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Andrew Barrett

Andrew Barrett

Irvine,CA

Summary

Motivated individual who desires a full-time position stocking shelves, working in the back room, sometimes working the register etc in a friendly neighborhood grocery store.

Over the years, main occupation has been a professional musician, but have had, and have, other kinds of jobs as well, with skills pertinent to this job.

While working at a warehouse and at retail learned about working efficiently, stocking shelves and working a cash register as well.

Also did several store projects transferring items from one part of the store / shelving area to another, when the store changed their configuration, or put out and took back seasonal items.

When needed, would go to the front to staff the cash register, if there were a number of customers and the front was understaffed or needed an extra person on register.

At the assembly job, lifted 50 to 100 lb boxes off stacks and pallets by myself, sometimes using a hydraulic pallet jack, cut them open, read the instructions if necessary (if it was a new or unfamiliar item) and assembled each item to proper specs for resale. These items included outdoor grills/barbecues, patio heaters, and large heavy tool chests. Was able to work by myself and at a steady pace to keep up with the required workflow for that day.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Services Leader 2

City Of Irvine
10.2022 - Current
  • Maintains clean, neat and operational facilities to serve the needs of the community.
  • Checks on day-to-day operations of building.
  • Sets up and takes down furniture for facility reservations as per submitted plans.
  • Exhibits excellent communications and customer service relations skills, assisting callers and in-person drop-ins with questions and issues regarding facility.

Pianist

Night Blooming Jazzmen Jazz Band
06.2022 - Current
  • Plays piano with jazz band.
  • Band typically plays half dozen to dozen gigs/shows/festivals per year.

Pianist

Walt Disney Company
05.2013 - 07.2022
  • Played jazz piano with Hook & Ladder Company and Silver Dollar Six jazz bands on Main Street USA and in Frontierland.
  • Played ragtime piano at Refreshment Corner on Main Street USA.
  • Entertained guests while maintaining musical atmosphere of that area.

Assembler

Advantage Solutions Sales And Marketing
02.2020 - 10.2021
  • Was sent to various Home Depot stores in Orange County, who contracted with Advantage, to assemble various items, depending upon which store needed assembler that day, or even additional assembler (if there were very many items to be assembled that day).
  • Checked with management of store that day / my boss as to what was to be assembled of items left in assemblers' area, paying attention to assemble special customer orders and rush/low stock items first.
  • Selected boxes of each item to be assembled, lifting/moving them by myself if necessary (including heavy grill boxes weighing over 100 lbs), using pallet jack if necessary to move stack of items out of way, or bring them closer to work area.
  • Opened each box, removed and laid out components, consulted instructions (if it was an unfamiliar item, or one I hadn't done in a long time), and assembled item according to plan.
  • Assembled grills/barbecues, gas patio heaters, wheelbarrows, patio furniture, and similar items.
  • Used both variety of hand tools and several power tools, including electric drill/driver, in course of my work.
  • Worked steadily and consistently to get most work possible accomplished in day, at my pace.
  • Took photos of completed work (if necessary), and documented / consulted with my supervisor about any major problems encountered during workday.
  • Enumerated all completed work items on notepad, tallied them at end of day, and filled out work order, to be processed by Receiving dept. of that store.
  • Worked mostly by myself and kept careful track of all work done and hours worked.

Store Associate/Stocker Associate

Big Lots, Inc.
07.2018 - 10.2018
  • Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options.
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change and storing coupons.
  • Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
  • Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
  • Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders and gift card activations.

Pianist

Knott's Berry Farm
10.2010 - 01.2013
  • Played piano at Bird Cage Theatre accompanying live drama onstage for stage productions "Gift of the Magi" and "A Christmas Carol" each Christmas season from November to January, with rehearsals in October.
  • Worked closely with various cast members and show director to ensure everyone was on right page (figuratively and literally) in terms of putting on good show, playing appropriate music for each scene, and underscoring vocal numbers.
  • Played three seasons: 2010, 2011, and 2012
  • Played festive Christmas tunes on calliope outside theatre for ballyhoo, half hour or so before each scheduled performance.

Warehouse Worker

Westaff Staffing Agency
08.2008 - 09.2008
  • Was employed on location at warehouse of Roklin Systems in Lake Forest
  • Filled plastic bottles with chemicals from larger vats/rack-mounted dispensers
  • Filled medium-sized plastic sandbags with either gray or black compound depending upon need
  • Used foot-operated impulse sealer to seal plastic sandbags shut
  • Selected and arranged proper materials into individual plastic buckets to make "kits" of FlexSet and FloMix road repair products for patching holes in asphalt and concrete
  • Pounded lid onto assembled bucket kits using mallet
  • Moved between warehouse work stations as needed based upon orders from supervisor

Education

Associate of Arts - Music

Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
2014

Skills

  • Stocking Shelves
  • Cash Register Operations
  • Cleaning and Sanitizing
  • Answering Phones
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Hand tool use
  • Assembly of furniture, patio items etc
  • Pallet Jack Operation
  • Willing to Learn

Timeline

Community Services Leader 2

City Of Irvine
10.2022 - Current

Pianist

Night Blooming Jazzmen Jazz Band
06.2022 - Current

Assembler

Advantage Solutions Sales And Marketing
02.2020 - 10.2021

Store Associate/Stocker Associate

Big Lots, Inc.
07.2018 - 10.2018

Pianist

Walt Disney Company
05.2013 - 07.2022

Pianist

Knott's Berry Farm
10.2010 - 01.2013

Warehouse Worker

Westaff Staffing Agency
08.2008 - 09.2008

Associate of Arts - Music

Orange Coast College
Andrew Barrett