MICHAEL LAPLANTE
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Professional Summary
Hard worker with a background in retail and warehouse, working with boxed freight and building materials. 6 years combined experience operating forklifts and other lift equipment. Problem solver who will persevere through physical demands. Great interpersonal and people skills. Reliable, and consistently strives to deliver excellent customer service.
Skills & Assets
Experienced Forklift operator
Experienced Reach-truck operator
Experienced Order-picker operator
Team player, punctual, and reliable.
Takes initiative, self-motivated.
Skilled writer and communicator.
Work History
Overnight Freight Team Associate, Oct 2017 to Feb 2020
The Home Depot – 500 Lansdowne St. W, Peterborough, ON K9J 8J7
Off-loaded trailers/flatbeds (regular stock, lumber, ipex, drywall, décor stone and misc. building materials). Loaded trucks for pallet returns and curb-side deliveries. Kept all departments well stocked. Processed overstock freight into overhead management system (warehouse racking and cantilevers). Merchandised seasonal/quarterly front-end features according to company plan. Picked customer orders for curb-side delivery. Completed routine cycle counts. Prepped store according to company philosophy of being “grand opening day” ready, every day.
Overnight Stocker, Oct 2014 to Jun 2017
Walmart Canada – 1002 Chemong Rd, Peterborough, ON K9H 7E2
Kept all departments well stocked. Maintained an attractive and clean zone on the sales floor. Merchandised flyer features on end caps, side saddles, two and four-way pallet drops in action alleys. Inventoried (binned) overstock freight in backroom. Off-loaded freight. Loaded trailers for pallet returns.
Education
English Major, 2011-2013
Trent University – 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8
Completed 7.5 credits towards a bachelor’s degree in English.
Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma (OSSGD), 2007-2011
St. Peter Secondary School – 730 Medical Dr, Peterborough ON K9J 8M4
Certifications
Raymond Walkie-stacker, Crown Electric pallet jack, Crown W.A.V.E. order-picker.
Trained by Johnston-Raymond Equipment (2015).
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Toyota sit-down LPG forklift, Raymond ACR narrow-aisle reach truck, Raymond order-picker, Raymond long-walkie, Raymond (surfer) Electric pallet-jack & battery changer.
Trained in-house by The Home Depot (2017).
Ontario Driver’s License - Class G.
References:
Robert O’Sullivan
Overnight Receiving Supervisor
The Home Depot
Peterborough, ON
Deryk Mottershead
Assistant Manager
Wal-Mart Canada
Peterborough, ON
Josh Malinson
Overnight Receiving Supervisor
Wal-Mart Canada
Peterborough, ON