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Skills

  • Safe driver
  • Pallet Jack Operation
  • Rail transportation
  • Flexible schedule
  • Motivated self-starter
  • Territory Sales Experience
  • Safe and efficient driving
  • Over-the-road transportation
  • Business Strategy
  • Weekly Payroll

Work Experiences

  • Created and managed a $9 departmental budget.
  • Was in charge of cross-departmental initiatives to develop and implement cost-cutting programs.
  • Put orders together and packed items for shipment, as well as communicating orders to shipping personnel.
  • Was in charge of processing payments and double-checking orders.
  • Recorded information, shortages, and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
  • Organized pallets of boxes for easy transport between the customer's location and the storage facility.
  • Made supervisors and coworkers aware of potential hazards and other issues so that they could be resolved quickly.
  • Improved the efficiency of material delivery processes and reduced downtime.
  • Arranged items at the customer's request and instructions at the destination.
  • Secured cargo and rigged trucks.

Summaries

  • Without supervision, adept at performing detailed inspections and following directions.
  • Individual with excellent organizational, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
  • Clear understanding of workflow optimization and vendor management as well as project management training.
  • Dedicated Warehouse Associate with 12 years of experience working in the Boston area as Freight Handler.
  • Pursuing a new position dedicated to inventory management that is both efficient and accurate.
  • Determined Logistics Manager with a knack for negotiating and putting cost-cutting measures in place without sacrificing quality.
  • Punctual, dependable, and team-oriented.
  • Freight Handler was successful in streamlining warehouse operations and procedures.
  • Develops and implements cost-cutting and revenue-boosting process controls and quality-improvement initiatives effectively.
  • With 3 years of experience delivering various items to specified locations, logical and time-saving mover.

Accomplishments

  • Regularly contributed to cross-departmental meetings with shipping and procurement teams to optimize freight schedules, resulting in reduced costs by $41,000 annually.
  • Monitored freight throughout transit and resolved delivery delays, successfully achieving an on-time delivery rate of 59%.
  • Facilitated a Harbor & Co.-wide initiative to upgrade safety procedures in freight handling, reducing workplace injuries by 71% within the first 6 months.
  • Collaborated with logistics and scheduling teams, ensuring a smooth flow of inbound and outbound freight while reducing transit delays by 38%.
  • Coordinated with dispatchers to ensure on-time departure and reduce idle times between shipments by 3 hours per day.
  • Streamlined shipping documentation review processes, resulting in fewer shipment discrepancies and reduced clerical errors by 38%.
  • Analyzed damaged freight reports and implemented improved mitigation strategies, reducing freight losses by 17% across all locations.
  • Instituted a cross-training initiative for warehouse staff, ensuring more versatile operability during peak seasons and unexpected staffing shortages.
  • Trained and oriented a team of 16 warehouse employees on safety standards, increasing overall efficiency by 84% and reducing workplace incidents.
  • Improved inventory control processes that reduced material loss by 42% across all active freight lines.

Affiliations

  • Freight Transportation Services Association (FTSA)
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Certified Forklift Operator through program (2024)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Certified Safety Professional
  • Participated in Columbus-based Freight Handler Skills Training Program, 2018
  • Fleet Safety Council Affiliation
  • Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
  • Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC)
  • Lions Club

Certifications

  • Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) - 2024
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Basic Rigging Awareness Safety Certification Summit Group
  • Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) Meridian
  • Transportation of Hazardous Materials Certification - Northwind, 2022
  • CompTIA Security+
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • ServSafe
  • Certified in Transportation and Logistics (CTL) by AST&L
  • Certified Public Accountant

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