Safety Driver
Resume:
JOE LESTER ROZIER
Byron, GA *1008
478-***-**** (Alternate)
Citizenship: USA
FORMAL EDUCATION:
High School Diploma, General Studies, Northside High School, Warner Robins, GA; June 1982. Completed 48-quarter hours towards a BA Degree. Major areas of study are Criminal Justice. Completed, Commercial Driving Training Middle Georgia Technical College, Warner Robins, GA; March 2004.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
Certified Fork Lift Operator, Picker, Tractor Trailer Driver, Diesel-Powered Tractor Transport Trailers, Straight Trucks, Vans, Flat Bed Trucks, Triples/Doubles, and Bulk Tankers. Six weeks specialized OTR drivers training (Swift Transportation), Defensive Driving Skills and DOT Safety Drivers Course. Journey-level painter.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
Drove Tractor Trailer (Tankers and various type Tractor Trailers) in combat and war zones in Iraq, while working flexible work schedules. Operated materials handling equipment and military vehicles with a DVWR greater than 26,000 lbs. in accordance with all military requirements, guidelines and safety restrictions. Physically able to perform any other additional duties as directed. Fluent in English. Valid Passport. Experienced driver using; straight truck, dry van, bulk tanker and flatbed trailers. Adapts well to new and unusual work situations and environments. An expert in completing complex and complicated assignments. Excellent Communication skills, oral and written skills. Works well independently with review (as necessary). Use my knowledge and ability on my own, under normal and or no supervision. Ability to follow instruction. Able to obtain and maintain a NAIC base clearance, cleared to work while deploy to Iraq. Available to work overtime, shifts, and uncommon tours of duty. Safety conscious. Knowledge of general warehousing and inventory procedures. Knowledge of Military guidance of all exercise techniques. Ability to lift up to 70 pounds unassisted. Good driving record. Valid Commercial Driver’s License with hazmat, tanker, double and triples endorsements. Safety conscious at all times. Meets all DOT requirements. In local commuting area. Use to prolonged standing; working in cramped and awkward positions while installing and removing items; and reaching, bending, lifting while using hand and power tools. Available for call back work. Vast knowledge of various office automation software programs, techniques and tools to operation and produce documents, such as reports, spreadsheets and graphs. Supervised and led logistical organization as a dispatch manager while deployed to Iraq. Able to operate software programs relating to cargo operations and office administration. Identified the specific requirements for manpower, material, facilities and service that were needed to support the program assigned in Iraq. Broad knowledge of logistical support. Part-time Painter/Construction Worker (Weekends for four years); knowledge of standard surface preparation and coating methods and techniques. Knowledge of paints and thinning compounds. Knowledge of safety rules and regulations to include regulations pertaining to hazardous waste management. Understands Blueprints. Qualified to operate Material Handling Equipment e.g., 4K, 6K, 10K/10K AT Forklifts, Pallet Jacks. Able to operate heavy equipment, experienced in palletizing cargo on single multiple/married 463L pallets using side and top nets, straps, and top nets, chains and other devices for restraint. Experienced at packing finished goods on skids, boxes and spools, Maintains a clean and orderly work area by keeping equipment and tools in their proper places. Excellent packer of finished goods. Wrapped, covered, boxed, crated and marked all materials received for storage, followed by placing all materials to be stored in appropriate locations while ensuring storage site meet weight capacity, space and safety requirements. Completed all requisitions/requests for materials from stock and prepared them for issue. Ability to comply with all established methods, quality standards, and time.
WORK EXPERIENCE: May Contact Supervisor
February 2015 – Present, 40 Hours per Week/180.00 per load, Company Driver, Atlantic Bulk Carriers, 1901 Barnett’s Road, Providence Forge, Ms. Charlene Devries, 804-***-****
Drives truck with capacity of more than 3 tons to transport and deliver materials and cargo. Maintains radio or telephone contact with supervisor to receive instructions or be dispatched to location in South Georgia. Maintains truck logs according to state and federal regulations. Keeps accurate records of materials and cargo transported. Obtains customer signatures for goods delivered and delivery charges. Loads and unloads truck manually on a daily basis.
