Warehouse & Logistics Specialist with Forklift Expertise

Jose Alejandro Contreras

Summary:

Warehouse and Logistics Specialist with 10+ years of experience in shipping and receiving, inventory management, and warehouse operations. Proficient in operating forklifts (reach, cherry-picker, pacer lift) and skilled in quality inspections, cycle counts, and documentation. Strong background in supervising teams, maintaining production flow, and using MS Office and CRM for accurate reporting. Reliable, detail-oriented, and committed to efficiency and safety in fast-paced environments.

Skills:

•Inbound shipments

•Shipping and Receiving

•Inbound Clerk

•Forklift Operator

•Quality Inspections

•Good manufacturing practices

•Production flow

•Warehouse Operations

•Forklift (reach) Operator

•Cherry-picker

•Loading and Unloading finished products

•Pacer lift

•Inventory control

•Operate the reach

•Cycle and physical counts

•Receiving Clerk

•Records

•Accurate Documentation

•CSR

•Raw materials

•CRM

•Data entry

•Audit consolidation

•MS Office

Education:

Garey High School, Riverside, CA

High School Diploma

Experience:

Rain Bird, Azusa, CA June 2023 - Present

Inbound Clerk/Forklift Operator/ Shipping and Receiving

Responsible for all inbound shipments.

Inspect products to ensure they meet the company's quality standards.

Perform accurate data entry (MS Office).

Operate the reach around the facility to locate and relocate items.

Inventory control (cycle and physical counts).

Audit consolidation.

Report all discrepancies to upper management.

KC Pharmaceuticals, Pomona, CA Mar 2022- Apr 2023

Assistant Supervisor/ Shipping and Receiving

Responsible for the warehouse and ensured production flow was accurate.

Oversaw shipping and receiving.

Responsible cycle counts, inventory control, and raw materials.

Trained and developed staff.

Haliburton International Foods, Inc., Ontario, CA Oct 2018 - Feb 2022

Inventory Clerk/Forklift Operator

•Performed cycle count on daily basis.

Operated the forklift (reach) and a cherry-picker to lift to court products.

Responsible for inbound and offload production, which required usage of a pacer lift.

Responsible for loading finished products also using a pacer lift.

Lowe's Home Improvement, Ontario, CA Oct 2013 - Sep 2018

Lead Receiving Clerk/CSR

•Oversaw all freight received (inbound)

•Inspected products to ensure they met the company's quality standards.

•Assisted with inventory.

•Filled our special orders.

•Processed paperwork; ensured documents were accurate.

•Completed data entry (CRM, MS Office).

•Completed other duties as assigned.

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