Forklift Operator Material Handler
Resume:
Joshua Ross
Bronson, MI *****
***************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Factory, Automative, Warehouse, Custodian Willing to relocate: Anywhere Authorized to work in the US for any employer Willing to relocate: Anywhere Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Shift Supervisor
Chep Services North America-Ashley, IN
February 2025 to Present
Working at family dollar distribution. Sorting through pallets. Sending the bad pallets out to get fixed, sorting the good pallets out to companies for use. CNC Brake Press Operator
FOX Factory-Coldwater, MI
August 2024 to February 2025
Setting up brake presses/ running laser. Setting up brake press to run product, bending the product for customers.
Forklift Operator/Material Handler/maintance
Simple2Automate-Battle Creek, MI
March 2023 to April 2024
Loading/unloading line. taking finished products to shipping and bringing product from receiving to the line, for finished products.
CNC Machinist
Stryker-Kalamazoo-MI
August 2022 to March 2023
• Setting up cnc lathes and mills. Swiss. Temp position.! Hot Stamp Operator/ Materials/maintance
Simple2Automate-Goshen-Goshen, IN
March 2022 to August 2022
• Hot stamp technician starting stopping the oven watching the press for bad parts and double blanks/ materials supervisor
Supervisor
Unifab corporation-Kalamazoo, MI
August 2020 to March 2022
· Supervisor over second and third shift. Setting up brake presses and setting up lasers. Material Handler/Forklift Operator
VAUPELL MOLDING AND TOOLING-Constantine, MI
March 2019 to August 2020
· Second shift materials lead forklift operator
· Receiving product.
· Scanning in product for fifo.
· Scanning and loading trucks for clients
· Maintained inventory and performed and report cycle counts Break Press/saw Operator
Vci/basin-Sturgis-MI
November 2017 to March 2019
· Line lead... bending aluminum and steel, cnc operating/programming/ forklift op Assembly Line Worker
morgan olson-Sturgis, MI
April 2017 to October 2017
· building floors and door pockets for usps, ups, fed-ex Brake Press Operator
L&W Engineering Co., Inc.-Middlebury, IN
June 2016 to April 2017
· Bending metal such as aluminum and steal/ forklift op Forklift Operator/Material Handler
American Axle-Three Rivers, MI
February 2012 to May 2016
· shipping/receiving, also driving and tugging productions lines forklift operator
· Pulling orders for shipments.
· Scanning in orders for shipment.
· Perform cycle counting and other inventory-related procedures
· Driving forklift to setup following orders.
Forklift Driver
Simple2Automate
Education
Ged in basic
Bronson Jr/Sr High School-Bronson, MI
August 1994 to May 2000
Some college
Trade school
High school diploma
Skills
• Manufacturing management
• Shift management
• Fast casual experience
• Packaging operator experience
• ADP
• Delivery driver experience
• Warehouse experience (10+ years)
• Warehouse management system
• SolidWorks
• GMP
• Metal fabrication
• Decision making
• CNC machining
• Dealership experience
• Conflict management
• Robotic welding
• Team development
• Power tools
• Supervising experience
• Hand tools (10+ years)
• Computer skills (10+ years)
• Leadership
• Process improvement
• Cashiering
• Logistics
• Negotiation
• Coordinate measuring machine
• Warehouse supervisor experience
• Employment & labor law
• Recruiting
• Mechanical troubleshooting
• Contracts
• Materials handling
• Technical support
• Project planning
• First aid
• GPS
• MRP
• Laboratory experience
• Fanuc
• Math
• Assembly line
• Operating systems
• Human resources
• Microsoft Word
• Oracle
• Rigging
• LOTO
• Cleaning
• Heavy lifting
• Freight
• Kronos
• Order picking (3 years)
• POS
• Lean
• Defect detection (quality control)
• Efficiency
• Microsoft Office (3 years)
• Plastics injection molding
• Injection (injection molding)
• Plastics blow molding
