David Mitchell

Qualified warehouse and logistics professional with 25+ years in manufacturing, production & assembly, and shipping & receiving operations. Supervision and lead for warehouse operations, warehouse systems, supervised team of 30 employees. Trained employees on warehouse operations.

Ability to operate stand-up, sit-down, reach forklifts and cherry picker. Safety compliance, 5S/7S, ISO 9001, FIFO, plant operations, forklift trainer. Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and logistical skills, dependable and highly efficient.

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.

H.S. Diploma – Benjamin Franklin High School (2006)