TRAY PRIESTER
Columbia
Summary
Logistics professional with hands-on experience in forklift operation, emphasizing precision and safety. Known for teamwork and reliability, adapting to shifting priorities. Skilled in inventory management and operating heavy machinery, bringing dependable and results-focused approach.
Experienced with operating forklifts in fast-paced environments, ensuring smooth material handling and efficient operations. Delivers consistent performance by maintaining equipment and adhering to safety guidelines. Knowledge of warehouse management and logistics coordination.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forklift Operator
Cargill
06.2023 - Current
- Safely loaded and unloaded trucks using appropriate forklift attachments, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
- Kept warehouse clean and organized by removing debris and returning unused pallets to designated areas.
- Improved warehouse efficiency by skillfully operating forklifts to move, locate, and stack materials.
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Operated forklift in compliance with OSHA guidelines and organizational policies.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently to prevent damage to items and avoid injuries.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Coordinated with supervisors to prioritize tasks, ensuring the most urgent shipments were processed first.
- Kept accurate records of materials moved within warehouse to quickly locate inventory and keep facility operating smoothly.
- Updated daily logs with production data such as weights, destinations, and delivery times to keep management current on team activities.
- TEAM LEAD 3yr
- Resolved issues related to damaged goods or misplaced items expeditiously, maintaining customer satisfaction levels.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors and peers alike, ensuring a cohesive team environment conducive to productivity.
- Improved warehouse efficiency by maintaining accurate inventory records and ensuring proper placement of products.
- Performed routine maintenance on forklifts, extending equipment life and minimizing costly repairs.
- Organized storage areas to maximize space utilization while still allowing easy access to products when necessary.
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure seamless integration of material handling processes within the facility.
Customer Service Representative
Remote T-moblie
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed high-stress situations effectively, maintaining professionalism under pressure while resolving disputes or conflicts.
- Resolved customer complaints with empathy, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.
- Handled escalated calls efficiently, finding satisfactory resolutions for both customers and the company alike.
- Responded to customer requests for products, services, and company information.
- Maintained detailed records of customer interactions, ensuring proper follow-up and resolution of issues.
- Resolved escalated customer issues, restoring confidence in company's commitment to service excellence.
Forklift Operator
Hubble Power Systems
06.2020 - 03.2023
- Operate a forklift to pick/pack orders when field work is not required
- Read, interpret, and follow blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately assemble equipment and products
- Utilized handheld tools such as handheld air guns and wrenches
- Reworked and repaired assembled equipment and products according to engineering specification changes
- Initiated inventory counts
- Loaded and unloaded products
- In charge of delivering products to the production lines
- General understanding of production lines, warehouse operations and delivery schedules
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Quality Control & Assurance
- Data Analysis
- Inventory Control
- Swing Shift Master
- Customer Service
- Problem Solver
- Machine Operator
- Project Management
- Microsoft O
- Aptitude to work with industrial/engineered parts such as fasteners, hardware, and special parts
- Forklift experience with the ability to operate forklifts, pickers and reach trucks
- Responsible for cleaning and organizing areas including identifying products, establishing, or adjusting min/max levels, setting up shelves, and labeling bins
- Able to work in a team environment understanding that our customers come first
- Be the eyes and ears at our customers providing information to the organization to ensure service levels are not compromised
- Proactive organizational and problem-solving abilities
Education
Associate of Business -
Phoenix University
Phenix, AR03-2023
Skills
- Logistics Management
- Leadership and Supervision
- Training and Development
- Office Administration
- Shipping and receiving
- Loading and unloading
- Forklift operator certification
- Forklift operation
- Team player
- Safety awareness
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Safe driver
- Problem-solving
- Materials handling
- Shipping and receiving expert
- Warehouse management
Accomplishments
- Trained [Number] new employees on proper forklift operation and safety.
- Winner of the highest-level safety award given to employees within the corporation.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks at a rate of [Number] pounds per hour.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
Forklift Operator, 04/01/2018
Specializedtraining
- Government Purchase Card
- Inventory Management
- Global Combat Support System (GCSS-A)
- Purchasing
- Supply Chain Management
- Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Forklift Operator
Cargill
06.2023 - Current
Customer Service Representative
Remote T-moblie
01.2022 - 06.2023
Forklift Operator
Hubble Power Systems
06.2020 - 03.2023
Forklift Operator, 04/01/2018
Associate of Business -
Phoenix University
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