Joseph Castaneda
Victorville,CA
Summary
Dedicated forklift operator with extensive experience in the warehouse industry, focused on skill enhancement and career advancement. Possesses in-depth knowledge of OSHA standards to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Proficient in operating various equipment, including pallet jacks, electric pallet jacks, stand-up and sit-down forklifts, and cherry pickers, contributing to efficient operations. Expertise in accurately labeling freight, monitoring inventory, and data input streamlines processes and enhances inventory management. Recognized for reliability and a strong sense of urgency, capable of lifting up to 100 pounds and proactively addressing equipment maintenance needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Living Spaces Distribution Center
02.2025 - Current
- Picked, Scanned , and loaded items. Loading items must be done by hand to ensure no damage to product.
- Used a walkie talkie to communicate with the command center for more work.
- Reduced product damage by performing routine forklift maintenance and safety checks.
- Contributed to the reduction of workplace accidents by adhering to strict safety protocols during all forklift operations.
- Improved overall warehouse cleanliness, routinely clearing debris from aisles with the use of attachments on the forklift.
- Communicated to supervisors about saftey hazards
CL Specialist - Forklift
Kuehne Nagel Inc
02.2021 - 02.2025
- Receive small and large freight in and out of warehouse. Operate forklift, reach and hand pallet jack to move freight to locations and bay areas. Must keep consistent picking and report any inventory issues such as shortages or damages.
- Ensure picking is accurate to avoid increase in customer lost bucket.
- Essential house keeping every morning for safe and clean work spaces.
- Replace any broken pallets to avoid damaging customer product.
- Wrap and strap pallets in staging area for shipping.
Forklift Operator
Lineage Logistics
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Receive cold produce using RF scanner. Operate stand forklift, stand up clamp, and stand up electric pallet jack. Off load in a safe and timely manner to meet customer needs. Must report to command center when tasks are complete to receive a new task.
- Complete a full inspection on trailers before offloading. Must chalk, and place load locks for safe off loading.
- Cut tall stacked produce in half. Using a clamp place half of the produce onto to a new pallet for haulers and put aways.
Forklift Operator
Big Lots
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Examine trailer before off loading for any defects inside trailers like cracks, broken sides and holes. Must report to manager is trailer is unsafe to off load. Must be able to keep count of pallets for accurate inventory.
- Off load trailers using stand up clamp or pallet jack
- Locate packing list on pallet for full trailer details and receive accordingly.
Education
High school diploma -
Montclair High School
Montclair, CA05-2014
Skills
- Computer and processing
- Listening and adapting
- Forklift operator
- Warehouse organization
- Problem-solving
- Heavy lifting
- Materials handling
- Loading and unloading
- Pallet jack operation
- Workplace cleanliness
- Order picking
- Warehouse safety
- Hand-eye coordination
- Team collaboration
- Basic math
- Barcode scanning
- High rack storage
- Safe driver
Timeline
Warehouse Forklift Operator
Living Spaces Distribution Center
02.2025 - Current
CL Specialist - Forklift
Kuehne Nagel Inc
02.2021 - 02.2025
Forklift Operator
Lineage Logistics
01.2018 - 01.2021
Forklift Operator
Big Lots
01.2016 - 01.2018
High school diploma -
Montclair High School
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