• Quality control (10+ years)
• Management (3 years)
• Schematics
• Plant management
• Supply chain
• Warehouse staffing
• Documentation review
• Automotive repair
• Yard jockey
• Data entry
• Team management
• APQP
• Welding robots
• Janitorial experience
• SAP Warehouse Management
• Lean Six Sigma
• Production shift supervisor experience
• Product management
• Direct sales
• Communication skills (7 years)
• Manufacturing (10+ years)
• Basic math
• Robot programming
• Bore gauges
• Filing
• Mechanical knowledge (6 years)
• Attention to detail (8 years)
• Robotics
• Kaizen
• GM vehicles
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Pricing
• Writing skills
• RF scanner
• Analysis skills
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Measuring instruments (3 years)
• ISO 9001
• Six Sigma
• Carpentry (1 year)
• Quality assurance
• Mentoring
• forklift (10+ years) Cnc (1 year) Press Brake Quality Control Manufacturing Inspection Welding Microsoft Excel Forklift Operator Shipping Warehouse Inventory Control RF scanner Warehouse Shipping Inventory Control RF scanner Forklift Operator Pallet Jack Cherry Picker Shipping And Receiving Blueprint Reading CNC Programming Glass Installation Stamping Press CNC Lathe Lawn Care Oil Change Machining Mechanic Experience CNC Milling Machine Assembly Calipers Freight Experience Electrical Experience Power Tools (10+ years) Quality Inspection Supervising Experience Microsoft Word 5S Mechanical Knowledge Precision Measuring Instruments Leadership Analysis skills Packaging Computer skills Data entry Warehouse experience CNC Lean manufacturing Microsoft Office MRP Forklift English Programmable logic controllers Data collection Communication skills Micrometer Quality Assurance Warehouse Management Management Serving Schematics Plastics injection molding Windows Kanban Materials handling Sheet metal Troubleshooting
• Inventory control
• CNC programming
• Programmable logic controllers
• Operations management
• Social media management
• Warehouse management
• ISO 13485
• Guest services
• Maintenance (1 year)
• Profit & loss (2 years)
• ADAS
• Cleanroom
• Microsoft Excel (2 years)
• Manager
• Woodworking
• Merchandising
• Hi-Lo
• OEM
• 5S
• Kanban
• Packaging (8 years)
• Nutrition
• Project management
• Injection molding
• Warehouse layout and design
• Grocery store (2 years)
• Warehouse safety management
• Microsoft Access
• Teaching
• Forklift (10+ years)
• Windows
• Factory
• Employee engagement
• Microsoft Outlook
• Stamping press
• E-commerce (1 year)
• Blueprint reading
• Restaurant experience
• Customer relationship management
• Time management (2 years)
• Lean manufacturing (10+ years)
• Production planning
• CNC
• CGMP
• Machine operator experience
• Machine operation
• Teamwork
• Packaging technician experience
• Metal materials
• Welding
• Phone etiquette
• Crane
• Electrical experience
• ERP systems
• Equipment setup (production tasks)
• Working with high schoolers
• Geometry
• Organizational skills
• Tape measure proficiency
• Quality systems
• Cash handling
• Continuous improvement (8 years)
• Sawing
• Employee relations
• Ability to follow instructions
• Mobile devices
• SAP
• Administrative experience
• Sales
• Manual transmission
• Construction painting
• Industrial equipment
• Custom plastic extruder
• Serving
• Root cause analysis
• Reach truck
• Employee evaluation
• Sourcing
• Asset management
• Live chat
• Assembly (8 years)
• Loader operation
• Food production
• Preventative maintenance
• Lift truck
• Store management
• AS400
• Hospitality
• OSHA
• Customer service
• Typing
Languages
• English - Fluent
Certifications and Licenses
Forklift Certification
March 2026
Overhead Crane Certification
Non-CDL Class C
Electric Pallet Jack Certification
Safe Quality Food Certification
Driver's License
Forklift
Pallet Jack Certification
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