Mobile Forklift & Shipping Operator at Android-Avancez (2024-11 – Present)
- Sequenced shipping of GM automotive parts/ order selection.
- Forklift operations.
- Offload/Backload warehouse materials.
- Cycle count inventory and maintain warehouse housekeeping for supply, logistical maintenance, and tracking.
- Unload, scan, and placement of all incoming warehouse materials.
- Pick, scan, and load warehouse materials.
- Maintain specific warehouse staging areas.
- Warehouse maintenance/upkeep during operational shut-downs.
Warehouse Supervisor at Garden Fresh (2020-09 – 2024-11)
- Single handedly set up and staged 3500 sq. ft. warehouse facility.
- Maintained warehouse facility day to day operations.
- Facilitated and offload/backload rail car.
- Trained staff on forklift operations.
- Shipping and receiving, operated forklift to load/backload incoming and outgoing trucks of all warehouse materials.
- Cycle counted inventory and maintained warehouse housekeeping for supply, logistical maintenance and tracking.
- Unloaded, scanned, and placement of incoming warehouse materials.
- Picked, scanned, and loaded outgoing warehouse materials.
- Maintain specific warehouse staging areas.
Forklift Operator at Vinmar International (2020-01 – 2020-09)
- Shipping and receiving, operate forklift to load/backload incoming and outgoing trucks of all warehouse materials.
- Cycle count inventory and maintain warehouse housekeeping for supply, logistical maintenance and tracking.
- Unload, scan, and placement of incoming warehouse materials.
- Pick, scan, and load outgoing warehouse materials.
- Maintain specific warehouse staging areas.
Forklift Operator at Kelly Services – Panalpina (2018-09 – 2019-12)
- Shipping and receiving, operate forklift to load/backload incoming and outgoing trucks of all warehouse materials.
- Cycle counted inventory and maintained warehouse housekeeping for supply, logistical maintenance and tracking.
- Unloaded, scanned, and placement of incoming warehouse materials.
- Picked, scanned, and loaded outgoing warehouse materials.
- Maintained specific warehouse staging areas.
- Trained new staff.
Shipping & Receiving Clerk/Forklift Operator at Kelly Services - Piping & Equipment Co. (2018-03 – 2018-08)
- Ensured all inventory materials are prepared, labeled, and shipped daily to vendors.
- Cycle counted all inventory and maintain warehouse housekeeping for supply maintenance and tracking.
- Operated forklift to unload incoming/outgoing warehouse materials.
- Managed inventory for shipment and coordinate activities via FedEx, UPS, will-call, pick list, and local vendor distributions.
- Data entry and use of shipping/receiving software.
Forklift Operator/Laborer at Helical Pier System (2017-04 – 2017-11)
- Unloaded rebar and metal materials via forklift.
- Measured rebar to proper point specifications for pile installation.
- Assessed excavated areas of piles installed to ensure piles are accurately placed via maps/diagrams.
- Daily safety meetings 5S, housekeeping, and barricade set-up/breakdown for welding stations.
- Monitored all equipment, supplies, and incoming supply trucks for the assigned project.
- Work site spotting, fire watching, flagging, and traffic control for all personnel/heavy machinery operators.
- Assignment of company credit card to maintain company vehicles and miscellaneous project material supplies.
- Access company applications to document/log timekeeping and company expense accounts for project manager.
Forklift Operator at Kelly Services-International Distribution Center (2017-03 – 2017-04)
- Operated forklift to pull orders, scanned inventory for tracking and shipping. Cycle counted staging areas.
- Unloaded and loaded inventory, stocked, picked, staged, shrink-wrapped, and loaded motor oil materials for global shipping services.
Sandblast Valve Technician at Pentair (2014-11 – 2015-03)
- Refurbished steam and pressure valves.
- Operated and handled cranes required to sandblast valves in excess of 60 pounds.
- Cleaned, painted, and shipped refurnished valves to chemical and refinery plants.
Pipe Paint Application Operator at Tenaris (2013-11 – 2014-07)
- Utilized 2 computers to complete the final stages of pipe painting applications. 150 pipes processed daily.
- Operated the conveyor for the pipe to be sealed and capped off for pick up via giant forklift upon completion.
- Performed weekly maintenance of paint application machines and parts.
- Operated forklift to pick up supplies for departments.
Team Leader/Interim Supervisor/Material Handler-Forklift Operator/Trainer at Johnson Controls (2008-06 – 2013-09)
- Oversight of daily floor warehouse operations to ensure supplies, materials, and all equipment were operational and functional for material movement and shift workflow activities for 30 warehouse material handlers.
- Ensured that the floor operations for the shipping and receiving department were handled daily.
- Directly supervised team of 30 material handlers/fork lift operators.
- Secured all employees in the department with their daily work assignments, forklifts and applicable safety PPE equipment.
- Inventory pick up using box truck(s).
- Assigned, monitored, and reviewed team crew members progress for performance reviews.
- Worked with the shipping and receiving staff to load and back load incoming materials and empty outgoing containers.
- Coach/mentor team work crew for successful receipt, storage, and shipment of all materials.
- Trained staff on forklift operations, testing and certification.
- Good housekeeping, good manufacturing, 5S, FIFO, safety, OHSA, and hazmat procedures/training.
- Ensured smooth flow of operations in production/assembly to ensure just in time shipping/receiving of products that required shipping to appropriate Chrysler manufacturing plants.
- Ensured that safety markings within the plant were visible and painted as needed to identify designated floor space.
