Warehouse Worker Substance Abuse

JOHN M. ALTOE

R *** N. Main Street

Plains, PA **705

570-***-**** - Cell

EDUCATION

BISHOP HOBAN H.S. – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Graduated 1979 H.S. Diploma.

LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Nanticoke, PA

Earned 46 credits General-Developmental Psychology, Anatomy and

Physiology, Microbiology, Sociology. Finished 3 semesters of Nursing

School. (Basic Nursing, Maternal-Child Nursing, and Physical and Mental

Illness). 1988 to 1992.

FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Attended numerous educational conferences and seminars, primarily Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Topics.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD- 1979 to 1985. Honorable Discharge.

Staff Sergeant in Operations-Fire Direction Control Battery. Schooling FT

JACKSON- Columbia, S.C. Also passed 3-month course for supply clerk.

WELDING TECHNICAL AND TESTING INSTITUTE- 6-month course. Certified 1

inch plate, vertical and overhead welds. Blueprint reading, MIG and TIG

welding.

SKILLS

Power Equipment Certification (Forklift, High Reach, Clamp, and Pallet Jack)

Basic Computer Skills (AS400, TTS, InterMac, DISTRIB and basic Word, Excel, and Power Point)

EXPERIENCE

BIMBO BAKERIES – Pittston, PA

First Shift Supervisor – December 2009 to Present.

Second Shift Supervisor- December 2007 to December 2009.

Warehouse Worker – August 2007 – December 2007.

Supervise approximately 15-20 workers. Perform all essential duties in the

Distribution Center in conjunction with the manager including the direction

of the workforce and workflow. Coordinate activities with personnel in

times of overlap and determine labor needs and allocations. Monitor labor

usage and effectiveness as well as prioritize job assignments. Interface with

transportation and enter data as related to receiving, order selection, and

shipping. Work as acting manager in the absence of management staff.

Inform management of unsafe conditions or work performance.

Problem solve and trouble shoot issues and instruct and lead employees.

Member of a safety committee.

Work in Long Code. Load and unload trailers. Receive trailers, verify

counts, and give locations to inventory manager for put away. Run tasks for

order filling to ensure quality and accuracy of product shipments. Work in

all other areas of facility such as full rack loading, end dispatch, pre-

dispatch, receiving fresh items, and the streets. Work in pre-dispatch and

dispatch for Long Code to the streets and end dispatch. Perform inventory

counts daily and run a weekly report. Work with end product access to

TTS for shipping purposes.

OFFICE DEPOT- Mountain Top, PA

Warehouse Worker – June 1999 to August 2007.

Worked in batch cage picking product. Drove stand-up lift for put away and

let down. Worked in receiving and shipping when needed. Worked with

scan guns and the use of the Dallas System to run reports for inventory.

PREFERED MEALS – Moosic, PA

Dock/Warehouse Worker- November 1998 to June 1999.

Worked on loading and unloading trucks, drove forklifts on sitting and

standing lifts, picking orders, taking inventory, helping supply production

lines and performing basic computer skills (finding product locations,

quantities.)

SAINT MICHAEL’S SCHOOL- Tunkhannock, PA

Mental Health Worker- September 1997 to November 1998.

Worked at a group home with approximately eight adolescent boys.

Responsible for the care and safety of the clients as well as documentation

of progress notes. Duties also included one to one counseling and

redirection. Involved with implementation and supervision of group

activities.

FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Mental Health Technician- December 1988 to January 1997.

Worked on an adolescent unit, 18 to 29 clients. Duties included providing

safety and well-being of clients, 1 to 1 counseling, responsible for setting

up and running out trips for clients. Also, assisted in group activities and

discussions. Responsible for assisting and running specific groups related

to treatment such as; Self-Esteem, Life Skills, Communication Skills, Boy-

Girl Group and Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Attended with clients AA and

NA meetings. Responsible for management of agitated clients and the use

of restraints when necessary. Also, responsible for daily progress notes

and admission process of clients. Also worked on Psychiatric Intensive

Care Unit, Addiction Treatment Unit and both of the hospitals Adult

Psychiatric Units. One Adult Unit specialized in the care of Gero-

psychiatric clients.

FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Security Guard- December 1981 to December 1988.

Responsible for the security of the hospital and parking lots. Also,

responsible for the fire alarm, heating system, and some maintenance after

hours. Escorted visitors up to their floors. Responsible for daily log

entries and responding to code situations.

PROGRESSIVE METALS – Waco TX, June 1980 to January 1981.

Welder/Laborer – Responsible for setting up areas of metal to be welded.

Set-up and monitored automatic welding machines. Tacking and spot

welding. Forklift driver.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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