Nicholas Benfield
Fernley,NV
Summary
Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Manager
Savage Services
02.2023 - Current
- Manage complex Operational budget- $2 Million+ in yearly revenue
- Lead a Team of 7 Team Members
- Mentor Team Members and guide them through the path of career advancement
- Safely and efficiently train Team Members to operate Front-end loader, Locomotive, Rail car Mover, Telehandler, Forklift
- Manage 100+ Rail car fleet and coordinate shipments with multiple class-1 Railroads.
- Efficiently coordinate semi-truck loads between the customer, trucking company, and receiver.
Lead Transload Operator/ Lead Safety Specialist
Savage Services
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Lead a team of 3-4 Team Members
- Train new Team Members to safely follow procedures
- Implement safety policies
- Communicate with customers to ensure expectations and time frames are met
- Efficiently transfer materials from railcar to semi-truck
- Efficiently transfer materials from semi-truck to railcar
- Switch rail cars using a Locomotive and Trackmobile
- Operate heavy equipment.
Material Handler
Rightline Equipment
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Lead a three person crew of Assemblers to successfully meet time frames and customer expectations
- Made sure that assemblers had the parts they needed to complete the builds in a timely manner
- Operated a forklift to pull pallets down from the shelves and transport them to the building bays
- Mapped out a schedule at the beginning of each week to ensure that builds were completed on time and delivered to the customer
- Served on the Safety Committee to help ensure that OSHA standards were followed in the workplace.
General Construction
ACL Sunshade Maintenance
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Performed top to bottom inspections of the sunshades
- Checked the torque of every nut and bolt that held the structures together
- Tightened and re torqued the nuts and bolts to ensure that they were tightened to the correct specification
- Operated a boom lift to inspect and repair netting and to replace light bulbs.
Bicycle Mechanic
My Buddy’s Bike Shop LLC
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Consulted with customers about what repairs and parts their bicycles would need
- Wrote work orders detailing what repairs and parts the customers' bicycles would need
- Performed repairs and replaced parts on bicycles
- Completed inventory checks
- Restocked product onto shelves.
Education
Diploma -
Livermore High School
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Team Work
- Time Management
- Heavy Equipment Operation
Certification
- Completed OSHA 10 General Industry course.
- Completed OSHA 10 Construction course.
- Qualified Mechanical Inspector Certification.
- Locomotive Engineer Certification.
- Completed first responder awareness Hazmat course.
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Operations Manager
Savage Services
02.2023 - Current
Lead Transload Operator/ Lead Safety Specialist
Savage Services
08.2021 - 02.2023
Material Handler
Rightline Equipment
11.2019 - 07.2021
General Construction
ACL Sunshade Maintenance
07.2019 - 11.2019
Bicycle Mechanic
My Buddy’s Bike Shop LLC
09.2018 - 06.2019
Diploma -
Livermore High School
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