Forklift Operator Truck

JAMES LAWTON

Aiken, SC

Phone: 803-***-****

Alt Phone: 803-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

Ability Summary

·Certified Forklift Operator

·RFT

·Team Player

·Dependable

·Knowledge of Basic Computer

·Fast Learner

Employment History

Lift Truck Operator

Shaw Industries Inc, Aiken, SC

05/2022 - 07/2023

·Unloaded inbound trailers and place goods into appropriate storage bins / floor locations.

·Accurate documentation for these goods is required.

·Upon completion of the trailer, turn paperwork in to designated personnel.

·Locate appropriate flooring material that needs to ship.

·Check style, size, and roll number against the shipping manifest.

·Loaded goods onto designated consignee trailer or Shaw truck after material is verified and tagged.

Machine Technician/Forklift

Central States Mfg Inc, Graniteville, SC

07/2021 - 05/2022

·Followed all plant safety procedures and uses all applicable (PPE).

·Operated all machinery required following safety guidelines; machinery can include benders, roll former, wrappers, slitter, shears, forklifts, and other machines as assigned.

·Followed all setup procedures and work instructions as documented in the Operations System.

·Completed all quality checks as documented; makes adjustments and re-produces product as needed to provide accurate and damage-free product to the customer.

·Completes all daily orders in assigned area.

·Meets or exceeds area's goals including safety, productivity, scrap, on-time delivery, and accuracy.

·Performs daily operator preventive maintenance checks, as assigned.

·Reports all machinery issues to Maintenance promptly/

·Cleans and resets work area at the end of each shift,

·Sweeping the floor, placing items in the proper storage area, stacking pallets, restocking packaging, and dumping trash.

·Cross-trained and worked in any production position in the plant, on an as needed basis.

·Participated in monthly inventory/ Completed all other tasks as required

Order Picker

Riley Staffing Resources, Lexington, SC

06/2017 - 08/2019

·Completed order receipts

·Obtained merchandise from bins or shelves

·Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise

·Placed merchandise on conveyors leading to wrapping areas

·Keep records of out-going orders

Machine Operator

Parkdale Mills, Graniteville, SC

03/2018 - 09/2018

·Manually packed the machines assigned.

·Inspected each package for quality.

·Rejected packages with wild yarn, no tails, dirty or cut.

·Documented reject packages, by reason.

·Inspected and signoff complete pallets of product, label, and identify by product code.

·Entered all pallets and removing the pallets once they are conditioned, wrapped and strapped.

·Re-creelled packages too damaged for repair

·Inspected each pallet and yarn case for the correct yarn ID.

·Removed suction chamber waste from assigned machines.

·Filled tube elevators on assigned machines.

·Sweep work area to maintain a high level of housekeeping.

Lift Truck Operator

Fed Ex, Mc Cormick, SC

11/2015 - 09/2016

·Moved levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material

·Inspected product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery

·Manually or mechanically loaded or unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles

·Positioned lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas

·Weighed materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels

Cherry Picker Operator

Kudzu Staffing/Urban Outfitters, Trenton, SC

06/2015 - 07/2015

·Operated cherry picker in order to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions

·Read scanner to pick customer orders from shelves

·Maintained a clean working area

·Followed safety policies and procedures

Production Workers, ForkLift Operator

The Budd Group, AIKEN, SC

03/2008 - 06/2014

·Threads steel through eyelet plate ends to steel of preceding package to maintain continuous steel supply

·Cuts steel ends from knots, using snippers and discardsstell ends in waste container to prevent entanglement of steel while moving through creel.

·Removes old steel ffrom machines before changing to different size or type of steel.

·Cleans dust and lint from creel and repair steel breaks in creel.

·May replace steel or spools when faultysteel appears.

·Observe all safety procedures.

Occupational Licenses, Certificates and Training

WIN Test

SC WORKS

04/2019

Forklift License

Genco

11/2015

Education History

General High School Curriculum

High School Equivalency Diploma

Aiken High School, Aiken, SC

06/1995

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