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Nicholas Morgan

Joliet,IL

Summary

Safety-oriented Maintenance Worker offering five and a half years of on the job experience and the willingness to do is asked of me. Dedicated and reliable with skills in problem solving, people skills, forestry, streets, water, and sewer. Crew-oriented with commitment to completing tasks on-time and as instructed.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Storm/Sanitary Foreman

Village Of Woodridge
Woodridge, IL
09.2022 - Current
  • Ensured all workers adhere to company policies and procedures.
  • Established expectations and motivated my crew to consistently have a productive day with daily work assignments
  • Increase productivity by improving employee morale through clear direction and listening to my crews ideas for improvement
  • Create daily work assignments for my crew
  • Create and maintain Budget Sheets
  • Maintain Safety equipment such as Confined Space Tripods and Air monitors
  • Create JSA sheets for job assignments
  • Conducted performance reviews my crew members
  • Provided guidance, direction, and assistance to crew members
  • Identified areas of improvement for increased efficiency and productivity.
  • Train new employees in safety procedures, operational procedures, and our Village policies.
  • While on after hour call outs I asses the work area conditions for potential hazards or risks and give direction accordingly
  • Working with residents to address their concerns
  • Work with employees to address any of their concerns and questions
  • Foreman Weekly Duty Responsibilities
  • Run Snow and Ice shifts
  • Run Snow and Ice training for full time employees
  • Train Auxillary Snow Plow Drivers
  • Create yearly Storm and Sanitary programs
  • Oversee Contractors performing work for the Village
  • Work with the other Foreman daily to move staffing where needed based on daily work load
  • Oversee multiple crews when fellow Foreman are off

Maintenance 2 Worker

Village of Woodridge
Woodridge, IL
10.2016 - Current
  • Flagger certified, Mosquito certified, Lockout Tagout certified, Shoring certified
  • Safely operate skid steer, loader, areial truck, sewer truck, leak truck, chop saw, chainsaws, watermain chainsaw, jackhammer
  • Experienced work with tree trimming contractors, tree planting contractors, street sweeping contractors, sidewalk contractors, water contractors, salt delivery trucking companies, landscaper contractors, tree nurseries, and plant nurseries
  • Currently in charge of snow and ice repairs for our fleet of plow trucks. I set up and program all of our prewet and salting system from force America. In charge of ordering all of the parts for our snow and ice fleet including snow plow blades, curb shoes, spray nozzles for the prewet, all bolts for our plows, and any other parts that are needed for our operations
  • Coordinate salt deliveries when received salt from DuPage County. In charge of ordering our Beet Heat and making sure we have enough on hand throughout the winter
  • Experience with watermain repairs, changing out water meters, turning valves, hydrant flushing, bbox repairs, shutoffs, and Julie locates
  • Completed sewer basin repairs, breakouts, and sewer main repairs
  • Have been responsible for getting quotes from retailers for equipment we need to purchase or rent for specific jobs
  • Assisted in working on street lights and do street light survey
  • Conduct meetings with residents to address their concerns or work needs

Beer Truck Driver

Kozol Bros
Joliet, IL
06.2007 - 10.2016
  • Responsible for supervising a helper everyday and showing him how to do the job properly
  • Built strong relationships with my accounts. This allowed me to put more of our product in their stores and establishments. Also, convince them to allow me to build displays and not let our competitors to build displays
  • In charge of creating a daily manifest that allowed me to set up my route in the most time efficient and cost-effective way
  • Responsible for over 100 accounts each week where I would work with management to put in orders to meet their needs
  • Loaded, balanced, and secured product to safely transport cases and kegs of beer
  • Drove tractor-trailer combinations to transport and deliver beer then hooked and unhooked trailers
  • Utilized pallet jacks, forklifts, and two wheel carts, to load and unload beer off of the trucks
  • Responsible for rotating product and making sure it was arranged according to dates
  • Responsible to collect daily payment from each account, then ballance and deposit all money collected

Farmer

Clark Farms
Reddick, IL
12.1998 - 06.2007
  • Responsible for training and managing our part time help with their day-to-day responsibilities
  • Trained our New Hire
  • I had my applicators license
  • Prepared reports required by state and federal laws
  • Accountable for completing all tax work for all three of the farm entities
  • Purchased supplies, including seed and fertilizer
  • Loaded agricultural products into trucks to deliver products to markets or storage facilities
  • identified plants, pests, and weeds to determine selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Applied pesticides and other chemicals to manage plants and insect populations
  • Operated skid steer, high hoe, dozer, combine, row crop planter, end loader, semi, backhoe, forklift, ATV, kubota, auger cart, and field sprayer
  • Repaired and put in field tile
  • Proficient in welding and with a cutting torch

Tire Department Manager

Sam's Club
Joliet, IL
04.1997 - 12.1998
  • Supervised staff in daily activities, delivering training and coaching of each employees skill set
  • Enforced safety rules and other policies to protect employees and minimize company liability
  • Prepared weekly schedules for my employees
  • Built and managed relationships with vendors
  • Performed opening and closing duties as part of management team and handled cash management
  • Completed restocking and inventory control
  • Tasked with setting up and receiving tire and battery displays
  • Set up the showroom to optimize product placement for our customers to help sales
  • Installed tires, rotated tires, balanced tired, and installed car batteries

Education

High School Diploma -

Gardner South Wilmington
Gardner, IL
05.1996

Agriculture\Electronic Repair

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

Skills

  • Self starter with effective time management
  • Skilled in relationship building
  • Proficient at record keeping and attention to detail
  • Flexible and adaptable to the situation presented
  • Effective verbal and written communication with management, coworkers, contractors, and vendors
  • Comfortable talking to anyone and providing constructive feedback

Timeline

Storm/Sanitary Foreman

Village Of Woodridge
09.2022 - Current

Maintenance 2 Worker

Village of Woodridge
10.2016 - Current

Beer Truck Driver

Kozol Bros
06.2007 - 10.2016

Farmer

Clark Farms
12.1998 - 06.2007

Tire Department Manager

Sam's Club
04.1997 - 12.1998

High School Diploma -

Gardner South Wilmington

Agriculture\Electronic Repair

Joliet Junior College
Nicholas Morgan