Forklift Operator Driver

JOCK CRUTCHFIELD

*** ********* ******, ******, ** 30656 • 470-***-****

ad5uws@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

General warehouse laborer/forklift driver with 8+ years of experience in warehouse operations. Avid on-the-job learner excited to apply acquired knowledge while advancing skill set for the benefit of assisting with the growth of manufacturing company. Comfortable in high-speed industrial environments. Able to effectively work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds Skills and Abilities

Possesses physical strength necessary to lift heavy boxes and crates and move them around the warehouse.

Capable of maintaining the stamina needed for long hours of physical labor.

Works well in team environment

Exhibits effective communication skills, essential to providing instructions and suggestions about warehouse organization to management and other warehouse associates.

Pays close attention to detail.

Demonstrates strong customer service skills, for the purpose of handling customer complaints.

Possesses the mental and physical awareness necessary to drive and operate heavy machinery/forklift.

Ability to multi-task and work efficiently.

Excellent time management skills.

Trained employees on an ongoing basis to increase production. Work History

Warehouse Forklift Operator, 07/2021 to 10/2022

Publix Distribution Center – Dacula, GA

As a Warehouse Forklift Operator, I am a master at skillfully maneuvering industrial powered equipment. As a team member I use my skills to help Publix Distribution maintain a smooth, safe, and orderly process when moving product within Publix’s warehouses.

Maneuver powered industrial equipment to move cases and pallets and put them into their assigned slots in the warehouse.

Move product from the receiving dock to reserve locations

Replenish the pick locations, by pulling product from reserve locations.

Rotate inventory using the most dated inventory first. Furthermore,.

Help maintain a clean warehouse and sweep out empty slots.

Occasionally, fill in for the Warehouse Selectors, and other positions, as business needs demand. Manage personnel effectively and efficiently.

Communicating production goals with crew members and clients.

Monitor all tools, equipment, and machinery for needed maintenance.

Track and record all job expenses, including but not exclusively materials and hours worked.

Always maintain a clean and safe job site.

Other duties as assigned.

Landscape Foreman, 07/2019 to 06/2021

New Roots Landscaping – Monroe, GA

Responsible for installation and management of landscape and landscape projects. Responsible for completing landscape and landscape installations with great precision and business minded efficiency.

Direct activities on the job site, they include but are not limited to coordinating workflow, hands on work, and operating a variety of machinery.

Manage personnel effectively and efficiently.

Communicating production goals with crew members and clients.

Monitor all tools, equipment, and machinery for needed maintenance.

Track and record all job expenses, including but not exclusively materials and hours worked.

Always maintain a clean and safe job site.

Other duties as assigned.

Forklift Driver, 11/2018 to 7/2019

Harrison Poultry – Bethlehem, GA

Moved incoming and outgoing poultry products throughout the distribution center by forklift.

Loading/unloading poultry products on to tractor trailer trucks with a forklift in a systematic procedure.

Following proper handling procedure of the goods.

Responsibility of conducting regular inspection of the forklift to ensure its safety and ability of performing the operations.

Assisting in making pallets of poultry products and materials to put on trucks for transportation.

Maintaining and working in accord with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration norms.

Verifying the loaded poultry products with the order form given.

Coordinating work with the warehouse staff and efficiently carrying out the orders of the supervisor.

Checking, counting, and weighing of inventory.

Machine Operator Assistant/Forklift Driver, 06/2016 to 10/2018 Progress Container & Display – Winder, GA

Moved incoming or outgoing merchandise throughout the distribution center by hand and forklift.

Responsible for managing large amounts of data and inputting information accurately into system to ensure client satisfaction.

Trained employees on an ongoing basis to increase production.

Checked, verified, and audited merchandise to ensure that ordered merchandise had been received and that merchandise was ordered and not damaged or defective; entered data into remote data terminal, and placed merchandise onto flats and trucks.

Identified, separated, labeled, and filled merchandise orders from customers by selecting and moving merchandise from pick slot to conveyor.

Loaded outgoing merchandise from conveyor and reported damaged or vendor compliance issues to supervisor.

Met safety, productivity, and quality standards, and performed other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Maintained a clean hazard free work environment resulting in less accidents.

Trained on driving a forklift on worksites, factories, and warehouses.

Created a pallet of different stock by reading an order form and then driving the forklift around the warehouse to find different materials.

Moved a pallet of various sizes and various weights from one part of the warehouse to another.

Operating an automated shrink-wrap machine.

Inspected forklift for mechanical faults and then reported these to supervisor. Machine Operator Assistant/Warehouse Associate, 03/2015 to 06/2016 Randstad – Athens, GA

Responsible for working as part of a team in a busy warehouse and ensured that all customer deliveries were collected, loaded, and went out on time, safely and efficiently.

Stocked merchandise and prepared it for shipping using pallet jack, manual jack, and cherry picker.

Manually inspect merchandise as compared to manufacturing codes.

Always maintained a clean and organized work area.

Quickly assembled and filled large and small orders to be shipped to customers on time.

Made sure that not only my assigned area was monitored and up to passing conditions, but also looked out for others making sure no team member was left behind.

Redefined the usefulness of my entire position to increase production by helping in different positions, whether it was restocking, order picking or loading trucks.

Trained new recruits myself making sure they knew the ins and outs of this position and ended up becoming the "go-to-guy" for the entire position. Warehouse Associate, 07/2012 to 01/2013

Chase Staffing Services – Conyers, GA

Received shipments and restocked orders, kept track of inventory, shipped orders to customers, and maintained the cleanliness and organization of the warehouse space.

Signed for factory deliveries of company products.

Organized and restocked products in the warehouse.

Took Inventory of all supplies, and reordered materials as necessary.

Processed and packaged orders.

Addressed and resolved any shipment or delivery errors.

Assisted customer service department in addressing customer complaints regarding shipments and deliveries.

Inspected all goods being shipped and received, reporting defective and damaged items.

Updated management or supervisor on the status of inventor, shipments, and deliveries. Education

GED: 1995 - Earl C. Clements Job Corps - Morganfield, KY

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