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Certification
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Avery Ryan Garcia

Aurora,Colorado
Avery Ryan Garcia

Summary

Experienced Forklift Operator with 10 years of warehouse experience. Highly self-motivated and organized team player ready for a new challenge. Physically adept and trained in various lifting techniques and workplace safety.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Milgard Manufacturing Inc.

Expeditor
07.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Work order pulling and scanning orders with Oracle.
  • Proficient in Oracle operations software.
  • Put away glass units into locations provided.
  • Scan glass into location with a handheld scanner.
  • Unload a glass shipment once a week, while operating an electric powered Lift-Truck.
  • Lift anywhere from 75lbs to 100lbs everyday, mainly insulated glass units or IG's.
  • Unload one trailer a week of IG's, up to 100 units by hand and place on carts.
  • Load empty glass racks back onto the suppliers trailer once a week.
  • Compare shipping orders and invoices against contents received to verify accuracy.
  • Restock products and rotated items according to standard procedures.
  • Keep work areas clean, safe, and organized.

BEGA North America-BC2

Order Picker
01.2024 - 07.2024

Job overview

  • Operated an electric order picker or "cherry picker" to pull as many as 20 paper work orders as required.
  • Pulled mostly aluminum based parts based off work orders.
  • Staged dozens of picked orders in desired locations to be painted.
  • Operated electric Reach Lift-trucks to pull required parts off shelving.
  • Pulled product off Cantilever racking as required by work orders with the Reach Lift-truck.
  • Operated an electric powered Lift-truck for any other required tasks.
  • Collaborated with team members to complete picking tasks quickly and efficiently.

Swire Coca-Cola

Warehouse Supervisor
09.2023 - 01.2024

Job overview

The five and a half years I was with this company I've worked various forklifting positions, leadership roles and for the last four months worked as The Warehouse Mid-Shift Supervisor.

  • Supervised shipping and receiving, distribution and workplace safety for a team of 20 workers, all various roles as well as having two leads.
  • Supervised warehouse operations by managing employees during shifts.
  • Oversaw daily operations and shipping and handling processes.
  • Maintained high levels of accuracy in daily operations.
  • Monitored employee performance and offered mentoring and leadership to improve any deficiencies.
  • Monitored adherence to safety protocols and company policies by staying attentive to details.
  • Supported production workers in meeting goals without compromising safety and compliance.
  • Operated warehouse material handling equipment correctly to move loads.
  • Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.

Swire Coca-Cola

Forklift Operator Lead
03.2023 - 09.2023

Job overview

  • I lead a small team on the nightshift as the Forklift Operator Lead.
  • Loaded ten to twelve 53 foot trailers with special orders a night.
  • Helped pull dozens of stock pallets a night for anyone loading trucks.
  • I lead a small team of 3 with the break-down of special orders, transferring product by hand to a specially required pallet type.
  • Provided coverage for anyone pulling product down in the rows with a forklift.
  • Provided coverage for the Claw Team, a specialized forklift for building orders.
  • Required to help check dozens of pallets built by order builders for quantity errors and safety concerns.
  • Helped check in 10 to 20 truck drivers a night.
  • Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.

Swire Coca-Cola

Forklift Operator
11.2022 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • I transferred over from my old position at the warehouse in Alamosa, CO, here to Denver CO, and worked on the Denver facilities Tie Guard team or "Claw Team."
  • This consisted of pulling down dozens of stock pallets a night with the forklift.
  • Dropping them off in a designated area, cleared of plastic wrap and damaged product.
  • Transporting and wrapping built pallets with a specialized pallet wrapper specifically for forklifts.
  • Wrapping up to 100 built pallets a night by hand in time constraints.
  • The shift extended past 12 hours during peak season and anytime a staff shortage occurred.
  • Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
  • Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.

Swire Coca-Cola

Order Builder Lead
03.2020 - 11.2022

Job overview

In my old warehouse in Alamosa Colorado, I served as the Order Builder Lead.

  • This job consisted of all things warehouse related due to it being a smaller facility.
  • The job consisted of order building, using any PIT equipment available, forklifts, electric riding jacks.
  • Loaded six 32 foot trailers with product a per shift.
  • Built orders alongside my team with paper pick slips.
  • I checked pallets built by my team for quantity errors and safety concerns.
  • Checked in truck drivers, coordinating the put away or disposal of returned and damaged product.
  • Printed off work orders for my team in the warehouse with the software SAP.


