3rd Shift Facilities Building Maintenance Technician II at Nichols Farms (07/2022 – Present)
Main duties include various application of building construction and maintenance principles including but not limited to wall repair, frame repair, door repair, carpentry fabrication, masonry repair and fabrication, plumbing fabrication and repair, with painting. OSHA requirement and code enforcement consultation provided as needed. All duties performed comply with or exceed SQF (Safe Quality Foods) certification standards.
- Served as shift battery station operator where I monitor, maintain, and manage battery station during shift hours where duties included assuring batteries were charged and rested for best operation, servicing batteries, cleaning of batteries by rotation, general housekeeping, evaluating battery viability upon driver feedback.
- Developed battery maintenance program with previous maintenance director.
- Served also as reference for state and local building codes as structural building maintenance specialist and low voltage maintenance technician requiring installation, monitoring, maintenance, and repair of low voltage power distribution, lighting, and outlets.
- Other duties include preventative maintenance and occasional diagnostic monitoring of equipment including air intakes, refrigeration apparatus, high speed roll-up doors, and high voltage battery chargers for mobile forklift batteries.
- Also assisted with maintenance mechanic technician duties when management assigned or requested by Machinery Maintenance Mechanic Technician crew including various production equipment diagnostic and repair.
Construction Laborer at Gonzalez Construction & Home Repair (10/1996 – 07/2022)
Position required general labor in a construction and building maintenance setting. Work scheduled on a part-time and on-call basis. Duties include drywall installation and repair, interior and exterior painting, carpentry with framing, plumbing installation and repair, roofing installation and repair, low voltage electrical installation, and other general labor tasks. Recently expanded into programming home automation PLC's.
Department Specialist-Key Carrier at Save Mart Supermarkets Store # 36 (8/2017 – 07/2021)
Position required management planning, required meeting of goals while establishing limits with the ability to repeat or reproduce productive efforts and results. Organized the direction of junior store personnel while delegating responsibilities and monitoring their results.
- Applied basic company wage and hours policy in accordance with work schedule. Enforced policies governing hours worked as well as the disbursement of meal periods and breaks. Responsible for enforcing initial disciplinary policies including, but not limited to, discrimination, harassment, and violent activity.
- Responsible for establishing a safe work environment through the use of personal protective equipment including the training of junior personnel and new hires in the use of safety equipment.
- Applied general liability policies and procedures including reporting Worker's Compensation incidents and managing personnel on modified/limited duties.
- Applied and enforced company food safety and sanitation policy which required training in understanding and recognizing food allergens along with recognizing symptoms of such in customers and personnel. Responsible for monitoring fresh departments and monitoring store refrigeration systems to ensure proper operation.
- Responsible for receiving the evening product delivery as scheduled and performing store closing procedures which included the counting and auditing of checkstand tills, the counting and auditing of the store safe, accurate invoice processing, and the maintenance and troubleshooting of receiving equipment as needed.
- Applied and enforced company loss prevention policies which included but were not limited to shoplifting, armed robbery, and organized retail crime. Also managed the lost and found logs which included the processing of lost items as well as inquiries and claims.
- Directed front-end operations which required the maximization of efficiency, productivity, and customer service. Applied effective communication principles to maintain collaboration with customers, management, senior personnel, and junior personnel. Particularly in relation to communication through daytime and nighttime management.
- Maintained equipment functionality regarding front end equipment, office equipment, and refrigeration troubleshooting. Performed key supervisory functions at checkstand including but not limited to researching checkstand activity, processing the disbursement of alternative monetary devices, maintaining appropriate checkstand funds, and accessing critical reports for the advanced store workbench through point-of-sale systems.
- Maintained pricing integrity in collaboration with the Scan Coordinator to ensure accurate product pricing. Included in the design, application, and building of displays and shelf schematics.
Multi-Purpose Clerk at Save Mart Supermarkets Store # 36 (12/2000 – 08/2017)
- Scheduled as needed by the Utility Department as the second custodian. Responsible for general sanitation and maintenance of store facilities and operations. Operated pneumatic forklifts in receiving delivery loads, breaking down oversize loads, and organization of materials for pickup. Observed, recorded, and when able; rectified any and all occurrences of refrigeration failure. Duties also included distribution of sanitation-related materials and supplies to various departments as needed.
- Scheduled as needed in Produce/Floral Department as lead closing clerk. Responsible for maintaining adequate sales stock and assisting in daily inventory of back-stock supplies. Responsible for general maintenance and sanitation of department refrigerated storage, dry storage, and prep areas. Duties also include nightly department organization, sanitation of sales area and floral displays.
- Scheduled as needed in Meat/Seafood Department as lead closing clerk. Responsible for general sanitation and deep cleaning of specialized equipment while reporting issues as they occur. Duties also include proper handling and storage of perishable meat and seafood stock in accordance with and adhering to USDA Food Safety standards and Save Mart Standard Operating Procedures.
- Scheduled as needed by the Grocery/Center Store Department in a varied capacity. Responsible for efficient checkstand operations concurrently with accurate bookkeeping practices. Responsible for consistent and efficient customer relations practices as well as proper handling and packaging of customer purchased merchandise. Duties also include timely receipt of product delivery loads, timely filling of stocked merchandise for sale, and proper warehousing practices in accordance with SaveMart Standard Operating Procedures.
- Duties also included operations of various industrial apparatus including, but not limited to forklifts, powered pallet jacks, and boom lifts/cherry pickers.
