Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

Rick Helkowski

Lidl US
Deer Park,NY
36
years of professional experience

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Work History

Store Associate

3 Years 11 Months
Lidl US | 09.2022 - Current
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
  • Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
  • Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
  • Maintained tidy and organized store to comply with cleanliness standards.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.

Shipping and Receiving

2 Years 11 Months
Rosmini Pacesetter Graphic Service | 09.2023 - 08.2026
  • Coordinated with other departments such as shipping and receiving teams for smooth handling of inbound/outbound shipments.
  • Led a team of logistics professionals in coordinating daily shipping and receiving activities for timely delivery to customers.
  • Worked closely with the shipping and receiving department to coordinate timely deliveries of parts orders, ensuring that accurate documentation was maintained for all shipments.
  • Reduced errors in shipping and receiving by implementing a strict quality control process.
  • Operated standing forklift to offload and load trucks
  • loaded pallets with product and strapped and wrapped them
  • Picked and packed products.Used UPS World Ship and Fed Ex to ship.

Retail Coverage Merchandiser

1 Month
Acosta | 08.2022 - 09.2022
  • Designed displays to deliver interactive, engaging and memorable store experiences for shoppers.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items and arranging according to size or color.
  • Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
  • Folded and arranged merchandise in attractive displays to drive sales.
  • Stocked designated items on shelves, end caps and displays.
  • Transported merchandise to sales floor and replenished out-of-stock and low-stock items.
  • Adhered to safety processes and procedures when stocking store to avoid falls and other injuries.
  • Moved cardboard, plastic ties and other debris from unboxing to trash.

Delivery Driver Helper

16 Years 7 Months
JPM Snacks | 01.2006 - 08.2022

Delivered snacks(Snyder's,Herr's)to supermarkets and packed out product to shelves.Part time and weekends.

  • Used pallet jacks, handcarts and dollies to transport products to truck and to customers.
  • Assisted driver with product or package deliveries to residential and commercial locations.
  • Lifted and carried packages weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Drove vacation routes
  • Prevented damage to packages and products by correctly securing loads.
  • Arranged packages on truck to achieve best use of storage space and to minimize damage.

Warehouse Employee/Driver

31 Years 7 Months
Marlin Art Inc. | 01.1991 - 08.2022
  • Loaded and secured items in trucks to avoid damage to parcels during delivery.
  • Verified daily deliveries against shipping instructions before delivering to customers.
  • Obtained customer signatures to complete and process paperwork.
  • Worked directly with customers to assess quality issues, including damage and incompleteness of orders.
  • Delivered goods and products to customer on time and in excellent condition.
  • Used hand-held devices and computers to record and monitor inventory levels and completed audits to uncover and address inaccuracies.
  • Performed inventory control, such as counting and stocking merchandise.
  • Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Education

Associate of Arts

Nassau Community College | Garden City, NY | 06.1993

Skills

Order Picking and Processing
Logging Paperwork
Shipping and packaging
Microsoft Office
Commercial driving
Inventory Control
Unloading Cargo
Shipping and Receiving

Timeline

Shipping and Receiving

Rosmini Pacesetter Graphic Service
09.2023 - 08.2026Read More

Store Associate

Lidl US
09.2022 - CurrentRead More

Retail Coverage Merchandiser

Acosta
08.2022 - 09.2022Read More

Delivery Driver Helper

JPM Snacks
01.2006 - 08.2022Read More

Warehouse Employee/Driver

Marlin Art Inc.
01.1991 - 08.2022Read More

Nassau Community College

Associate of Arts
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Rick Helkowski