  • Closed out routes at the end of the shift using SAP.
  • Trained new members of the team with trailer loading and order building, taught them how to identify the product.
  • Made sure trailers were properly chocked and locked with a glad hand lock for safest loading protocols.


  • Lead the team in after shift cleanup, crushing cardboard, plastic wrap and sweeping the warehouse.
  • Drove and pulled in trucks and trailers at the end of the night only during the winter season.
  • Staged and loaded Bay trucks for the next day by driving them around the yard.
  • Locked up and set the security alarm after every shift every night.

Swire Coca-Cola

Order Builder
07.2018 - 03.2020

Job overview

Order-builder position.

  • Propane powered Lift-Truck certified at start of job.
  • Electric powered Riding Jack certified to complete order-building tasks.
  • The job consisted of building pallets in a timely manner off of paper pick slips.
  • Cleanup related tasks such as cardboard and plastic recycling with compactors.
  • Throwing away trash, disposing of expired product.
  • Re-stocking warehouse, by hand and with a forklift.
  • Re-warehousing tasks operating a forklift.
  • Loaded 32ft. trailers, bay trucks and at times, box trucks with a forklift.
  • Moved merchandise using forklifts, pallet jacks and hand trucks.
  • Maintained tidy and clean work areas to promote optimal productivity and safety standards.

Walmart Supercenter

CAP-2 Associate
06.2015 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • This job mainly consisted of off-loading merchandise trailers by hand, with an electric jack, or manual jack.
  • Electric Jack certified
  • Stocking shelves
  • General clean up of facility.
  • Maintained merchandise presentation by removing damaged goods, stocking, and rotating merchandise and signing and pricing merchandise.
  • Moved excess materials to proper storage location.
  • Maintained clean, safe work environment by managing trash, sweeping and performing other cleaning processes.
  • Greeted customers, helped find merchandise when asked.
  • Stocked as many as 10 pallets a night myself.

Sonic Drive-In

Line Cook
05.2012 - 06.2015

Job overview

Basic fast-food job,

  • Grill cook for hamburgers
  • Dressing burgers
  • Helped close the restaurant.
  • Washed dishes
  • Threw away trash
  • Mopped up the kitchen
  • Stocked the freezer with 50 to 60 boxes per shipment.
  • Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
  • Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.

Education

Adams State University
Alamosa Colorado

No Degree from General, Buisness Management
03-2018

University Overview

This University believed in a renaissance education. After taking most of the general courses and a few business classes, I had to drop out because of expenses and having to work full-time.

Alamosa High School
Alamosa Colorado

High School Diploma
05-2015

University Overview

  • GPA 3.5

Skills

  • Forklift Operating

  • Order building

  • Truck Loading, Un-Loading

  • Warehouse Clean-Up

  • Leadership

  • Maintenance

Certification

Forklift Operator's License: Swire Coca-Cola October 2021

Propane/CNG Forklift


Electric Pallet Jack: Swire Coca-Cola October 2021


Walkie Rider : Swire Coca-Cola October 2021


Order Picker, "Cherry Picker": BEGA North America BC2 2024


Electric Lift Truck: BEGA North America BC2 2024


Reach Lift Truck: BEGA North America BC2 2024


Timeline

Expeditor

Milgard Manufacturing Inc.
07.2024 - Current

Order Picker

BEGA North America-BC2
01.2024 - 07.2024

Warehouse Supervisor

Swire Coca-Cola
09.2023 - 01.2024

Forklift Operator Lead

Swire Coca-Cola
03.2023 - 09.2023

Forklift Operator

Swire Coca-Cola
11.2022 - 03.2023

Order Builder Lead

Swire Coca-Cola
03.2020 - 11.2022

Order Builder

Swire Coca-Cola
07.2018 - 03.2020

CAP-2 Associate

Walmart Supercenter
06.2015 - 05.2018

Line Cook

Sonic Drive-In
05.2012 - 06.2015

Adams State University

No Degree from General, Buisness Management

Alamosa High School

High School Diploma