Jada D. Grant
South Elgin,IL
Summary
Flexible Student Worker possessing outstanding computer competency and excellent attention-to-detail. Organized and helpful individual committed to fostering and sustaining strong relationships with coworkers and customers. Driven to succeed and attain targets.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Worker
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
10.2015 - 05.2016
- General office duties such as filing, faxing, data entry, supply orders, answering phones and copying
- Organizing office supplies
- Provided guest answers with any questions they had
- Record and deliver any messages to supervisors
- Maintain meeting rooms, making sure the rooms have the supplies they need.
Sales Associate
Ross Dress for Less
South Elgin, IL
08.2016 - 09.2019
- Learned cash handling skills
- Assisted customers with locating merchandise on sales floor
- Active Team player who assists co-workers with transactions, merchandising and cleaning up the store
- Assisted with training new employees on store policies and cashiering
- Warded “Employee of the Month” of consistent punctuality.
- Collected payments and provided accurate change.
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice.
- Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer services.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
Area Supervisor
Ross Dress for Less
South Elgin, IL
09.2019 - 10.2020
- Learned Cash Office
- Manages Associates schedules
- Key holder for the store
- Assisted with Inventory
- Marked out of stocked damaged items
- Handles onboarding for new hires and Terminations
- Monitored employee work and determined benchmarks for performance indicators.
- Established area team schedule and planned production.
- Trained, managed and motivated employees to promote professional skill development.
- Counted and balanced registers.
- Used Point of Sale register system to complete transactions.
- Responded to customer inquiries and delivered appropriate information after carefully researching issues.
- Coached staff on strategies to enhance performance and improve customer relations.
- Conducted department walkthroughs to assess and remedy factors such as cleanliness, inadequate stock levels and poor merchandising.
- Audited store operations, slashing inventory shrinkage and reducing cash discrepancies.
Assembly Line Worker
Kelly Services
Elgin, IL
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Contributed to team-based environment to maintain line productivity and meet expected deadlines.
- Boxed, labeled and moved items to keep production lines moving swiftly.
- Used established assembly instructions to complete jobs.
- Completed accurate assembly work by positioning and aligning components.
- Recognized defective material and reported issues to management.
- Assembled components by examining connections for correct fit, fastening parts and subassemblies.
Inspector
lx hausys
Elgin, IL
08.2021 - 12.2022
- matching and inspecting orders before shipping out.
- printing bills for those orders to be shipped.
- pick and prepare the FEDEX orders to be shipped.
- cycle count inventory making sure everything is in the proper location with appropriate quantity as time permits.
- periodically separate glue and sinks from pallets as they are unloaded from the truck and place them in the correct location.
Sales Representative
closer academy
Elgin, IL
08.2022 - 10.2022
- graduated the mike barrons closer academy
- learned how to communicate
Dept Management
LSI
Elgin, IL
02.2023 - Current
- Attended regular training sessions on updates and changes within the industry or organization.
- Arranged debt repayment or established schedules for repayment based on customer's financial situation.
- Contacted customers with delinquent accounts to solicit payment.
- Accepted and processed customer payments and applied toward account balances.
Education
High School Diploma -
Larkin High School
Elgin IL05.2013
Basic Vocational Specialist CNC Operator -
Elgin Community College
05.2017
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Friendly and Professional
- Organized and Efficient
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Verbal and Written Communication
Interests
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & PROGRAMS:
, ICAPS – Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System Fall 2016- Spring 2017
Project Backpack, Elgin Community College Aug. 2015
Server for House Priority Outreach Center for the Homeless Dec. 2014
Spates Temple Church, Elgin, IL
Timeline
Dept Management
LSI
02.2023 - Current
Sales Representative
closer academy
08.2022 - 10.2022
Assembly Line Worker
Kelly Services
12.2021 - 08.2022
Inspector
lx hausys
08.2021 - 12.2022
Area Supervisor
Ross Dress for Less
09.2019 - 10.2020
Sales Associate
Ross Dress for Less
08.2016 - 09.2019
Student Worker
Elgin Community College
10.2015 - 05.2016
Basic Vocational Specialist CNC Operator -
Elgin Community College
High School Diploma -
Larkin High School