Jonathon Kraus
Augres,Michigan
Summary
Adept at enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, I leveraged my forklift operation skills and exemplary customer service at Bernards Lumber. My background includes streamlining warehouse organization and mastering stock rotation, contributing to a significant improvement in materials handling and inventory accuracy.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Yard Worker
Bernards Lumber
02.2022 - Current
- Restocked lumber and building materials to maintain adequate supply for customers.
- Loaded lumber and building materials into storage facilities.
- Assisted customers with loading lumber and other various building materials.
- Leveraged forklift to unload incoming freight.
- Understood basic technology drawings, shipping documents and movement forms and routed and stocked incoming and outgoing products accurately.
- Adhered to safety rules and regulations when operating saws, forklifts and other equipment.
- Built loads and loaded trucks for outbound delivery.
- Mastered lumber grades and types and optimal applications and helped customers make lumber decisions for building projects.
- Demonstrated highest level of ethical conduct when dealing with customers, team members and management.
- Interacted directly with customers, suppliers and co-workers and displayed professional communication skills.
- Maintained appearance of yard and racks by disposing of trash and debris and keeping stock organized.
- Lifted, moved and handled various building materials throughout yard using forklifts and pallet jacks.
- Maintained clean, orderly work environment free of hazards.
- Operated equipment while observing standard safety procedures.
Production Machine Operator
Vantage Plastics
05.2020 - 01.2022
- Helped with change-overs and set up to assist with job preparation and production functions.
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Identified malfunctions or failures by routinely monitoring and analyzing equipment operations.
- Managed open and close of batch process from start to completion for batch tracking.
- Operated machining equipment safely with team of operators.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Organized and cleaned work area to meet standards, keep tidy and prevent injuries.
- Documented production activity in logs and job tickets.
- Identified and corrected issues or inconsistencies found in batch samples.
- Maintained quality of product by checking labels, packaging and other factors.
- Followed instructions and directions on batch tickets for accurate results.
- Collected batch samples of product for quality control.
- Monitored machine operation for compliance with policies, procedures and processes.
- Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues.
Grocery Stocker
Walmart
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Maintained effective team member communication.
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as [Number] pounds.
- Greeted customers and directed to requested products.
- Assisted customers by finding items quickly to boost store satisfaction rates.
- Placed products in correct storage locations to keep stock areas organized and inventory counts accurate.
- Observed safety protocols when transporting merchandise to different areas of store to alleviate item damage.
- Used dollies and pallet jacks to unload and organize merchandise from delivery trucks.
- Rotated stock correctly to prevent out-of-date products and removed aging items from main shelving to build special promotional displays.
- Blocked and faced products on displays and shelves in accordance with company policy.
- Checked aisles for spills to complete quick clean-up.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting, and stocking merchandise.
- Alternated goods in inventory by observing first-in and first-out approach to keep shelves organized and properly stocked.
- Unloaded, sorted and stocked merchandise according to store layout and product placement.
Education
No Degree - Welding
AMI Tech
Flint02.2020
GED -
Mott Adult Education
Flint, MI06.2018
Skills
- Heavy Lifting
- Power tool proficiency
- Jobsite Safety
- Customer Service
- Stock Rotation
- Cutting techniques
- Warehouse Organization
- Truck loading
- Pallet Jack Operation
- Measuring skills
- Order Fulfillment
- forklift operator
Additional Information
Currently have a chauffeurs license
Timeline
Yard Worker
Bernards Lumber
02.2022 - Current
Production Machine Operator
Vantage Plastics
05.2020 - 01.2022
Grocery Stocker
Walmart
09.2017 - 03.2019
No Degree - Welding
AMI Tech
GED -
Mott Adult Education
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