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Work History
Education
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James R. Thonn

Tacoma

Summary

Forklift Operator and Warehouse Distribution Specialist seeking to take next career step with a respectable organization. Skilled with heavy machinery within a warehouse to transport product and orders in a safe and timely manner. Physical labor skills include commercial painting, construction and landscaping. Also, in recent jobs have acquired Warehouse lead/ supervisor Experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Order Selector

Harbor Foods
07.2024 - 10.2024

Picking orders in a high volume productivity based warehouse riding walkie

Forklift Operator/ Floor Supervisor

Packaging Exchange
06.2023 - 07.2024

Loading, loading, picking, packing, forklift.


Promoted to supervisor

Forklift Operator

Victory Packaging
03.2023 - 05.2023

Picking orders and loading trucks using sit down forklift

PIT Operator

GXO aka XPO Logistics (Pepsico)
10.2020 - 02.2023
  • Load/unload on average 8-10 trucks, average of 3500 case picks per shift averaging 150% productivity
  • Very knowledgeable on LXE systems
  • Train new staff
  • GUI experience for more than 6 months using excel and Red Prairie software
  • Lead training

Press Assistant

ProAmpac
11.2019 - 10.2020
  • Operated slitter machine, perforate and print packaging for food companies

Forklift Operator

Regal Logistics
07.2019 - 10.2019
  • Unloading trucks and picking orders with heavy machinery
  • Note taking along with simple math

Painter

Centripro
03.2019 - 06.2019
  • Interior/Exterior commercial painting
  • Set Up/Take down materials, power wash, gutter cleaning, patching/sanding
  • Experience on ladders and roofs

Painter

Centripro
03.2019 - 06.2019
  • Interior/Exterior commercial painting
  • Set Up/Take down materials, power wash, gutter cleaning, patching/sanding
  • Experience on ladders and roofs

Forklift Operator/Material Handler

DPC Dana Plastics
02.2019 - 04.2019
  • Move and organize metal materials from trucks, within warehouse to load machines
  • Clean and fix machines when needed
  • Palletizing boxes and relieve other forklift operators

Repair Technician

GSR Inc
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • Moved warehouse to another location
  • Diagnosed and repaired air conditioners along with daily forklift privileges to palletize and ship materials

Line Cook

Maggiano's
05.2015 - 10.2016

Kitchen Lead/Cook

Hooters
03.2014 - 08.2015

Laborer

BGT Landscaping
04.2014 - 02.2015
  • Utilized many power tools
  • Small construction projects along with different yard work ranging from picking weeds, planting trees, trimming hedges and trees
  • During winter, snow removal

Cook

Five Guys Burgers & Fries
03.2013 - 04.2014

Warehouse Associate

Action Village
06.2006 - 09.2011
  • Load/Unload trucks in shipping and receiving department, scanning orders, excel data entry, picking and palletizing orders

Education

GED -

Fenton Highschool
01.2012

Bachelor's - music Audio

Art Institute of Schaumburg
01.2012

Skills

  • Heavy Equipment and Machinery
  • Inventory Management
  • Safety Management
  • Time Management

Timeline

Order Selector

Harbor Foods
07.2024 - 10.2024

Forklift Operator/ Floor Supervisor

Packaging Exchange
06.2023 - 07.2024

Forklift Operator

Victory Packaging
03.2023 - 05.2023

PIT Operator

GXO aka XPO Logistics (Pepsico)
10.2020 - 02.2023

Press Assistant

ProAmpac
11.2019 - 10.2020

Forklift Operator

Regal Logistics
07.2019 - 10.2019

Painter

Centripro
03.2019 - 06.2019

Painter

Centripro
03.2019 - 06.2019

Forklift Operator/Material Handler

DPC Dana Plastics
02.2019 - 04.2019

Repair Technician

GSR Inc
01.2018 - 10.2018

Line Cook

Maggiano's
05.2015 - 10.2016

Laborer

BGT Landscaping
04.2014 - 02.2015

Kitchen Lead/Cook

Hooters
03.2014 - 08.2015

Cook

Five Guys Burgers & Fries
03.2013 - 04.2014

Warehouse Associate

Action Village
06.2006 - 09.2011

GED -

Fenton Highschool

Bachelor's - music Audio

Art Institute of Schaumburg
James R. Thonn