Dashawn Calvin
Snellville,GA
Summary
Resourceful Warehouse Associate able to handle diverse job requirements and meet company goals. Consistently looks for ways to improve warehouse operations and personal contributions to increase team success against challenging performance targets. Resolves problems tactfully, keeping employees and customers satisfied with fast, accurate deliveries.
Proactive recognized for 15 years of hands-on experience in shipping and receiving freight and picking and pulling stock. Expertise in wrapping, boxing, labeling and maintaining logs. Strong and comfortable lifting up to 75 pounds at once. Skilled at working efficiently, correctly and quickly.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Union Laborer
Liuna Laborers' Local 742
Mascoutah, IL
08.2007 - Current
- Interpreted job site supervisor's orders and technical documentation to complete accurate work.
- Worked independently in fast-paced environment while meeting productivity and quality expectations.
- Prepared job sites by removing debris and setting up materials and tools.
- Brought materials and tools from trucks and storage facilities to work site locations and organized for expected needs.
- Demonstrated safe and proper operation of equipment and tools to prevent harm to team members.
- Collected measurements and marked locations as part of project preparations.
- Interacted daily with various project managers, subcontractors and municipal inspectors to complete construction projects.
- Worked in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
- Directed traffic away from hazardous locations to protect team members and general public.
- Enhanced team efficiency and multitasking abilities by effectively using hand tools, power tools and equipment.
- Dug holes, trenches and ditches at desired locations and backfilled completed excavations.
- Prepared, poured and spread materials such as concrete and asphalt at designated locations.
- Maintained team safety by controlling traffic around and within site.
- Signaled equipment operators to complete proper alignments, movements and adjustments.
Warehouse Associate
4 Seasons Transportation
Austell, GA
10.2005 - 07.2007
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Prepared orders for shipment by systematically picking, packing and labeling merchandise.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to verify accuracy and prevent errors.
- Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting and stocking merchandise.
- Wrapped pallets in shrink wrap prior to loading.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 75 pounds.
- Shipped material and performed boxing, packing, labeling and preparation of related documents.
- Operated forklifts to transfer inventory to and from target destinations.
Warehouse Associate
SYSCO Food Services
College Park, GA
06.1999 - 10.2005
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Prepared orders for shipment by systematically picking, packing and labeling merchandise.
- Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Wrapped pallets in shrink wrap prior to loading.
- Assembled orders for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 75 pounds.
- Shipped material and performed labeling and preparation of related documents.
- Moved products using forklifts and other equipment, consistently meeting challenging performance goals.
- Operated PC and RF-based computer systems for inventory management.
Warehouse Picker
Atlanta Provision Company
Atlanta, GA
10.1994 - 11.1996
- Prepared orders by processing requests, pulled materials from warehouse, packed boxes and prepared shipments.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to verify accuracy and prevent errors.
- Used hand-held devices and computers to record and monitor inventory levels and completed audits to uncover and address inaccuracies.
- Wrapped pallets in shrink wrap prior to loading.
- Maintained tidy and clean work areas to promote optimal productivity and safety standards.
- Moved merchandise using forklifts, pallet jacks and hand trucks.
Warehouse Associate
Drug Transport Inc.
Tucker, GA
08.1993 - 10.1994
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Prepared orders for shipment by systematically picking, packing and labeling merchandise.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to verify accuracy and prevent errors.
- Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting and stocking merchandise.
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Wrapped pallets in shrink wrap prior to loading.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel.
- Shipped material and performed boxing, packing, labeling and preparation of related documents.
- Inspected work areas for cleanliness and obstacles and removed cartons and boxes to keep work areas organized and hazard-free.
- Operated forklifts to transfer inventory to and from target destinations.
- Placed incoming inventory in optimal storage locations to promote continued accuracy and easy retrieval.
- Managed product staging to efficiently transfer items between receiving, storage and shipping locations.
- Recorded information, shortages and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
Education
High School Diploma -
Cross Keys High School
Brookhaven, GAHigh School Diploma -
O'Fallon Township High School
O'Fallon, IL06.1991
Skills
- Loading and Unloading Systems
- Forklift Certification
- Order Picking and Processing
- Shipping and Receiving
- RFID Tracking
- Safety-First Mentality
Timeline
Union Laborer
Liuna Laborers' Local 742
08.2007 - Current
Warehouse Associate
4 Seasons Transportation
10.2005 - 07.2007
Warehouse Associate
SYSCO Food Services
06.1999 - 10.2005
Warehouse Picker
Atlanta Provision Company
10.1994 - 11.1996
Warehouse Associate
Drug Transport Inc.
08.1993 - 10.1994
High School Diploma -
Cross Keys High School
High School Diploma -
O'Fallon Township High School
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