Forklift Operator A Tanker
Resume:
Damen Buchanan
Joliet, IL *****
*************@*******.***
I am looking for a job I can retire from.
#readytowork
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Tankerman
Peopleready/Kalunzy Bros - Rockdale, IL
July 2018 to Present
I unload tankers full of grease. I drop the water off of it. Then hook up hoses to run it through the Shaker
which extracts solids from the grease or through the Delaval which extracts the impurities and moisture.
Then I run it to our storage tanks. Which involves hooking up hoses to pumps then send it through and
once its completed I send steam through the lines to make sure everything is out and the lines are clear
so they won't clog up. Take samples and send them to the lab for testing. Then do the paper work. To
load a tanker. If its coming from multiple tanks then I need to make the proper blend. Make sure the
valve is closed so there is no leaking. Go up top let down the safety cage down. Hook up spout pipe go
to the first storage tank open it up go down and zero out the gallon meter then slowly open up the valve
and load the first tank. Stop at the gallons required and go close that tank and open up the next tank.
When mi done I take a sample close up the tanker and all my storage tanks. Fill out sample cup and take
it to the lab. Then go scale out the tanker for proper weight. I also unload box trailers using a forklift to
remove pallets of boxes, barrels, and cardboard barrels. Take a count of everything that comes off the
trailer. Empty contents of the boxes into a melter, place boxes in the compactor and bale them. Stack
pallets and empty and crush all barrels. Drive Spotter trucks and manual pump trucks. I also dump and
clean rejected barrels. Use a forklift to load the barrels on a conveyor. Then use a dumper machine to
empty them in the melter. Make sure the barrels are on the conveyor as they go in the washer where
I operate the machine that washes them out. Then they dry for 24 hours. Then a blend for the oils are
made along with the labels for them. The next day I label the barrels. Then place them under a spout and
fill the barrels with the proper blend and weight. Take a sample of a barrel on each pallet. Place them
on pallets shrink wrap and label on the front of each pallet. Load the pallets back on the trailer then fill
out the paperwork to for the count and total weight of the full load.
Forklift Operator/Material Handler
Malone Solutions - Joliet, IL
September 2019 to December 2019
Unload trailers using a Sit down forklift. Use and rf scanner to scan in the piece then take it to its location
to be loaded out.
Tank Washer
Southland Industries Inc. - Joliet, IL
May 2018 to July 2018
Drain and collect heel. Hook up hoses. Pull and clean valve and valve ports. Depending on the product is
how the trailer is washed. Oils and solvents trailers are rinsed and caustic washed. Soaps are steamed
and hot water flushed. Latex are rinsed and caustic washed. Resins are steamed, rinsed perked and then
caustic washed or stripper washed. Clean hoses. Spray through with caustic and then rinsed. Pumps are
either rinsed steamed or sprayed out with caustic then rinsed out.
Maintenance Technician
Industrial Steam Cleaning of Chicago - Rockdale, IL
May 2017 to May 2018
Clean hoods and grease exhaust. Use hand and power tools. Operate a burner and a pressure washer.
Mix the chemical that we use.
General Laborer/Forklift Operator
Flexible Staffing - Joliet, IL
December 2015 to April 2017
Responsibilities
Repackage Land o Lakes butter. Palletize the product after the boxes are taped, shrink wrap the pallet
when it is complete. Then use a lift truck to move the product to its location.
Accomplishments
This was a project that was supposed to go for three to four months. But has been completed in a months
time.
Skills Used
Math, and operating forklifts.
Forklift Operator\ Watehouse worker
Flexible Staffing - Joliet, IL
2016 to December 2016
Usr Cranes to move products through out the warehouse in andut of caustic, rinse, flux, and zinc tanks.
We
start by hanging the products to the racks. Then they're moved to the tanks. After the dipping process
they
cool, then we cut the products from th racks. Palletize them accordingly then use forklifts to move them
to a
location for pick up.
