Heavy equipment operator
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Make recommendations for improvements to supervisors. Operate heavy machinery including forklift, pallet mover, swing-reach truck, and picker. Follow manufacturing and organizational rules and guidelines on regulatory and safety compliance.

• Prepared over 500 deliveries per week with precise staging and team collaboration.
• Revised employee handbook to include new safety procedures that reduced safety incidents by 50%.
• Improved environmental and legal compliance by initiating a start-up checklist completed prior to each shift.

Introduced a new tracking technique that validates and receives fresh inventory and vendor shipments, followed by quick inventory placement in the storage.

• Designed and constructed a largely accident-free workspace.
• Taught sophisticated inventory tracking and time management practices to employees. 
• Inspected the loading procedures to ensure compliance with all shipping requirements.
• Participated in discussions, seminars, and recommendations related to the implementation of new designs.
• Maintained the scheduling systems, designed, and organized new workspace, and formulated production schedules.
• Performed regular risk assessments and quality control analyses to ensure that tasks are being completed.
• Evaluated the potential policy, procedural, and business intelligence shortcomings.

Operated multiple types of hoisting equipment (Tower Cranes, Crawler Cranes, Rough Terrain Cranes, All Terrain Cranes, Rotating Telehandlers) as directed by supervisor safely and efficiently, adhering to company policy and manufacturers suggested operational guidelines. Conducted daily equipment inspections and documented findings, while maintaining a clean and organized work environment. Communicated any equipment deficiencies on time.

• Tested and inspected all equipment before usage to ensure quality, safety, and equipment readiness.
• Documented maintenance, repairs, and inspections of lifting equipment as per company processes.
• Articulated with internal and external business partners by answering phone calls, responding to emails for maintenance-related questions.
• Conducted field repairs on the lifting equipment on sites.

Operate heavy machinery including forklift, pallet mover, swing-reach truck, and picker to store, retrieve, or move heavy loads. Prepare loading and off-loading deliveries safely and efficiently. Correctly position the forklift to retrieve loads in difficult locations.

• Continually exceeded expectations pertaining to the loading and off-loading of up to 300 deliveries per week.
• Perform quality checks on up to 50 points of concern; reduced QA issues 50% by describing issues to processing teams.
• Earned merit-based compensation bonus for improving processing time 50%.

Maintained heavy machinery with safety standards and specifications, resulting in an outstanding safety grade.

• Supervised, taught, evaluated, and assured the safety of my team members.
• Followed safety regulations strictly, and prevented accidents, injuries, and property damage to employees, the surrounding community, and facilities.
• Reviewed earth and smooth surfaces as a component of undertakings or finished work.
• Performed existing controls, combat support, and post-inspections.
• Installed system elements, and concrete slabs, and accomplished other building operations.
• Completed Preventative Maintenance System Checks (PMCS) on various equipment and vehicles.
• Observed and executed dispatchers' directions; reviewed and completed maintenance requests.

Challenging role requiring precision to efficiently operate heavy duty moving equipment.

• Operated forklifts to safely transport materials to required points onsite.
• Routinely performed maintenance on vehicles to ensure readiness for work.
• Promptly assimilated favored operations methods of the supervisor to ensure seamless execution of workflows.
• Checked construction sites to eliminate hazards that could interfere with the functions of equipment.

Prepared orders by processing requests such as pulling accurate materials and place in appropriate areas for customer pick up or delivery. Established and promoted high standards of customer service.

• Managed inventory controls by minimizing materials damage and ensuring order accuracy. Organized the warehouse and managed bin locations.
• Staged outbound orders before the crew’s return, and the night before the crews’ departure in the morning.
• Loaded delivery trucks with accuracy, correct balance, and weight for truck size with the maximum 30-minute turnaround.
• Ran forklift safely and operated equipment within the guidelines for efficient and safe operation.
• Reported all equipment maintenance issues to the yard manager immediately.

Operated a variety of heavy equipment including bulldozer, excavator, roller compactor, motor grader, picker, and loader. Ensured to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as utility lines, equipment, workers, and falling objects.

• Awarded Operator of the Month 7 times in a row commended by the supervisor as a great asset to the company and a true team player.
• Managed earthmoving tasks including mowing ditches, slopes, grades, and clearing brush
• Signaled truck driver to position truck to facilitate loading of dirt, rocks, and other materials.
• Constantly serviced and maintained equipment as well as troubleshoot and adjust equipment as needed.
• Conducted pre-shift inspection of machinery following company guidelines, manufacturers' specifications, and operating safety rules and regulations.
• Coordinated with the maintenance crew to report any problem with the operation of the assigned equipment.
• Gathered and loaded dirt and waste products from job sites onto trucks and transported them to an appropriate location.

Tactical role requiring comprehensive analytical and collaboration skills to effectively coordinate operations with other crane operations as well as the ground crew.

• Deftly controlled all components of the crane to ensure precise placements of materials.
• Employed communication and coordination skills to work effectively with other crane operators and ground crew to execute construction plans.
• Read blueprints and schematics to understand overall construction goals and verify proper placement of materials.
• Liaised with mechanical engineers to ensure optimum functionality of all components of moving equipment.