Melody Smith
Gadsden,AL
Summary
Compassionate deli associate and animal lover with volunteer experience in animal care, highly productive in task completion, ensuring that all animals receive care and attention promptly. Skilled in animal handling, behavioral assessment, and health monitoring. Excel at communication, teamwork, and empathy, using these soft skills to enhance volunteer efforts and improve shelter operations.
Overview
1
1
Language
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Deli Associate
Walmart
Centre, Alabama
03.2025 - Current
- Prepared deli meats and cheeses for customer orders
- Sliced, weighed, and wrapped food items for display
- Restocked deli cases and refrigerated storage areas
- Cleaned workstations, slicers, and serving surfaces
- Followed food safety and sanitation procedures
- Assisted customers with product selection and order changes
- Checked freshness and rotated deli inventory
- Supported daily deli operations with team members
- Sanitized and kept work areas tidy by cleaning surfaces, equipment, and floors, removing trash and maintaining machinery.
- Communicated effectively with deli counter customers to answer questions and make recommendations.
- Performed daily opening and closing duties such as cleaning up spills, sanitizing surfaces.
Online Grocery Pickup Associate
Walmart
Centre, AL
06.2020 - 07.2024
- Picked grocery items for online orders using handheld scanning devices.
- Inspected produce, meat, and dairy for freshness and quality.
- Staged completed orders in designated Walmart pickup areas.
- Loaded customer groceries into vehicles with careful handling.
- Communicated substitutions and out-of-stock items to customers.
- Maintained clean pickup carts, coolers, and work areas.
- Followed Walmart safety procedures during order preparation and dispensing.
- Assisted team members during busy pickup periods and store operations.
- Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements.
- Listened to customer needs to identify and recommend the best products and services.
- Identified customer needs by asking questions and advising on best solutions.
Animal Shelter Volunteer
Humane Society
Gadsden, Alabama
01.2020 - 01.2020
- Cleaned kennels and sanitized shelter spaces for animal health and safety.
- Fed dogs and cats according to shelter care schedules.
- Walked animals and provided enrichment during animal shelter volunteer shifts.
- Monitored animal behavior and reported concerns to shelter supervisors.
- Organized supplies and restocked food, bedding, and cleaning products.
- Maintained animal shelter by cleaning and disinfecting kennels, cages and equipment, washing dishes and laundry, taking out garbage and performing custodial duties.
- Promoted safe animal handling practices, offering care, and enrichment to shelter animals.
- Helped visitors to select and adopt appropriate animals based upon needs and requirements.
- Maintained daily care logs for sheltered animals.
- Assisted with bathing and brushing to keep animals clean and comfortable.
- Educated visitors about responsible pet ownership through presentations and conversations at public outreach events.
Education
Alabama Virtual Academy
Gadsden, AlabamaSkills
- Food safety
- Sanitation procedures
- Customer service
- Order fulfillment
- Product inspection
- Stock replenishment
- Team coordination
- Attention detail
- Verbal communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Customer focus
- Animal handling
- Kennel sanitation
- Animal enrichment
- Daily care logs
- Inventory restocking
- Clear communication
- Team collaboration
- Animal observation
- Tick removal
- Animal fostering
- Compassionate communication
- Animal transport
- Animal nutrition
- Animal feeding
- Animal care
- Adaptability
- Animal Socialization Techniques
- Animal Behavior Understanding
- Animal behavior education
- Animal Breed Identification
- Animal health monitoring
- Equipment disinfection
- Problem-solving
- Animal tracking
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Affiliations
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Kayaking
- Boating
- ATV riding
Timeline
Deli Associate
Walmart
03.2025 - Current
Online Grocery Pickup Associate
Walmart
06.2020 - 07.2024
Animal Shelter Volunteer
Humane Society
01.2020 - 01.2020
Alabama Virtual Academy