Benjamin Wood
Ware Shoals,SC
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Landscape and Grading Owner / Operator
Affordable Landscaping
Ware Shoals, SC
06.2020 - Current
- Owner of this business
- Oversee employees
- Operate heavy equipment
- Ensure customer satisfaction
- Trouble shooting problems
- Often work with hands during irrigation installation or repairs, sod installation, grading operations, tree operations and other job task
- Provided direction and guidance to employees.
- Implemented quality assurance processes to ensure product excellence.
- Created marketing campaigns to attract new customers.
Machine Operator
ZF Transmissions
Gray Court, SC
01.2017 - 02.2024
- Started in logistics, moved to machine operator position
- Took parts out to assembly lines
- Loaded / Unloaded materials off of the trucks
- Trouble shoot problems with machines before calling maintenance
Fireman
Greenville County Fire
Greenville, SC
02.2018 - 08.2023
- Worked emergencies such as wrecks, fires, medical calls, and rescue calls
- Drove and operated fire trucks and pump instrument panels
- Obtained EMT certification for medical calls and wrecks
- Operated various hand tools such as various saws, jaws of life tools, struts, drills, grinders, and rams.
Machine Operator Technician
Glass Manufacturer
Spartanburg, SC
02.2019 - 08.2019
- This was a part time job for a manufacturing company in Spartanburg
- Worked as a machine operator making and shaping glass for automotive industries
- Operated various machines in day to day operations
- Moved to Maintenance department after operating machines
Trades Specialist III
SCDOT
Laurens , SC
08.2014 - 01.2017
- Operated heavy equipment to maintain right of ways, roadways, and ditches.
- Repaired and maintained heavy equipment as needed to keep operations going.
- Ensured other employees work times were put into the computer, and ensured each daily job task was completed at the end of the day.
Education
Certificate - Horticulture
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC12-2021
Skills
- Operations Management
- Operation of Machines and Tools
- Work well with others
- Trouble Shooting
- Repairing and Maintaining
- Mechanical skills
- Problem solving skills
Timeline
Landscape and Grading Owner / Operator
Affordable Landscaping
06.2020 - Current
Machine Operator Technician
Glass Manufacturer
02.2019 - 08.2019
Fireman
Greenville County Fire
02.2018 - 08.2023
Machine Operator
ZF Transmissions
01.2017 - 02.2024
Trades Specialist III
SCDOT
08.2014 - 01.2017
Certificate - Horticulture
Piedmont Technical College
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