David Cooke
Galivants Ferry,SC
Summary
Hands-on Site Manager/ Supervisor with 25 years of heavy equipment and farming industry. Proven capability leading teams of up to 18 workers., quality control and industry best practices. Honest, hard-working and dedicated to building positive rapport with customers and the public. Efficiently supervises and enhances work of field teams performing heavy equipment work according to schedules and work orders. Dedicated to boosting work quality while maintaining compliance. Skilled team leader with proven knowledge and operating equipment such as trackhoe, backhoe, Offroad track truck,bulldozer, skid steer, mulcher heads, dump trucks , tractor tractor with side bushhog , pull and lift type bushhogs
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Supervisor
Horry County Stormwater
12.2019 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Supervised field crews to maximize quality and work efficiency.
- Delivered reports to construction manager to detail project updates and likely completion dates, noting delays and causes.
- Complied with safety protocols and enforced proper equipment and material usage.
- Reported quality of performance on site to site construction managers.
- Sustained safety protocols, ensuring proper, cost-effective and safe handling and usage of equipment and materials.
- Inspected and checked outgoing orders for quality control.
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
Operations Manager
Tj Sod Farm
04.1998 - 08.2019
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
Education
GED -
06.1992
Skills
- Job Planning
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Managing Employees
- Quality Control
- Safety
- Onsite Visits
- Skid-Steer Loader
- Work Site Preparation
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Preventive Equipment Maintenance
- Dedicated Work Ethic
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
Employer
Tj Sod Farm
Manager
Started 04/1998 until 08/2019
Handle the day-to-day operations of the sod farm, maintenance, scheduling, delivering sod , work performance, managing the delivery drivers, talking, and dealing with the customers,operation of the bush hogs for keeping the sod mowed
Timeline
Construction Supervisor - Horry County Stormwater
12.2019 - Current
Operations Manager - Tj Sod Farm
04.1998 - 08.2019
Aynor High School - GED,