Quanika Burton
Material Specialist/Material Handler - Caterpillar
Phenix City, AL 36869
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Willing to relocate to: Columbus, GA - Phenix City, AL Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Stay at Home Mother
Forest Rigde Lane-Phenix City, AL
August 2019 to Present
• Job ended at Caterpillar due to the company being bought from new owners. Decided to become a stay at home mom to focus on children and my health.
• The pandemic hit everyone all over the world in 2020, and made the decision to stay home and help children with virtual learning and their well being as well as my own. The explanation explains the gap in employment from Aug 2019 until Present.
Material Specialist/Material Handler
Caterpillar-LaGrange, GA
August 2015 to August 2019
• Operates material handling equipment as needed in a safe manner
• Performs random and scheduled inventory and receipt audits as directed
• Accountable for tracking quality metrics and meeting quality goals
• Works independently as well as with within a team to provide day-to-day support of the facility and client's inventory needs
• Performs various reconciliation functions relating to inventory control and receipt accuracy of Caterpillar on-hand material, supplier discrepancies and shipment errors
• Typically works in a combination of warehouse and office settings Inventory Specialist/Material Handler
Continental Conti-Tech-Hogansville, GA
January 2015 to August 2015
• Monitor and track daily inventory.
• Scan codes into the system to be used for production.
• Zone boxes into the designated lanes.
• Train new and existing employees performing related work.
• Ensure that the employees follow company safety guidelines.
• Unload and load material to be put up in designated areas.
• Operate the SAP system to scan, print labels and print daily inventory. Accomplishments: Trainer for the 3rd Floor Inventory Department. Shipping Clerk
Sewon America-LaGrange, GA
July 2013 to June 2014
• Created shipments in the S.I.S Systems to be sent to the supplier.
• Reported defective materials and questionable conditions to the department supervisor for observations.
• Maintain and updated filing, daily inventory of the floor, and file shipping and receiving goods.
• Prepared bill of lading when the system was down to send to the supplier to verify shipments.
• Train new and existing employees performing related work.
• Coordinated with suppliers and drivers to get shipments moved when loads needed to be expedited.
• Created daily reports to the supervisor to communicate any issues, damages or downtime to the manager.
Accomplishments: Trainer for the Shipping Department Customer Service Representative
American Home Shield-LaGrange, GA
July 2011 to June 2013
• Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products and services.
• Communicated with customers and employees to answer questions or explain information about their home warranty.
• Resolved conflicts with angry customers without getting the supervisor or manager involved.
• Review files, records and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
• Collected deposits or payments, and /or arrange billing. Accomplishments: Award for fastest call time. Kudos for handling an angry customer and repairing his/ or her trust not to end their home warranty. Award for exceeding the calls taken for the month. Production Control Coordinator
Power Tech America-West Point, GA
March 2009 to June 2011
• Assisted the managers in day-to-day shipping operations.
• Trained new and existing employees to perform work activities, such as using the computer applications and PDA Scanner.
• Accurately managed all inventory, database system, either manually or using a computer and filing.
• Ensured the department work stations were cleaned and maintain company safety rules.
• Coordinated with transport companies and dispatch for shipments sent to the supplier.
• Created shipments in SAP systems and used certain functions in SAP to order supplies, log in goods receipt.
• Keep logs of attendance and time sheets for department employees.
• Assisted in monthly closing budget for shipments and office supplies.
• Inspected damaged parts and made reports to be sent to quality for testing. Accomplishments: Trainer for Production Control. Became Lead person over 6-7 . Trained employees in my department on how to use to SAP and the PDA Scanner to verify and track inventory. Education
Bachelor's in Information Technology
University of Phoenix - Columbus, GA
June 2017 to May 2020
Computer Information Systems
Chambers County Career Tech
May 2005
Skills
• Microsoft Office (8 years)
• SAP (5 years)
• ERP (5 years)
• Forklift
• Shipping
• Shipping Receiving
• Warehouse Associate
• Materials handling
• Customer service
• Conflict management
• Accounting
• Typing
• Packaging
• Assembly
• Computer Networking
• Inventory Control
• Logistics
• Supply Chain
• Account Reconciliation
• Communication skills
• Product management
• English
• Inventory management
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft Excel
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Accounts Payable
• General Ledger Accounting