Forklift Operator Sit-Down

Ken R. Bland

*** *. **** ******

Apt. *E

Chicago, IL 60653

Home:773-***-****

Cell: 773-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging position in a growing company that will fully utilize my organizational, logistics, leadership and communication skills to their fullest potential that will perpetually contribute to the growth and financial success of both the organization and me.

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

04/2023 – 04/2024 Forklift Operator

CJ Logistics America, LLC, University Park, IL

Picking orders and onboard computer replenishing bins for case pickers.

09/2022 - 01/2023 Forklift Operator

RHM Staffing / Power Stop, LLC., Hodgkins, IL

Picking orders, brake pistons, and reach truck.

09/2021 – 05/2022 Forklift Operator

Davis Staffing / TriMark Marlinn, Bedford Park, IL

Loading/Unloading trucks and picking orders.

06/2020 – 09/2021 Forklift Operator

Best Practices / World’s Finest Chocolate, Chicago, IL

Wrapping and taking finished goods to the shipping department.

01/2020 – 05/2020 Forklift Operator

Integrity, Chicago, IL

Retrieving/taking products to and from production lines to shipping and receiving using a sit-down forklift.

02/2019 – 01/2020 Forklift Operator

Aerotek, TinleyPark, IL

Retrieving/taking products to and from production lines to shipping and receiving using a sit-down forklift.

03/2017 – 11/2018 Forklift Operator

Novolex/BagCraft, Chicago, IL

Picked orders, loaded trucks on Crown Stand-Up forklifts as well as Toyota Sit-Down trucks.

02/2016 – 11/2016 Machine Operator

Royal Box Company, Cicero, IL

Operated a Samuel Bander applying straps horizontally and vertically to protect product. Banded units of corrugated paper, sheets, boxes, etc. Loaded and unloaded trucks on a sit down forklift.

08/2015 – 12/2015 Forklift Operator

LBP Manufacturing, Cicero, IL

Corrugated paper facility, boxes, etc. Responsible for the facilitation of lines, bringing sheets of container board to various lines. Pallets of unprocessed sleeves (Starbucks products) were also brought to lines. Finished products were tallied and taken to shipping.

03/2010 – 09/2015 Material Handler

Carl Buddig, South Holland, IL

Transferring finished goods to Receiving via a stand up forklift. Line preparation, shrink wrapping pallets, and using wms to create plates for transferred goods. Also worked bringing baskets (loaves of meat) to production floor slicers while adhering to date and lot codes (FIFO).

10/2009 – 03/2010 Material Handler

Nexus Employment Agency, Chicago, IL

Worked at Carl Buddig as a temp-to-hire employee transferring finished goods

to Receiving via a stand up forklift. Line preparation, shrink wrapping pallets, and using wms to create plates for transferred goods.

EDUCATION:

DeVry University, Chicago, IL Electronic Engineering 1983 – 1986

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL Political Science Major 1979 – 1981

INTERESTS / SKILLS: WMS Software, Delfour, RF Systems, Symbol, R.F.I.D. experience, HAZMAT training, MHE forklift certification, MHE training, Inventory Control, the use of NAVs.

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