Issac Rodriguez
Minooka,IL
Summary
Talented Machine set up/operator and forklift operator with 11 years experience fabricating and assembling structural metal product. Highly organized and hardworking with a collaborative nature, good follow-through and excellent listening skills. Able to read and understand technical documentation.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Equipment Operator
Harbor Freight
Elwood, Illinois
06.2023 - 04.2025
- Operated powered industrial trucks in accordance with OSHA regulations.
- Loaded, unloaded, transported and stacked materials through careful operation of various warehouse equipment.
- Operated forklifts to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- Received incoming shipments; verifying quantity, condition, labeling accuracy and conformance to purchase order specifications.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks with pallet jacks or forklifts as needed.
- Operated cherry picker to move, locate, relocate, and stack material in warehouse.
Reach Truck Operator/slip Truck Sit Down/stand up
Ryder
Wilmington , IL
03.2021 - 06.2023
- Moved goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Collaborated in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Loaded and unloaded trailers and trucks using picker and reach truck.
- Loaded, unloaded, transported and stacked materials through careful operation of various warehouse equipment.
Forklift Operator
Unis
Elwood, IL
02.2020 - 03.2021
- Documented all tally sheets, slot changes, shuttle transfers and other paperwork.
- Consistently met deadlines for loading trailers to meet departure deadlines.
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
- Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
- Contributed to profitability by training new employees on safe, efficient use of forklift equipment and through troubleshooting machines to maintain optimal performance and limit overtime.
Machine Set-up/ Operator
CNC Tooling
Batavia, IL
06.2011 - 06.2019
- Set up and operated Machine ( Laser Mitsubishi lxp 3000 wattt) to create high-quality sheet metal products
- Read and understood some blueprints , product specifications and tooling instructions to plan correct operational sequences and prevent materials waste
- Selected proper cutting tools and calculated correct parameters to manufacture quality parts
- Completed minor machine maintenance, including oiling parts and cleaning components
- Detected work-piece defects and machine malfunctions, maintaining machines to prevent future malfunctions
- Used CNC and manual equipment -work and understand each and every material such as aluminum cold roll and hot rolled steel, stainless steel 304, 316 and 430 magnetic
- Operated equipment in accordance with company procedures and customer requirements
- Set-up machines for various jobs up to ensure high-quality manufacturing
- Operated Forklift (Sit-down/ stand-up)
- Operated with zero safety violations and consistently met deadlines for loading trailers
Equipment Operator
Harbor
Education
Hoffman Estates High School
Hoffman Estates, ILSkills
- Setting up machines
- Sketches and materials interpretation
- Issue reporting
- Loading materials
- Safety compliance
- Hand and power tools
- Organizing supplies
- Quality controls
- Effective customer communication
- Forklift safety
- Equipment repairs
- Quality assurance
- Calibrations
- Forklift operation
- Inventory control
- Equipment maintenance
- Material handling
- Quality control
- Problem solving
- Time management
Timeline
Equipment Operator
Harbor Freight
06.2023 - 04.2025
Reach Truck Operator/slip Truck Sit Down/stand up
Ryder
03.2021 - 06.2023
Forklift Operator
Unis
02.2020 - 03.2021
Machine Set-up/ Operator
CNC Tooling
06.2011 - 06.2019
Hoffman Estates High School
Equipment Operator
Harbor