June 2014 – January 2015, 60 Hours per Week/.32 per mile, Company Driver, Texas Freight Devices Inc., 345 Missile Base Road, Jeffersonville, GA 31044, Mr. Jessie Olson, 478-***-****
Planned trip logistics and obtained necessary documents to transport goods. Ensured cargo is secured properly compliant with safety requirements. Followed safety procedures for transporting hazardous goods. Performed pre-trip, en-route and post-trip inspection of vehicle. Recorded cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel expenditure. Managed bills of lading. Maintained log books.
March 2014 – June 2014, 40 Hours per Week.15.00 Hour, Tug Driver, Blue Bird, 402 Bluebird Blvd, Fort Valley, GA 31030, Mr. Hector Askew, 478-***-****
Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned. Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, followed applicable state and federal regulations. Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers. Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions. Followed appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods. Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones, to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers. Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
October 2011 – February 2014, 60-80 Hours per Week/paid by miles, location run, Company Driver, Honeywell Incorporation, 5525 Highway 3115, Geismar, LA 70734, Ms. Pat Williams, 225-***-****
Hauling Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride, Hydrofluoric Acid 70%, Hydrofluoric Acid less than 60% strength. Handling of Shipping Documents. Unloading product. Maintaining accurate driving logs. Performing pre-trip inspections. Performing post-trip inspections. Spotting loaded and empty trailers. Driving designated routes as assigned.
Carriers, 1901 Barnett’s Road, Providence Forge December 2010- October 2011, 40 Hours per Week/160.00 per load, Company Driver, Atlantic Bulk, VA 23140, Ms. Charlene Devries, 804-***-****
Drove truck with capacity of more than 3 tons to transport and deliver materials and cargo. Maintains radio or telephone contact with supervisor to receive instructions or be dispatched to location in South Georgia. Maintains truck logs according to state and federal regulations. Keeps accurate records of materials and cargo transported. Obtains customer signatures for goods delivered and delivery charges. Loads and unloads truck manually on a daily basis.
March 2010 – December 2010, 50 Hours per Week/$9.50 per hour, Certified Forklift Operator/Warehouse Worker, Gilmer Warehouse & Logistics, 801 Valley Drive, Perry, GA 31069, 478-***-****, Ms. Erica Gilmer
Operated LPG Forklift to lift loads weighing less than 15, 000 pounds and as high as 250 inches. Provides the right equipment at the right time. Maintains prescribed minimum stock levels; inventories by physically counting items on hand and entering on inventory counting slips. Drives one or more types of trucks nightly; such as pickup, flatbed truck and panel weighting over 10,000 pounds. I examine items received by verifying stock numbers, correct quantities, and condition. Use my judgment and all safety procedures to transport items that are bulky and unwieldy, while using a forklift. Drive fork lift trucks over wood, concrete, through narrow aisles and confined spaces in the ware house. Perform routine vehicle checks before beginning work assignment (such as tire pressure, oil, windshield washer fluids, gas, power steering fluids and overall check). Receives, routes and moves tool boxes, parts, materials and components. Use precaution in handling of material to prevent any damage to materials being moved and loaded. Wrapped, covered, boxed, crated and marked all materials received for storage, followed by placing all materials to be stored in appropriate locations while ensuring storage site meet weight capacity, space and safety requirements. Completed all requisitions/requests for materials from stock and prepared them for issue. Check technical orders, blueprints and other documents to verify all information regarding the items that are needed. Responsible for routing and expediting the movement of supplies and items on a nightly basis. Prepares reports of all backlog items and prepares reports of delays to upper management. I assemble, receive, select and obtain items needed using forklift to stop, back up, lift, lower, tilt and driving in narrow aisles in the ware house. I go up and down ramps in and out of the truck using my judgment to judge clearances, and braking distances. I read and interpret operator manuals, and supply documents to route and expedite parts. I handle weights of up to 50 or more pounds unassisted. I assistance other employees in the handling of heavy materials. Operates fork lift in damp and drafty where house. Help train new employees on the use of fork lift. Work shift and overtime nightly. I work in all types of shop noises fumes, vibrations, and dirt. Inspects all shipments for quantities and possible damage. Receives and stores assigned equipment, stock, tools, and tool kits. Sets up and maintains storage area in a neat and well organized manner. I issue equipment tools and parts to shop employees when requested. My many assignments require me to inspect all tools and incoming shipment for quantities and possible damage before delivery. I use bar code wands, laser scanning equipment labeling equipment to track all inventory. My daily duties include a complete range of standard receiving and storing of all assigned stock, equipment and tools.
