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Matthew Rivera

Hemlock

Summary

Safety-focused individual with a proven track record of maintaining a safe and clean driving record. Proactive, reliable, and dedicated to ensuring secure transportation of goods and materials to their final destination. Known for punctuality and a strong work ethic, consistently delivering great results.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Driver Trainer

JB-HUNT
12.2023 - Current

In my current position as a driver with JB-Hunt on a dedicated delivery account, I am tasked with making on time delivery's to a number of location's Throughout the State of Michigan,Ohio,Illinois,Indiana and Wisconsin. Using both Refrigerated & Dry Van fifty-three foot trailers. Delivering both perishable and non-perishable items, Along with making transfers between distribution centers in Ohio & Wisconsin, In my time with JB-Hunt I have managed too be.

  • Awarded Driver of the Month April 2024 for outstanding service and consistent delivery excellence.
  • Advanced to driver trainer role in under a year
  • Ensured safe driving practices were consistently followed.
  • Maintained punctual and secure delivery standards, meeting all deadlines.
  • Maintained an accident-free record by adhering to safety protocols.

General Laborer

Loram Maintenance of Way
09.2022 - 07.2023
  • In my current position with Loram I'm part of a five man crew who run a shoulder ballast cleaner, witch is a machine that digs along side the ties picking up the rock sorts it for size drops the bigger rock back on the side of the track and discards the small rock and trash
  • Day to day include doing morning maintenance and end of shift maintenance using a number of hand tools as well as air tools
  • Cleaning window
  • Greasing moving parts
  • Oiling slide arms
  • Blowing dirt/rock off machine
  • Replacing flashing
  • Checking oil leaves
  • Checking hydraulic fluid leaves
  • Check for oil leaks

Quality Inspector

Plasti-Paint Inc
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Work with a team of five to ensure parts are within specification
  • Inspecting for any defects in parts such as dirt, fibers, Metal chips, heat tears, handling damage or mold defects
  • Kick out any nonconforming parts that are out of the customers specifications, log all parts both conforming and nonconforming into inventory for our shipping department
  • Working closely with thee hi-lo drivers to ensure all finished bins are labeled correctly and are being placed in the right areas for shipment

CSR - Customer Service Representative

Check and Cash USA
08.2020 - 07.2021
  • One of a two-person team in the branch
  • Duties include a greeting customers as they enter the lobby and answer any questions they may have about the loan process
  • Assist them in any way I could regarding obtaining a loan while using Microsoft office, excel

Forklift Operator

Nexteer
11.2015 - 05.2020
  • In my time with Nexteer automotive I held many different positions from machining, sub-assembly, assembly, and heat treatment., In my last two years I was assigned to the Hi-Lo department where I would Delivery stock to the departments and or machines that needed it throughout the plant
  • Also helped in the implementation of a Fi-Fo system to ensure oldest product was sent to production first
  • Maintained a clean and orderly work area
  • Unloaded trucks of raw product to be turned into finished half shafts
  • Loaded trucks with finished product ready for shipment
  • Moved finished good from storage area to shipping bay
  • Inspected incoming shipments for defects/damage that may have occurred in shipping
  • Worked with a small team of three others to ensure correct product was being picked from storage and moved to shipping bay

Education

High school or equivalent -

Ogemaw Heights High School
West Branch, MI
06.2012

Skills

  • Inventory Control (5 years)
  • Forklift (4 years)
  • Warehouse (4 years)
  • Machining (2 years)
  • Materials Handling (4 years)
  • Assembly (5 years)
  • Shipping & Receiving (2 years)
  • Maintenance (2 years)
  • Pallet Jack (7 years)
  • Reach Truck (2 years)
  • RF Scanner (1 year)
  • Microsoft Word (2 years)
  • Packaging (7 years)
  • Manufacturing (7 years)
  • Warehouse Management (1 year)
  • Quality assurance (4 years)
  • Lean manufacturing (1 year)
  • Quality inspection (5 years)
  • 5S (7 years)
  • Hi-Lo Experience (4 years)
  • Quality Control (5 years)
  • Customer Service
  • Freight Experience (4 years)
  • Supervising Experience (1 year)
  • Load & Unload (2 years)

Certification

  • Driver's License
  • Assessments
  • Mechanical knowledge — Proficient
  • February2021
  • Understanding and applying mechanical concepts and processes
  • Full results: Proficient
  • Analyzing data — Completed
  • September2019
  • Interpreting and producing graphs, identifying trends, and drawing justifiable conclusions from data.
  • Full results: Completed
  • Basic attention to detail — Completed
  • August2021
  • Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
  • Filing & organization — Familiar
  • March2022
  • Arranging and managing information or materials using a set of rules
  • Full results: Familiar

Timeline

Driver Trainer

JB-HUNT
12.2023 - Current

General Laborer

Loram Maintenance of Way
09.2022 - 07.2023

Quality Inspector

Plasti-Paint Inc
09.2021 - 04.2022

CSR - Customer Service Representative

Check and Cash USA
08.2020 - 07.2021

Forklift Operator

Nexteer
11.2015 - 05.2020
  • Driver's License
  • Assessments
  • Mechanical knowledge — Proficient
  • February2021
  • Understanding and applying mechanical concepts and processes
  • Full results: Proficient
  • Analyzing data — Completed
  • September2019
  • Interpreting and producing graphs, identifying trends, and drawing justifiable conclusions from data.
  • Full results: Completed
  • Basic attention to detail — Completed
  • August2021
  • Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
  • Filing & organization — Familiar
  • March2022
  • Arranging and managing information or materials using a set of rules
  • Full results: Familiar

High school or equivalent -

Ogemaw Heights High School
Matthew Rivera