Joseph Kidd
Salem,IN
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure an entry-level position.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Box Truck Driver
JG Expediting/USPS
03.2024 - Current
- Assisted in warehouse operations when needed, contributing to overall team success and productivity.
- Safely transported goods to customers, adhering to strict deadlines and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Operated box truck equipment safely, such as lift gates or pallet jacks, reducing the risk of accidents or injury on the job site.
- Collaborated closely with dispatchers to ensure timely deliveries and address any issues that arose during transport.
- Conducted regular vehicle inspections by checking fluids, examining engine for corrosion and inspecting interior and exterior of vehicle for damage.
- Communicated with Number-member team to report delays in transportation, minor accidents, and arrival of shipments.
- Loaded and unloaded cargo in a safe and efficient manner, minimizing risk of damage to goods.
- Navigated through various weather conditions, ensuring the safe transport of goods while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Secured cargo against damage and inclement weather to prevent shifting, using chains and synthetic webbing.
- Utilized pallet jacks and forklifts to assist with loading and unloading of products at warehouses.
- Conducted thorough pre-and post-trip vehicle inspections to identify potential issues and maintain safety standards.
Utility Worker/Press Setup-operator
GKN Sinter Metals
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Utility and furnace unloader for 6 months
- Worked overtime and volunteered off days for training in desired position
- Setup/press operator for 4 months
- Comprehensive knowledge of tools and able to adapt quickly in a environmentally hazardous workplace
Hand Fill Operator
Samtec Scottsburg
08.2020 - 03.2023
- Worked to identify defects in any steps done previously to my own.
- Learned to read a part blueprint and measure parts with calipers
- Learned to use a comparater and microview machine to get accurate measurements
- Built parts to spec with certain tolerances that had to be followed
Utility Operator
Jeans Extrusions
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Responded to calls during utility emergencies to protect integrity of machinery and conserve resources.
- Lubricated parts and performed minor and preventive maintenance to improve machine function and increase lifespan.
- Measured, examined or tested completed units to check for defects and verify conformance to specifications using precision instruments such as micrometers.
- Inspected and measured machined parts for conformance to specified tolerances.
- Adapted quickly to new and changing technologies in machining field.
- Built lumber skids and pallats for orders to be shipped on.
- Have unlicensed forklift experiance
- Worked hands-on moving heavy buckets of compound into hoppers contiuously throughout a work shift.
Education
Core 40 Diploma -
Salem High School
Salem, IN06.2017
Skills
- Active Learning
- Work Orders
- Critical Thinking
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Quality Processes
- Lockout and Tagout Procedures
- Measurement Gauges
- Safety Protocols
- Moving Pallets
- Product Specifications
- Time Management
- Raw Materials
- Forklift experiance
Timeline
Box Truck Driver
JG Expediting/USPS
03.2024 - Current
Utility Worker/Press Setup-operator
GKN Sinter Metals
03.2023 - 03.2024
Hand Fill Operator
Samtec Scottsburg
08.2020 - 03.2023
Utility Operator
Jeans Extrusions
07.2017 - 07.2020
Core 40 Diploma -
Salem High School