Robbie Rea
Cookeville,TN
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience in operational roles. Expertise in forklift operation, mechanical aptitude, and problem-solving, contributing to workflow efficiency and safety. Committed to enhancing team collaboration and training initiatives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Associate
Doller General
Cookeville, TN
01.2026 - Current
- Provided exceptional customer service by assisting shoppers with product selection and inquiries.
- Maintained accurate inventory levels through regular stock checks and organization of merchandise displays.
- Trained new sales associates on store policies, procedures, and customer engagement techniques.
- Implemented promotional strategies to enhance product visibility and drive sales during peak seasons.
- Cleaning registers and surrounding areas mopping, cleaning restrooms, shelves, and parking lot.
Temp Worker
Exspress Employment
Cookeville, TN
06.2020 - 01.2026
- Forklift operator.
- Factory operator.
- Assisted with daily operational tasks, ensuring workflow efficiency and adherence to safety protocols.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean and organized work environment.
- Operated various tools and equipment, adhering to safety standards and operational guidelines.
Houseman
Holliday Inn Express
Cookeville, TN
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Maintained cleanliness and organization in public areas to enhance guest experience.
- Assisted in laundry operations, ensuring timely availability of clean linens for hotel services.
- Collaborated with housekeeping staff to stock supplies, improving efficiency in daily operations.
- Responded promptly to guest requests for additional amenities or assistance throughout the facility.
Team Member
McDonald's Restaurant
Cookeville, TN
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Provided exceptional customer service in fast-paced environment.
- Operated kitchen equipment efficiently while adhering to safety procedures.
- Assisted with food preparation, maintaining quality standards at all times.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure timely order fulfillment.
- Serval other responsibilities can elaborate if needed.
Forklift Utility
Tri-Hawk
Austin, IN
05.2017 - 03.2020
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Forklift driver.
- Tugger operator.
- Electric and traditional pallet jack operator.
- Staging materials for cell operators to ensure a safe and productive work flow.
- Running mig welders and staging product on fixtures to run through welders.
- loading semi trailers to ship goods.
- Unloading trailers such as dunnage.
- Staging product for shipment/ building loads.
- Putting product in specific locations to ensure a steady work flow.
- Innovatory on production and internal innovatory once quarterly.
- Cleaning cells and work stations emptying trash, mopping and cleaning surfaces.
- Working with other to ensure shipment were met and production orders were filled.
Landscape Groundskeeper
Hidden Creek Golf Course
Sellersburg, IN
05.2016 - 10.2018
- Operated lawn maintenance equipment for efficient turf care and landscaping.
- Implemented seasonal planting schedules to enhance aesthetic appeal of golf course grounds.
- Assisted in irrigation system maintenance to ensure optimal water distribution across landscapes.
- Monitored plant health, identifying issues and applying treatments to promote growth and sustainability.
- Maintaining tees and surrounds.
- Weedeating and mowing grounds.
- Cutting and laying Sod.
- Running specialized equipment assorted with theses jobs.
- Cleaning club house such as deck sidewalks with power washer.
- Also maintaining sand pits and the grounds around them.
- Serval other responsibilities asociated with these jobs i can elaborate if needed!
Utility Operator
Encompass
Cookeville, TN
03.2017 - 04.2018
- Trained new operators on safe equipment handling and standard operating procedures, fostering a culture of safety.
- Assisted in the development of operational protocols to streamline workflows and improve task accuracy.
- Participated in safety drills and training sessions, reinforcing emergency preparedness among staff members.
- Provided input on equipment upgrades based on hands-on experience, contributing to long-term planning initiatives.
- Packing product into boxes and labeling product.
- Building materials for other operators and making sure all operators had materials to run without interruptions.
- Operating pallet jack to move finished product and stage product in warehouse for shipment.
- Ensuring product was up to all quality standards.
- Giving breaks to other employ's insuring everything in fast paced and timely manner.
- Working with all other employees such as Quality control, Shipping and receiving, Supervisor also HR to ensure the best pace and safest outcome for duties.
Utility Operator
Genesis
Scottsburg, IN
10.2013 - 05.2016
- Operated and maintained utility systems, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with safety standards.
- Monitored equipment functionality, identifying and troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime.
- Conducted regular inspections of machinery and infrastructure, documenting findings for maintenance teams.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement process improvements that enhanced operational efficiency.
- Forklift operator
- Running press's
- Hourly Reports on materials
Education
High School Diploma -
Austin High School
Austin, IN05-2011
Skills
- Customer service
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Problem-solving skills
- Forklift operator
- Heavy equipment associated with caring for golf course
- Some small engine and mechanic work
Certification
- Certified Forklift, Genesis , 2013-2026
Timeline
Sales Associate
Doller General
01.2026 - Current
Houseman
Holliday Inn Express
08.2023 - 06.2024
Team Member
McDonald's Restaurant
07.2022 - 08.2023
Temp Worker
Exspress Employment
06.2020 - 01.2026
Forklift Utility
Tri-Hawk
05.2017 - 03.2020
Utility Operator
Encompass
03.2017 - 04.2018
Landscape Groundskeeper
Hidden Creek Golf Course
05.2016 - 10.2018
Utility Operator
Genesis
10.2013 - 05.2016
High School Diploma -
Austin High School