Roderick Easterling
Fairburn,GA
Summary
Hardworking, goal oriented Merchandise Selector, successful at transporting goods, completing orders and putting together shipments in a high-volume, and demanding environment. Offers great team collaboration, safety oversight and picking skills developed over 17+ years, in a busy and challenging warehouse.
Punctual at working in a fast-paced, physically-demanding role, while standing and moving for long hours. Physically fit and diligent with strong commitment to team and business success. Focused on exceeding productivity and service objectives daily.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Receiving Associate
MSC Industrial Supply
Mableton, Georgia
06.2024 - Current
- Maintained records of all incoming products, including quantity received and location in warehouse.
- Inspected goods for damages or defects, reported issues to supervisor and resolved discrepancies with suppliers.
- Verified accuracy of shipping documents such as bills of lading, packing lists and invoices.
- Performed quality assurance checks on incoming products prior to stocking the shelves.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations while working in the receiving area.
- Received incoming shipments and verified contents against purchase orders, packing slips and invoices.
- Updated computerized tracking systems with new stock information such as quantity received, unit cost and total value of shipment.
- Unloaded trucks manually or using a hand truck or dolly when necessary.
- Operated material handling equipment to move pallets of merchandise from receiving area to storage locations.
- Sorted and labeled items according to size, type, style, color or product code.
- Evaluated receiving processes regularly and recommended improvements where needed.
- Stocked shelves with newly arrived inventory and removed outdated items.
- Compared shipment contents with paperwork to support inventory accuracy and records management.
- Investigated inventory discrepancies to maintain recordkeeping validity.
- Organized storage areas to maximize movement and minimize labor.
- Obtained required documentation to process shipments and support movement.
- Rejected deliveries containing damaged items or shortages and corresponded with shipper to rectify issues.
- Operated lift and hand trucks to transfer materials to and from target areas.
Inventory Control Specialist
MSC Industrial Supply
Atlanta, GA
11.2022 - 06.2024
- Check in new merchandise and make new bins for each item
- Return to stock(returning over picked merchandise or cancelled orders back to its assigned location)
- Using turret truck or order picker to move outdated merchandise to charity
- Bin consolidation
- Assisting operations with picking and stock handling when needed
- Maintained accurate records of all inventory transactions, including incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure sufficient supply for customer orders.
- Analyzed current inventory systems and identified areas for improvement or optimization.
- Investigated causes of discrepancies between actual stock count versus system-generated reports.
- Identified obsolete or slow-moving items that should be removed from the system.
- Created reports on stock movements, shortages, overages, and other relevant data points for management review.
- Conducted regular physical inventories of warehouse stock and reported discrepancies.
- Entered information into system to update status reports.
- Transported items using equipment like forklifts and hand trucks.
- Managed inventory by performing physical counts, identifying variances and reconciling records.
Merchandise Selector
MSC Industrial Supply
Atlanta, GA
09.2006 - 11.2022
- Selected products and items from shelves and pallets for customer orders.
- Operated forklifts according to regulations in busy warehouse environments.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and organized for optimal productivity and worker safety.
- Monitored product quality, reporting problems to mitigate safety issues and improve processes.
- Printed accurate labels and applied to boxes, crates and containers prior to shipment.
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Used forklifts, pacers, pallet jacks, hand trucks and turret trucks to move items throughout facility safely.
- Efficiently dealt with changes, delays and unexpected events to ensure customers received products on time.
- Worked at fast and steady pace to meet production goals.
- Recommended process improvements to enhance operational safety and efficiency.
- Trained newly hired top talent to fill key positions and maximize productivity.
- Participated in physical inventories as needed throughout the year.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure efficient workflow.
- Assisted with the training of new employees in safe operation of warehouse equipment.
- Provided assistance to new hires in learning proper procedures related to order picking operations.
- Utilized RF scanners and computer systems to accurately store and retrieve items from designated locations.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve daily goals set by management in a timely manner.
- Received and processed customer orders by selecting merchandise from storage areas.
- Cleaned work area regularly to ensure a safe working environment for staff members.
- Ensured the safety of personnel by adhering to all safety regulations while operating warehouse machinery.
- Loaded merchandise onto pallets or shelves in preparation for shipment.
- Reported any discrepancies between pick sheets and actual quantity of items picked.
- Collaborated with other departments to resolve customer complaints efficiently.
- Verified accuracy of merchandise selected against customers' orders.
- Packaged items with appropriate materials to prevent damage during shipping.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FLSkills
- Product location skills
- Order processing expertise
- Issue reporting
- Turret truck equipment operation
- Forklift operation
- Heavy lifting
- Heavy Machinery Operation
- RF scanning devices
- Mentoring and training
- Materials transport
- Safety procedures
- Production optimization
- Adaptive team player
- Boxing and labeling
- Dependable and reliable
- Participated on the conveyor belt safety team
- Order Picking
Timeline
Receiving Associate
MSC Industrial Supply
06.2024 - Current
Inventory Control Specialist
MSC Industrial Supply
11.2022 - 06.2024
Merchandise Selector
MSC Industrial Supply
09.2006 - 11.2022
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management
Santa Fe College