Starting with the Union Steamship Co in Sydney in 1948, Max transferred to Burnie with that company in 1953 and joined FH Stephens, where he became involved in refrigerated containers in 1970. Max took over as Manager at the Burnie Port Authority Cold Stores in 1982 and became active in the Tasmanian Cold Storage Association.
Max served two terms as the Tasmanian CSA President and was Treasurer for five years. From 1968- 97, Max was the Tasmanian representative on the national boards of the CSAA and the RWTA. Max was made a life member of the RWTA in 1996 and retired in 1997.
