Christopher Kever
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Motivated and hardworking individual ready to get back into the workforce. Looking to use my verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills within the work setting; promote teamwork and support my co-workers, while effectively collaborating as a team; enhance, refine and build current skills and knowledge, and provide a safe working environment. I have the willingness to adapt to a new work environment and the ability to learn new or required skills and knowledge of the job at hand.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Caregiver
Home
08.2019 - Current
- Caregiver for child and child with special needs
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Kept notes of behavior issues
- Administered medications to child.
Owner/Operator/Lawn Care Technician
Limitless Lawns
09.2024 - 10.2025
- Managed day-to-day business operations, ensuring efficiency and effective workflow management.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service.
- Operated lawn care equipment, ensuring efficient and safe usage for various tasks.
- Assisted in maintaining landscaping aesthetics through mowing, trimming, and edging services.
- Monitored lawn health, identifying issues and recommending appropriate treatments to clients.
Janitorial Cleaner
Executive Management Services Inc
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Cleaned and sanitized facility ensuring compliance with safety and health standards.
- Operated cleaning equipment, including industrial floor scrubbers, to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
- Assisted in inventory management of cleaning supplies, ensuring availability for daily operations.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize cleaning schedules and workflows for efficiency.
- Trained new staff on proper cleaning techniques and workplace safety protocols.
Environmental Service Technician
Parkview Health
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Maintained patient and hospital confidentiality.
- Followed specific cleaning schedules based on patient and unit needs.
- Cleaned and stocked 24-36 rooms per day
- Maintained cleanliness of hospital environment using medical grade cleaning products
Shift Lead
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Delivered superior training and leadership to teams to boost performance and help team members achieve performance targets
- Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance
- Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations
- Completed store opening and closing procedures, including setting up registers and checking products
- Maintained safe working environment by observing safety procedures, policies and regulations
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns
Landscaper
All About Lawns
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Trimmed greenery, shrubs and hedges to maintain uniform appearance
- Performed basic machine set up
- Safe and efficient operation of lawn mowers
- Maintained positive relationships with all customers
- Mowed, weed whacked and mulched planted areas and lawns
Laborer
Woodbridge Industries
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Assisted machine operators with finished pieces
- Responsible for achieving production requirements
- Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality
- Visually inspected final product for quality before packaging
Laborer
New Horizons Bakery
02.2014 - 09.2014
- Food Sanitation
- Material Handling
Laborer
Hearthside Food Solutions
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Mixer Operator/Machine Operator
- Baker
- Quality Control
- Food Safety
- Forklift Operator
- Scaling
- 5S
Warehouse Worker
Community Action Agency
06.2009 - 01.2010
- Warehouse forklift operator
- Box truck driver
- Delivered food product to various sites for The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
Education
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster High School
Scranton, PABuilding Trades
Branch Area Career Center
Coldwater, MISkills
- Retail Sales
- Customer Service
- Effective Communication
- T20 Industrial Floor Scrubber
- Floor Buffer
- Shrink wrap machine
- Electric Hand Jack
- Rotary operator
- Food Sanitation
- Landscape equipment operation
- Grounds maintenance
- Trimming and weeding
- Landscaping
- Management
- Microsoft Word/Excel
- Construction and Extraction
- Assembly line production
- SAP trained
- Forklift Operator/Clamp Forklift
- Machine Operator
- Shipping and Receiving
- Quality Control
- Certified Professional Food Manager Certification 2019
- Basic Computer Knowledge
- Caring for child with special needs
Timeline
Owner/Operator/Lawn Care Technician
Limitless Lawns
09.2024 - 10.2025
Janitorial Cleaner
Executive Management Services Inc
01.2023 - 07.2023
Environmental Service Technician
Parkview Health
08.2020 - 10.2020
Child Caregiver
Home
08.2019 - Current
Shift Lead
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
01.2019 - 07.2019
Landscaper
All About Lawns
05.2016 - 09.2018
Laborer
Woodbridge Industries
09.2015 - 04.2016
Laborer
New Horizons Bakery
02.2014 - 09.2014
Laborer
Hearthside Food Solutions
01.2010 - 01.2014
Warehouse Worker
Community Action Agency
06.2009 - 01.2010
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster High School
Building Trades
Branch Area Career Center