Michael Benoit
Lake Charles,LA
Summary
Skilled leader and problem-solver with several-year record of success overseeing work. Excellent maintenance and repair abilities demonstrated in and settings. Resourceful in coordinating supplies and personnel to meet any need.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor
Mr. T's Deli
Elton, Louisiana
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Inspected alarm systems and monitors to comply with fire, carbon monoxide and other safety levels.
- Monitored and evaluated the performance of personnel in the maintenance department, providing guidance and coaching when necessary.
- Conducted regular inspections of all equipment in the facility to identify any potential problems before they became serious issues.
- Ensured that safety regulations were followed by employees while performing maintenance tasks.
- Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.
- Coordinated emergency repairs as needed in order to minimize disruption in production schedules.
Laborer
Supreme Rice
Elton, Louisiana
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Collaborated with team members to complete assigned tasks and meet tight deadlines.
- Performed regular servicing and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment.
- Assisted with basic maintenance tasks such as sweeping, mopping, painting, and cleaning.
- Loaded or unloaded building materials to distribute machinery or tools.
- Demonstrated best safety practices working at heights and lifting various objects.
- Lifted objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance when necessary.
- Utilized two-way radios and hand signals to coordinate communication between equipment operators.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto or from pallets, trucks, or other vehicles using a forklift.
Meat Department Clerk
Rouses Market
Lake Charles, Louisiana
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Performed other duties as assigned by management such as stocking frozen foods section or helping out other departments during peak hours.
- Received daily shipments of fresh meat products from suppliers.
- Unloaded deliveries from vendors into store storage areas or onto shelves in the department.
- Recommended meat items to customers in response to expressed needs or preferences, offered samples and cheerfully cut meats to customer's specifications.
- Weighed, packaged, priced and labeled items for sale in the department.
- Helped department manager reach meat department sales and profit goals, monitored and complied with quality assurance standards and maintained safe, clean environment.
- Adhered to company policies regarding safe handling of hazardous materials.
- Practiced sanitation procedures by maintaining clean and neat work area.
- Responded to customer questions with friendly and knowledgeable service about cuts and types of meat.
- Priced, dated, wrapped and bagged meat products using department scales and stocked and rotated merchandise shelves, cases and displays for fresh and frozen meat.
- Assessed food for freshness before stocking cases or rotating products.
- Finished trims on steaks, roasts and chops to prepare for traying.
- Reviewed dates on product labels to take appropriate action.
- Assembled and served meals according to specific guest requirements.
Construction Laborer
Dale LeDoux
Lake Charles, Louisiana
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Built forms for pouring concrete foundations and slabs.
- Loaded or unloaded building materials to distribute machinery or tools.
- Loaded and unloaded building materials, tools, and machinery.
- Notified supervisors of faulty operations and defective materials to improve production.
- Used picks and shovels to dig, spread and level dirt and gravel.
- Repaired damaged structures such as walls or floors when needed.
- Completed carpentry work and installed crown molding and wood flooring to meet customer preferences.
- Assisted in the installation of plumbing fixtures including pipes and fittings.
- Performed lock-out-tag-out procedures on equipment prior to service work to promote workplace safety.
- Dug ditches or trenches, backfilled excavations or compacted and leveled earth to grade specifications.
- Gained independent working skills and guided and mentored less experienced team members.
- Learned and mastered skilled trade specialties under guidance of expert mentors.
- Used levels to ensure surfaces were even prior to completing tasks.
- Measured dimensions for foundations or other structures prior to pouring concrete or erecting walls.
- Loaded materials and tools into vehicles and unloaded upon arrival at jobsites.
- Performed general clean-up activities onsite including sweeping and disposing of debris.
- Completed general carpentry, electrical, mechanical, HVAC and plumbing installations and repairs.
- Operated equipment with strong focus on safety and ground communication.
- Set up ladders or temporary platforms used in construction projects.
- Carried tools and equipment between job sites as required.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Utilized two-way radios and hand signals to coordinate communication between equipment operators.
- Installed structures or fixtures using hand or power tools per plan drawings.
Skills
- Facilities maintenance
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Deadline management
- Work assignment delegation
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Grounds maintenance
- Electrical troubleshooting
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor
Mr. T's Deli
02.2024 - 08.2024
Laborer
Supreme Rice
11.2023 - 02.2024
Meat Department Clerk
Rouses Market
01.2021 - 03.2022
Construction Laborer
Dale LeDoux
01.2005 - 01.2012