Kenneth Boren
Norwich
Summary
I'm searching for employment with a company that can appreciate my efforts in doing things right the first time as well as my desire to complete every task by the end of each day. I am very self-motivated and detail oriented with very little need for supervision.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Long Haul Truck Driver
Frito Lay Transportation
Killingly
04.2023 - 11.2025
- Operated long-haul trucks to transport goods efficiently across multiple states.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance with regulations.
- Maintained accurate logbooks detailing hours of service and mileage traveled.
Precision Specialists
Frito Lay
Norwich
08.2018 - 04.2023
- This position consisted of four different jobs, which rotated for a specific period of time.
- Account lead: creating customer orders at each store on a designated route, coordinating with the customers and merchandisers.
- Delivery Driver: Unload products from trailers, load them onto carts, and then load the carts into my box truck for delivery. Deliver and check in the order with the store receiver. Pre trip and post trip
- Merchandiser: Drive my personal car from store to store to service and merchandise Frito-Lay products according to the store specifications. Build and maintain various displays related to sales and promotions.
- Extra: Cover any position that had a call-out or help with any urgent issues as necessary.
School Bus Driver
First Student Transportation
Jewett City
07.2017 - 09.2018
- Transported students safely to and from school and events.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Managed student behavior during transit to maintain a safe environment.
Machine Operator in training
Richardson Staffing/Doncasters Precision Castings
New London
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Operated precision casting machinery to produce high-quality components.
Merchandiser
Frito Lay
Wilmington
07.2014 - 03.2017
- Organized product displays to enhance visibility and attract customer attention.
- Implemented planograms to optimize product placement and improve sales performance.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of merchandise areas for optimal shopping experience.
- Assisted in managing relationships with retailers to support brand presence in stores.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment at all times.
- Stocked and rotated shelves and built displays to deliver results for stores and suppliers.
- Organized displays according to company standards and specifications.
- Built product displays and placed appropriate signage for merchandise.
- Worked closely with store managers to ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures related to merchandising activities.
Warehouse Forklift Operator/Merchandiser
Frito Lay
Erlanger
04.2010 - 07.2014
- Operated forklifts to transport products within the warehouse.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks efficiently to maintain workflow.
- Conducted regular inspections of equipment for safety compliance.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of the work area daily.
- Organized product displays to enhance visibility and attract customer attention.
- Implemented planograms to optimize product placement and improve sales performance.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of merchandise areas for optimal shopping experience.
- Organized displays according to company standards and specifications.
- Assisted customers with locating desired items within store locations.
Production Line Worker/Warehouse Forklift Operator
Frito Lay
Denver
09.2005 - 04.2010
- Boxed, labeled, and moved items to keep production lines moving swiftly.
- Contributed to team-based environment to maintain line productivity and meet expected deadlines.
- Reported any malfunctions or breakdowns in the production process to supervisors immediately.
- Loaded and unloaded materials from conveyor belts as required.
- Operated stand-up forklift to transport materials throughout the warehouse.
- Conducted regular safety inspections on equipment to ensure compliance.
- Adhered to safety regulations while navigating through busy warehouse environments.
- Operated stand-up forklift to move merchandise and materials in warehouse.
- Followed safety protocols while operating equipment and lifting heavy objects.
- Loaded and unloaded items from trucks, containers, pallets and shelves.
- Picked up warehouse debris and deposited waste into appropriate piles and stacked baled trash.
- Operated cranes used to transport product from production to warehouse high rise storage.
Education
Farmington Senior High
Farmington, MO05-1978
Skills
- Vehicle inspection
- Route planning
- Equipment maintenance
- Logbook management
- Freight handling
- Customer relationship management
- Attention to detail
- Visual merchandising
- Display construction
- Plan-o-gram implementation
- Stock rotation
- Self motivation
- Basic computer knowledge
Certification
CDL Class A
Timeline
Long Haul Truck Driver
Frito Lay Transportation
04.2023 - 11.2025
Precision Specialists
Frito Lay
08.2018 - 04.2023
School Bus Driver
First Student Transportation
07.2017 - 09.2018
Machine Operator in training
Richardson Staffing/Doncasters Precision Castings
03.2017 - 06.2017
Merchandiser
Frito Lay
07.2014 - 03.2017
Warehouse Forklift Operator/Merchandiser
Frito Lay
04.2010 - 07.2014
Production Line Worker/Warehouse Forklift Operator
Frito Lay
09.2005 - 04.2010
Farmington Senior High