Shawn Alston

Efficient and detail-oriented warehouse worker with 7 years of experience in shipping, receiving, and inventory management. Proficient in forklift operation and technical equipment, with proven ability to lead 1-3 person teams as an interim party chief. Skilled in maintaining accurate records and enhancing productivity and safety in fast-paced environments.

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Team Lead - Valeo Vocation - Tacoma, WA

(2026-09)

Warehouse equipment moving, cleanup, distributions, general labor as needed

Assistant Machine Operator - Consolidated Press - Fife, WA

(2025-07 - 2025-11)

• Assisted with press operations, maintenance, and setup and breakdown of press attachments, ensuring efficient workflow
• Stacked, wrapped, and prepared outgoing pallets for shipping, maintaining accurate record keeping to support inventory management

Assistant Machine Operator - Sound Publishing Inc. - Lakewood, WA

(2022-10 - 2023-12)

• Operated folding and milling machines, supporting production efficiency and minimizing downtime
• Stacked, counted, and wrapped pallets, preparing shipments to meet daily distribution targets

Order Selector - Americold Logistics - Fife, WA

(2021-05 - 2021-08)

Picking orders using electric pallet jacks and forklifts. Meeting daily quotas and loading accurate orders on the pallets was essential

General Laborer - People Ready - Fife, WA

(2013-08 - 2019-02)

Temporary daily general labor in a variety of workplace settings gaining experience in construction clean-up, lumping, forklift driving, truck loading and unloading, and other general labor tasks as needed

Land Survey Field Technician - Johnson & Pace Inc - Longview, TX

(2007-04 - 2013-01)

• Operated technical instruments for land surveying, supporting topographic, as-built, and boundary/property line surveys
• Filled in as interim party chief, leading 1 to 3 man crews to accomplish field tasks efficiently
• Downloaded and copied daily work from handheld data collectors, submitting work for evaluation with minimal but correctable errors

Nursing (Junior college) - Nursing - Kilgore College (2010-04 - 2012-01)

Diploma (High School) - Bates Tech College Adult High School Completion (1995-09 - 1997-06)