Charles Thomas
Huntsville
Summary
Professional operator with strong experience in material handling, and warehouse operations. Skilled in safely maneuvering forklifts, managing inventory, and loading/unloading goods. Reliable team collaborator focused on achieving results, and adapting to changing needs. Recognized for attention to safety protocols and effective communication skills. Hardworking employee with over 10 years of carrying out oral and written instructions effectively, and efficiently. Uses constructive criticism to improve skills, and job performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Gulf Distribution
06.2023 - 09.2024
- Worked with racking systems and loaded or unloaded pallets, pulling and placing pallets on or off of vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically.
- Received products using frequency scanners, unloaded shipments from trucks and fulfilled and organized orders to streamline customer delivery processes.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Maintained an organized warehouse by systematically arranging products using a forklift according to company guidelines.
Maintenance Crew Member
Bessemer City
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Removed outdoor debris and yard clippings into receptacles to properly maintain grounds.
- Followed routine maintenance checklist.
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
- Worked with vendors to procure parts and materials for repairs, examining quality and performance.
- Removed weeds, hazards, and debris from common pathways to improve usability.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Provided expert lawn care, mulching, aerating and trimming around walks, walls, and flower beds.
Warehouse Associate
United Textile
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Prepared orders for shipment by picking, packing, and labeling merchandise.
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
Lift Truck Operator
TSF Sportswear
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Used radios and hand signals to enhance performance and safety while effectively communicating between boom operator and ground personnel.
- Operated multiple types of cherry picker equipment in utility maintenance environments with zero safety incidents.
- Inspected and serviced cherry picker vehicle as part of regular preventive maintenance and repair of worn out or broken components.
- Communicated information to local population regarding scheduled or emergency outages.
Education
GED - Basic Education
Bessemer Alternative
Bessemer, AL05.2006
Skills
- Heavy Lifting
- Facility Upkeep
- Performing Routine Maintenance
- Physical Site Security
- Maintenance and Repair
- Forklift operation
- Truck loading and unloading
- Pallet jack operation
- Order picking
- Attention to detail
- Pallet building
- Forklift operator certification
Certification
- Fork Lift Training - 8 years
- Cherry Picker Training - 8 years
- Pallet Jack - 8 years
Timeline
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Gulf Distribution
06.2023 - 09.2024
Maintenance Crew Member
Bessemer City
01.2023 - 05.2023
Warehouse Associate
United Textile
05.2022 - 02.2023
Lift Truck Operator
TSF Sportswear
03.2020 - 02.2022
GED - Basic Education
Bessemer Alternative
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