Forklift Operator - Material Handler - Team Player

Michael PUFFENBERGER

Stephens City, VA *****

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+1-540-***-****

Professional Summary

Parts . Inventory forklift. Reach truck. Shipping receiving duties. Team player. Automotive back ground.. diploma. Certification in automotive. Customer s and safety fire theft training. Willing to relocate to: Winchester, VA

Work Experience

Material handler forklift operator reach truck

Axiom llc-Winchester, VA

May 2025 to October 2025

Production forklift operator reach truck production lines . Raw material. Finish products QC checks. Samples to other departments. Clean in sanitize depts . To start a new run of product . Tariffs hit . And got laid off.

Realastate home improvement

Jason Guthrigg-Winchester, VA

April 2025 to August 2025

Work on houses and townhomes. Remolding and odd jobs . For his mom that use to be in realastate full time . For colonial reality and Remax reality. All kinds of different things. To make a sale . To the customer. Material Handler/Forklift Operator

Intrigrity llc.-Winchester, VA

March 2024 to February 2025

Forklift reach truck contractor jobs. Material handler. Going to different classes . Safety PPE. Fire training . Theft work place . Shipping receiving duties. Worked with the DEA. And ATF. Of the USA. Material Handler/Forklift Operator

LIFESTYLE STAFFING-Winchester, VA

May 2023 to December 2023

Forklift reachtruck moved material for customer orders . Received in bounds put away . Picked orders for customer.

Material Handler/Forklift Operator

Prologitix llc-Winchester, VA

March 2023 to May 2023

Reach truck forklift . Move over to lifestyle. Prologitix lost contract So they kept me because I can operate a reachtruck. 30. Years experience. On it . Material Handler/Forklift Operator

.monoflo llc-Winchester, VA

February 2022 to December 2022

Pull machine clean load unload trucks. Assembly. Grinder stuff . Run a clamp . Dock stocker . Get raw material for machines. Team player. Safety 5 s standers. Unload trucks for the next day orders that needed the parts to run on the order. .

Material handler 2

McKesson medical llc-Clearbrook, VA

April 2015 to January 2021

Move a lot of product. Reach truck . Work in different departments the rest I can not share ok . Confidential information. Ok. It is medical .

Education

Safety fire and theft prevention in the workplace (Lord Fairfax community college)

Work place studies for McKesson medical llc-Middletown, VA March 2016 to July 2016

High school diploma

Stonewall Jackson high-Manassas, VA

August 1985 to June 1988

Automotive certificate (Trade school)

Northern Virginia community college-Manassas, VA

January 1986 to May 1988

Skills

• Reach Truck

• Logistics

• Databases

• Assembly

• GM vehicles

• Quality Control

• Office record organization

• Equipment repair

• POS

• Ductwork

• Warehouse Experience

• Phone etiquette

• Inspection tools

• Teamwork

• Total sales (success metric)

• Title processing

• HVAC

• Order fulfillment

• Maintenance

• Restaurant experience

• Sheet metal

• Solaris

• Auto estimating

• Sales

• Kitchen experience

• Baler operation

• GMP

• Territory management

• Mentoring

• Brake repair

• Manual transmission

• Auto service management

• Outdoor work

• Stocking

• Front loader truck

• Sanding

• Estimating for automotive brake repair

• Coating

• Accounting systems

• Mechanical troubleshooting

• FileNet

• Attention to detail

• Dimensional inspection

• Safe work practices

• Food processing

• Automotive parts and accessories knowledge

• Implementation of OSHA safety standards

• AS400

• Shipping & Receiving

• Woodworking

• Mechanical knowledge

• Leadership

• SAP

• GPS

• Culinary experience

• HR sourcing

• Project management

• Front-end loaders

• Measuring instruments

• Load & Unload

• Negotiation

• Climbing

• Industrial equipment troubleshooting

• Food preparation

• Warehouse management

• Quality standards in production

• Accounting within automotive industry

• Productivity software

• Shipping and receiving inventory management

• Human resources

• Visual inspection for quality control

• Meal preparation

• Upselling

• Front desk

• Construction

• Masking (surface preparation method)

• Analysis skills

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) use

• Microsoft Office

• Equipment troubleshooting

• Cash register

• Mechanic experience

• Service technician experience

• Communication skills

• Microsoft Outlook

• Excavator

• Grocery store

• Data analysis skills

• Mobile devices

• Delivery driver experience

• Computer operation

• Lean Manufacturing

• Precision measuring instruments

• Micrometer

• Demand planning

• 5G

• Lifts and hoists

• Numeracy

• Organizational skills

• Cooking

• Warehouse supervisor experience

• Marketing

• Conveyor systems

• Detailing

• Freight Experience

• RF Scanner

• Additives (painting, coating and spraying materials)

