Victor Burks
Jacksonville,Fl
Summary
Reliable individual with background as Picker for large organizations. Motivated and highly communicative when working quickly while observing company procedures. Excellent contributor to large and small teams within all scales of warehouse environments.
Hardworking Picker successful at transporting goods, completing orders and putting together shipments in high-volume, busy environments. Offers great team collaboration, safety oversight and picking skills developed over 17+ years in busy and challenging warehouses.
Cooperative Forklift Operator with 17+ years of experience lifting and carrying heavy loads using warehouse equipment. Qualified to operate various classes of forklifts and practiced in wide range of heavy equipment. Talented problem-solver with strong ethics, integrity and relationship-building abilities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Forklift Operator
Pilot Freight Services
Jacksonville, Fl
09.2024 - Current
- Operated forklifts to move materials and products safely within warehouse environment.
- Conducted routine inspections on equipment to ensure optimal performance and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline loading and unloading processes, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Trained new employees on safe forklift operations and proper handling of warehouse materials.
Order Picker
Owen’s & Minor Distribution center
Jacksonville, FL
10.2023 - 08.2024
- Verified accuracy of orders by comparing items and quantities picked to customer invoices.
- Assembled boxes or other containers and packed items carefully to ensure safe shipment.
- Operated powered industrial trucks such as forklifts, pallet jacks or order pickers safely to move merchandise throughout the facility.
- Recorded accurate data on daily picking reports, including number of items picked, location in warehouse and any discrepancies found during inspection process.
- Ensured that all safety regulations were followed while performing work duties.
- Prepared orders for shipment by wrapping packages securely with protective materials such as bubble wrap or foam padding.
Order selector
Publix Distribution Center
Jacksonville, Fl
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Operated electric pallet jacks and forklifts to transport products between warehouse aisles.
- Organized stock on shelves according to predetermined sequence.
- Verified accuracy of orders prior to loading onto delivery trucks.
- Executed the picking, packing, shipping, and unloading of goods in an efficient manner.
- Maintained cleanliness of work area by sweeping floors, removing debris from racks and shelves.
Forklift operator
Jacksonville Metal Recycling
Jacksonville, Fl
05.2017 - 09.2020
- Assisted in the loading and unloading of goods from trucks, containers and railcars using forklift.
- Performed daily maintenance checks on forklifts to ensure optimal performance.
- Loaded pallets onto trailers for shipment.
- Transported materials between storage areas, loading docks and delivery vehicles as needed.
- Stacked loaded pallets in designated areas using proper stacking methods according to company policies and procedures.
- Reported any damages or malfunctions of equipment immediately to supervisor and manager.
- Unloaded delivery trucks with product by hand or utilizing lift-gate truck when needed.
- Verified accuracy of incoming orders against packing slips before loading onto truck and trailer for shipment.
Order Selector/Forklift operator
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Baldwin, Fl
10.2014 - 03.2017
- Skilled at driving multiple forklift types, including stand-up and sit-down vehicles
- Unloading materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stacking them to assigned places
- Operating a forklift with accuracy and attentiveness is vital to preventing accidents and ensuring efficiency
- Picking customer orders; locating products using technology, retrieving orders according to size, and quantity; building pallets with orders, positioning the loads; operating forklifts, wrapping orders before loading.
Education
High school Diploma -
Terry Parker High School
05.2005
Skills
- Work Area Maintenance
- Quality Control
- Order Picking
- Forklift Operation
- Merchandise restock
- Pallet Jack Operation
- Product Location
- Heavy Lifting
- Shipping and packaging
- Product Transport
- Warehouse Safety
- Packaging expertise
- Production line operations
Timeline
Forklift Operator
Pilot Freight Services
09.2024 - Current
Order Picker
Owen’s & Minor Distribution center
10.2023 - 08.2024
Order selector
Publix Distribution Center
03.2021 - 02.2022
Forklift operator
Jacksonville Metal Recycling
05.2017 - 09.2020
Order Selector/Forklift operator
C&S Wholesale Grocers
10.2014 - 03.2017
High school Diploma -
Terry Parker High School