Donte Cotton
Driver//Lead
St Louis,MO
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Diligent and hard-working candidate ready to contribute solid effort as team member. Thorough and highly organized with excellent communication skills. Reliable worker with strong work ethic.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Forklift Operator
FedEx
Edwardsville, IL
05.2022 - Current
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs
Delivery Driver
Zisser Tire & Wholesale
Dellwood, IL
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Completed on-time deliveries by choosing best and most efficient routes.
- Operated vehicle safely in highly congested areas with no traffic violations.
- Completed rush deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.
- Delivered packages to customer doorsteps and business offices.
- Loaded truck and properly secured items to prevent damage for deliveries.
- Verified daily deliveries against shipping instructions before delivering to customers.
Shift Lead
Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
St. Peters, MO
07.2019 - 08.2020
- Maintained safe working environment by observing safety procedures, policies and regulations.
- Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance.
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns.
- Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs.
- Delivered superior training and leadership to teams to boost performance and help team members achieve performance targets.
- Inventoried materials on weekly basis to identify and resolve discrepancies, maintaining highly accurate and current records.
- Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Enforced company policies and regulations with employees.
Forklift Truck Operator
Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
St. Peters, MO
10.2016 - 07.2019
- Loaded transfer truck with front-end loader.
- Organized and secured stored materials and parts in designated areas.
- Loaded, transported and stacked materials.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Removed orders from storage, wrapped and staged for shipments.
- Packed items into appropriate containers for shipment.
- Changed out forklift batteries and connected batteries to battery charger.
Education
No Degree - Computer Aided Drafting
ITT Technical Institute
Earth City, MOHigh School Diploma -
Curtis Miller Alternative High School
Alorton, Il01.1992
Skills
- Lumber transport
- Container Tagging and Marking
- Loading Dock Operations
- Standards Compliance
- Forklift Operator Certification
- Material Handling
Accomplishments
- Trained [Number] new employees on proper forklift operation and safety.
- Supervised team of 23-26 staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 23-26 drivers in the development of staging production properly for space in facility.
Timeline
Forklift Operator
FedEx
05.2022 - Current
Delivery Driver
Zisser Tire & Wholesale
06.2021 - 05.2022
Shift Lead
Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
07.2019 - 08.2020
Forklift Truck Operator
Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
10.2016 - 07.2019
No Degree - Computer Aided Drafting
ITT Technical Institute
High School Diploma -
Curtis Miller Alternative High School
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