• Carpentry carving

• Wire harness assembly

• Inventory Control

• Workplace health and safety regulatory compliance

• Manual handling

• Data center experience

• Retail math

• Sourcing

• Clerical experience

• Diesel engine repair

• Oil change

• Background checks

• Preventative hardware maintenance

• Food safety management

• SAP ERP

• Drafting

• Fabrication

• Technical Proficiency

• Manufacturing standard operating procedures

• Packaging

• Measurement (quality control)

• MRP

• Continuous improvement

• Hospitality

• Auto body repair

• Construction estimating

• Appointment scheduling

• Sage

• Payroll

• FMEA

• Equipment malfunction troubleshooting

• Sanitation procedures

• Delivery driving

• Blueprint specification interpretation

• Property management

• Multifamily properties

• Truck driving

• Frame carpentry

• Loader operation

• Power tools

• ISO 9001

• Customer communication

• Math

• Manufacturing

• Materials Handling

• Air brake

• Basic math

• Dimensional measurements

• Food production

• Microsoft Access

• Supply chain

• Workday

• Quality Inspection

• Rust (programming language)

• Supervising experience

• Grilling

• Calipers

• Teaching

• SharePoint

• Buffing

• Construction painting

• Dealership experience

• Estimating for automotive electrical repair

• Precision measurement in machining

• Environmental compliance

• Suspension

• CMMS

• Pizza experience

• Construction site

• Customer support

• Team management

• Regulatory compliance

• Recycling

• Automotive customer service experience

• Material handling equipment operation

• Computer skills

• Typing

• Automotive diagnostics

• Coordinate measuring machine

• Machine operation

• Produce

• E-commerce

• 5S

• Electrical experience

• Fleet management

• Masonry

• Record keeping

• Vendor management

• Greeting customers

• CGMP

• Automotive buffing

• Quality control operations

• Estimating for automotive tire repair

• Budgeting

• Fair Housing regulations

• Machining

• Restaurant management

• Logistics inventory management

• Food service

• Microsoft Word

• Service writing

• Alignment

• Team development

• Merchandising

• Pallet Jack

• Forklift

• Vehicle maintenance

• Schematics

• Heavy Lifting

• Transportation documentation for distribution operations

• Heavy equipment operation

• Office supply management

• Safety standards in production

• Property management tools

• HACCP

• English

• Tube feeding

• Data entry

• Time management

• Production planning

• EHS

• Automotive service

• OneSite

• Quality Assurance

• Soldering irons

• Cleanroom

• Writing skills

• Purchasing

• Live chat

• LOTO

• POS systems

• CAD

• Forecasting

• GD&T

• Maximo

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• Wood finishing

• Order picker

• IT

• Laboratory experience

• Retail sales

• Accounting

• Conveyor installation

• Groundskeeping

• Supply chain management

• Office maintenance scheduling

• Supplier management

• Hazard communication

• Computer literacy

• Knife skills

• Retail sales transactions

• First aid

• Finished product defect inspection

• Electric pallet jack

• Adhesion testing (painting, coating and spraying quality control method)

• Microsoft Excel

• Inventory management

• Defect detection (quality control)

• Processing cash transactions

• Cash handling

• Employment & labor law

• Pricing

• Automotive repair

• Administrative experience

• Industrial equipment

• Cleaning

• Management

• HRIS

• Safety management experience within manufacturing industry

• Windows

• HTTPS

• Driving

• Priming

• Estimating for automotive air conditioning repair

• Baking

• OEM

• Safety regulations

• ERP systems

• Manufacturing facility

• Waste management baler

• Crane

• Warehouse management system

• Customer service

• Waste management shredders

• Scheduled maintenance

• Plastics injection molding

• Contracts

• Estimating for automotive engine repair

• Porter experience

• Preventive maintenance

• Distribution center

• Automotive sales

• Hand tools

Languages

• English - Fluent

Awards

Most product award.

August 1995

Pulled 968 pallets from machines on a reach truck. In 12 hours of work. And put in all the right locations. Plus a 100 gift card for achievement.

Certifications and Licenses

Rough Terrain Forklift Certification

Present

Driver's License

July 2025 to July 2033

Electric Pallet Jack Certification

May 2015 to July 2033

Single or a double pallet jack.

pallet jack certification

May 2015 to July 2033

Single or double pallet jack . Load and unload trailers . Pick put away department s. Forklift Certification

February 2024 to February 2029

Forklift reach truck shipping receiving duties.

OSHA 10

IATA Certification

Scissor Lift Certification

Passenger Endorsement

Certified Quality Inspector

Certified Quality Auditor

Safe Quality Food Certification

Non-CDL Class C

Additional Information

Experience reach truck forklift operator. Safety. Fire prevention. Theft . Team player. Automotive certification. Know parts inventory. Organize . manufacturing and automotive. Parts and customers . Paint and body .

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