James McLaughlin
South Dennis,MA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Adaptive to new roles and have experience working many different professions, both manual labor positions as well as well as office related positions.
Very much a team player with great communication skills as well as an easy to speak to personality.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lobster Boat Deckhand
Sea Holly Inc
Harwich, MA
03.2013 - 09.2022
- Loaded cargo according to ship capacity and appropriate weight load distribution.
- Took responsibility for ship operations in cases of injury or illness.
- Completed regular vessel inspections to identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions.
- Directed and coordinated crew members and workers and maintained strict operational schedules and profit targets.
- Thoroughly cleaned and maintained vessels after trips.
- Interviewed and hired crew members and assigned watches or living quarters to crew members.
- Repaired and maintained equipment during off-season.
Maintenance/Custodian
Cape Cod Technical High School
Harwich, MA
06.2004 - 03.2013
- Kept building spaces premises clean inside and outside.
- Maintained clean and comfortable environments in commercial buildings by vacuuming, cleaning windows and dusting.
- Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.
- Painting
- Small construction projects
- Assisting in company related events
Assistant Manager
Dennisport Lobster Company
Dennis, MA
05.2009 - 10.2012
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies and forecast future needs.
- Management of updates to the company website.
- Data entry and accounting via Intuit Quickbooks.
- Employee management (hiring, scheduling, etc.)
- Maintaining quality of a highly perishable product.
- Cooking seafood including lobsters, shrimp, chowder.
- Communicating with local vendors and retailers to buy/sell product.
- Delivering product to local retailers.
Store Assistant
Aubuchon Hardware
Harwich, MA And Cotuit, MA
04.2008 - 09.2008
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options.
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Greeted customers entering store and offered assistance with requirements.
- Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change and storing coupons.
- Assisted with recommendations on lawn care regarding mulch and soil.
- Attended a course on Scott's brand turf products.
- Stocked shelves and accounted for inventory
- Small hardware assembly (bicycles, grills, etc)
- Refilled propane tanks for grills
- Assisted customers with loading large hardware and heavy lawncare needs (mulch and soil) into vehicles.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MAHigh School Diploma -
Monomoy Regional High School
Harwich, MA06.2006
Skills
- Organization and Time Management
- Dependable and Responsible
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Team-building
- Self-Motivated
- MS Office
- Excellent Communication
- Planning and Coordination
- Written Communication
- Data Entry
- Touch typing
- Computer Savvy both with hardware and software
Timeline
Lobster Boat Deckhand
Sea Holly Inc
03.2013 - 09.2022
Assistant Manager
Dennisport Lobster Company
05.2009 - 10.2012
Store Assistant
Aubuchon Hardware
04.2008 - 09.2008
Maintenance/Custodian
Cape Cod Technical High School
06.2004 - 03.2013
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Cape Cod Community College
High School Diploma -
Monomoy Regional High School