Benjamin Sage
Des Moines,IA
Summary
Detail-oriented warehouse generalist skilled in forklift operation, temperature control, and product quality assurance. Committed to ensuring optimal warehouse organization and efficient loading/unloading operations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Generalist
Perishable Distributors of Iowa LTD
Ankeny, Iowa
05.2020 - 02.2026
- Operated battery powered forklifts to move pallets in and out of slots. This includes replenishing product in pick slots for selectors, as well as placing pallets in reserve locations.
- Operated rider pallet jacks to move pallets quickly in and out of trailers, along with transporting to and from staging locations.
- Ensured safety and efficiency while working in extreme temperature conditions of -20 degrees F.
- Loaded dual temperature trailers of both frozen and fresh food products. Most shipments consist of 2 or more stops. Therefore, pallets must be loaded strategically, ensuring the quickest unloading process at stores while also maintaining the correct product temperatures throughout transit.
- Received inbound shipments to replenish warehouse inventory, certifying that all items received match the bills and that all product temperatures taken match the correct temp plans. Any temp plan that failed required an investigation to save the company from receiving any damaged or spoiled product.
- Built pallets by selecting the correct cases from pick slots, while also guaranteeing correct item weights to be billed to stores. Additionally, all this was accomplished while maintaining a 100% or more pick standard, granting a weekly incentive bonus.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ankeny High School
Ankeny, IA05-2014
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
DMACC
Ankeny, IASkills
- Forklift operation
- Pallet jack handling
- Shipping and receiving
- Loading and unloading
- Picking and packing
- Warehouse organization
- Warehouse safety
- Heavy lifting
- Temperature control
- Stock rotation
- Pallet building
- Barcode scanning
- Product quality assurance
- Packaging and labeling
- Effective communication
Accomplishments
Eagle Scout
Timeline
Warehouse Generalist
Perishable Distributors of Iowa LTD
05.2020 - 02.2026
High School Diploma -
Ankeny High School
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
DMACC