Gabriel Schantz
Centralia,WA
Summary
Hardworking professional well-versed in handling materials, operating machinery and supporting overall team and project needs. In-depth knowledge of compliance mandates governing site and worker safety. Focused on helping complete skilled work under deadlines.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction laborer
Sage homes NW via peopleready
Lacey, WA
11.2025 - Current
- Mitigated site hazards and maintained jobsite cleanliness.
- Using various hand and power tools to complete job duties in a safe manner in compliance with state and local guidelines.
- Supported general contractor with project tasks on-site to meet job scheduling deadlines.
- Coordinated with other trades to complete finish punch-lists.
Equipment operator/ loader/ receiver
Lowes Distribution center
Centralia, WA
03.2024 - 10.2025
- Picked and loaded products for store-specific semi loads, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations
- Loaded and unloaded trucks following safety protocols.
- Received and unloaded products from trailers, organizing items in designated pick locations for efficient access
- Ensured timely loading and unloading of trucks to maintain workflow. following safety protocols.
- Inspected equipment for maintenance needs and reported issues promptly.
Inventory control
UNFI distribution center-Centralia
Centralia, WA
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Inventory control for large (1.3million ft²) grocery distribution center.
- Executed daily markout reports to maintain accurate inventory quantities.
- Executed daily markout reports to track inventory levels accurately. to keep inventory quantities accurate.
- Performed aisle counts to ensure accurate inventory records. to ensure most up to date accurate counts for back stock.
- Completed weekly date pulls to manage product freshness, making sure expiration dates were correctly entered by receivers as well as donating grocery items to local food banks.
- Performed weekly cycle counts on Saturday mornings to ensure precise product counts.
- Frequently operating reach truck forklift, Order picker as well as single double and triple ride on electric pallet jack.
Equipment operator/Order picker
Genie/Terex USA via Express Staffing
North Bend, WA
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Order picking for customer parts orders with sit down lpg forklift, reach truck, Stock picker, electric pallet jack, Taylor Dunn(mule).
- Picked and packed orders based on shipping method to ensure timely delivery for will call, domestic, and international shipments.
- Staging picked orders in correct area via their shipping method/carrier.
- Verifying orders are correct part # and quantities.
- Unloaded units from trailers and entered into inventory system for accurate stock management.
- Daily cycle counts to assure correct quantities are in inventory.
- Organized new stock into designated rows based on equipment type for efficient retrieval.
- Located units for shipping by serial plate #s to guarantee correct units were dispatched to customers.
- Drove multiple models of equipment, such as scissor lifts and boom lifts, to support operational needs.
Material Handler/Order Picker
Mondelez International/Nabisco Foods
Kent, WA
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Executed team-based order picking onto roller belt for direct store delivery onto pallets/carts.
- Ensured efficient loading of pallets and carts for timely deliveries. in reverse delivery order for route-specific trucks.
- Loaded pallets/carts in reverse delivery order for route-specific trucks.
Warehouse Forklift Operator, Shipping/receiving
Tiger Mountain Services
Kent, WA
06.2012 - 09.2018
- Loaded trailers with palletized wine and empty wine bottles using forklift and clamp, ensuring timely dispatch.
- Unloaded and received trailers and containers from various wineries and vendors, maintaining accurate inventory records.
- Stored products in designated areas of warehouse, optimizing space and accessibility.
- Combined various orders into one pallet to streamline the packing process.
- Consolidating multiple orders together on the same pallet.
- Conducted cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy in warehouse. to help keep counts accurate around warehouse.
Forklift loader/Prefabrication
Tuff Shed Inc.
Tukwila, WA
09.2007 - 11.2008
- Daily loading of prefabricated kits onto small fleet of trucks with LPG forklift.
- Assisted in prefabrication by painting and framing shed kits to ensure quality and readiness for delivery.
- Filling out paperwork/checklists to ensure customer order is correct before it is loaded.
- Completed paperwork/checklists to verify accuracy of customer orders prior to loading.
- Performed thorough cleaning and organization of shop to maintain a safe work environment. and maintenance of various equipment.
- Tracked material counts for timely reporting to shop manager, facilitating efficient reordering.
- General shop clean-up and maintenance of various equipment.
Education
High school diploma -
Liberty Sr. High School
Renton , WA 09.1996 - 06.2000
Skills
- Forklift operation
- Equipment operation
- Material handling
- Inventory management
- Job site safety
- Jobsite coordination
- On-site communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Construction laborer
Sage homes NW via peopleready
11.2025 - Current
Equipment operator/ loader/ receiver
Lowes Distribution center
03.2024 - 10.2025
Inventory control
UNFI distribution center-Centralia
07.2020 - 03.2021
Equipment operator/Order picker
Genie/Terex USA via Express Staffing
01.2020 - 07.2020
Material Handler/Order Picker
Mondelez International/Nabisco Foods
09.2018 - 01.2020
Warehouse Forklift Operator, Shipping/receiving
Tiger Mountain Services
06.2012 - 09.2018
Forklift loader/Prefabrication
Tuff Shed Inc.
09.2007 - 11.2008
High school diploma -
Liberty Sr. High School
09.1996 - 06.2000