch log).

–Prepare the monthly overtime forecast for the site's budget owner.

–No lost-time injuries on my shift since July 2023. All 4 near-miss reports last year closed inside a week.

Shift SupervisorMar 2021 – Jul 2023

Quillmoor Freight, Corio depot

–Floor lead for the move from paper pick slips to handheld scanners; IT did the system side.

–Wrote the new-starter checklist used by everyone who has started since 2022.

Stores OfficerFeb 2017 – Feb 2021

Brackenfield Hospital Supply, Geelong

–Looked after the stockroom for 3 wards and placed their weekly orders.

–Started a weekly count of expiring stock to reduce what was being thrown out.

–Trained 2 casuals on the ordering system.

Education

Diploma of Logistics2016

Westgate TAFE

Certificates and training

–Forklift licence and HR licence, both current.

–Two-day Lean Yellow Belt introduction, 2022.

Skills

Tools: Excel (forecasts, pivot tables), handheld scanner systems, ward ordering systems.