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Warehouse Lead Forklift Operator

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
May 31, 2025

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Resume:

HERMAN T. KENNEDY JR

***** ******** ***

Crosby, TX 77532

**************@*****.***

713-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

Over 20 years of Warehouse/Supervisory experience. Seeking a position with a professional atmosphere and an opportunity to grow and offer use of my skills.

Professional Experience

Longhorn Glass/Anheuser Busch/Ardagh Glass Packaging Inc., Houston TX June 2016 – November 2024 (Division closed)

Packaging Specialist/Warehouse Lead

Certified Forklift Operator

Forklift and Crane trainer

Warehouse Lead

Manage 8-10 employees

Conduct daily cycle counts/location audits

Load and Unload trucks

Maintain Warehouse files

Packaging Specialist - Reselect on Loops, Carton shop and Palletizer

Loops – Operate Squeezer, Veritas IC, Veritas IB, (TIM), Scanner, Flex T, and Case Packer

Carton shop – Operate Case Erector, Carrier Erector and Multi Packer

Palletizer – Case Palletizer, Manual Bulk Palletizer, Automatic Bulk Palletizer, Samuel Strapper and OMS Strapper

SDCA Certified

Ventech Engineers Internation, LLC November 2014 – June 2016 (Company closed)

Warehouse Manager

Manage 10-15 employees

Conduct daily safety meetings

Manage employees in receiving, validating and consolidating material to be delivered to the assembly shop

Off-site inspection of material – Load and unload trucks

Prepare shipment of loose material to be created and shipped to customers sites – international and domestic

Oversee on and off-site craters and crater facility in packing of containers and break-bulk materials

GE Aero Energy

February 1991 – October 2014 (Division closed)

Logistics, Material Coordinator Lead Man, Warehouse

Manage 15-23 employees

Created project specific packing list from the Bill of Material and Production Data Sheet

Read drawing and blueprints for customers and shop purposes

Send customer accurate PL and project scope with each project

Conduct daily meetings with the team and departments to discuss unit shortages and priorities – QC, Planning, Warehouse, and Management

Super user in C2C (Concept to Conception) parts tracking system

Implementation C2C estimated cost savings of $1,700,000 in lost parts

Inspect parts for damages and inform Quality Department of any issues

Manage employees in consolidating, receiving, and shipping ship loose material to off-site crating facility

Manage onsite vendor in crating and preservation wrapping of oversized cargo

Oversee offsite facilities – Prioritize - inventory, warehousing, crating, storage of customer cargo

Work with craters to make sure all cargo is HT stamped or fumigated to meet oversees specifications

Make sure all ship loose is validated off the BOM to meet Title Transfer

Created and reviewed million plus supplier invoicing

Scheduling and loading of all the trucks for shipments – Legal, oversized, and super loads, etc. per DOT specifications.

Warehouse work: load and unload trucks, receive and stock inventory

Over 2,100 units shipped between LM6000, LM2500, LMS100 and TM2500 power generation units

Greenbelt project-consolidation of all small ship loose parts into shipping containers, per project saving $1,400,000 by avoiding lost parts and sight delay

On time delivery went from 71% in 2006 to 94% in 2014 savings $2,300,000 in liquidated damages

Multiple GE global recognition awards for cost savings, cost avoidance and Quality

Education

San Jacinto College North

1987-1989

Forklift certification on all forklifts 5,000# – 55,000#

Certified on Overhead Cranes/Trainer, Scissor Lift, Man Lifts and Hazmat

Greenbelt/six sigma training

Kaison training

Strengths and Skills:

Highly motivated

Overhead Crane operator and trainer

Microsoft word/Excel/PowerPoint/C2C/Epic

Warehouse, Logistics Manager

Machine Operator

Responsible and trustworthy

Heavy forklift and electric stand-up driver and trainer

Great customer service

Small parts consolidation



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