Joseph Blizard
Fort Smith,AR
Summary
Dedicated Forklift Operator with extensive experience at Americold Logistics, skilled in optimizing warehouse operations and enhancing safety protocols. Proven ability to reduce product damage through meticulous handling and efficient loading/unloading processes. A team player with forklift operator certification, committed to achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forklift Operator
Americold Logistics
Russellville, AR
08.2024 - 02.2025
- Minimized product damage through careful maneuvering and transporting of fragile items.
- Communicated with floor managers to determine merchandise placement.
- Kept accurate records of materials moved within warehouse to quickly locate inventory and keep facility operating smoothly.
- Inspected equipment for defects and performed repairs or maintenance tasks.
- Prevented stock discrepancies by performing routine inventory checks using both manual methods and automated systems.
- Reduced product damage by adhering to strict handling and lifting protocols.
- Ensured timely movement of products to designated areas, leading to smoother warehouse operation.
- Facilitated prompt shipping, executing precise and timely order fulfillment.
- Achieved high levels of product security by following best practices in cargo handling.
- Collaborated with team members to complete large-scale projects efficiently and effectively.
- Supported continuous operation by performing minor maintenance on forklifts, preventing downtime.
- Streamlined inventory management by accurately logging movements of goods.
- Contributed to warehouse organization by efficiently utilizing storage spaces and aisles.
- Promoted culture of safety, conducting informal peer training on forklift operation safety standards.
- Increased storage efficiency with strategic pallet stacking and goods placement.
- Positioned lifting devices under, over or around loaded pallets or boxes to secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- Operated or tended automatic stacking, loading and packaging machines.
- Drove equipment from one site to another to deliver tools and complete jobs.
- Promoted operational efficiency by maximizing loads on each transfer.
- Adjusted machinery and notified supervisors of malfunctions.
- Updated daily logs with production data such as weights, destinations, and delivery times to keep management current on team activities.
- Safely loaded and unloaded trucks using appropriate forklift attachments, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
- Kept warehouse clean and organized by removing debris and returning unused pallets to designated areas.
- Improved warehouse efficiency by skillfully operating forklifts to move, locate, and stack materials.
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently to prevent damage to items and avoid injuries.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Maneuvered forklift safely using appropriate load rates and maintaining clear visibility of work areas.
- Demonstrated versatility in operating various types of forklifts, including sit-down, stand-up, and reach varieties, to accommodate different warehouse layouts and requirements.
- Coordinated with supervisors to prioritize tasks, ensuring the most urgent shipments were processed first.
- Reduced loading times for shipping trucks by efficiently organizing and staging pallets.
- Assisted in training new employees on safe forklift operation, contributing to a stronger workforce.
- Enhanced workplace safety by diligently inspecting forklifts before each shift and reporting any issues promptly.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by accurately picking orders from storage areas.
- Coordinated with other lift truck drivers and production personnel to process orders efficiently.
- Maneuvered forklift safely in congested and confined areas using Skill and Technique.
- Expedited order fulfillment with proficient navigation of narrow aisles during the picking process without causing damage or delays.
- Increased operational flexibility by obtaining certifications for various types of forklifts.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by ensuring that goods were handled with care, minimizing returns due to damage.
- Maintained clean and safe work environment, contributing to reduction in workplace accidents.
- Enhanced safety on warehouse floor by conducting daily pre-operation forklift inspections.
- Assessed equipment for damage, wear, battery life, and fluid levels.
- Operated transport vehicles and auxiliary equipment to move materials safely to and from target areas.
Forklift Operator
Stella Jones Corporation
Russellville, AR
06.2022 - 08.2024
- Safely loaded and unloaded trucks using appropriate forklift attachments, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
- Kept yard clean and organized by removing debris and returning unused pallets to designated areas.
- Transported goods between yard locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently to prevent damage to items and avoid injuries.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Maneuvered forklift safely using appropriate load rates and maintaining clear visibility of work areas.
- Demonstrated versatility in operating multiple types of equipment, such as knuckleboom, skyjack, industrial forklift
- Coordinated with supervisors to prioritize tasks, ensuring the most urgent shipments were processed first.
- Reduced loading times for shipping trucks by efficiently organizing and staging railroad ties i.e. wood beam
- Assisted in training new employees on safe forklift operation, contributing to a stronger workforce.
- Enhanced workplace safety by diligently inspecting forklifts before each shift and reporting any issues promptly.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by accurately picking orders from storage areas.
- Coordinated with other lift truck drivers and production personnel to process orders efficiently.
- Maneuvered forklift safely in congested and confined areas using Skill and Technique.
- Expedited order fulfillment with proficient navigation of narrow aisles during the picking process without causing damage or delays.
- Increased operational flexibility by obtaining certifications for various types of forklifts/ machinery.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by ensuring that goods were handled with care, minimizing returns due to damage.
- Maintained clean and safe work environment, contributing to reduction in workplace accidents.
- Enhanced safety in work yard by conducting daily pre-operation forklift inspections.
- Assessed equipment for damage, wear, battery life, and fluid levels.
- Operated transport vehicles and auxiliary equipment to move materials safely to and from target areas.
Education
Diploma -
Pittman High
Turlock, CA06.2007
Skills
- Forklift operation
- Forklift operator certification
- Loading and unloading
- Shipping and receiving
- Team player
- Warehouse operations
Certification
Forklift operator: current
OSHA: 2024
Food handler: 2019
CPR/ first aid: 2017-2018
Timeline
Forklift Operator
Americold Logistics
08.2024 - 02.2025
Forklift Operator
Stella Jones Corporation
06.2022 - 08.2024
Diploma -
Pittman High