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Carlos Palma

Pasco,WA

Summary

Resourceful Supervisor trained in resolving critical issues within a time-sensitive environment with a successful track record of building and maintaining talented teams. A highly organized, energetic, and versatile leader committed to continuous improvements—proven history of motivating staff to work together to achieve targets.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Night Operations Supervisor

Columbia Distributing
Kennewick, WA
10.2022 - Current
  • Established and enforced clear goals to keep employees working collaboratively.
  • Enforced company policies, answered coworkers' questions and trained new personnel.
  • Planned and developed new operation processes to innovate and stay competitive.
  • Recommended opportunities for growth and advancement to motivate employees.
  • Conferred with management and subordinates to resolve problems or complaints.
  • Directed and coordinated production activities, encouraging employees to meet specifications.
  • Planned and managed resources to consistently meet production, quality and cost goals.
  • Ordered equipment parts and repair services during equipment breakdown to avoid further delays.
  • Conducted training in equipment operations and safety procedures, briefing employees of hazards associated with work.
  • Performed minor equipment repairs to keep jobs on task and notified maintenance department of major machinery failures.
  • Complied with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
  • Identified and corrected performance and personnel issues to reduce impact to business operations.
  • Maintained operating schedules to provide effective coverage for key areas and achieve objectives.
  • Interviewed applicants, recommended individuals for hiring and evaluated staff performance.
  • Monitored employee productivity to provide constructive feedback and coaching.
  • Responded to employee concerns or complaints by coordinating with human resources team to solve issues.
  • Coordinated employee schedules according to shift changes and availability.
  • Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
  • Assigned tasks to employees and monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
  • Delegated tasks to multiple employees while maintaining efficient workplace.

Night Shift Lead

Columbia Distributing
Yakima, WA
06.2022 - 10.2022
  • Assisted upper management with daily operations to meet standards of service and quality.
  • Completed opening and closing duties to facilitate business operations.
  • Trained employees in proper work procedures and performance strategies to optimize operations.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve performance and implement training updates.
  • Handled inventorying responsibilities.
  • Patrolled work areas to inspect operations, identify concerns and implement corrective actions.
  • Set performance metrics for each team member and provided feedback when needed.
  • Monitored security and enforced loss prevention strategies during shift.
  • Resolved and reported issues to senior management.

Order Selector

Columbia Distributing
Yakima, WA
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Operated warehouse equipment with caution and according to manufacturer instructions to reduce risk of accidents and malfunctions.
  • Used RF scanner to pick items from bins and complete orders.
  • Prepared products for packaging and shipping according to company specifications.
  • Used handheld scanners to key in data for packages.
  • Attended company safety meetings to maintain knowledge of new and important information.
  • Fulfilled orders quickly to accomplish challenging daily objectives.
  • Picked up heavy objects using proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injuries.
  • Selected products and items from shelves and pallets for customer orders.
  • Limited damage to products and orders by using care when choosing items.
  • Cleaned and organized aisles, work stations and floors to promote operational productivity.
  • Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
  • Coached warehouse team on FIFO monitoring.
  • Used hand trucks, pallet jacks and forklifts safely and efficiently.
  • Examined and inspected stock items for damage and reported findings to supervisors.

Warehouse Order Selector

pacific coast fruit company
Kent, WA
08.2019 - 09.2020
  • Considered individual product requirements and accessibility needs to maximize efficiency of warehouse storage areas.
  • Tracked inventory, conducted cycle counts and audits and resolved issues to maintain accurate records.
  • Unloaded incoming products off trucks, sorted items in staging area and transported items to final storage locations.
  • Communicated effectively with members of public in often crowded and noisy environments.
  • Operated forklift to elevate or place merchandise in appropriate areas.
  • Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
  • Bent, lifted, opened, and moved produce products weighing up to 70 pounds.
  • Picked designated stock from multiple warehouse locations and neatly stacked irregular and diverse material on pallets.
  • Located, pulled and verified accuracy of customer orders, palletized and wrapped full pallet and prepared for shipment.
  • Operated pallet jacks in freezer and refrigerator warehouse environments safely and without equipment or product damage.

Education

Kerman High School
Kerman, CA
06.2014

Skills

  • Storage organization
  • Picking and processing
  • Product identification
  • Shipping and packaging
  • Adaptive team player
  • Pallet jacks
  • Forklifts
  • Warehouse operations
  • Staff supervision
  • Team management
  • Teambuilding
  • Multitasking
  • Good work ethic
  • Computer skills

Timeline

Night Operations Supervisor

Columbia Distributing
10.2022 - Current

Night Shift Lead

Columbia Distributing
06.2022 - 10.2022

Order Selector

Columbia Distributing
08.2021 - 06.2022

Warehouse Order Selector

pacific coast fruit company
08.2019 - 09.2020

Kerman High School

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