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FORKLIFT OPERATOR
Summary

Hardworking and observant with experience operating and maintaining equipment. Dedicated to moving materials to meet challenging demands and promote team productivity. Basic skills used to communicate with bilingual individuals in professional daily activities. Observant with experience supporting material and inventory operations. Practiced in securing large loads to minimize damage. Physically fit and reliable with superior work ethic and commitment to supporting team needs. Trained in warehouse operations and safety.

Skills
  • OSHA training
  • Loading and unloading
  • Warehouse picking
  • Materials movement
  • Certified forklift operator
  • Warehouse best practices
  • Equipment operations
  • RF scanner
  • General construction
  • Material inventory
  • Production deadline management
  • Safety awareness
  • Process management
  • Tank Vehicle Endorsements
  • Strategic marketing management
  • Material sourcing and distribution
Experience
Company Name | City, StateForklift Operator02/2017 - 06/2021
  • Consistently met deadlines for loading trailers to meet departure deadlines.
  • Divided and sorted product shipments received using account information and shipping labels.
  • Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials.
  • Documented all tally sheets, slot changes, shuttle transfers and other paperwork.
  • Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
  • Tied and secured loads to prevent shifting or damage to items.
  • Picked up warehouse debris and deposited waste into appropriate piles and stacked baled trash.
  • Noted and recorded receipt of materials on drivers' paperwork.
  • Estimated weights, heights and centers of balance to make precise placements.
  • Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
  • Logged weight and destination production data in detailed daily logs for management review.
  • Accurately measured and recorded product weight, dimensions or other production data for use in tag and label creation.
Company Name | City, StateMaterial Handler06/2013 - 01/2017
  • Observed inventory allocation to maintain material needs and production deadlines.
  • Packed merchandise into boxes and containers in preparation for safe shipment.5
  • Logged unit quantities and entered data into inventory database.
  • Packed merchandise into boxes and containers in preparation for safe shipment.
  • Built and disassembled scaffolds, bracing and barricades to assist in vertical construction activities.
  • Directed warehouse team of associates in inventory management and processing.
  • Attached documents such as PO receipts, packing slips and bill of lading to outbound shipments.
  • Utilized forklift to move inventory items.
  • Received and assembled new equipment according to manufacturer instructions.
  • Coordinated incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials to meet scheduling requirements.
  • Assessed and produced bills of lading to set tariffs and shipping charges.
  • Operated overhead lifts to move heavy and bulky work materials.
  • Managed full range of warehousing activities including receiving, storing and shipping.
Company Name | City, StateMachine Operator02/2011 - 05/2013
  • Read and understood blueprints, product specifications and tooling instructions to plan correct operational sequences and prevent materials waste.
  • Detected work-piece defects and machine malfunctions, maintaining apparatus to prevent future issues.
  • Selected proper cutting tools, calculating parameters to manufacture components and parts.
  • Used CNC and manual equipment to perform rough and finishing machining, working with tin, sheet iron and sheet copper.
  • Used bolts, shackles and clamps to connect pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures.
  • Operated multiple fabricating machines, including cutoff saws, shears, rolls, brakes, presses and forming or spinning machines.
  • Executed bench, machine and hand tool work by shaping, fitting and assembling machine parts from metal stock.
  • Lubricated parts and performed minor maintenance to improve machine function.
  • Set up machines for various jobs to maintain compliance with manufacturing thresholds and waste reduction initiatives.
  • Established and adjusted feed rates and cutting parameters to keep operations in line with production demands.
  • Fastened and adjusted jigs and stops on machine tables to facilitate positioning of materials.
  • Assigned tasks to employees and monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
Company Name | City, StateProduction Associate04/2008 - 02/2011
  • Completed product assembly according to standardized procedures.
  • Operated machinery, managed raw material and logged production data
  • Maintained detailed project specification records and issued work orders to outside vendors.
  • Delivered templates and specifications to designers and reviewed digital proofs for color correction.
  • Moved items between machines, conveyors and transport equipment to meet production needs.
  • Reviewed files to ensure essential data was delivered to outside vendors.
  • Evaluated all printed components to comply with quality control standards.
  • Facilitated project production by coordinating workflow, tracking production status and reporting and coordinating schedules.
  • Examined final products for conformance with quality and design standards.
  • Monitored processes to maintain machinery function.
  • Reviewed job specifications to properly set up machines.
  • Weighed and mixed ingredients according to project specifications.
  • Wrapped items, placed in boxes and added proper labeling to prepare for shipment.
  • Diligently maintained safety and quality standards.
  • Operated hand trucks, forklifts and scissor lifts.
Education and Training
Whitehaven High School | City, StateHigh School Diploma05/2007
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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Whitehaven High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Forklift Operator
  • Material Handler
  • Machine Operator
  • Production Associate

Degrees

  • High School Diploma

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