December 2008 – January 2010 84 Hours per month/$5,000.00
Heavy Truck Diver (OTR)/Dispatcher, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), 601 Jefferson Street, Houston, TX 77002 (Deployed to Iraq), 281-***-****/2481 – Ronald Tash
Reported to and received instructions, direction and assignments, from the Foreman or General Foreman in charge of shift. Read, instructions, documentations and work activities for required routes that I had to travel driving tractor trailer on dangerous roads in Iraq. Operated company vehicles with capacity of up to 70 tons on a daily basis seven days a week, 12 hour shifts; both combination and straight truck to move materials, equipment, and tools to and from work location to warehouses in potentially dangerous areas in Iraq. Loaded and unloaded vehicles while following all safety rules and procedures; including the wearing of required personal safety equipment. Maneuvered tractor-trailers into loading and unloading positions for pickup and delivery of materials based on transportation requirements. Interfaced with scheduling, expediting, project material control, and dispatching of tanker trucks nightly. Perform duties such as removing, inspecting, cleaning, repairing, installing and adjusting components and parts also performed repairs of limited complexity such as removing worn or damaged gaskets, fuel cells, cables, and pulleys to determine when they could be cleaned and reinstalled for use or replaced. Managed and assigned routes to five drivers on a nightly basis. Input all data for delivery tickets into computer using excel and word programs. Served as the specialist in all freight shipping and transportation support functions to include freight releases, creating vehicle orders for a variety of modes, recommended changes in routing and or mode of transportation for more economical rates to meet mission requirements and delivery dates/times.. Created load orders for three drivers daily. Received and processed incoming shipments and damaged condition goods. Responsible for the shipment of freight for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Contacted Command to make direct bookings to various locations in Iraq, while maintaining safety at all times. Checked stock identification before stock was assembled or issued.
November 2004 - June 2006/September 2007- December 2008: 60-70 Hours per Week/$14.00 per hour, plus .26 per Mile, Company OTR Driver, Dot Foods, 1120 W. North Street, Vidalia, GA 30474, 800-***-**** – Mr. George Garbutt
Performed planning and lay out of routes. Cleaned, and made minor repairs of motor vehicles. Responsible for the safety and operating tractor trailer, delivering products (frozen and dry goods) to customers, read maps. Conduct pre-trip planning, maintain log books daily. Conduct daily safety inspections on tractor trailer. Unloaded materials from trailers, trucks, pallets, pallet boxes, and baskets using forklift and/or hand labor on a daily basis. Promoted to Lead Driver Trainer; served as the working leader over the overall driving program providing information to new drivers on overall work operations and provided additional on-the-job training required by the company. Ability to teach new drivers on motor vehicles safety and interpret instructions required by company, specifications, related to mobile equipment operation while providing information to supervisors on status. Notified appropriate personnel and made arrangements to return all defective, damaged or deteriorated items to the proper supplier. Visually and physically examined a variety of incoming and outgoing materials on a daily basis. Checked stock identification changes to ensure they were the proper items to be assembled and shipped. Operated MHE, wide body leaders, and cranes for handling of equipment. Maintained operational stock levels of all 463L assets. Performed weighing of cargo, vehicles and outsized cargo to determine center of balance for rolling stock and ensures cargo dimensions within pallet limitations. Inventoried and inspected all incoming freight for damage prior to acceptance, initiates and completed Transportation Discrepancy Report as required. Prepared all required shipping documents for data input.
June 2006- September 2007 45-50 Hours per Week/19.50 per hour In/Out Bound Supervisor/Company Driver, Wilson Trucking, 4390 Meade Road. Macon, GA 31204, 478-***-**** - Billie Kennedy
Operates forklift, Uses computer systems daily to label, log, and verify inventory. Passes on to other workers instructions received from Terminal Manager, and demonstrates proper work methods and starts work daily. Operates daily one or more motor vehicles, which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and up to 80, 000. Examples of vehicles are platform, van, and straight truck, and tractor trailer, materials handling fuel trucks, cargo vans, and military issue vehicles. I drive vehicles over public roads, highways, and in congested industrial areas of a supply depot center and docks. Ensures the loads are properly centered, balanced, and secured before and during transportation. Operates forklift Special handles all equipment to move, load, and unload chemicals and materials to appropriate locations throughout middle Georgia following all safety regulations, keeps things neat, clean and in working order Ensures the movement of all materials as the In/Out Bound supervisor without more than normal supervision from upper management. Very reliability and very dependability as a motor vehicle operator accident free picking up, transporting and delivering supplies, freight, equipment and cargo to various locations and work sites throughout middle Georgia.
