Teanna Bankhead
Florence
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc., excelling in safety compliance and employee training. Proven track record in quality control and efficient product sorting, consistently achieving on-time shipments. Skilled in equipment operation and inventory management, ensuring optimal workflow and minimizing downtime.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Wood Treater
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.
Tuscumbia
02.2020 - 01.2025
- Assisted in training new employees on operating procedures for treating equipment.
- Separated products according to weight, grade and size of material to produce final product.
- Reduced health and safety risks with strict adherence to safety protocols and PPE requirements.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
- Kept work area clean and organized according to plant guidelines.
- Measured and weighed items to meet quality standards and prevent waste.
- Attached identification labels to finished packaged items or stamped lot number and shipping destination information on containers.
Forklift Operator
NAL
Muscle Shoals
11.2017 - 12.2019
- Performed daily equipment checks to verify proper operation and minimize downtime.
- Unloaded delivery trucks with product by hand or utilizing lift-gate truck when needed.
- Organized warehouse shelves and racks for efficient retrieval during order fulfillment process.
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Tracked materials moved for stocking purposes and to complete logs for management.
- Followed maps and GPS systems to promptly complete tasks.
- Communicated with supervisor and other warehouse staff to coordinate work.
- Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
- Secured loads on pallets to minimize damage and worker injuries.
- Moved freight, stock and other materials to and from storage and production areas and loading docks.
Welder
Freight Car Services
Cherokee
05.2015 - 09.2017
- Connected and turned regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure and obtain desired flames.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Determined equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors regarding progress updates on assigned tasks.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Muscle Shoals High School
Al05-2011
Skills
- Equipment operation
- Product labeling
- Weight measurement
- Safety compliance
- Product sorting
- Quality control
- Employee training
- Order fulfillment
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
Timeline
Wood Treater
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc.
02.2020 - 01.2025
Forklift Operator
NAL
11.2017 - 12.2019
Welder
Freight Car Services
05.2015 - 09.2017
High School Diploma -
Muscle Shoals High School
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