ROBERT BISCHOFF
Altavista,VA
Summary
Experienced manufacturing / construction professional with creative problem solving skills and the mechanical aptitude to improve processes and reduce costs. Continually anticipates potential problems and strives for better ways to reduce time and waste. Skilled at evaluating people’s strengths and matching tasks to individual capabilities.
Talented professional with several years in warehouse environments successful at working quickly in fast-paced, demanding settings. Efficient team player and problem-solver. Possessing top communication and conflict resolution skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Forklift operator/General Warehouse Associate
Marathon Cheese Corporation
Mountain Home, Idaho
05.2012 - 08.2025
- Operated forklifts to transport materials across warehouse efficiently.
- Conducted routine inspections on forklift equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline warehouse operations and improve efficiency.
- Load trailers in a balanced way to insure proper load safety during transition.
- Monitored inventory levels and assisted with stock replenishment in designated areas.
- Executed loading and unloading of goods while maintaining accurate inventory records.
- Implemented safety protocols to minimize workplace hazards during forklift operation.
- Utilized inventory management systems to track product movement effectively.
- Maintained cleanliness and orderliness of the warehouse environment.
Acting Production Supervisor
ProTeam
Boise, ID
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Supervised and trained 8 assemblers.
- Responsible for maintaining adequate levels of raw material inventory and auditing work orders.
- Maintained equipment and reviewed Material Analysis (Intuitive ERP) of projected service parts quantities.
- Improved processes that reduced costs and improved productivity.
- Increased production levels from 75 to 100+ daily without increasing labor costs.
- Worked with engineering department to generate ideas that would eliminate potential defects in new products.
Production Lead
ProTeam
Boise, ID
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Trained and provided oversight of assembly line producing 100+ backpack vacuums daily.
- Identified several methods and created or repurposed tools to reduce work related injuries.
- Invented rail to hold packaging staple gun which resulted in less employee fatigue and fewer wasted moves.
- Met or exceeded production quotas.
Production Assembler
ProTeam
Boise, ID
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Assembled various types of vacuums and service part kits.
- Broke several long standing company speed records.
Finish Carpenter
Magnum Building
Boise, ID
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Measure, install, and cut various types of trim including alder to a precise custom fit.
- Responsible for all interior trim and slat board installation at Cabelas (Boise location).
- Installed all interior trim, doors, bathroom hardware, mirrors, and glass shower doors at Meadow Lake village assisted living suites.
Remodeling contractor
Self Employed
Hamilton, OH
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Installed or built: tile, linoleum, and hardwood flooring; brick and stone fireplaces, shower enclosures, sinks, toilets, and fixtures; custom decks, room additions, play houses; drywall (complete), track ceilings, windows, sliding doors, insulation, exhaust fans, roofing (rolled or shingle), vinyl siding, aluminum trim, privacy fences, concrete, pavers, and anything oddly requested.
- Volunteered on several Habitat for Humanity projects.
Journeyman Bricklayer
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local #1
Portland, OR
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Professionally cut, layed, and finished; brick, block, stone, tile, and other types of masonry materials.
- Familiar with boom, scissor, and fork lifts.
- Part of the team that built Beaverton High School.
- Saved my company $40,000.
Apprentice Bricklayer
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local #1
Portland, OR
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Responsible for assisting journeyman with cuts, scaffold erecting, steel reinforcement, layout, and concrete grout pumping.
- Won local apprentice contest 2 years running.
- Placed top ten in western states apprentice contest.
Housekeeper/Maintenance
St. Catherine’s Nursing Home
Coos Bay, OR
01.1994 - 01.1995
Mechanic
Spinreel Dune Buggy Rentals, Inc.
North Bend, OR
01.1995
Education
Bricklaying Journeyman -
Portland
Portland, ORGraduate -
Eddyville High School
Eddyville, ORSmall Engine Repair -
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
Orlando, FlSkills
- High mechanical aptitude
- High reach/Forklift/ scissor/ boom lift
- Hand and power tools
- Knowledge of warehouse safety
- Reliable self starter
- Team collaboration
- Process improvement
- Employee training
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Leadership skills
- Equipment inspections
- Shipping operations
- Warehouse picking
- Inventory staging
- OSHA training
- Manufacturing and warehouse procedures
Timeline
Forklift operator/General Warehouse Associate
Marathon Cheese Corporation
05.2012 - 08.2025
Acting Production Supervisor
ProTeam
01.2010 - 01.2011
Production Lead
ProTeam
01.2008 - 01.2010
Production Assembler
ProTeam
01.2007 - 01.2008
Finish Carpenter
Magnum Building
01.2006 - 01.2007
Remodeling contractor
Self Employed
01.2002 - 01.2005
Journeyman Bricklayer
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local #1
01.2000 - 01.2002
Apprentice Bricklayer
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local #1
01.1997 - 01.2000
Mechanic
Spinreel Dune Buggy Rentals, Inc.
01.1995
Housekeeper/Maintenance
St. Catherine’s Nursing Home
01.1994 - 01.1995
Bricklaying Journeyman -
Portland
Graduate -
Eddyville High School
Small Engine Repair -
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute