Yard Man/Material handler

706-***-**** (Home)

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Augusta, GA 30901

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Summary

I have 11 years of experience, including as a Yard Man, as a Semi-Truck Loader/Unloader and as a Warehouse Worker/Van Delivery Driver in industries including Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking, Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing. Most recently, I have been working as a Yard Man at River Front Collision Center from July 2015 to April 2016. My skills and experiences include: Painting,, Shipping, Welding,Lawn Maintenance, Operate Froklift and Front end loader.

Experience

River Front Collision Center, Augusta, GA July 2015 to Apr. 2016

Yard Man

Maintained grounds of assigned property. Operated powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, chainsaws, electric clippers, pruning saws, edgers. Mowed and edged lawns. Pruned and trimmed tress, shrubs, hedges. Gathered and removed litter. Mixed and sprayed herbicides. Created uniform landscape. Raked bark mulch. Cleaned gutters. Controlled weeds. Maintained equipment such as lawn. Emptied trash. Mixed and sprayed and spread fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand and automatic sprayers and spreaders. Mowed and edge lawns, using power mowers and edgers. Pruned and trimmed trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, and chain saws. Trimmed and picked flowers, and cleaned flower beds. Used hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.

A & M Logistics, LLC, Augusta, GA Apr. 2015 to June 2015

Semi-Truck Loader/Unloader

Performed manual labor. Read and interpreted work orders. Loaded and unloaded materials. Operated winches and hoisting devices. Moved materials on worksites. Moved materials by hand. Sorted cargo. Inventoried materials. Checked incoming materials against invoices. Ensured a clean and safe working environment. Followed all safety rules and regulations. Read work orders and receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs. Sorted cargo before loading and unloading. Guided loads being lifted to prevent swinging. Maintained equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected. Knowledge sets include: load, unloading.

NXTEC Sales Group, Boilingbroke, GA June 2006 to Dec. 2006

Warehouse Worker/Van Delivery Driver

Complied with traffic rules and regulations. Inspected and ensured vehicle supplies and equipment are in safe working order, including gas, oil, water, tires, lights, brakes. Reported problems or accidents to management Loaded and unloaded vehicles. Verified loads against shipping papers. Obtained signed receipts for delivered materials. Maintained vehicle logs, cargo records. Read maps and followed directions. Used phones. Greeted customers. Have a clean driving record. Provided good customer service. Drove vehicles with capacities under three tons to transport materials to and from specified destinations, such as railroad stations, plants, residences and offices, and within industrial yards. Performed emergency repairs, such as changing tires and installing light bulbs, fuses, tire chains, and spark plugs. Read maps, and followed written and verbal geographic directions. Reported any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles. Used and maintained the tools and equipment found on commercial vehicles, such as weighing and measuring devices. Verified the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers.

Econo Auto Painting, Macon, GA Apr. 2005 to Jan. 2006

Prep Sander/Shop Foreman

Repaired and refinished auto bodies. Finished jobs on time. Prepped vehicles for repair. Sanded damaged areas. Masked off trim before painting. Fitted and welded parts into place. Used power grinders, welding torches, hand tools, sanders, sprayguns, power tools. Grinded down welds to smooth them. Primed and painted surfaces. Filled small dents. Filed and sanded repaired areas. Used metal cutters, air hammers. Adjusted and align headlights, wheels, and brake systems. Mixed polyester resins and hardeners to be used in restoring damaged areas. Positioned dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to removed dents, using hammers. Primed and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders. Removed damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and installed replacement parts using wrenches and welding equipment. Removed small pits and dimples in body metal using pick hammers and punches. Removed upholstery, accessories, electrical window-and-seat-operating equipment, and trimmed to gain access to vehicle bodies and fenders. Replaced damaged glass on vehicles. Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trimmed with masking tape and paper to protect them from the paint. Applied heat to plastic panels, using hot-air welding guns and immersion in hot water, and press the softened panels back into shaped by hand. Cleaned work areas, using air hoses, to removed damaged material and discarded fiberglass strips used in repaired procedures. Cut and tape plastic separating film to outside repaired areas to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repaired procedure, and removed tape and wash surfaces after repairs are complete. Filed, ground, sand and smooth filled and repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools. Filled small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic and solder. Fitted and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and ground down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools. Followed supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore and replaced and how much time the job should take. Inspected repaired vehicles for proper functioning, completion of work, dimensional accuracy, and overall appearance of paint job, and tested drove vehicles to ensure proper alignment and handling. Knowledge sets include: body.

Military Service

Private, 11C10 Indirect Fire Infantry Dec. 1976 to July 1978

United States Army

1/14th,25th Infantry Division

Skills

Edge, Film Production, Languages, Mechanical, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Oil Painting, Painting, Pick, Power Tools, Press Releases, Read, Repair, Safety, Shipping, Telephone Skills, Welding, Writing

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