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Chris Kerry - FIFO Bus Driver

  • Published on Aug. 31, 2022

  • Brand and Communications Team

One of Sodexo’s newest bus drivers through the Transport Training Pathways Program, Chris shares that this drastic career change has altered his life for the better

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Leaving school at 15 years old, Chris Kerry started an extensive career in retail and manufacturing, which saw him working in supermarkets, private stores, and fabrication factories for more than 20 years.

Now one of Sodexo’s newest bus drivers through the Transport Training Pathways Program, Chris shares that this drastic career change has altered his life for the better.

Toward the end of his time working in retail and manufacturing, Chris landed his dream job in the crop protection industry as an operator in a fertilising mill. Although he felt he had the opportunity for growth in this role, the company was bought out shortly after he started, and he was made redundant from his full-time position.

Chris knew it was time for a change.

“I happened to know someone at Sodexo who referred me to FIFO,” he said.

“I was in the right place at the right time, and next thing I knew I was up on-site and working.”

Chris was hired by Sodexo as a Fly-In, Fly-Out (FIFO) storeman in the catering department. A short while after, Sodexo rolled out its Transport Training Pathways Program.

On a spur the moment decision Chris put his hat in the ring.

A couple of weeks later, he was told he was accepted into the program and would be attending Sodexo’s Perth office for training.

“The process was intensive, but Sodexo was supportive the whole way through,” Chris said.

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Every day brings something new for Chris, which is something he is grateful for, sharing that every swing is refreshing in different ways.

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