July 2004- November 2004: 45-50 Hour per Week/$13.25 per hour, Local Driver, Warner Robins Supply Inc., 2756 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31098, 478-***-**** – Mr. Tracy Maynard
Performed duties such as removing, inspecting, cleaning, repairing, installing and adjusting components. Responsible for the daily deliveries of merchandise to customers in surrounding areas while safely operating straight truck. Notified appropriate personnel and made arrangements to return all defective, damaged or deteriorated items to the proper supplier. Worked with more experienced mechanics to accomplish larger and more complex operations such as jacking and leveling of equipment and machines. Received, stored, and issued tools, machine tool fixtures, dies, and measuring devices. Maintained records of tools issued to employees; took periodic inventory and requisitions stock as needed; reported damaged, worn out, or missing equipment using computers to enter transactions, validate information and maintain database. Conducted inventory and reporting for internal and external audits to upper management. Maintained operational stock levels of all assets.
April 2004– June 2004: 45-50 Hours per Week/$12.00 per Hour, plus .19 cents per Mile, Local Company Driver, Commercial Carrier Corporation (CCC), 201 Industrial Park Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31088, 478-***-**** – Ms. Maureen Toomey
Pre-loaded, loaded and unloaded cement and bulk tanks. Travel to assigned destination while driving tanker trailers. Read bills of lading. Hand weighed components to ensure the required amount of chemical is included. Premixed chemical kits by processing various chemical components to the required consistency. Used knowledge of neutralizing procedures to independently handle and clean up small spills mixed some materials in accordance with appropriate manufacturing specifications to get optimum performance of material. Marked unlabeled waste with contents, amount, and accumulation state date. Prepared chemicals for waste. Received, handled and stored chemicals in accordance with all regulatory procedures and safety requirements. Performed planning, lying out, constructing, manufacturing, repairing and installing of metal articles such as pans, deflectors, strips, and container items consisting of straight edges and regular curves. Followed clear cut work orders and instructions from the supervisor. Provided in-transit visibility through the radio frequency identification server.
April 2004 – December 2008: 25-30 Hours per week (Part-Time), $25,000.00 yearly, Painter/Construction Worker, Hall’s Construction Company, 6550 SR 240, Ellaville, GA 31091, 478-***-**** – Mr. Herbert Hall
Prepared surfaces by smashing, scraping, wire brushing, spackling, and sanding surfaces. Cleaned, degreased, and removed oil or wax buildup. Mixed, thinned and blended; tints, and tones coating materials following specific oral and written directives and instructions labels before and after painting all types of surfaces. Applied all coating materials such as paints, varnishes, primers, and shellacs, using standard applications techniques and ensured that the coating finish met surface protection requirements. Used my painting skills to ensure painting tools such as rollers, spray guns, brushes, graining devices, compressors, and common hand/power tools were used correctly to do the work assigned to me. Performed painting and thinning compounds using my knowledge of mixing of paints while using the proper tools. Followed safety rules and regulations before and after applying paint mixtures to include regulations pertaining to hazardous waste management rules on a daily basis. Used my knowledge of coating methods and techniques when preparing to paint surfaces by following proper instructions. I read and follow instructions, standard specifications, etc. without using blueprints for assigned jobs. Used my ability and knowledge to maintain tools and equipment such as scrapers, wire brushes, putty knives, sandpaper, paintbrush, rollers, compressors, and spray guns on all painting jobs while painting surfaces. Learned mixing, matching, and toning techniques. Applied safety, health principles and practices, procedures by wearing of protective gear while painting and followed all safe and health principles required for jobs. Maintained all records and documents on all painting jobs for owner of company when job was completed. Received work orders; orders materials not in stock, prepared special paints or stains as required. Painted buildings, restrooms, shelters, tables and other equipment. Prepared and refinish equipment and accessories on property and vehicles. Worked out doors for extended period of time during all types of weather.
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