Warehouse Operations Transportation Services

JAMES H. WILLIS

OBJECTIVE

"Seeking a challenging position in where I can utilize my skills/experience to contribute to the success of your company and that promotes and offers opportunities for professional growth and advancement”. My work experience consists of logistics, management, and transportation services. I have had the pleasure of working in the hospital setting, pharmaceutical setting and providing transportation to individuals going to and from work. It is enjoyable meeting people from all walks of life.

WORK HISTORY

UBER&LYFT DRIVER (Independent Driver) - LADSON, SC.

10/2014- present

Providing safe and reliable transportation to passengers that request a ride through the Uber& Lyft apps.

Maintain a friendly and professional manner with all customers.

Navigating customers destinations using various map applications for guidance.

Assisting passengers with loading and unloading.

Ensured and provided a clean safe vehicle for travel for customers, maintaining maintenance and the cleaning of the vehicle.

Maintain travel mileage, maintenance, and gas logs, for the purpose of accounting and tax purposes.

LEAD CARGO MANGER - Ryder Logistics, Columbia, SC.

09/2010-10/2011 -Transfer to Charleston Office, CARGO MANAGER 10/2011-10/2017, CHARLSTON, SC.

Managing warehouse operations: Overseeing warehouse activities, assigning duties to staff, and ensuring the warehouse is clean and safe.

Communicating: Communicating with team members, supervisors, and other departments

Ensuring compliance: Ensuring that cargo is handled in accordance with regulations, and that all documentation is accurate.

Maintaining equipment: Ensuring that warehouse equipment is well-maintained and that any malfunctions are reported.

Training staff: Training new staff on warehouse procedures, equipment, and safety

Improving processes: Identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

Performs material moves with associated transactions as required by the customer.

Loads and unloads inbound/outbound trailers.

Ensures all scanning completed correctly.

Helps train dock employees on new procedures.

Ensures facility is secure at end of shift, investigates/resolves scanning issues and housekeeping.

Performs the assigned tasks as directed to include the physical handling of materials within associated customer transactions.

Participates in work group and other team activities for the purpose of self-improvement and improving warehouse operations and related business functions.

Abides by all company safety policies and procedures.

Picks product to fill customer orders.

Packs, crates, and prepares order to load on truck/trailer.

Operates forklift and manual pallet jack.

Pre-trips inspection on forklift daily.

Perform daily management and office duties, check and balances, clerical duties, and assisting the payroll department.

Reconciling and generating invoices.

RECEIVING MANAGER, Pennington Seed INC of Columbia, Columbia, SC.

09/2007-09/2010.

As the receiving manager, I was the manager responsible for overseeing incoming and outgoing shipments in the warehouse.

Provided safety checks in accordance with the company compliance policy.

Provide quality compliance and safety checks of materials and warehouse.

Maintained reports, grides, reviewed policies, maintain MSDA sheets, ensuring that occupational chemical database was maintained within compliance with OSHA standards.

Manage the Receiving Department ensuring that all guidelines and policy are adhered to related to occupational safety guidelines and procedures.

Management and the training of staff.

Process timecards.

Reconciling of invoices.

Assisting in administrative and office duties.

Receiving/Account Manager at Greenville Hospital, Greenville, SC

05/1996-09/2007

Overseer of incoming shipments for the warehouse, ensuring that goods are undamaged through inspections. Kept a log of shipments for a company's records. As the receiving manager, I supervised a team of distribution employees to assist the warehouse’s operations team ran smoothly.

Managing and scheduling the work activities of shipping and receiving crews. Ensuring that shipments are processed promptly and stored correctly. Maintaining records of all incoming and outgoing shipments.

Maintains warehouse in a clean and safe manner and follows strict adherence to GMP’s, HACCP and food safety policies and procedures.

Answer phone and hand radio to answer questions to direct inbound freight, give directions, appointments, etc.

Prepare incoming and receiving paperwork with pallet labels.

Greet and process inbound truck drivers.

Assist in processing receiving documents in computer and slotting product in warehouse.

Record and collect temperature readings and other information for HACCP and GAP’s

Maintain a personnel structure and staffing level to accomplisl1 the warei1ouse and receiving mission in an effective and efficient manner.

Interview and recommend applicants for hire as warehouse and receiving associates.

Plan and coordinate" trainings. Monitor and evaluate performance of warehouse and receiving associates.

EDUCATION

DIPLOMA, BARTLETT YANCEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, YANCEYVILLE, SC 8/1981-6/1984.

References

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