Aaron Butler
Kansas City,KS
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Lumber Sales Associate
Home Depot
Overland Park, KS
04.2019 - 01.2024
- Forklift Operator and trainer with 16 years of experience.
- Loading and Unloading trucks and
- Pulling orders for delivery
- Detailing, receiving, and putting away incoming freight
- Packing down to refill empty or low product
- Supervising and directing other associates to make sure jobs get done well
- Maintaining a safe work environment
- Running various power tools to make repairs to in store equipment or build displays
- Greeted customers to determine wants or needs.
- Performed daily stock checks to ensure adequate supply of products.
- Performed floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and housekeeping to keep sales areas well-stocked, organized and current.
- Tracked inventory levels using computer systems.
- Demonstrated safe work practices at all times.
- Watched for and recognized security risks and thefts to prevent or handle situations.
- Prepared merchandise for purchase or rental.
- Provided support during peak periods by working additional hours as needed.
- Placed special orders or called other stores to find desired items.
- Answered store and merchandise questions and led customers to wanted items.
- Assisted in loading lumber onto customer vehicles.
- Operated forklifts to unload lumber from delivery trucks.
- Unboxed new merchandise and restocked shelves in appealing and organized arrangements to promote items.
- Placed orders for new supplies when necessary.
- Used jig, circular and table saws to cut lumber to requested sizes to fulfill customer requests.
- Ticketed, arranged and displayed merchandise to promote sales.
- Operated forklifts to pick customer orders in bulk areas.
Warehouse Supervisor
Great American Building Materials
North Kansas City, MO
05.2014 - 03.2019
- Monitored daily shipping, handling and receiving to promote smooth operations within warehouse.
- Reviewed inventory sheet against shipments received and alerted manager of discrepancies.
- Informed upper management or department heads of items loaded or problems encountered.
- Promoted safe working conditions by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
- Monitored workers and reviewed completed work for proper performance.
- Resolved customer inquiries regarding order status or delivery issues promptly.
- Developed plans for reorganizing storage areas as necessary based on product volume changes.
- Operated forklifts to fill or empty overhead spaces.
- Completed or assisted with difficult or skilled tasks.
- Processed requests and supply orders and pulled materials to successfully prepare orders.
- Presented and explained work orders to team.
- Oversaw inventory of incoming and outgoing materials based on physical counts and bar-code systems.
- Created strategies for improving operational efficiencies in the warehouse.
- Established and maintained good relations with customers, vendors and transport companies.
- Enforced strict safety procedures and protocols through successful management of warehouse team members.
- Supervised loading and unloading of materials from incoming trucks.
- Provided information to shipping and receiving personnel regarding inventory stock.
- Organized warehouse design to maximize space for stock while allowing for high volume traffic zones.
- Monitored warehouse operations to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Prepared and led staff training and instruction.
- Checked loaded materials compared to work orders for correctness.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
Steel Racking Repair
InStore
St Louis, MO
08.2013 - 05.2014
- Observed safety precautions and practices to reduce injury when using heavy machinery and equipment.
- Clean work area after completion of projects.
- Installed and Repaired Steel racking in warehouse setting
- Used various power and hand tools to complete install
- Used forklifts, reach trucks, and electric ladders to complete tasks
- Followed directions and list of tasks to complete full job on or ahead of schedule
- Worked with local onsite staff to facilitate smooth operations
Lumber Sales Associate
Home Depot
Olathe, KS
05.2007 - 08.2013
- Forklift Operator and trainer with 16 years of experience.
- Loading and Unloading trucks and
- Pulling orders for delivery
- Detailing, receiving, and putting away incoming freight
- Packing down to refill empty or low product
- Supervising and directing other associates to make sure jobs get done well
- Maintaining a safe work environment
- Running various power tools to make repairs to in store equipment or build displays
- Greeted customers to determine wants or needs.
- Performed daily stock checks to ensure adequate supply of products.
- Performed floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and housekeeping to keep sales areas well-stocked, organized and current.
- Tracked inventory levels using computer systems.
- Demonstrated safe work practices at all times.
- Watched for and recognized security risks and thefts to prevent or handle situations.
- Prepared merchandise for purchase or rental.
- Provided support during peak periods by working additional hours as needed.
- Placed special orders or called other stores to find desired items.
- Answered store and merchandise questions and led customers to wanted items.
- Assisted in loading lumber onto customer vehicles.
- Operated forklifts to unload lumber from delivery trucks.
- Unboxed new merchandise and restocked shelves in appealing and organized arrangements to promote items.
- Placed orders for new supplies when necessary.
- Used jig, circular and table saws to cut lumber to requested sizes to fulfill customer requests.
- Ticketed, arranged and displayed merchandise to promote sales.
- Operated forklifts to pick customer orders in bulk areas.
Education
High School Diploma -
Shawnee Mission West
Overland Park, KS05-2003
Skills
- Product Merchandising
- Customer Assistance
- Retail Merchandising
- Inventory Management
- Attention to Detail
- Team Cooperation
- Basic Mathematics
- Shipment Processing
- Palletizing
- Material Handling
- Warehouse Picking
- Documentation
- Inventory Staging
- Forklift Operation
- Stock Allocation
- Product Inspection
- Shipping and Receiving
- Equipment Operations
- Warehouse Management
- Safety Awareness
- Team Player
- Bill of Lading Knowledge
- Loading and Unloading
- Storage and Organization
- Equipment Inspections
- Problem-Solving
- Incident Reporting
- Heavy Equipment Operations
- Warehouse Support
Timeline
Lumber Sales Associate
Home Depot
04.2019 - 01.2024
Warehouse Supervisor
Great American Building Materials
05.2014 - 03.2019
Steel Racking Repair
InStore
08.2013 - 05.2014
Lumber Sales Associate
Home Depot
05.2007 - 08.2013
High School Diploma -
Shawnee Mission West