JESUS MANUEL RIVERA
Gurnee, IL 60031
Cell: 224-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a position where I can use my knowledge to be an asset to the
company.
Experience:
• Drove gasoline-, liquefied gas- and electric-powered industrial truck equipped
with lifting devices, such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam, swivel-hook, fork-
grapple, clamps, elevating platform and trailer hitch to push, pull, lift, stack, tier
and move products, equipment and materials in warehouse, storage yard and
factory.
• Positioned forks, lifting platform and other lifting devices under, over and around
loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products and materials.
• Unloaded in stacked material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Operated machinery used to compress material, cut material, label items, fill
containers with liquid and powder substances.
• Picked orders from warehouse using a stand up cherry picker.
Jobs held:
• Brown Paper Goods- Located at 3530 Birchwood Dr., Waukegan IL. 60085.
Company Phone Number- 847-***-****. Position- Shipping/Receiving. Time
Duration of Work- 02/2013- Present. Duties- Retrieve needed materials from
warehouse to set up machines for production line, also pick up finished goods
off of production lines. Interact with drivers and ensure they obtain an order
confirmation number. Sign paperwork and make sure all material is counted and
noted for. Compare weight enclosed by driver and company to actual product.
Unload truck using sit-down forklift, receive material using RF scanner gun,
insert materials proper weight, lot number, P.O. number and create labels for
products. Assign product to its proper location in warehouse and move it using a
forklift. Pick customer orders using sit-down, stand-up, cherry picker forklifts.
Make sure customer has their proper amount of material and is taken care of in a
timely manner. Also, take inventory of products and make sure inventory system
is up to date.
• First Choice Chicago Moving- Located at 3231 S. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL.
60608. Position- Moving Specialist. Time duration of work: 06/2012-01/2013.
Supervisor- David Tomei; Company phone number- 773-***-****.
Duties- Remove customers personal belongings from their home/company in a
professional and respectable manor. Carry belongings up or down stairs in a
careful state. Pack and load company truck using hand truck, sit down forklift.
Made sure every item was counted for and packed in a position were items could
not be damaged or broken.
• Emco- located at 2100 Commonwealth Avenue, North Chicago, IL. 60064
Position- Forklift operator/Machine operator. Time duration of work: 09/2011-
05/2012. Supervisor- Antonio; Company phone number 847-***-****.
Duties- Placed trailer jacks under trailers for safety purposes. Unloaded trailers
of packaged material and placed them in the warehouse using a forklift. Received
and shipped to Fed-Ex and UPS, familiar with systems and associates. Retrieved
needed materials from warehouse and brought them to the line at a fast pace with
a forklift. Grabbed packed skids off lines and brought them to a machine used to
wrap skids with plastic with a forklift. Took skids off wrap machine and loaded
them either in warehouse or truck trailers to be shipped using a forklift, changed
bill of lading to its needed amount and weight. Took inventory of materials and
placed data on a computer. Operated filler machine to fill containers with liquid
and powder, also a machine used to label containers. Operated a stand up cherry
picker used to pick orders from warehouse and deliver them to production line.
Cleaned area free of waste and unwanted material.
• C&M Recycling- located at 1600 Morrow Avenue, North Chicago, IL.
60064. Position- Forklift operator/Machine operator/Material handler. Time
duration of work: 02/2011-08/2011. Supervisor- Josh; Company phone
number 847-***-****. Duties- Placed trailer jacks under trailers for safety
purposes. Took inventory of material. Unloaded trucks of packaged skids with
material to warehouse using sit-down/stand-up forklift. Loaded trucks Brought
needed material to floor for material handling using a forklift. Placed material in
machine and operated it to cut and compress it into bails. Wrapped material with
plastic by hand, Stripped wires by hand, Cleaned area free of waste and
unwanted material.
• Super Fresh Market- located at 1700 N. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, IL.
60085. Position- Shipping/Receiving. Time duration of work: 10/2008-
01/2011. Supervisor- Pinny; Company phone number 847-***-****. Duties-
Placed trailer jacks under trailers for safety purposes. Unloaded food and material
off of trailer with a sit-down forklift from the dock to needed location for
stockers to transport to floor or warehouse using a stand-up forklift. Loaded
trailers with unwanted material with forklift to transfer back to company or
disposal. Took inventory of foods/materials and applied data to a computer.
Experience with FED-EX and UPS system and associates. Cleaned area of waste
and unwanted boxes, Compressed emptied boxes in a bailer machine.
Skills:
• Flexible-Willing to try new things and am interested in improving efficiency on
assigned tasks.
• Interpersonal skills- Able to get along well with co-workers and accept
supervision. Received positive evaluations from previous employers.
• Attention to detail-Concerned with quality. Produce work that is orderly and
attractive. Ensure tasks are completed correctly and on time.
• Quick learning skills-Able to receive a task and learn it quickly with great
accuracy.
Inventory skills- Took accurate count of supplies/material and recorded data on a
computer system.
• Experience with Fed-Ex and UPS shipping and receiving.
Education:
• G.E.D College of Lake County
• Licensed/Certified in Forklift operation/safety.