Yale Pinnix
Norfolk,VA
Summary
Hardworking Warehouse Associate with excellent materials handling, storage management and shipment preparation skills. Experienced in picking orders, assembling pallets and preparing containers. Delivers accurate inventory counts and maintains detailed warehouse records.
Results-driven production professional with focus on meeting high standards and delivering measurable outcomes. Known for effective team collaboration and adaptability in dynamic settings. Expertise in process optimization and quality control, ensuring reliable, high-quality production.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Columbia Care
09.2021 - 12.2024
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies and organizing manpower.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays.
- Achieved on-time shipments goal by empowering employees to continued success.
- Implemented program changes to identify and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels.
- Evaluated incoming materials for quality and amounts ordered.
- Reduced inventory and monthly team labor hours by strategically updating processes and reorganizing operational workflows.
Warehouse Worker
Damco Distribution Services
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Examined packages and goods for damage and notified vendors of replacement needs
- Loaded perishable goods into environmentally controlled trucks
- Generated shipping documents, including packing lists and invoices
- Picked and prepared numerous daily shipments in controlled atmosphere warehouse environment
- Arranged items on store racks and shelves, checking correct location and prices
- Established and trained personnel in security and safety procedures to reduce liability and safeguard warehouse operations
- Assisted coworkers with special projects to learn new tasks while gaining additional responsibilities
- Managed warehouse system updates to increase productivity and reduce errors
- Unloaded cargo from trucks with mechanized equipment
Forklift Operator
Furniture Options Distribution Center
10.2017 - 01.2020
- Boosted team efficiency by moving materials with forklifts, cranes and other equipment
- Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability
- Securing loads to machine before transportation, loading, unloading, shipping and receiving warehouse items
- Handled multiple tasks simultaneously to maximize work efficiency
- Transferred materials to and from warehouses, production lines and packaging lines
- Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area
- Relocated goods from dock area to appropriate storage locations
Equipment Operator I
City of Norfolk
01.2015 - 10.2017
- Performs landscaping duties which include removing tree and planting trees, mowing ditch banks, driving tractor trailer and hauling nursery stock
- Operating backhoes, boom mowers, side mowers, tractors with pull behind mowers, zero turn mowers and graders
- Performs landscaping duties by preparing soil, digging holes, loading and distributing mulch, cleaning up job sites, trimming trees and shrubs, installing turf, fertilizing, applying pesticides, planting shrubs and flowers, hauling top soil, hauling and removing trash
- Responds to emergencies by removing ice, snow, and storm debris
- Applied fertilizers and pesticides to lawns and grounds to control weeds, insect infestation and maintain soil fertility
- Maintained garden areas and landscaping greenery to enhance property appearance and plant health
- Operated landscaping equipment to maintain grounds and remove trees
- Removed poison ivy and other harmful plants while wearing protective gear
Warehouse Associate
Target Distribution Center
01.2013 - 02.2015
- Used pallet jacks to move items to and from warehouse locations
- Moved boxes, containers and pallets with special-purpose equipment to meet demanding production targets
- Tracked inventory, conducted cycle counts and audits and resolved issues to maintain accurate records
- Identified safety hazards and notified management to determine proper resolution of issues
- Complied with all local, state and federal requirements involving shipping and handling of hazardous materials
- Sustained zero-incident safety rating by monitoring usage of equipment and materials
- Logged unit quantities and entered data into inventory database
- Inventoried items with daily cycle counts and monthly audits and investigated discrepancies to maximize data accuracy
- Organized warehouse design to maximize space for stock while allowing for high volume traffic zones
Education
High School Diploma -
Booker T Washington High School
Norfolk, VA06.2011
Skills
- Loading and unloading
- Safety awareness
- Materials handling and transport
- Time management
- Warehouse operations
- Multitasking
- Stockroom procedures
- Trimming experience
- Weeding and edging
- Planting procedures
- Chemical application
- General Landscaping
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Forklift Operator
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Columbia Care
09.2021 - 12.2024
Warehouse Worker
Damco Distribution Services
01.2020 - 08.2021
Forklift Operator
Furniture Options Distribution Center
10.2017 - 01.2020
Equipment Operator I
City of Norfolk
01.2015 - 10.2017
Warehouse Associate
Target Distribution Center
01.2013 - 02.2015
High School Diploma -
Booker T Washington High School
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