John Nelson

Worked in summertime on Block Island from 2016-2019 as a freight dock supervisor. I learned skills of how to efficiently load and unload freight on ferry boats, distributing and send that freight to customers and companies, while keeping track of billing and processing payments for all freight orders. I found it necessary to learn every different situation and order on the dock to maximize efficiency in helping customers receive their freight shipments, and to clear out our yard to keep it clean and operating smoothly in our own department and with the ferry boat staff and other dock departments. From 2020-present I have worked on the Narragansett side of freight where freight shipments are received from trucks and vehicles, packaged for safe shipment on the ferry boats, and are recorded in a billing program and on correct paperwork. Each shipment was required to be inspected for safety and for itemization to properly bill each customer and company properly for their order. As a supervisor on the Narragansett side of the company I trained a new manager to take over the department, and a helped him learn how to carry out the same job efficiently, working with other departments and staff to properly execute a safe and efficient workflow on the dock and ferry boats. I also helped all other new staff across the years learn the job to operate forklifts, safely accept and send deliveries in a range of normal everyday packages to lumber, appliances and most other constructive materials for houses, schools, hotels, and other businesses.

Licensed Forklift Operator

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