ERNEST THOMAS
SUMMARY
Worked in warehouse environment for more than 20 years. Have experience in operating forklift and pallet jack, shipping and receiving, loading and unloading, building orders. Provides professional and courteous customer service, demonstrating the ability to explain complex information in easy-to-understand terms.
SKILLS
●Shipping and receiving expertise includes loading and unloading, and completing proper shipping paperwork.
●Dedicated multi-tasker takes pride in his work and strives to exceed expectations.
●Excels at meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality.
●Verifies accuracy of orders and paperwork for order selection, picking/packing, and organizing and rotating stock.
●Warehousing
●Order pulling
●Electric Pallet Jack
●Forklift
CERTIFICATIONS
●OSHA-10 Construction Safety and Health, 2012
●Green Construction Tradesman, 2012
●Weatherization I and II, 2012
●Solar Panel Installation, 2012
●Math Refresher, 2012
●Forklift Certified, 2009
●HAZ-MAT Certification/Endorsement, 1999
●CDL - Commercial Driver’s License, 1999
●Highlift Operator/Pallet Jack Certified, 1996
EXPERIENCE OCT 2024 - Jan 2025
Indotronix, Rochester NY
Shipping/Order Pulling
* Pull Orders for Elevators and Escalators
* Pack Orders for UPS and Fedex
* Scan Orders to be shipped out through UPS Ground or Air and FEDX Ground or AIR
ABC ROOFING SUPPLY, MANCHESTER, CT Mar 2023 - June 2024
* Operate Forklift to Pull Orders for Contractors
* Unload Incoming Freight and put in proper storage area
* Maintain Warehouse to keep clean and organized
FREIGHT HANDLERS INC, MANCHESTER CT JAN 2021 - JAN 2022
* LOAD Trailers using Pallet Jack
* Stagging Pallets with Forklift or Pallet Jack
ELG Utica Alloy, Hartford, CT Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
Shipping /receiving clerk
●Operate Electric Pallet Jack and Forklift for loading and unloading.
●Loaded and unloaded trucks, moved product onto pallet in correct position.
●Merchandise the products from one to other using forklift
●Did shipping& receiving work
●Load truck for shipment of product
●Worked on machines that recycle steel, titanium and aluminum
●Ensured safety instructions are followed while operating all warehouse equipment’s.
Telling Industries, Windsor, CT Jun 2016 – Apr 2017
Forklift Operator/shipping and receiving
●Pick cases of beverage for orders and load on pallet for delivery
●Use of electronic pallet jack daily
●Maintained inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
●Maintain an organized and clean work area
●Determined shipping methods, routes, or rates for materials to be shipped.
●Maintain records of all outgoing and incoming shipments from and to the warehouse
United Steel, East Hartford, CT May 2016 - Aug 2016
Material Handler/Forklift Operator
●Pulled and loaded out shipping orders
●Filled orders by arriving to specify pick location provided by pick ticket, and pick the correct quantity of product repeatedly in till order is complete.
●Loaded and unloaded trucks, moved product onto pallet in correct position
●Pulled and scan load before loading
●Operated Electric Pallet Jacks & Manual Pallet Jacks.
Home goods Distribution Center, Bloomfield, CT 2014 - 2015
Receiver/ Pallet Jack Operator
●Certified pallet jack operator
●Moving and loading pallets onto trucks
●Did Shipping & Receiving.
●Filled orders by arriving to specify pick location provided by pick ticket, and pick the correct quantity of product repeatedly in till order is complete.
●Unloaded receiving products while scanning and storing in designated area
Service Magic Cleaning Inc., South Windsor, CT 2014 - 2014
Warehouse Worker
●Moving and up stack pallets
●Keep freezer clean and organized
●Loaded and unloaded trucks, moved product onto pallet in correct position.
●Load trucks and use RF Scanners.
●Operate Electric Pallet Jack
Tristaff Group Inc., San Diego CA 2013 - 2013
Warehouse Associate
●Dismantling electronic products, computers, laptops, printers for major companies to be destroyed and recycled
●Stored items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses
●Filled orders by arriving to specify pick location provided by pick ticket, and pick the correct quantity of product repeatedly in till order is complete.
Knight Transportation, Syracuse, NY 2009 - 2010
Commercial Driver
●Long haul driver transporting freight across country for many different clients.
A.H. Harris & Son, Newington, CT 2008 - 2009
Shuttle Driver
●Delivered construction equipment and supplies between warehouses.
Swift Transportation, Syracuse, NY 2000 - 2007
Driver/Trainer
●Over-the-road long haul driver transporting goods and freight.
●Trained new drivers in truck and trailer operation and hauling hazardous materials.
Big A Auto Parts Manchester, CT 1996 - 1999
Shipping/Receiving
●Order selector.
●Stocker
●Head stocker
●Shipping & receiving.
●UPS/FED EX shipping
EDUCATION
Weaver High School, Hartford, CT 1983
High School