Equipment Operator Forklift/ OSHA CERTIFIED

CAREER SUMMARY:

Results-oriented, steadfast veteran with diverse labor and construction experience seeking long-term fit within a commercial construction and/or warehouse site.

SKILLS:

Leadership

Shut-downs/turnarounds

Logistics

Blueprints

Efficiency

Operational controls

Commercial construction

General labor

Safety regulations

Forklift operator

Site preparations

Communication

EXPERIENCE:

November 2019 – PRESENT

LABORER • SELF-EMPLOYED • SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Providing farm duties, general labor, operating skid steers, utilizing front end loaders, and ensuring attention to detail and task with any project or assignment.

August 2018 – October 2019

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR • W.T. BYLER CO., INC. • HOUSTON, TEXAS

Ensured attention to safety protocols, used proper precautions to minimize risk of potential hazards, monitored operations, conducted adjustments to hand wheels and depress pedal to control various attachments, and oversaw pre-work checks on underground services.

March 2017 – September 2017

EXPEDITOR • AXION LOGISTICS, LTD. • BEAUMONT, TEXAS

Moved freight, stock, and other materials within the facility, the docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers using various equipment and devices, sorted cargo prior to loading/unloading, attached identifying tags to containers, received and processed work orders and assigned work assignments accordingly, stacked and stored cargo as directed, analyzed product delivery and supply chain processes to identify needed changes, and managed route activity including invoicing, electronic billing, and shipment tracing.

March 2016 – January 2017

GENERAL FOREMAN • EXCEL CONTRACTORS • PASADENA, TEXAS

Supervised, coordinated, and scheduled construction and extractive team workers, read specifications and blueprints to determine needed requirements and planning, inspected work progress, equipment, and construction sites to ensure safety and specifications met, located, measured, and marked site locations and placements of structures and equipment, used various measuring and marking tools, and coordinated work activities with other construction project activities.

November 2016 – December 2016

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR • CORE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, INC. • BEAUMONT, TEXAS

Followed and monitored all safety and health standards and protocols, used proactive measures to avoid potential hazards, located underground services including pipes and wires, and made adjustments to hand wheels and depress pedal to control attachments including blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms.

July 2015 – February 2016

FOREMAN • PRIMORIS CONSTRUCTION • BEAUMONT, TEXAS

Supervised, coordinated, and scheduled work crews, used blueprints and other specifications to plan construction activities and processes, conducted work site inspections, worked with other crews to coordinated project activities, and ensured the safe efficient practices were in place at all times.

March 2014 – May 2014

LABORER • BECHTEL CONSTRUCTION • CAMERON, LA

Controlled traffic passage near/around work zones, cleaned and prepped work sites, signaled equipment operators to facilitate the alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials, updated self and team on plans, instructions, and specifications to coordinate work activities, and loaded, unloaded, and identified building materials, machinery, and tools to distribute as appropriate to the project(s).

January 2013 – March 2013

FOREMAN • EXCEL CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE • TEXAS

Oversaw and orchestrated the schedule and activities of the crews, pre-planned projects according to individual specifications and guidelines, measured and monitored work progress, conducted routine safety inspections with sites and crews, worked with various teams to drive safe, timely operations with each project assignment.

MILITARY:

E4 SPECIALIST • UNITED STATES ARMY

Honorably discharged combat veteran.

EDUCATION/TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS:

FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION • NATIONAL FORKLIFT FOUNDATION •

Certified operator.

ISTC TRAININGS • INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING COUNCIL •

NCCER PIPEFITTER • NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH •

PIPE SUPERVISOR• PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS/FLUOR •

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA • SEALY HIGH SCHOOL • SEALY, TEXAS

Graduated.

REFERENCES:

References available upon further request.

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