Tank Cleaner/Machine Operator
QUALA WASH - Joliet, IL
April 2016 to November 2016
Wash semi truck tankers. Steam or wash tanks. Go down inside and rinse them out. Pressure wash hoses
and fittings. Clean as needed.Started Openbravo training on October 10th, 2016.
Laborer
ASG Staffing - Bolingbrook, IL
August 2014 to December 2015
Responsibilities
Palletize, rail tend, clean up spills, put dividers and Sprayers into boxes.
Accomplishments
In less than a month's time I learned to operate a lot of the machines and filling cylinders. Taking majority
of the work load off the operators. Make license plates for the pallets, get the sleeves for the bottles,
caps, check the vin# on boxes and sleeves. Plus do my job. Palletize the boxes as they came down the
conveyer and keep the bottles filled. Also make sure the sleeves were going on the bottles correctly.
So I can multitask.
Skills Used
Show up every day early and work hard.
Warehouse Worker
Flexible Staffing - Joliet, IL
May 2007 to April 2012
Responsibilities
I loaded and unloaded trucks by hand and used a Forklift at times. Logged in the orders into the systems
by using a RF Scanners. Cleaned up areas to help prevent accidents when production slowed down. I used
sit-down, stand up forklifts, and electric pallet jacks to move freight throughout the warehouses. Also
shrink
wrapped the product so therefore the material did not fall and get damaged or fall and injure someone
while it
was being transported to the dock doors and placed on or brought from the trucks.
Accomplishments
Over the years I have worked for these two Temporary Services along with others. I can say that I learned
a
lot from these experiences. I can use Forklifts, RF Scanners, and Shrink wrap machines.
Skills Used
Forklifts, RF Scanners, Shrink Wrap machines, and the general layout of warehouse work.
Custodial Supervisor
DSI Inc - Joliet, IL
December 2000 to July 2006
Responsibilities
Clean offices, bathrooms, hallways, and control rooms. Strip, buff, wax floors and clean carpets upon
request.
Lawn Care; cut grass, trim shrubbery around buildings, and snow removal. Maintenance; make minor
repairs,
change light bulbs, move office furniture upon request, and paint as needed. Foreman; Train new
employees,
make inventory and report it to my Supervisor.
Accomplishments
I started there and was working as just Custodian. I learned how to do floors in two weeks of me being
there.
Within a three month period I had trained all the new employees and made sure that there job
assignments
were completed in our Supervisors absence. I then started doing Maintenance and Lawn care on top of
all my
other assignments. I was in line to take over the Supervisor position when the Chemical plant was sold
and the new buyer brought in there own Custodial Team laying off our entire crew.
Skills Used
Floor Machines, Lawn Mowers, Weed Eaters, Power Tools and the ability to train and run my own crew.
There
was a time when I was the only employee and took on the roll to complete all job assignments while my
Supervisor was busy interviewing people for hire.
Education
Bachelor's in Business
University of Phoenix - Joliet, IL
March 2008 to December 2009
Skills
• Janitorial (10+ years)
• Tank washing (2 years)
• Forklift Operator (5 years)
• Bulk Filling (2 years)
• Tank Loading and Unloading (1 year)
• Forklift
• Shipping
• Warehouse Associate
• Picker Packer
• Assembly Line
• Assembly Worker
• Inspecting
• Snow Plowing
• Tanker Experience
• Mowing
• RF Scanner
• Buffing
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Computer literacy
• Basic math
• Manufacturing
• SAP
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Forklift Operator
Assessments
Workplace Safety — Highly Proficient
May 2020
Using safe practices at work
Full results: Highly Proficient
Work Style: Reliability — Highly Proficient
May 2020
Tendency to be dependable and come to work
Full results: Highly Proficient
Forklift Safety — Expert
May 2020
Best practices and safety hazards in forklift operation
Full results: Expert
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