Benjamin Ford
Apache Junction,AZ
Summary
Driven team-oriented individual with a proven track record at Advantage Solutions, showcasing exceptional assembly processes and workspace organization. Repeatedly setting the standard for quality output and customer service. Excelled in roles requiring excellent manual dexterity and safety awareness, achieving significant efficiency improvements. Skilled in both team collaboration and independent problem-solving, ensuring high-quality outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Deconstruction & Pick-up Specialist
Stardust Building Supplies
10.2024 - Current
- Disassembled and uninstalled kitchens, bathrooms, and storage closets, keeping cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, and appliances intact with cordless power tools and hand tools.
- Carefully loaded and unloaded items onto and off of a company moving truck using pallet jacks, forklifts, hand trucks, dollies, and a lift gate.
- Effectively communicated with customers, answering questions, and inviting them to visit the store where their donations will be resold.
- Kept all work areas neat and tidy to minimize any risk of injury or damage to floors, walls, and doorways.
Meat Clerk
Safeway
09.2024 - Current
- Kept meat cases fully stocked, clean and properly labeled to allow customers to find products quickly.
- Prepared and packaged meat products by cutting and grinding meat to customer specifications.
- Maintained sanitation standards within the department by adhering to strict cleaning procedures and guidelines.
- Maintained excellent levels of food safety by frequently checking product dates and temperatures.
- Assisted customers with special requests and provided information on various cuts of meat, cooking techniques, and recipes.
Assembly Technician/Merchandising Reset Specialist
Advantage Solutions
10.2006 - 10.2024
- Merchandised multiple products according to updated schematics.
- Took inventory of multiple products to ensure proper placement and facings.
- Communicated with supervisor and store management in coordinating the success of all tasks in a timely manner.
- Operated forklifts, reach trucks, and order pulling machinery to bring product down and to place extra product in overhead storage.
- Product labeling and identification experience.
- Performed assembly of products according to specifications and instructions using hand and power tools, prioritizing quality with efficiency.
- Kept work areas organized, tidy, and clean for maximum productivity.
- Communicated with assembly field supervisor as to which store locations require service.
- Willingness, but not required, to drive long distances to service "satellite" store locations (Show Low, Safford, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, etc).
- Arrived punctually and professionally.
- Communicated with merchandising supervisor and store management in regards to what product needed to be assembled.
- Maintained a clean and tidy work space, separating cardboard from trash.
- Reviewed work performed with merchandising supervisor or store management to ensure all requested product had been completed.
- Received signature and acquired Purchase Order and Key Received numbers from Receiving department.
- Communicated with assembly field supervisor that the task had been completed.
Delivery Driver/Documents Specialist
Blaylock Reprographics
04.2005 - 10.2006
- Load and unload client orders into company vehicle and deliver to jobsites and offices across the Phoenix metropolitan area.
- Well-adept to city layouts and finding quick, efficient routes to destinations.
- Communicated with clients regarding their document specifications (size, material, resolution, color, binding, etc).
- Printed and bound documents like blueprints, project manuals, flyers, and pamphlets according to client's document specifications.
- Customer Service
Shipping/Receiving Supervisor
Sasco Electric
03.2004 - 04.2005
- Received and tracked orders of electronics like lighting, conduit, tools, and fixtures.
- Maintained organization among a distribution warehouse.
- Delegated tasks amongst warehouse workers (pulling orders, stacking pallets, cleaning, verifying inventory, etc).
- Forklift operation.
- Efficiently organized and prepared materials for transport to various construction sites.
Education
High School Diploma -
Genesis Academy
Phoenix, AZ06.2002
Skills
- Safety awareness
- Product Merchandising
- Heavy Lifting
- Retail Experience
- Order Packaging
- Equipment Operation
- Excellent manual dexterity
- Safe Driving
- Clean Driving Record
- GPS and route planning
- Attention to Detail
- Workspace Organization
Krav Maga, Fitness, and Nutrition
Student of Krav Maga which is high-intensity training in self-defense, exercise, and fitness. There is a strong emphasis on maintaining peak physical performance through healthy lifestyle choices.
Timeline
Deconstruction & Pick-up Specialist
Stardust Building Supplies
10.2024 - Current
Meat Clerk
Safeway
09.2024 - Current
Assembly Technician/Merchandising Reset Specialist
Advantage Solutions
10.2006 - 10.2024
Delivery Driver/Documents Specialist
Blaylock Reprographics
04.2005 - 10.2006
Shipping/Receiving Supervisor
Sasco Electric
03.2004 - 04.2005
High School Diploma -
Genesis Academy
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