Joel Pickford

+44 7939 985963

Driver's License: Other

Eligible to work in the UK: Yes

 Industry: Agriculture & Forestry

CV Details (Continued)

Education

Lode Heath Sports Academy - Solihull

September 2011 to July 2016 Skills

• NCFE Level 1 Award in Employability Skills (Less than 1 year) • Understanding Mindset level one & two (Less than 1 year)

• Writing a CV level one and two (Less than 1 year)

• Being Safe & Healthy level one & two (Less than 1 year)

• NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity

• Equality & Diversity level two (Less than 1 year)

• Equality & Diversity level 2 (Less than 1 year)

• NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Warehousing & Storage (Less than 1 year)

• General Labor

• Factory

• Warehouse Experience

 • Assembly

Certifications and Licenses

CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) December 2021 to December 2026 Cscs card for working on sites.

Work Experience

Gardener

JGS Gardening services - Birmingham May 2022 to February 2023

I’ve been working at JGS for 7-8 months, learning how to do different roles within gardening such as • Mowing

• Hedge cutting

• Sorting of flower beds

I’ve worked on sites domestic, garden clearances, working on housing estates and other type of housing all over Birmingham, Walsall and Coventry.

I enjoy this type of work as I’m working outside and I’ve enjoyed learning something new. 

Gardener

Citizen Housing Group - Solihull April 2023 to December 2023

During my time with citizen as an agency worker I improved my already known skills, especially hedge cutting and strimming.

As it is a housing group I was working in communities all over Birmingham which meant I improved my people skills and handling.

Now having worked for 2 years, working outdoors and being hands on I realised this is the type of work for me and I’m looking for other similar work in this trade, mainly being hands on work and getting stuck in.

Cell technical operator

Mereway Kitchens - Birmingham January 2022 to May 2022

Manufacturing of kitchens mainly for John Lewis and other smaller businesses. Assembled and dry assembled kitchen units

Also inspected and cleaned the finished units ready to be shipped

Media Distribution

August 2021 to December 2021

Organising and delivering to the public information magazines/booklets.

distribution/Delivery Operative

Mainly delivering all over Birmingham advertising booklets for 6-8 hours daily walking between 11-12 miles.

Fusilier in Training - British Army/ MOD

 July 2021 to August 2021

Basic training for the Armed Forces at MOD Barracks. Personal circumstances led to me having to resign early.

Commercial Cleaning Operative (Cover)

NIC Services Group Ltd December 2017 to May 2020

I worked for NIC as a Cover Cleaning Operative across various location within the Solihull area.

I was responsible for the general cleaning tasks within the customer buildings. I

had to understand what each customer required to make sure that nothing is missed while the other operative/s were away. These duties included some of the following tasks;

· Cleaning of furniture, desks and chairs etc. · Toilet cleaning.

· Vacuuming of carpets.

· Mopping of hard floors.

· Buffing and polishing of hard floors.

· Using a scrubber drier machine on hard surfaces.

I also have been trained to BICS (British Institute of Cleaning Science) that ensures I carry out all the tasks in a correct and safe way.

• General Labor

• Factory

• Warehouse Experience • Assembly

Certifications and Licenses

CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) December 2021 to December 2026 Cscs card for working on sites.

I would say my professional experience summarized is hard working, attention to detail, time keeping and attendance are my proudest trates.

My last education was schooling