Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Military Service
Michelle Postawa

Michelle Postawa

Walkerton,IN

Summary

Experienced in team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Leveraging communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Focused on fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals for efficient and effective outcomes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Manager

Dutch Valley Growers
01.2023 - Current
  • Assist with planting/harvesting onions, garlic and tomatoes.
  • Manage a crew in the field and warehouse.
  • Inventory and logging information.
  • Process products from beginning to end including storage, sorting good from bad products, packaging, and shipping.
  • Operating forklifts, bobcats, loaders, backhoes, tractors, and hauling heavy loads on gooseneck trailers
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Utilized forklift or pallet truck to load, unload, transport and store goods onto or from semis.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.

Administrative Assistant/ House Manager

Worthy Women Recovery Home
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Help women to learn to live life without drugs and live their best life during the 6-12 months they stay in the home.
  • Facilitate classes, intake process, computer work, cleaning, supervising, scheduling, transporting, teaching, crafting, cooking.
  • Improved document organization with thorough file maintenance, archiving outdated records as necessary for efficient retrieval when needed.
  • Managed scheduling for, balancing complex calendars to ensure optimal use of time.
  • Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail.
  • Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.

House Manager

People and Songs
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Managed day-to-day operation of cleaning.
  • Laundry
  • Cooking
  • Organizing
  • Developed and implemented new housekeeping practices to increase productivity and cohesiveness.
  • Maintained inventory systems to ensure timely replenishment of supplies.
  • Served in events such as gatherings with attention to detail and organization.

Shipping

Alexandria Molding
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Entered shipping information into computer system.
  • Sealed, labeled and transferred completed containers to pallets for efficient shipping.

Finisher

Vanguard
01.2017 - 12.2017
    • I put final bolts into truck trailers.
    • Put grease on the parts that needed it.
    • Made the siding for the truck trailers.
    • Put the shelving strips into the trailers.

Factory Worker

S and S Plastics
01.2016 - 12.2016
    • I ran a mold making plastic parts for various things.
    • I made sure they were complete parts and no shorts, missing parts.
    • I packaged the parts and placed them on pallets for shipping.

Automated Supply Specialist

US Army
01.2008 - 12.2010
  • Receiving items
  • Inputting information into the computers
  • Packed, secured, labeled and applied postage to materials to prepare items for shipment.
  • Inventory of items
  • Maintained and managed HAZMAT items.
  • Maintained accurate records of all purchasing transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to identify discrepancies with records.
  • Worked effectively with shippers to resolve shipment issues, damaged materials and shortages.
  • Utilized forklift or pallet truck to load, unload, transport and store goods.
  • Compared shipping orders and invoices against contents received to verify accuracy.

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

GED -

State of Indiana, Indiana
2005

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Task delegation
  • Relationship building
  • Expectation setting
  • Computer skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving
  • Organizational skills
  • Proficient in MS Office applications
  • Good judgment
  • Active listening

Certification

  • MRT - Moral Reconation Therapy Facilitator
  • CAPRC I – Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach
  • Motivational Interviewing For Harm Reduction
  • Peer Recovery Ethics
  • HIV/AIDS Education Risk and Reductions
  • Recovery Property Maintenance
  • Peer Professionalism Emotional Regulations

Timeline

Manager - Dutch Valley Growers
01.2023 - Current
House Manager - People and Songs
01.2022 - 12.2022
Shipping - Alexandria Molding
01.2022 - 12.2022
Administrative Assistant/ House Manager - Worthy Women Recovery Home
01.2021 - 01.2023
Finisher - Vanguard
01.2017 - 12.2017
Factory Worker - S and S Plastics
01.2016 - 12.2016
Automated Supply Specialist - US Army
01.2008 - 12.2010
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Some College (No Degree),
State of Indiana - GED,

Military Service

United States Army, 2008-01-01, 2010-12-31, Automated Supply Specialist