Melanie Turkowitch
Wauwatosa,WI
Summary
Hardworking professional with reliable, safety-conscious mindset and many years of solid experience in warehouse operations. Proficient in operations of pallet movers, forklifts and swing-reach trucks. Expertise in shipping and receiving, loading, and unloading trucks and order picking and packing.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2020
2020
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Material Handler
Wacker Noisen
Menonmenee Falls, WI
03.2026 - Current
- Restocking the production line with materials.
- Confirming and verifying orders for materials needed on the assembly line.
- -locating the necessary materials for each station (4 stations)
- Helping build LTT/LTC tower
Seasonal Delivery Associate
Banda Logistics
Wauwatosa, WI
11.2025 - 12.2025
- Inspecting our assigned vehicle before starting our route (damage, flat tires, oil)
- Locating and loading the correct carts with your totes and oversize packages into your vehicle
- Delivering Amazon packages in a timely manner and rescuing others who are falling behind (150 -170 packages per day)
- Always driving safely to avoid accidents or tows.
Conveyable Receiving Forklift operator
Menards DC
Eau Claire, WI
03.2021 - 10.2025
- Transporting product from shipping containers into the warehouse (5 pallets per hour)
- Analyzing and inspecting the product to make sure it matches the sku and description
- Sorting through the sku's to build a pallet for storage or to send to the stores
- Moving built pallets throughout the warehouse to their designated locations
- Operating a crane/pick car to access pallets that are stored above ground level
- Throwing product onto the conveyer belt to be sent into the sortation department
Merchandiser/Production staff
Infinity Winery/Distillery
Eau Claire, WI
06.2020 - 03.2021
- Cleaning and Purifying 550/1100-gallon wine tanks with a Ozone generator
- Racking/Pumping out leftover sediment/mash in our tanks using Flexible Impeller pumps
- Count and assess inventory in stores that carry our beverage products
- Correcting our bottling lines fill height, damaged caps/corks and bottles
- Boxing wine into cases and carrying them onto palettes (50-80lb)
- Selling/serving our products to guest and loyalty members
- Promoting our loyalty program/club and upcoming products/events
- Sanitizing gaskets, tri-clamps, racking elbow, valves and caps
Education
BA - Public Relations
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WISkills
- Material handling
- Equipment operation
- Inventory management
- Safety compliance
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Shipment processing
- Warehouse management
- Heavy equipment operations
- Punctual and reliable
- Storage and organization
Timeline
Material Handler
Wacker Noisen
03.2026 - Current
Seasonal Delivery Associate
Banda Logistics
11.2025 - 12.2025
Conveyable Receiving Forklift operator
Menards DC
03.2021 - 10.2025
Merchandiser/Production staff
Infinity Winery/Distillery
06.2020 - 03.2021
BA - Public Relations
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire