Material Handler Forklift Operator

MARTIN ELLIS JR

*** ****** ***** **., *******, AL 35758 H: 256-***-**** *********@*****.***

Summary

Enthusiastic equipment operations professional certified in forklifts. OSHA-trained and experienced in a range of

settings.

Effective Material Handler displaying excellent leadership skills and an unfailing work ethic. Highly adept in all

areas of warehouse operations, including shipping and receiving documentation.

Reliable and hardworking Forklift Driver with security clearance and 10years forklift operation. Accustomed to

intense and prolonged physical labor, as well as meeting tight shipping deadlines.

Skills

Staging and sorting Material inventory

Shipping operations RF scanner

Certified Fall Protection Trainer Loading and unloading

Flatbeds and utility beds OSHA training

Customer service-oriented Material handling

Experience

Forklift Operator 06/2015 to 09/2019

Readons Carpet & Flooring Crest Hill, IL

Correctly and efficiently move product between delivery vechicles, staging areas, and storage.

Perform minor maintenace on equipment and report complex issues to management.

Use radio frequency equipment to complete assigned product movement task.

Oversee junior operators to minimize saftey issues and team improve performance.

Pulled products for shipment to worldwide locations.

Secured loads to prevent shifting or damage to items.

Removed incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.

Fork Lift Operator Material Handler 09/2012 to 01/2016

Walmart Warehouse Distrubution Center Elwood, IL

Selected products for specific routes according to pick sheets.

Received incoming shipments and reviewed contents against purchase order for accuracy.

Followed proper selections procedures as established by the company.

Transported goods from racks, shelves, and vechiles.

Installed protective bracing, padding and strapping to prevent shifting and damage to iteams during

transportation to local and regional facilities.

Worked at a rapid pace to meet tight deadlines.

Verified and recorded the count and condition of product recieved.

Removed pallets, freezer boxes and damaged products from returning trailers.

Visually assessed materials for conformance to quality standards and shipping orders, removing

nonconforming products and reporting for further action.

Identified and troubleshot issues with equipment and completed basic repairs to restore functionality.

Forklift Operator 08/2009 to 05/2013

Excel Distributing Center Joliet, IL

Operated powered lift trucks, floor sweepers, pallet jacks, and forklifts safely with 0% incident rate.

Used propane forklift to load trailers at warehouse.

Assembled products containers and crates.

Loaded flat bed by forklifts and hand trucks.

Assisted in physical inventories and maintained stock rotations.

Stored and retrieved materials according to First In, First Out principle.

Completed all tally sheets, slot changes, shuttle transfers and other paperwork in timely manner.

Kept appropriate records and reports for inventory accuracy.

Packed merchandise into boxes and containers to prepare for safe shipment.

Education and Training

GED

Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL

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